Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
tn OUGHTS BY THE WAY

ths, is bis frsnkness. He talks iigbt
oui IN church and says just vha. he
mans. con equently there is no DOUBT
vi to his Intentions. 1t is evident to
tIose familiar with the republ can
htionsI platform, that II is his inten
Ion to carry into Law every pledge
Ihsde to the people-and if he fails
/; @il 10, he his fault.
!. EXPIRE sioent Roosevelt has accepted
an invitation from the Milwaukee
Press club to visit that city the COM
ing summer apo there will be "Sun-
him dom - all the time that he is
IN the city. 1t ia unnecessary to
mention the fact that, Niemsn. Hoyt,
Myrick and Campbell will see to
t. that Roosevelt will have .
mighty guod time.
| Hon. thomas Morris of La Cross.
has slipped down a cog. lie will
seek the republican nomination ss
lieutenan governor instead Of the
head Ct the ticket. 1t seems. that
the visit of W Mitchell Lewis to La
Crosse was succes sful.
Gov. Hughes of New York, at a
r. cent gathering Of politicians held in
New York city, nominated and elected
President Taft in 1912. That relieves
lot of US from much trouble ano
worry. The governor. however.
should have given US an opportunity
to have seconded the motion. 1t
hardly seems fair for him to take all
the honor and credit but should any
thing happen to the contrary, We shall
be relieved of a great responsibility.
Well. at last a half breed sta, g
ticket bas been arranged by the boss.
which a primary election was to
eliminate and the dear people have
the right to make choice of their own
candidates. The slate is as follows:
! u. s. Senator Robert M. LaFol
lette.
GOVERNOR Frank +. McGovefn.
Lieut.. Gov.-Thomas Morris.
State Treasurer A. II. Dahl.
Sec'y of State James A Frear.
| ms. Com. Herman L. Ekern.
Art'y-Genersl-Frank T. Tucker.
They are all office holders by taste.
inclination and practice, and it is time
that the people quietly told them tn t
they had been at the teat long enough
and to fall off.
Our friend LaFollette IN an articls
in his Weekly Magazine, hlames the
new tariff law and other measures
which in recent years have fortified
special interest as the real CAUSE for
"why prices are soaring. 1t has
taken the senator a long time to make
the discovery and only when it can be
used to advantage against certain
leaders in his party. The edi tor of
The Leader for many Years has con-
tended that a prohibitive tariff was
wrong, and predicted years ago the
conditions We are now expeflenciug.
Our republicanism was questil neo,
because we anticipated that which has
come to pass, the despoillng of th.
many for the benefit of few.
The self-constituted leaders IF the
republican party in this state are
complaining because of the apathy
and Indifference of the rank and file
Ut the party. In view OF the fact,
that we have primary election Law
and half dozen perpetual Office hold
ers, who have foisted themselves
upon the party, and make up ticket,
what can they expect? The party has
been disrupted ana disofganized, ano
it is no wonder that no interest is
taken by large ms jorlty IF the re-
publican voters in the welfare an
success of the party locally To
about fifty thousand republican voters.
it makes a mighty little differenc. rs
to the result this year. Should the
democrats have m odicum IF SENSE,
meet in convention and nominate q
good ticket on a sound platform ano
be united. it il pcss lie thst the
might carry IN ate isxt Nt,subl
and the peop'e eei T1c of the political
hotsam and j sar tt.st as iii I'd or
the surface tbs r. tf'w yers.
The astute fl
the treasury cep.t an a. srn
ton, have de ice TIA 2 .en tlrc.