Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-26

age against 1887 of the native born,
with that 33 per cent. of the native
born of foreign parents yet to be reck-
oned with. Another LaFollette sena-
tor In danger, and in the last election
only two Prohibitionists votes for SEN
ator were cast In his district
Senator Marsh.
Or turn to the Senatorial district
made up of Clark and Marathon coun-
ties. In this district there are 9,04S
men of voting age who are foreign
born against 1851 native born (add
figures for Clark and Marathon, Blue
Book, Page 1857. And in this district
Senator S. M Marsh received 5,962
votes against 1890 polled by his Demo
cratic opponent, a majority of 1902.
But what has happened in this
Twenty-fifth Senatorial district? Sena-
tor Marsh is considered Progressive
Republican. Yet he does not stand for
reelection Why? Senator Marsh In
troduced a county option bill In the
last session of the legislature. He
could not be reelected. The situation
in his district is present day exam
pie of the danger of injecting secon-
Diary issues into a campaign that Is
being fought on basis of government
for, of and by the people.
Other counties and districts where
there is heavy foreign vote might be
considered, such as Wood, Door, Ke-
I'M ~
kesha, Shawano and other counties.
But enough have been summarized to
show a grave menace to LaFollette's
reelection
The Conclusion.
To briefly summarize, 1t has been
shown that If the LaFollette opposi-
ton, whether Tory Republican, Demo
crat, or Social Democrat, can carry
35 out of the SO normally Republican
districts in which contests are ON this
year, Wisconsin's senior senator may
be defeated. The survey Of the dis.
tricts just completed shows beyond
doubt that % districts, normally Pro-
gressive Republican, are In danger.
(The reader with the aid of the Blue
Book can easily satisfy himself of the
danger in his own district.) Subtract
ing the % districts cited above from
the IS needed by the opposition, this
result stands out clearly and distinctly
chat IF THE LAFOLLETTE OPPOSI.
TION CARRIES ONLY THIRTEEN
ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS, TT WINS,
And the Tories in the last legislature
had a representation of MORE THAN
FORTY.
1t is anything to beat LaFollette this
year. Democrats, If the Troy element
unites with them on a fusion candi-
date,-and that Democrats have help.
ed Tories recall only the three who
left the legislative hall when the last
ballot for United States senator was
being taken,-if fusion program is
put through, no Democrat would dare
turn his support to LaFollette. And
does any LaFollette Republican doubt
that a Democrat Social Democrat or
Tory would be highly acceptable to
Toryism and Standpattism so long as
Wisconsin's senior senator went down
to defeat7
The Bennett Law.
This is no chimera This is no ex-
aggerated fear of an alarmist. This
is no mere campaign bugaboo launch
ed only to defeat county option. Facts
and figures are hard things to answer,
and the question Of personal liberty is
vital. Turn In memory to the ballot
battle in 1890 when the Bennett law
was the issue. Because 1t provided
state supervision of private schools
and that the English language must be-
learned by all children of school age,
the hosts of adherents of personal lib
erty and prerogative voted against it.
Result? Robert M. LaFollette was de-
feated for congress. John G. Spooner
and Philetus Sawyer were beaten for
United States senators. George w.
Peck, Democrat, became governor of
Wisconsin, and only one Republican
congressman, Nels P. Haugen, was re-
turned to Washington.
New Jersey, Indiana and Ohio.
It was a question of individual right
then. 1t is a question of Individual
right now. In 1906 in New Jersey, in
1908 in Indiana and Ohio, Progressive
Republicans meshed In a county op-
ton issue went down to defeat. Will
Wisconsin learn by the past or must
the bitter lesson be learned again in
1910?
The Foreign Born Vote Progressive.
Much has been said here of the for
eign born vote, and the native born
sons of foreign parents. A great con-
stituency for any cause, and over
progressive. Why antag-
onize it?
McGovern's Stand.
Golfers Weekly in an editorial in
it's issue of July 23d, declares that,
with the issues clearly understood, the
Progressive Republicans would out
number the Standpat element almost
three to one. Francis b. McGovern.
Progressive candidate for governor
and lone of the original LaFollette
men," has summarized the situation
clearly and concisely. This is the
way he sums 1t all up In the platform
on which he is making his campaign: