Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
STATE CAPITOL POLITICS


Madison, March %. The chief topic
of discussion at the state Capitol last
week was the contest over the House
rules at Washington and the overthrow
of Cannonism. It was a signal victory
for the progressives and the common
people. Cannon continues as Speaker
but is shorn of his former arbitrary
powers. The standpatters still have a
great majority in the House and no
desirable legislation is expected at this
session. Among the members that
won glory in the contest over the rules
are Cary, Cooper, Lenroot and Nelson
from Wisconsin.
The collapse of the ship subsidy
scheme, the defeat of the proposed bill
to increase postage rates on magazines,
the exposure of the fact that the Nor
gan Guggenheim syndicate is back of
the Cunningham claims in Alaska, as
charged by CLAWS and Pinchot, and the
discovery of the awful jokers in the
Taft Wickerhsham railroad bill, have
added to the discontinue of the stand
patters.
The universal unpopularity of the
Payne Aldrich Tariff law was forcefully
evidenced last week by the election to
congress of Foss, democrat, over Buch-
anan, republican, in old Massachusetts,
Foss won by $40 majority in district
which two years ago went republican
by over $4,000. Foss made his cam
paign on the tariff issue.
The report Of the Assembly members
of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the senatorial primary campaign
of 1908 was filed with Governor David
son on the 18th. 1t was signed by As
semblymen Bray, Hambrecht, Whitman
and Chapel. They were appointed by
Speaker l.. H. Bancroft who had him
self received $3.50 from Senator Steph
enson and refused to tell what he did
with the money. Strange to relate
the report finds LaFollette guilty al
though he was not a candidate at all
and they were not appointed to investi
gate him. During the investigation
these assemblymen were repeatedly ac-
cused of coaching witnesses in the in
terest of Stephenson and it was dis
Gle d that witnesses were taken to
the rooms of Stephenson's attorneys
and posted on the evidence before being
called to the stand. Needless to state
these incidents are not referred to in
the report.
Capt. William Mitchell Lewis, Re
publican candidate for Governor, is is
suing a weekly bulletin in which he dis
cusses the important issues of the day
and explains his position. 1t contains
important and interesting information
and will be sent free to anyone on APP
plication. Address him at Milwaukee
or Racine.
Determined efforts are being made
by the great financial interests all over
the country to inject into the coming
campaign side issues of little conse-
quence to the masses. They do not
care to risk an election on the merits
of the real issues.
The public need not be worried by the
reports from Washington that promin
ent standpatters from other states will
come to Wisconsin to oppose the re-
election of LaFollette, Cary, Cooper.
Lenroot and Nelson These standpat-
tiers will have the fight of their lives to
retain their own seats.
Do not be worried by the cry of s'par
ty solidarity" which was raised by
President Taft and the standpatters.
Remember the efforts made by them in
1904 to elect George w. Peck, Demo-
crat, governor of Wisconsin. Also re-
member that Cannon was saved from
certain defeat in 1908 by democrats in
the House of Representatives