The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Iof the other Wisconsin insurgents
whom he characterized as the hope of
the nation in the fight between people
and privilege, Judge Ben j. Lindsey OF
Denver, Col, addressed an audience of
$50 people in the Rhode opera house
Wednesday night. The speaker de-
clared himself for man, for principle
as against corrupt party solidarity.
The Judge was introduced by Judge
G. e. Randall of the municipal court.
Privilege VS.. People.
"'The fight is not between Democrats
and Republicans but between the peo-
pie and special interests, manhood and
money! he said. "I am for those
men who, tested in the frey furnace,
have stood true and courageously
fought for the people against special
interests. And standing head and
shoulders above them all, is that daunt-
less, peerless leader, Robert M. LaFoll-
cite of Wisconsin. And side by side
with this great leader has stood III.
A. Cooper of Racine in the house fight
ing valiantly against Cannonism. You
owe it to yourselves, you owe it to the
nation to support them and send them
back to continue that glorious fight
in the interests of the people of this
nation"
The judge drew an analogy between
the gang of 'Nzids' and the gang of
politicians. He cited. some of his ex-
periences with boys in Denver. "Men
are only boys grown up" he said.
The boy gang depends largely upon
its leader. The political gang also de-
ponds upon its leader Whether those
leaders shall be good or bad depends
upon the voters of this great country.''
Get Rights Through Politics.
"The only way to get our rights is
through politics, he continued "And
the only way to get them is to get hon
est men in politics. Upon the kind
of men we have in politics depends the
state of our government, whether the
people or special privilege rules our,
land When special interests find that
they cannot obtain special privileges
In politics, they will leave politics.
And while they can get favors they
will remain to corrupt the state and
debauch our MANHOOD
The speaker stated that there are
two kinds of rights, human rights and
property rights. "Men are worth
more than property" he declared.
:" Men first and property afterwards.
There are interests in our country who
place property first and humanity last. y
lie told OF the abuses in industrial life.
of how thousands are manned every
year because of lack of safety devices
on machinery in large industrial CON
Germs, He cited ~N--~rl cases in his
own state as eAo corporation
power.
cit is not Democracy or Republi-
canism that is corrupt, but the special
interests which control these parties.,'
said the speaker. "Both parties are
IN the grasp of these interests. If
Cannon and Aldrich are Republicans,
then La Toilette, Cooper and the other
patriots of this great commonwealth are
not Republicans. If this insurgent
band controls the Republican party.
then that party is good enough for
me; if these insurgents control the
Democratic party, then the Democratic
ranks is the place for me-
Tariff by Interests.
Judge Lindsey declared that the tar
1T was framed and passed by special
lterests. >He lauded those Wisconsin
leaders who had fought against the
proposed tariff bill. He praised pro
gresslve Wisconsin and declared that
If the insurgents are beaten at the
polls here, the defeat would be a great
calamity not only in Wisconsin but in
the nation.
He urged the people to break party
ranks and stand by the insurgent lead
ers IN this state. SEQ with the party
that can hut the bulls eve in this
great struggle and it is the greatest
struggle since the Civil wan" he said.
Stand by the men who have done
something. Don't go back on those
men who have gone through the furn-
ace test. Place them again in power
that they may continue their good
work.
1.-THE hope of the nation is in the
manhood of the nation. These insurg-
ents have found tho most practical
remedy for special Interest evils. Sup
port those men who ring true and
above all stand by the greatest men
IN Wisconsin, the greatest leader of all
insurgents, Robert M. La Toilette,
H.