Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-11
LA TOILETTE
EDITORS PLAN
STATE LEAGUE
MADISON MEETING LIKE THkT
LATELY HELD AT MIL
WAUKEE.
iHEPlATFORM AND THE OFFICERS
Support Pledged to Senator La Toilette
for His Reelection to Upper
House
.HEPLATFORM AND THE OFFICERS
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS SOON.

MADISON, WIS, Feb. 9.-[SpeciaLl
The newspaper campaign Tor the re
election of Robert NJ. La Toilette to the
United States Senate was inaugurated
here today by the organization OF the
League of Progressive Republican News
papers of Wisconsin In addition TO
this steps leading to the organization OF
Il national movement. corresponding to
that existing in Wisconsin and acting I'M
der the leadership of Senator La Fol
lette, were taken. In detail, this plan
to nationaIize the La Toilette move
ment includes cooperation with all so
called Progressive forces i'll the United
States. conference will be arranged
at al early date which will result II a
meeting of Progressives at Washington
and the organization of IA nationwide as
sociation 10 promulgate the political
views upon which the movement i'll Wis
consin is based. This plan comes as the
suggestion OF number of editors OF
magazines and the state organization per
fected during the past two days at the
meeting held here, is only part OF the
general movement which Will be Inaugu-
rated throughout the country generally.
tiCipating III the business OF organizing
the league. numbered about fifteen, the
claim was made that the new OrganlZa-
ton expresses the view of seventy seyen
editors and publishers of the state Meet
ings were held and the plans executed
here follow the prelimnarieS of the
meeting held i'll Milwaukee some weeks
ago. W. ). Goodand, Racine was elect
ed president; i. NJ Higgins, Lake Gen
eva, vice president; l.. b. Nagler, Hud-
son, secretary; -. Il. Worthmgton, Be
lott, treasurer. An executive commit
tee consisting Of w 5. Goodland, l.. &.
Nagler, \. NJ. Brayton, Edward Pol
lock and J. n. Axtell was appointed
Another committee to cooperate with
those interested in the national Crganl-
cation VIII be appointed by the presl-
dent of the association Those most act
I've in the work of organization here
were w. S. Goodland ID. b. Worthing
ton, y. NJ. BraytOn and l.. Is. Nagler.
La Toilette Press Association.
Among other plans of the association
is Il dinner to be given IN Milwaukee to
which all Wisconsin editors desiring to
cooperate with the movement are to be
invited Addresses are 10 be delivered
by a number of the more prominent
Progressive Republican leaders of the
! nation. The proposition of establishing
permanent headquarters here or in Mil
wuukee WAS considered.
In stating the purposes Of the league
the resolution adopted is as follows:
Recognizing the obligation Of the pub
lie press TO intelligently advocate those
principles that are conducive to the bet
terment of society i'll its moral, economic
and political aspects, and conscious of
the value of united effort in promoting
efficiency III such endeavor we hereby
form ourselves into a mutually co-opera-
tive organization to be known as The
League of Progressive Republican News
papers of Wisconsin,
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
We declare i'll favor Of constructive and
progressive legislation follows:
/. We declare III favor of the progres-
SiYe movement of the past ten years in
Wisconsin and we endorse the constructive
legislation as the direct result of that
movement.
>. We declare in favor of maintaining
and perfectimg the primary election law.
.. We strongly favor u law limiting the
use OF money in elections and we adyo otn
full publicity as to all campaign exDpndi-
lures at such times as will safeguard every
public interest
4. We advocate the conservation of all
natural resources in state and nation
>. We declare in favor of the nbysicaI
valuation of the railway properties Of the
nation III order to determine the reason
ableneSS OF freight and passenger rates
q. We advocate the establishment of an
expert tariff commission which shall de
terln1nc scientifically the difference in tho
cost OF production at home and abroad rs
basis for just tariff
I. We declare in favor of coualitv before
the law and equality of opportunity in
every economic right, of all citizens
y. we are opposed to the peryprsion of
iaWs and governmental activities to prjyata
ends Pii'"'e
o We believe in the strict regulation Inv
state and national governments of iii
quasi public corporations. PROTECTING Tho
/ public against eXorbitant charges and in
adequate service yet securing to investors
commensurate returns on capital
In seeking to extend the scope of tho
progressive movement and to co-oDer.ta
with similar organized associations in
other states. the following declaration
expresses the view of the Wisconsin obi
tors:
NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE. LEAGUE
Be it resolved that the League of Progress
sive Newspapers of Wisconsin assemble
"A Madison on February s, 1910 represent
ing seventy-seven newspapers Of the state
hereby respectfully and earnestly brine 70
the attention of the editors and citizpnS Of
other states, the Importance and necessity
of forming Il National Progressive aSSoc,o-
ton for the following purposes:
!. To restore real representative govern
ment instead of governmnet by special in
tereStS.
city councils, members of state Legislatu res
and members Of Congress who will at ali
times represent the public interests
3 To publish the official record of rem
resentatives as shown by the roll call or
other authentic document
l. To cooperate with civic associations
for good government.
= To maintain at Washington. ID e n
central bureau which shall send to mem
hprS of the national aSSocia ton full In forna
.. rirlty