The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-30
GREETED
SEN. R. LA TOILETTE
Statements of Progressive
Leader Warmly Received
at Dayton.

DAYTON O, Dec Ex-senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin,
talked to an audience here last night
hat comfortably rilled the Memorial
hall. the largest auditorium in the city.
His sentiments We're loudly cheered
and his climaAes evoked tremendous
applause.
Upon his entrance upon the stage he
was given such an ovation as clearly
showed his immense audience heartily
in sympathy with the rrn, irles he is
repro senting.
II am going to talk tonight about
repres government, teclar. Il
the Wisconsin statesman as he enter
ed upOn one Of the most srathing ar
raignmentS Of the special in,ert - $
American Government that has ever
he en- delivered before a Dayton audi.
ence.
II can state the creed of progressive
Repuhlcanism in JUST a word" con,in-
ed Mr.. La Toilette. 1T is Il represen.
tative government that is really and
truly representative OF the people II
instead of some special interests
That's all there is to the creed of pro
gressive Republicanism.
Something Wrong.
Every man and woman in his au
dience knows there is something
wrong with this government, and it s
for the purpose Of correcting these
abuses that We have had the temerit.
to take exception to the methods and
practices of the two great political
parties vigorously asserted the spea
ker.
There is not an intelligent man or
woman within the sound of my voice
tonight but knows that we do not have
a really representative government in
our country today. Well, it's to get
back to first principles. to get back tc
the people, that we are asking the at
tention of the people at this time"
At this juncture Senator La Toilette
paid a substantial tribute to Congress
man Cox. who was in the audience
hating in his eXcoration of many o!
the state and national legislators tC
declare that fortunately the people OF
the Third Ohio Congressional District
now have a representative in Congress
who does really represent the public
interest.
: Friends, you have only the ballot
box through which you can keep ir
touch with your Government. and you
should protect your ballot. with all the
energy Of your being" asserted the
speaker as he reached one of his most
dramatic climaxes.
THE only time YOU exercise you,
sovereign right is when you put your
ballot in the ballot box"
At this iuncture the Senator asked
the privilege of his audience to remove
his collar, explaining that he had beer
afflicted with a soreness of the throa,
recently. and that because of this fac1
he had found that his collar should
become too tight.
After the piece of linen had beer
removed he again plunged into his ad
dress with renewed ardor.
Recurring to the sacredness of the
right of suffrage and the importance
of its proper protection. Mr.. La Fol
lette again paused to say that he be
leved that the women ought to be
granted the right to vote.
Referring to this statement immedi
ately after he had uttered it. he said
Il expect my manager would have pre-
ferred that l had omitted that state
ment. but I can't help it, DO YOU know
that there are seven million WOme1
who earn their own living. | believe
they ought to have voice in the Gov
eminent under which they live. III tel
you I'm for justice and | want you tt
feel that your ballot is vital thing"
Senator La Toilette gave his unqual
flied Endorsement OF the initiative, ref
erendum, recall. inheritance tax. taxa
ton OF franchises and income tax.
Subsequently in his address he en-
tered into an exploitation of the re
cent eEactmcnts of the Wisconsin Leg
islature in which ne stated that h
fs!t what he believed 70 be a pardon;,
BILE pride, nHsmuch as he believed
that he had been at least partially res
, ponsibe for their passage.