Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-01

honors. There is great deal OF in
;srest in the position he win take
on reciprocity. for on this subject the
will break his winters silence
Correspondent Resents Abuse
Recently the house u repre-
sentatives adopted a resolution ex-
GLIDING one of the Washington news
paper CORE, pondents from the priv
ileges OF the house for ten days This
action was taken because after a rep
resentative making privileged speech
from the floor. had called the CORE
spondent wart. liar and various
other things. the malinged one went
on the floor of the house and attempt
ed to thrash the offending member OF
congress.
The law OF the land has II that no
member of congress shall be called to
personal account for utterances made
in debate. It is nevertheless true that
II the correspondent who objected to
being called a liar and some other
things which he was not, had not
shown his resentment In the way he
did. the words of the member uttered
on the floor would have gone into the
record. and for all time one Washing
ton newspaper man would have APP
peared IN the governmental reports as
a miserable creature generally, and as
liar of the first rank The CORE
spondent has been punished ty exclu-
sion from the capitol for ten days. but
he and his fellow newspaper men
have the satisfaction of knowing that
the words of the member of congress
have been stricken from the record of
the days doings.
Interest In Next Campaign.
Both Democrats and Republicans,
even in the hard work of these clos
ing hours of the session. are showing
an active interest in the next presi-
dental campaign, going so far as to
give consideration to questions of the
ACCESSIBILITY of holding their respec,
tive conventions In this city or that
city.
President Taft's campaign for re-
nomination already is on in quiet
way, and 1t is expected before long
that there will be active manifesto
tons OF a desire on the part OF Rob
ert NJ. La Follettes followers to Sc
cure preference for his name over that
of Taft at the next Republican
convention. on the Democratic side
Champ Clark is known to be ambi-
tious, and active campaigning has be
gun on behalf OF Governor Harmon OF
Ohio and Governor Woodrow WILSON
OF New Jersey.
Talk Of Convention City.
A strong local effort is being made
to have the next Democratic conven-
ton called for Baltimore. II Is long
time since Maryland had a Democrat
ic convention and Baltimore thinks
that the time has come when the
honor should be conferred upon II
again. There is a difference Of opin-
ion in the Democratic party az to the
| advisability OF selecting Baltimore as
the convention scene. Some OF the
members do not think It wise to hold
the convention in the east and as a
matter of fact this seems TO be the
chief objection offered to the choice
of the city as the meeting place.
st. Louis, Chicago. Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Kansas City already
| have advocates In the field, although
the choice of the convention sites
is not to be made until next Deem
/ Der or January. Much the same scenes
are enacted in Washington when the
convention city is under consideration
as when the boomers are here asking
congress TO name a certain place al
that for the holding of a great ma
tional exposition.
Effects Of an Extra Session.
It is somewhat curious to note how
| differently the members of the two
parties view the effect of an extra SEES
sion of congress. II the president
shall make up his mind to call one In
case reciprocity is foredoomed to de-
| feat at the present session.
! It seems TO be the belief OF the fol
lowers Of Mr.. Taft that, while he may
lose prestige with the party leaders
because OF his insistence on reciproc-
ity, he will gain the support of the ul-
| innate consumer class, the men who
| are neither farmers, importers, nor
manufacturers. and the presidents
friends say that the support he will
gain from the consuming ranks will
Offset all his losses
The friends OF each OF the Demo
cratic candidates say they know that
II the party which soon will come into
power In the house shall pass a mod.
! crate tariff revision measure cutting
| the schedules on certain of the neces-
saries Of life, the people will turn to
| the Democrats in 1912 AS an offset
TO this some members OF the Taft fol
lowing cay that II the Democrats do
put through a sane revision bill and II
is sanctioned by the senate, that the
president will sign It and therefore win
get just as much glory. II glory there
is to be, as will any Democratic leader
who enters the field as the presidents
| rival