Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-24
CRYING BEFORE THE LASH FALLS.

Now that il Is fact that Senator La Fol-
ette refusing 10 be bullied cajoled Is in Cali
sornia 20 give his own version of his betrayal BY
the third terner and his adherents. the uneasi-
ness Of that wing of the insurgent press which
Is controlled by johnson is increasing So fright
tned are the Roosevelt adherents over the pros
poets of the third termer running a very bad
third in the California primaries that they have
thrown off the pretense Of sympathy for the Wis
cOps;n senator and resorting at last to direct
abuse. Thus speaks the Bulletin, which less than
three months ago heralded La Toilette as the only
true progressive and the only candidate worthy
Of the peoples trust
The friends of the progressive cause in
California must recognize with regret and
disappointment that his mission in Califor-
MIA at present is one Of selfish ambition
selfish revenge and selfish disregard of the
progressive cause.
The Taft republican newspapers IN this state
have no interest in the candidacy of Senator La
Toilette and sympathy for his political doe
trines. but fair play demands that he should at
least be given a hearing. The newspapers which
once waxed hysterieal in his praises now
foaming with rage because he demands the right
to be heard The square deal which they plan
to give senator La Toilette is Of the Roosevelt
brand
Why do the Johnson gangsters shudder at the
presence of La Toilette and why do the news
papers allied with that ring fear what he may
have To say. II thelr position Is honorable and
reasonable Why is the attitude Of the self
righteous Hiram himself that Of a school boy
who is in the apple tree with his pockets filed
with stolen fruit and the owner of the orchard
climbing over the fence? All of those who were
involved in the despicable plot against the Wis
consin crying ont before they feel the
lash. Truly they must carry heavy consciences
The yehemence of their protests indicates their
guilty minds.
They realize thatS truthfully says the San
Francisco Post. if La Toilette tells the whole
truth about his betrayal, the progressive move
ment in California will be entirely diseredited
/ Even most of its adherents, outside of thOse
/ rho are linked to the movement by their jobs
have lost all illusions concerning the good faitl
/ of Johnson who traded his 'roped and hog
tied" votes to the colonel in a secret conference
after he had pledged himself to remain with Sen
ator La Toilette to the bitter end
The intimaton that the Taft republican papers
Toilette is the shrilest squea of fear that ha'
been uttered by the chameleon insurgents What
ever may be Senator La Toilette political views
the fact remains that he shamefuly treated
and any fair-minded newspaper will be dispose,
to at least give him hearing if only for tn
reason that the tricky forces behind the thir,
termer are doing their best to throttle him. Tn
potion of the betrayers of La Toilette charging
him with treason is Of the weirdeSt rone
ever developed IN the political game where rone
are the rule rather than the exception
| But treason is white-livered and the treason
to La Toilette was the most cowardly ever per
petrated by desperate gang of bullies.