Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
CAUSTIC LETTER FROM THE
WEST.

Fresno, California, May II, 1912.
FRIEND GENE:
Soon after you published my former
letter, the Wisconsin pest, Pompadour
| Bob came to Fresno and made his
initial speech here. 1t seemed almost
like judgment on me after my ir-
| reverent mention of him, that he
should begin his California campaign
here at Fresno. His speech was along
his usual lines, telling how corrupt
everybody was but himself and shower
ing his usual bunch of bouquets on
himself and wigwaging and vibrating
his pompadour tearing his shirt collar
and performing his usual set stunts
and prancing and strutting around
| like prize stallion at country fair;
but his speech made such an impress
sion on sapheaded preacher in the
audience that the following Sunday
the said preacher eulogized Bawb,
| and compared him to our Saviour and
stating among other foolishness, that
like Christ, Bawb had given up every
thing for the people, his time, his
money, his health ETC., and was totally
and wholly unselfsh, working entirely
for the poor and down trodden and a
lot of rot and slush along those lines.
To those who know the little selfish
runt, how his sole aim and ambition
is to hold Office and that there is no
political trick he has not only already
played or low down political dirt he
would be guilty of in pursuance of
his ambition such statements to cause
broad smile, for of course those who
know him best know how utterly
and thoroughly selfish and unscrupu-
lous he is and always was. Had Bob
LaFollette lived at the time Christ
was on earth and there had been 15c
worth of political advantage to be
gained by betraying him Judas Iscariot
would have been beaten out of his
job and lost the chance of earning
the 80 pieces of silver. | can imagine
Senator Sawyer and Congressman
Babcock turning over in their graves
at hearing Bawo compared to Christ,
and can almost hear the blast of I'M
expurgated profanity with which Ike
Stephenson would greet the statement,
can imagine the sardonic grin and
hear the sarcastic chortling and
chuckling with which Atty. Neal
Brown-who has known the pest
from his youth up-would greet any
such statement, l can see the quiet
and dignitied amusement of Ernest
Zimmerman and Mayor John Ringle,
and can hear the unholy and unchris-
tian glee of that unreconstructed
democrat John f. Lamont, can see
Uncle Joe Shafer of the Colby Phono-
graph lean back in his editorial chair
and laugh until the tears run down
his cheeks, l can see Judge Salter
paving the ground and hooking the
brush and meanwhile using sulphur
Gus language rivaling that of Ike
stephenson.
Those thoroughly acquainted with
LaFollette know that ne never even
offered up deyotions to Deity for fear
he would thereby admit that there
was superior TO LaFollette. Bawb
might possibly carry on friendly
and respectful conversation with the
Almighty, if the latter agreed with
him in politics, but would never adj
NIT the Almighty's superiority.
Gene, l suppose the mixup between
Taft and Roosevelt causes much sor-
row to your democratic heart, one
thing, republicans being much better
posted and more intelligent can do a
much better job of cussing each other
than any democrat could.
The Old Stalwart.
WALT. c. PRADT.