The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-03
GOV. OSBORN URGES
Ia TOILETTE TO QUIT
Michigan Executive Wants Taft
to Withdraw Tools for
Roosevelt or Beveridge.
SAYS SENATOR CAN'T WIN.
Osborn Was to Welcome La Fol-
lette and When Senator Got
Lost He Gave Oui Speech.

al Saginaw this morning when he started
on his second days tour Of Michigan
II was apparently the mistake Of IA hack
man.
The Senator was scheduled to spe ak
N Owosso and Lansing this afternoon
and AT Grand Rapids fortnight, but tho
day meetings were cancelled
According to his custom Senator La
Toilette did not leave his hotel until a
few minutes before train time. He then
jumped into a carriage and was taken
To the wrong station. where he grabbed
the tail Of the first train he saw leaving
the station, going in the opposite direc-
tion from that he wished to go.
Railroad officials, .telegraphers and
newspaper correspondents joined in the
game of tag around the State and finally
got together in Grand Rapids ths evening.
From what happened in Lansing.
where Gov Chase :. Osborn was to intro
duce the Senator. politicians are now
wondering whether La Toilette had
suspicion OF Osborn's intention to ask
him To withdraw from the Presidential
race and whether he missed the train
by accident or purposely
Gov. Osborn In the speech Of introduc-
ton he had prepared attacked La Fol-
lette's stand and told both him and Taft
that they should quit the race in favor of
either Roosevelt or Beveridge. If the
former President refuses "A nomination,
the Governor says. ex-senator Beveridge
of Indiana should receive serious atten-
tion.
The Governor had prepared the speech
to be delivered In introducing Senator La
Toilette in Lansing In view Of the
Senator's failure to arrive the Governor
authorized the Use of the speech as
statement of his views
Gov. Osborn : statement said in part:
The Senator La Toilette style of cam
paiSn tends to arouse the passions of the
people and make Tor a condition of public
intolerance which IL always worse than
personal or individual intolerance because
II has much more might a. "a force.
In Senator La follptte's speeches and
writings-and in this connection let me
say that | have taken and enjoyed La
tollettes weekly do not think he dis
tinguishes between honest men in big busi-
ness and dishonest men. We have got 10
have hlg business in this country If We are
10 compete in the manufactures and transac-
tions Of the world But big business should
not he permitted to oppress the people.
have noticed also that while senator
la Toilette did great work in Kidding Wis
couSln Of corrupt railroad domination
he has never said anything against brewery
domination in that State. Really as between
the two | should prefer railroad domina-
ton However. II was good politics TO fight
tho railroads in Wisconsin. but II would
not have got senator La Toilette any
where probably IL he had fought the brew
prv owned saloons
Right here let me state. that there
can he no misunderstanding about II. that
if he Is nominated for Presiden, which at
this moment ! hope he will not be, | Will
give him my earnest and active support
and viii request my friends everywhere
Ia support him with earnestness and
devotion do not believe he can be nomi
mated for the Presidency. ! do not believe
that he can he elected If he is nominated.
II he - really interested In progressive
EepubliCan!sm and in the welfare of the
Republican party ! propose that he with
draw as candidate. ioin me in asking
Pres ldont Taft 10 withdraw. and then per
init the party to settle upon Albert j. Bever-
Idge or Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate
for President. | will go with him to either
man. This will calm the conditions in tho
party, supply candidate who has the
respec, and cor idence Of the people. insur"
highest wel:sys 81 the country. and will
present a ir'>S to the enemy that Will be
invinCibls
The Governor then reviewed Senator
La Folette's public career, beginning
with the District Attorneyship of Dane
county, hi, fight with the machine and
bosses" in Wisconsin when a candidate
for Congress, and said that while in Con-
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between the interests and the people he
took the side of the people"
Gov. Osborn then referred to suits
brought some years ago in Wisconsin
by the Democratic administration against
previous Republican treasurers for in
terest on State deposits which had not
been turned over to the State. Senator
Philetus Sawyer" said Gov. Osborn had
signed the bonds Of one delinquent treas
urer or more The statement is made
that he stood to lose several hundred
thousands of dollars if the State won.
The story il that he offered to retain SEN
ator La Toilette ar an attorney in the
cases senator La Folette's story is that
Senator SAWYER tried TO brbe him
The facts are that Senator SAWYER
gave publicity to the matter before Sen
ator LA Toilette made it public. senator
LA Toilette had, however, told the matter
to intimate friends and had been advised
to tell Judge Slebecker lSenator La
tonc,:e's brother r-ln-law). and did so
Judge Slebecker refused to hear the cases
and called III another judge.
After Senator Sawyer had given his
version Of the matter. Senator La Toilette,
| then in private life, published a signed
statement Of his side of the story. But
Sawyer was never prosecuted for bribery
orcited for contempt of court and nothing
was done except To make political capital
for senator La Toilette so far as | have
been able to understand.
u have never felt Just right about
senator La Follettes action in that case
Another thing ] do not understand 10
why h" should so bitterly condemn Sawvcr
and aiterward make an Offensive and
defensive alliance with Isaac Stephensnn
ut Wisconsin, who is exactly the same
typ" Of a man and certainly not the
superior of the lat" Senator SAWYER.
In conclusion the Governor said
And now, fellow citizens of Nicbiuon
! have real pleasure in Introducing San
aIor Robert NJ, La Toilette, candidate
for the Republican nomination for Prosi.
dtht, VINO III my opinion IL not as had as
his enemies say ne is, not as good as he
says he is.
ne La Toilette men supposed Gov
Osborn would be friendly to the Senator
during the latter r stay in the citv and
Tor that reason invited him to ur.sida
al the meeting, The Governor had not
given the La Toilette men an intimation
; IL seems, that hs Would d,n,n,nr, 49,, ~