The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-09-27
AF0LLETTE SCORES
BADGER DEMOCRATS
Saws That Ticket is Alliance Between
Party Discontents and "Stalwart''
Republicans.
STANDS BY GOV. McGOVERN
Urges People to Support Him on the
Strength of Record Made in Full
filing Pledges.
LAUDS THE GRAND OLD PARTY
Credits it With Long List Of Progress
sive Achievements That Have
Guided the Nation.
LAUDs THE GRAND OLD PARTY

Madison, Wis, Sept. 27.-The key
note Of the Wisconsin campaign was
sounded today by Senator LaFOllette.
Branding the Democratic ticket and
platform in Wisconsin as an ''alliance
between anti-Bryan, anti-Wllson,
tory Democrats and reactionary Stall
warr Republicans Senator LaFol-
1etle n this weeks issue of LaFol-
support of Wisconsin citizens for the
Repu Olican state ticket. There is a
pointed paragraph in which the Sen
ator shows the achievements in Wis
cOns;r during the incumbency of Gov
ernOT McGOvern.
Both the platform and the state
ticket Of the Republican party de-
serve the loyal support of Progress
sives IN Wisconsin, declares the edi
tOriao ''Governor McGovern's sorry
and il1-fated attempt to serve those
Influences that caused him to dip his
fingers into the Roosevelt tar barrel
at Chicago should not in this cam
paig1 be weighed against his record
the governors ofice-a record of
earnest and faithful cooperation with
the legislature in carrying to full
hllment every pledge made in 1910.
This record will be taken by Wiscon-
sin 0-ogressives as assurance of the
same devotion to platform promises
in the FUTURE
The editorial opens with state
menT that the Republican party is
an instrument with which govern
menI is made to represent the will of
the people. He shows how the peo-
pie have been placed in control by
the abolition of the spoil system. the
emasculaJion of patronage, the crush
ing Of the secret lobby and the root
ing out of other devices of misgovern-
menI,
$50 in Wisconsin the Republican
party stands today the party of pro-
gress. the party of fundamental dem
ocracy, the party OF the people, con-
tinues part of the EDITORIAL
Two years ago, the Republican
party went to the voters with a plat
form declaring the will of the peo-
pie shall be the law of the land" and
containing a most advanced and con-
iTp Of
dustrial reform. 1t was returned to
control by an overwh Ginning major
ity
Nov the Republican party stands
again before the voters of the state.
1t asks for the continuance of service
on the faithful performance of every
promise made in 1910 and the guar
antee of further achievements toward
political, industrial and educational
democracy.
''The issue is clear. On the one
side. the Democratic party, with a
ticket and platform born of an al
lance between anti-Bryan, anti-Wil-
son, tory Democrats and reactionary
'Stalwart' republicans. On the 9TH
er side, the Republican party with a
long record of progressive achieve
menIs that has been the guide and
inspiration for the progressive move
menJ throughout the nation, and with
candidates who assure a steadfast
continuance of constructive, enlight-
ened progress.
support of the Republican state
ticket means support of the Progress
sive movement not only in Wiscon-
sin but also in the nation-where the
Wisconsin way of making the domi-
nant party serve the public will be
destined soon to become the national
way