Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-02
Wisconsin Man Takes up
Questions Least Dan.
' gerous
Governor Osborne Does Not
Believe La Toilette Can
= LANSING, Ja7. 2.-LaFollette i
= decided not to speak at Lansing :
+ today. He will go direct from I:
: Holly to Grand Rapids, where he ::
!: is due to speak tonight. 4
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LANSING, Mich. Jan. 2.-Govern
or Chase E Osborne, in a statement
at meeting here today, proposed in
the interest Of republican harmony
that Senator La Toilette and Taft
both withdraw as presidential cand!'
dates in favor of Albert ]. Beveridge
or Theodore Roosevelt. This sug
gesuon was made after Governor
Osborne criticized La Toilette as
having taken up those things which
might be termed popular, that con
tanned the least danger to himself
and frankly said he didn't believe
La Toilette can be nominated for the
presidency, or elected If nominated
Thegovernor had prepared a speech
to this effect to be delivered in In
PRODUCING LaFollette here. In view OF
the senator missing his train and
failing to reach here on scheduled
time today, the governor authorized
the speech as a statement Of his
views. He added: AS between Taft
and LaFollette I am for TAFT"
1.-The LaFollette style Of campaign" p"
said Osborne 'tends to arouse the
passions Of the people and makes for
a condition of public intolerance,
which is always worse than personal
OF individual intolerance, because it
has 80 much more might and force.
In LaFonette's speeches and writ
ings l don't think he distinguishes
between men in big business and dis
honest. l have noticed also while
LaFollette did great work in Kidding
Wisconsin OF corrupt railroad domino
ton. he has never said anything
against the brewery domination OF
that state. Really, as between the
two, I should prefer railroad domina-
ton. However, it was good politics
to right the railroads in Wisconsin,
but it would not have gotten LaFol'
lette anywhere probably II he fought
the brewery-owned saloons. What /
wish to make clear about this state
ment is that the senator has taken up
those things which might be termed
popular, and that contained the least
danger to himself. Now this may be
entirely unfair, but have thought it
and think it still, and wish to say
it to you and him face to face."
Governor Osborn reviewed LaFol-
lette's public career beginning with
his district attorneyship Of Dane
county, his fight with the machine
and bosses" in Wisconsin when a can
didate for congress, and that while
in congress whenever it was ques-
ton as betwee nthe interests and the
people he took the side Of the people"
"I've always believed" said o.
borne. "LaFollet*e chose to make
profession of politics: that he had his
interests at heart, and I've wondered
whether LaFollette in his brilliant
oratorical and intellectual crusades,
ever considered that there is very. it,
tie moral distinction between the as
sault of a more powerful mind upon
a weaker one and the unequal combat
of physical arms"
Il hope La Toilette may be re-
tained in the United States senate
during his entire life. II he is made
president his influence would De.
over in eight years, even If he Is
elected to a second term. II ne stays
in the senate he will be on the fight
ing line a quarter of a century yet.
I don't belive he can be nominatedi
to the presidency. nor elected II nom'
mated"
Governor Osborne concluded by de-
claring "a Toilette and Taft with
drew from the presidential race IN
favor of Beveridge or Roosevelt itI
would "calm conditions of the party,
supply a candidate who has the re-
spect of the people, and insure an ad-
ministration that will make for the
highest welfare of the country and
present a front to the enemy that
would be invincible."
LaFouette will speak at Grand Rap
ids tonight and will close his present i
Michigan tour at Kalamazoo tomor'
row.
Got On Wrong Train.
DETROIT Jan. 2.-senator La !
Toilette got on the wrong train at