Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-03
Governor Osborne Of Michigan Sets
Out Net Result Of Senator's
Crusade.
FINDS AGITATION PROFITABLE
Principal Achievements Of Wis
consin Man Are for Himself.
WAS TO INTRODUCE SENATOR
He Missed Train and Governor
Makes Speech to Crowd.
ADVISES HIM TO WITHDRAW
Executive Thinks Republican Cam
didRte should he Roosevelt or
BeVcridge-Prefers TAFT
20 In Toilette.
BULLETIN.

AhAN
10 La Toilette.
BULLETIN.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 2-Senator la
Toilette has decided to 20 direct from
Holly to Grand Rapids and viii not speak
at Lansing today.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 2.-Senstor La
Toilette got on the wrong train at
Saginaw today, taking the Pere Mar
quette for Howell and Detroit, instead OF
the Michigan Central for Oswosso. He
may have TO cancel both the Lansing and
Owosso meetings for today,
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 2.-Ciovernor
Chase s. Osborne, in r statement here
today proposes that President Taft and
Senator La Toilette Doth withdraw as
presidential candidates in favor Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt or ex-senator Albert j.
Beverdge. The governor had prepared
speech to this effect to be delivered in
introducing Senator la Toilette here. In
view of the senator's missing his train
this morning he authorized the use Of the
speech as a statement Of his Views. Gov
ernor Osborn added:
"As between Taft and la Toilette, I
am for Taft"
Although Senator La Toilette failed to
arrive in Lansing today Governor Osborn
delivered his speech to the crowd as
sembled to hear the Wisconsin leader.
Governor Osborne had criticised Senator
La Toilette as having taken zip those
things which might be termed popular
that contained the least danger 10 him
III "a -, ~,
lieve Senator La Toilette can be nom
mated for the presidency or elected II
nominated.
what La Toilette Means.
Governor Osborne further said:
THE Senator La Fcllete style of cam
paign tends to arouse the passions of the
people and make for condition of public
intolerance, which Is always worse than
personal or individual intolerance because
1t has so much more might as a force
In Senator La Follctte's speeches and
writlngs-and in this connection let me
say that l have taken and enjoyed La
Follette's Weekly and ! am a subscriber
to 1t now-I do not think he distinguishes
between honest men In big business and
dishonest men. We have got to have big
business in this country II we are to
compete in the manufactures and trans
actions Of the world. But big business
should not be permitted to oppress the
people.
II have noticed also that while Senator
La Toilette did great work in Kidding
Wisconsin of corrupt railroad domination,
he has never said anything against
brewery domination in the state. Really,
az between the two, II was good politics
to fight the railroads In Wisconsin, but
it would not have gotten Senator La
Toilette anywhere probably II he had
fought the brewery-owned saloons.
What 1 wish to make clear about this
statement is that the senator has taken
up those things which might be termed
popular and that contained the least dan
ger to himself. Now, this may be entirely
unfair, but have thought It and think
Il still, and I wish to say 1t to you and
him face to face.
La FOllette's Success.
'In every campaign Senator La Fol-
lette has spoken boldly, has been a po-
tent agitator and has always landed In
a place of distinction and good salary.
have always believed that he chose to
make a profession OF politics. have al
ways believed that he had his interests
primarily at heart. And / have often
wondered whether Senator La Toilette In
his brilliant oratorlcal and intellectual
crusades ever considered that there is
very little moral distinction between the
assault OF a more powerful mind upon a
weaker one and an unequal combat Of
physical arms. No man. however, has a
right to read motives into the mind and
heart Of another man. 1 am entitled to
my opinion and that is all
"a comparison Of conditions in Michi-
gan and Wisconsin would seem to show
that, although the magazine in which
Senator La Follette's autobiography Is
being published. states that Wisconsin
has prospered under the La Toilette re-
gime and because of his many disturbing
campaigns, the facts seem TO be that such
is not necessarily the case"
Michigan and Wisconsin.
Among other things the governor in this
connection said that from 1900 to 1910
Wisconsins percentage of growth In
population decreased from 22.2 per cent to
I2.7 per cent; that during the same decade
from 1900 to 1910 Michigan's percentage of
growth increased over the previous decade
from 1876 per cent 10 l61 per cent.
Il do not contend" said Governor Os-
born, ito attribute this great falling off
in Wisconsin to La Folletteism. l do not
know how to account for It," He also
said that during this decade, 1900 1910,
Wisconsin practically reaped crop OF
one socialist congressman, the first in
the United States, and a socialist mayor
of its commercial capital"
In conclusion the governor said
Il hope Senator La Toilette may be re-
tained in the United states senate during
his entire life time. II he is made presi-
dent his influence will be over In eight
years. even II he is elected for a second
term. II he stays in the senate he viii
be on the fighting line for a quarter OF a
century yet, l do not believe he can be
nominated for the presidency. / do not
believe that he can be elected II he is
nominated.
"If he iF really Interested in proVras-