The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-03
OSBORNE SCORES
LAFOLLETTE AT
HOSTILE MEETING
Wisconsin Statesman Fails to Attend
Meeting in Own
\, Behalf t
AssAllS SENATOR'S RECORD
- NJ
Declares Wisconsin Has Not Pro.
gressed Under Recent
Administrations
ASSAlLS SENATOR'S RECORD

Lduolu6, hlCh'b JAN S.-NoN'
Charles S. Osborne, today took
charge Of the meeting Of the pro-
rressive Republicans. that had gath
cred to hear Senator LaEollette,
who failed to appear, and delivered
an address that he had prepared to
introduce the Senator, thereby caus-
Ing an out-burst of complaint from
some OF the auditors who objected
to the uncomplimentary remarks
the Governor in referring to Senator
LaFolette.
The Governor declared as between
Taft and LaFoilette he preferred
Taft as presidential nominee but
asked that both Taft and LaFol-
lette withdraw from the. race and
Join in nominating former Senator
Beveridge of Indiana or former
President Roosevelt.
S Audience Resentful. rs
When the Governor criticised
some of sthe LaFoletctte acts and
DUBBED him politician. who looked
cut for himself primarily. some OF
those in the audience called out
that Osborne had no right to make
remarks in a hall rented by sup
porters of the Wisconsin Senator.
4 u a aI y
aweII, what do you people et-
pect, when you ask ne to preside?"
replied the Governor with empha-
SIS you knew where stood. Do
you thing I would allow you to ceT
sor my remarks? / am more sorry
than you that the Senator is not
here, but am more glad to pay for
1.-THE hall II that makes any differ
/ ence to you" ,.., e
Frank Robard. state manager OF
the LaFollette campaign criticized
the remarks of Gov. Osborne
but the Governor asserted his right
to say what he pleased 50 long as
the LaFollette people had invited
him to the meeting.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hrdluu
Little Faith in Senator.
Governor Osborn had criticised
Senator LaFollettei as having taken
up those things which might be
popular that contained the least
danger to himself" and frankly
said that he did not believe Senator
LaFollette can be nominated for the
presidency or elected IL nominated.
Gov. Osborn further said:
1.-THE senator LaFollette style Of
campaign tends to arouse the pas
SONS OF the people and make for a
condition of public intolerance,
which is always worse than personal
or individual intolerance because 1t
has so much more might as force.
In Senator LaFollette's speeches
and writings-and in this connec-
tton let me say that I have taken
and enjoyed "LaFollette's Weekly"
and am subscriber to 1t now
Ido not thing he distinguishes be-
tween honest men in big business
and dishonest men.
Big Business Necessary. s.,-
I'VE have got to have big busi-
ness in this country II we are to
compete In the manufactures and
transactions of the world. But big
business should not be permitted to
opprcss the people.
4s"I have noticed also that while
Senator LaFollette did great work
itSs ridding Wisconsin Of corrupt
railroad domination ne has never
said anything against brewery donI-
nation In that state. Really, as be-
tween the two, should prefer rail-
road domination. However 1t was
good politics to fight the railroads
In Wisconsin. but 1t would not have
gotten Senator LaFollette anywhere
probably II he had fought the
brewery-owned saloons.
What I wish to make clear about
this statement Is that the senator
has taken zip those things which
might be termed popular and that
contained the least danger to him
self. Now this may bs entirely un-
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