Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
WOULD /. L. LENROOT

The writer was much amused to
read the following recently:
Chris Ellingson, of Hawkins, was
at Madison consulting the stalwart
faction Of the Republican party, he
thinks the only way to defeat La Fol
lette would be to split his vote by
running Congressman Lenroot for the
u. S. Senate. Do not be deceived.
You could travel all day in this
country and not find a voter that
is interested in any way in Mr.. Len
roots candidacy for the u. S. Sen
ate and no one knows this better
than Mr.. Lenroot, who few years
ago was as thoroughly hated by the
stalWarts as Mr.. La toilette. Chip
pewa Independent.
I must congratulate the Independ-
ent upon the celebrity with which it
gets the news. 1t was over five
months ago that | talked of Lenroot
Madison. do not be deceived"
cries the Independent; and yet it
tries to deceive its readers in that
it says that | was consulting with
stalWart leaders and that [ suggest
ed the candidacy of LenroOt to split
the La Toilette vote, and by infer
ence thus help the Whitehead cause
In answer ! feel impelled to say that
[ consulted with many prominent
men of both factions; that l do not
care to see LenroOt a candidate for
the purpose of electing anyone else;
but | would like to see Lenro0t a
candidate, for [ believe that he is
the logical man, the only man whom
the Republicans of the state can
unite on and thus present united
front to the enemy.
Let us see, did not the Chippewa
Independent few years ago during
the LenrOot and Jenkins campaign,
delight in quoting the slogan: MIR.
Lenroot at Washington among men
Of Jenkins class would be minnoW
among whales" Well, when votes
were counted the minnOW had the
votes and the whale was out CT
sight. The minnow has developed
quite UP to all expectations. Today
it is generally conceded Mr.. LenrOot
is one of the ablest men of the ma
ton, not only as an orator and de-
DatOr, but as a deep thinker and as
an able statesman. His record in
Congress has been emphatically re-
publican and my guess is that if the
editor Of the Independent would talk
to his next door neighbOrS he would
find plenty Of men who would rather
see Mr. Lenroot representing Wis
cOnsin in the Senate than either Of
the present incumbentS. Many lead
ing republicans of both factions in
Guiding ex-governOrs are often heard
deploring the fact that through fac
tional fight, hatred and fights within
the factions, the republican party is
being undermined if not destroyed.
Again it has been clearly demon
strated that a protective tariff is
absolutely necessary to the American
manufacturer and wage earners
alike. People have learned that,
right now, business depression would
be terrific if it was not for our enor-
nous export in war materials, hence
the Importance of having represent
atives at Washington who will not
desert the party, on matters of so
vital importance to the welfare and
prosperity Of the nation as is the
Republican Tariff System.
I. L. LenrOot has no semi-social-
istic, Bull Moose or free trade rec
ord to apologize for, and it is GER
tain that the next presidential cam
paign will be fought out on the tar
if issue, so when we are face to
face with a question of such vital
Importance to the state and nation,
the personal ambition or aspiration
of any man cannot be considered,
for no man is greater than the par
ty to which he belongs and is one of.
The above is written with the
sincere desire to bring about peace
in our party, without any knowledge
whether or not Mr.. Lenroot would
consent to become a candidate
Yours truly,
G.. X. ELLINGSON.