The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-18
CANDIDATE LA TOILETTE.
(New York Commercially


His name does not indicate German
origin, yet Robert M. LaFollette, the
leader of that little group of willful
men," in his mental processes betrays
traits seldom found outside the typical
German mind. Readers of German
| philosophy and devotees of their sick
| literature frequently acquire the sup
CRITICAL aspects of German intellect
ualism," but their minds are never
wholly Teutonized. Mr.. LaFollette, if
he is not German, has proved the
rule by becoming the exception.
There have been many manifesto
tons Of the German traits in Mr. La
Follette's mental and moral equip
ment, but the latest manifestation of
their supremacy in his mind is the
most convincing. We have known for
years that Mr.. LaFollette aspired to
the presidency, but when he openly
acknowledged his fealty to Mr.. Hohen-
zolern on the floor of the United
States senate we assumed that out of
Difference to his imperial master he
had set aside all personal ambition to
give bis full service to the greater in
terests of Mr.. Hohenzolern and junk
erdom.
We were mistaken. Mr.. LaFollette
has done nothing of the sort. He still
aspires to be president and we are in
formed that the speeches he is now
making in the west are the first of a
campaign for election as the chief
magistrate of this nation in 1920.
His belief that his record in the seff-
ate recommends him to any consider
able element of the people of the
United States betrays the Teutonic
element in his psychology. The chief
fault of German psychology as has
been demonstrated in everything they
have done lies in their inability to
weigh moral values. These are I'M
known quantities. They are not blind !
to the moralities as concepts, but they
are absolutely incapable of recognizing
their force as rules of action.
In the minds of the vast majority of
the people of this country Mr.. LaFol-
lette is traitor. In passing judg-
ment on him the people have made due
allowance for honest differences"
They have recognized the force of the
tenet that strong opposition makes
for safety, but they have not been
DECEIVED by Mr.. LaFollette. They
were not sure about his motives, but
they knew that whatever they were
they were not concerned with the in
announced purpose to become a can
lidate for president we now know the
motive which actuated Mr.. LaFollette
his conrse in espousing the
enate. We know that he believed s
nd still believes, that there are :
nough disloyal people Of one sort or :
mother in this country to elect him I
resident. He believes that they can {
lect traitor to that high office
Mr.. LaFollette is q master of cam 4
nflage. He knows every political p
lick in the bag. Equipped with such
ppeals to hysteria as the situation af- =
'rds the harm he can do is bound a
SIS. Senator or not, Mr.. LaFollette a
lould not be permitted to disparage y
he motives Of the country In the war, a.
shake the confidence. so laboriously Il
iilt up. of the people in the admins
alton. There is limit to what we a.
n stand. Mr.. LaFollette Is SEN 3,
or and, as he proved at st. Paul, he
opposes to take advantage of the -
ct. Let him. A senator Is a privil-