New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
From a Bad Start in Early Youth
La Toilette Has Stumbled to His
Present IgnOblc Position.
[Des Moines Capital)

(Des Moines CapitaD.
La Toilette got bad start when M
was young man. He read q grea'
essay on Hamlet and from that time 2
on people whispered into his ear thai
he was a born Hamlet and that ne
ought to take the stage. Then he
combed his hair little higher anc
threw his shoulders back one more
notch. Then it was that La Toilette
really became an actor in the great
est of all stages the political stage
He served in congress at the time
the republicans made what was called 2
the Mckinley tariff. In the making
of this tariff there was no chance
for Hamlet. La Toilette had been on
the stump for Mckinley, making what
was then called a standardized speech
for the grand old party. In thai
campaign there was no chance foA-
Hamlet.
But La Toilette announced his can.
didacy for Governor of Wisconsin,
Both sides forced the fighting and the
public took the side of La Toilette.
In these State fights all OF La Fol-
lette's ability as an actor was put into
play He then became political
Hamlet in fact. His favorite role is
to assume that he is abused on &C.
count Of his virtues. He thrives Oh
persecution. b
Senator La Toilette is a vain egotist
| He Is not corrupt. He couH not be
| brrbed, but in politics as regards shift
| ing majorities he has played the
game.>
He is now fighting for the presi.
dency. This is the biggest Hamlet he
| mas undertaken. He may be assum.
| Ing the role of Macbeth and he may
! feel that he is on Bosworth field. a
He has shifted his argument begin!t
ming with the German claim thai
| America was never neutral; that we
had no right to manufacture and ship
the munitions Of war to the Allies OF
anybody else; and put up the old CON-
plant that if we were going to sell
munitions we ought TO make it pos
sible for Germany to buy also, which
meant that the United States must
put fleet on the sea and force the
delivery Of munitions to Germany
But the Germans did not care for the
munitions. They wanted a doctrine
Or creed by which they could appeal
for American support
The indictment cannot be too heav-
lily drawn against La Toilette He has
] WIN eAO ACoucI LII IlS pIO-1oTlldn
cause in the United States He was a
leader who led in forensic way. He
did not bride. He did not corrupt
men. He left that all to Bernstorff
He may have had a vague idea that
it was going on because the real Prus-
| sian always thinks Of money in con-
nection with politics. .#I
| Senator La Toilette is playing FOR
the presidency after the war. He i'm
AGNES that he would have all the Ger
mans In America back Of him, and all
their wealth and power and that
nobody on the other side would fight
him on the issues because they them
selves would be afraid Of the German
vote. 4ti
He is dangerous man today. He
should be expelled from Congress. He
Is more dangerous to the public than
Aaron Burr ever was If he should be
nominated by any faction or party his
appeal would be to the uneducatod
the unthinking, the irresponsible, the
unpatriotic, to the men who say ir
their hearts ITO He'll with the Coun-
try!" He would rally all the discon.
tent. He would give us Russian
campaign. To defeat him all the ele.
ments of patriotism and loyalty and
love of country would be compelled tt
rally. The one assuring thought would
be that the soldier boys would be al
home and by their votes they could
crush him. But the duty Of the hour
is to expel Senator La Toilette from
the United States Senate. Then he car
begin his battle. He would be com.
PEELED to play an open hand The
people would know him better.