Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-02
Democratic in Politics.

1t is not definitely known yet
whether special election will be held
Tor the election of a successor of the
late Senator Husting. Some have it
that the governor will make the ap-
pointment until a man can be regular
ly elected in 1918 Another line of
talk is that it will fall to the special
session of the legislature soon to be
held, to elect a senator. No one seems
to care from which political party the
next senator is from providing he is a
true American and represents Wis
consin as such. If there was ev er a
time in the history of the state when
it should stand up and be counted it
seems to US that now is the time, and
an no other way can the people Of the
state be fully put on record as to 10y
atty. Better have the election and see
just where we are.
Since setting the above the follow,
ing clippings from two strongly Re-
publican papers have been copied by
the Milwaukee Journal and further
establishes our claim for a special cleo,
tion.
Kenosha News, Rep: If Wisconsin
lis disloyal and will elect disloyal
man TO the United States senate, let's
know the worst right now. The argu
ment Of The Milwaukee Sentinel that
a special election now might put Wis
consin in bad light is piffle. If we
are disloyal and unpatriotic state,
let's get that kind of fellow to rep
resent US. We refuse to believe that
Wisconsin will for minute vindicate
The path Of men who are willing to
sell their nation for the fiimsy pretext
OF technicalities. Let's have the show
down from the people and not be gov
erned in the choice of representative
an Washington by few office holders.
Wausau Record Herald, Rep:
When LaFollette stands up in the
senate and tells the country that the
people Of Wisconsin are with him, he
does not really hurt the state very
much, because nobody believes him.
Buff the governor and the patriotic
leaders of Wisconsin should admit the
same thing by refusing to Gala special
election for Hastings successor, it
would hurt the state beyond measure
because there would be nobody to
dispute it.
Conrade Hoan, MilWaukee's Socialist
mayor put one over the city council,
when he vetoed it's recent action in
going off half cooked and voting to in
vest city funds in Liberty Bonds, a
proceeding requiring a special act Of
the legislature to make it legal. The
city OF Milwaukee has no reason for
going to such extreme lengths in
order to show it's loyalty, and as he
would be assailed by his political en-
emies whichever course he might have
pnsrued, he has not lost much ground
10y refusing to be stampeded into a di-
rect violation Of the Wisconsin
statutes.
A great many women have bought
Liberty Bonds. Nearly every woman
in the United States is identified in
some way with the Red Cross actiyi-
ties, indeed, that organization would
not be very helpful at homeor abroad
were it dependent upon men, owing
to other occupations, one which oc-
cupies the time Of large number Of
men, being that of trying to devise
some valid argument and excuse for
denying women the right to vote.
Washinging, D. O., went dry at mid
night Oct. 81 Hereafter those resi-
dents of the national capital who
want a little hooker orseyeralof them
viii have to make trip to the border,