The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-28
La TOILETTE IS
DENOUNCED BY
HOME STATE
FAILURE OF SOLON TO SUPPORT
GOVERNMENT BITTERLY
CONDEMNED.
THREE AGAINST RESOLUTION
HUBER, SCHULZ AND ZEMACH
SUPPORT LAFOLLETTE-
BITTER DEBATE.

lette an dhisattitude on the war as
we'll as utterances against the ad-
ninistration program was voted to-
night by the Wisconsin State Senate,
&c to 3.
Only Huber, Schultz and Zumach
voted against the resolution.
The condemnation clause in the
resolution was an amendment to the
pledge prepared by the Republican
caucus. 1t read:
ssThe people of the state of Wis
consin always have stood and always
will stand squarely behind the present
war to a successful end.
eve condemn Senator Robert M.
La Toilette and all others who have
failed to see the righteousness OF our
nations cause and have failed to sup
port our government in matters vital
to the winning of the war.
"And we denounce any attitude or
utterance of theirs which has tended
to incite sedition among the people OF
our country and to injure Wisconsin's
fair name before the free peoples of
the earth"
Bitter debate in which defenders of
the senator were denounced and
challenged. to prove assertions that
lie Follette's actions were justified,
followed the introduction of the reso-
luton.
Senator Wilcox in supporting the
pledge, cited La Follette's refusal to
admit the right to fight for freedom
Of the seas and Germany's wrong-do-
ing in sinking passenger ships without
warning.
Senator ]. Henry Bennett, speaking
before the Senate, said:
"La Toilette has been accused
throughout the land of having been
1isloyal, of giving aid and comfort
10 the enemy and being traitor. The
t&sings he has done as well as the
things he has declined to do have
convinced the people of the country
HAT he is guilty of this most heinous
sfense. Notwithstanding the charges
against him throughout the country,
he has proclaimed himself loyal.
81 challenge the senator from Dane
country district (Huber), who Satur-
day tried to exonerate La Toilette in
= two-hour appeal, to point to a sin
gle utterance or speech in defense of
the country or commentator of its
cause, or a single word as to the
righteousness of our cause or recti-
: tude of the country's purpose"
At the start of his address Senator
Bennett called on the presiding of
fcer to keep order in the galleries.
II respectfully request the presid-
ing officer to this body" he said,
whom I understand to be an an
nounced candidate for the office of
United Senator, that if there
is a repetition of the unseemly com
duct in the galleries-this kaiserism
Of hisses-to be good enough to call
the unruly persons to order without a
suggestion from me.
"The applause Senator Huber re
ceiyed Saturday is equaled only by
the kissing accorded me when ]
raised a point of order on parts of
the speech not germane.
"The Congressional Record on the
draft bill is full of utterances show
ing La Toilette was absolutely against
the United States and against the
President.
'The record on the armed neutrali-
ty bill is to the same effect. Through
out March his entire conduct was to
criticise and delay at a time when
delay was the worst enemy. His ut
terances throughout Congressional
debates always have been in favor OF
Germany rather than the United
States"