New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Wisconsin Legislators il
Resolution Denounce
His War Attitude
Traitor and Judas,
Terms in Speeches
Vote Is rs to 3 Against
Senator; Measure Goes
to House

MADISON, Wis, Feb. Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette was condemned
for his attitude toward the war, and
loyalty to the President in the conduct
Of the conflict was attested in a reso-
luton adopted late tonight by the
state Senate by a vote of 26 to 3.
This action followed what were prob
ably the bittcrest forensic attacks
ever made upon an American lawmakcr
State Senator j. Henry Bennett likened
La Toilette to Judas Iscariot, saying
he betrayed the President Us Jesus was
betrayed Senator +. II. Hanson called
La Toilette a traitor
The resolution. which is an amend
mcnt to the loyalty resolution of the
Republican caucus, now goes to the
lower House. 1t reads as follows;
"The people of the state of Wis
consln always have stood and ALWAYS
Will stand squarely behind the pres
ent war to successful end We
condemn Senator Robert M. La Fol
lette and all others who have failed
to see the righteousness of our ma
tion's cause and have failed to sup
port our government in matters vital
to the winning Of the war. And we
denounce any attitude or utterancc
of theirs which has tended to incitc
sedltlon among the people of our
country and to iniurc Wisconsin's
fair name before the free peoples of
the earth"
st. Paul Speech Is Read
Senator Hanson read into the lcgis-
lative record a certified copy of Sen
ator La Follette's st. Paul Speech.
u consider the gentleman defended
on Saturday Ola Follette) a traitor,
and the English language and all other
languages have been exhausted in the
search for words adequate to denounce
him." declared Senator Hanson as he
launched into the reading of the St.
Paul speech.
"He La Follette) has been accused
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land with having been disloyal
With having given aid and comfort to
tinued Bennett. "Why is it that SEN
ator La Toilette is SO popular in |. w.
W. circles? Why is it that he is the
idol Of anarchists and Bolsheviki?
eve must purify America" he CON
tinued. LA Toilette is to- day rejected
from the cociety of all decent men.
When the final story is written it will
be SAID IN substance that he retired
to his home at Madison. disgraced and
forlorn, and apprehend that none will
pause as dogs are wont to do as they
pass his detected figure.
Pictures Support of President
every man that is against the gov
ernment Of the United States in the
present world crisis regards La Toilette
as a patron saint. His patriotism has
been questioned everywhere Why ?
And yet Senator Huber says that La
Toilette sustained the President and
supported the war. God save us from
any more such sustenance and support.
La Toilette sustained the President in
the war in the same manner and to the
same extent that Judas Iscariot sus-
tanned Christ, as Nalandinghani sus-
tanned Lincoln, as Benedict Arnold sus-
tanned the American cause. And to a
like degree Will he be condemned by
history
"lle sustained the President in the
war by circulating his speeches unde,
the franking privilege of the govern
lnent against the conscription act or
October 6, at the very time that tho
conscript act was being put into effect
He sustained the President by circu.
lating his speech against the govern
ment at the very time the Liberty Loar
sale was being attempted. This coulo
not have been for any other reason
than the obvious reason of preventing
its sale and giving aid and comfort tc
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