Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-03-15
POLITICS MARS
LOYALTY MEET
Assemblyman Miller Censured
For Vote in Legislation on
Wilcox Amendment
SEVERAL FINE
ADDRESSES MADE
Elenroot's Candidacy For Senator
Laus!ed.-NeyvspaDer Men
"Riicd Up"


loyalty meeting, at the gymnasium
Wednesday night was marred some
what by injecting into it matters that
were entirely out of place and uncalled
for. In the first place Il loyalty meet
ing is neither political gathering nor
an inQuiSition and such Il meeting as
Wednesday nights does not help as
much as a meeting SO named should to
unite the community i'll backing every
move to further a successful prOSecu-
tion of the war.
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by l.. e. McGill. j. w.
Carow and r. S. Johnson both made
splendid addresses. ringing clear with
the keynote of patriotism.
Commendation for Lenroot's .candi-
dacy for L. S. senator was expressed.
Mr.. McGill then presented, and had
Q. J. Falge read. Il Letter from Satan
to Kaiser Bill" which readers of the
News Budget Will remember as having
Iscen published in this paper last fall.
4 resolution censuring Assemblyman
"
ture on the Wilcox resolution, en-
hodying and practically identical with
the resolution passed by the County
Council of Defense which is published
elsewhere in this paper, was read to
the assemblage by Mr. McGill and
passed viva y0ce, without dissenting
vote
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Miller,
who was present, was asked if he
wished to make any statement. He
took the floor and read two resolu-
tioIs on this subject, one of which he
voted for and the other against .
The one he voted for was as follows
The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin always have stood and always will
stand squarely behind the national
government in all things which are
essential to bring the present war to Il
successful end. and we respectfully
request the senate of the United
States, before whom charges have
been made against the senior senator
from Wisconsin, Robert NJ. LaFollette,
at once hear and determine the said
question and to take such action with
reference thereto as i'll their judgment
the merits of such case demands. and ii
it shall appear that Senator La Foil
cite has been guilty of any fraitorous
or Seditious conduct or has done any
thing to injure our countrys cause, we
condemn him for such conduct"
This amendment was lost Al for
and 10 against" Mr.. Miller voted
against the Wilcox amendment, which
read as follows:
"The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin always have stood and always will
stand squarely behind the national
government in all things which are es-
sential to bring the present war to a
successful end and we condemn Sen
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette and all
others who have failed to see the right
e0uSneSS of our nations cause, who
have failed to support 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 people OF the
world
Harry Ballou then arose and sug-
gested, that it was a fitting time to
find out where the newspapers OF the
city stood. This was hotly resented
h1r fbo nI,hl;Sbnpc of hotI paparS aS an
umwarranted inSinuation Of dislOyalty.
Possibly it may not have been SO in
tended. Neither paper has contained
a single line in defense or palliation OF
La Follette's position in regard to sup
port of the administration in the war.
The News-Budget has in fact. on sew
eral occasions expressed disapproval
of La Follettes course and of his utter
ances at st. Paul. We believe the
Journal has also done so. The papers
as matter of course have given freely
Iof their space-their stock i'll trade
| to boost for the varied activities car
ried on to help the government push
| the war to a successful conclusion
The readers Of the News-Budget know
that not single line with even taint
of tlisloyalty has appeared i'll this pa
per. We feel that there is no question
among the people of Ladysmith and
Rusk county as to the loyalty of the
| News Budget. We do not admit any
ones right to question it because we
have not been as bitter in inyective OF
1 hava pnf devoted ac sr1ucb Snacn IL
condemnation Of any man as some
might have liked.