Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
GOV. Phillip AT
THE OPERA HOUSE


The opera house was filled to stand
ing room by our people on Wednesday
evening, to hear Gov. Philips speech
the war conditions and incidentally to
put in an oar for the man whom he
wanted to appoint for U. S. Senator
Irving l.. Lenroot The playing of
the band, and the activities OF the
republicans brought out the crowd.
Previous to the address, war pictures
were shown to entertain the audience.
At eight o'clock the curtain was raised
and Gov. Philip walked upon the
stage and was given an ovation. He
was accompanied by Mayor ii. Il.
Marquardt, who announced that the
first thing Oh the program was the
singing of patriotic airs under the
leadership of w. K. Mitchell. The
singing of the various airs closing
with the "Star Spangled Banner,
were given with such a vim that it
ELECTED complimentary remarks from
the Governor.
Two-thirds of Gov Philips address
was upon the war and the part which
had been taken by Wisconsin. He
pointed out that the state had ''gone
over the top" in everything which had
been asked of it by the government.
That it had sent forth its National
Guard, equipped at the states ex-
pense to the smallest detail. That
| the state had met the calls for money
| for the Liberty Loan, Red Cross, Y.
| NJ. c. A, X. c., and other war ac
| tivities in every instance. That the
Wisconsin National Guard were classed
as the best soldiers of our country.
| He criticized Vice-President Marshall
| for what he said in his Madison speech
| to the effect that Wisconsin was I'M
| der suspicion.
| He took occasion to speak to and
| of the Germans, relative to their
position ON the present war; he started
from the outset of the war between
| the countries of Europe; told how
| America had received into it's out
stretched arms, the oppressed of all
nations; how it was but natural for
| each nationality to sympathize with
the country from which it came;
where their ancestors had lived and
were buried, and this produced unus-
ual conditions which were difficult to
overcome, but when war was declared
against Germany by tied States,
there was only Jne tlnng to do
every one to be an American He
pointed out the fact that this was
our country and the man who be-
came a citizen had no other country
and showed that seditious utterances
was treason and would be treated as
such. He talked upon loyalty" anC
it's meaning; to those who preached
the doctrine of hate and, emphaticaily
was of the opinion that it should have
no place in this country.
He urged giving the means fol
carrying on the war and it's activities
and in this, every man, woman an(
child should meet the demands cheer
fully. The farmer should cultivate
his lands so that our armies may no
lack for food All this meant thu
winning of the war. Otherwise, fail
ure.
Gov. Philip spoke at some length
on the profiteering and said that i
ill-behooves other men to make vas
fortunes out of war emergency.
On his war talk, Gov. Philip re
ceived the hearty approval of al
present, by great applause at ever.
good point made.
The Gov, smilingly told his audi
| ence that now he was going to Civ,
! his listeners little talk on politics
He said the politicians would not lie
him have his way to appoint U.
Senator to succeed the late Paul
Husting. He felt that, three months
intervening before election did no
warrant expenditure of 100000, whicl
the special election would cost tn
people. He dropped his mask o
, pleasantly and attacked the admins
tration and lauded Congressman Len
root. He tried to explain Lenroot'
war record but failed to make an i'm
, preston; spoke of Lenroot as states
man and in a way tried to belittl
Joseph E. Davies candidacy.
In all his talk on the senatorial
, question, it was plain that he wante
the power to appoint, that he nigh
select Lenroot; failing in this, he wa
determined to throw all his strength
for Lenroot; he needs him to bolste
up and strengthen his administrator
to the end that it will be able to sue
: cessfully cope with the LaFollette fac
ton of his party.
The meeting closed by standing an,
singing my Country 'Tis of Thee"