The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-01-20
LENROOT EXHCRTS WISCONSIN
TO CAST OUT POLITICAL BOSSES
Junior Senator Opens Fight to Over
throw LaFollette.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 15.-
Urging Republicans not to permit
political profiteers to capitalize
wrongs committed by financial pro.
fiteers with no other purpose than tc
advance their own political fortunes,
Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot of Superior
speaking here tonight, said the full
power of government, national ano
state, while according to honest bust
ness and industry the fullest freedom
for initiative, should be exercised to
assist in remedying existing wrongs
Presages War on Bob"
Senator Lenroot's speech was alive
with statements of political signif-
canoe. 1t read like message to the
Wisconsin Legislature and it had q
very direct bearing on the campaign
in 1922, when Senator r. M. LaAFol-
lette will be up for reelection
Charging that the Nonpartisan league
paints rainbows that are never to be
anything but rainbows, he said the
best way to fight the league and the
radicalism it represents is for the
Badger legislature to take up the pro-
blem of the farmer, and to the fullest
power of the state assist in securing
for him better marketing facilities
and to encourage him to form CO.
operative associations and conduct
them on business principles.
Fight Special Privilege.
The Senator warned against special
privilege, no matter from what
source the demand for it may come
and said that if the state Legislature
grapples with present day problems
with determination to help all The
people, by being progressive but not
radical. ''It will do more to kill radi-
calism and the Nonpartisan league
than all the denunciations that may be
heaped upon it by thousand ora
tors"
Appeals to People.
"Begin now," he said, "take an ac-
tive interest in the legislature, study
political questions, help get the facts
before your neighbors, and in the
campaign in 1922 we shall serve Wis
consin and shall make it truly pro-
gressive. We shall have a party
without boss, an organization with
out dictator. We shall have, in
deed, government where the will
of the people shall be the law of the
land"
Reference to the overthrow of polit-
ical bosses and dictators in the
Badger state was accepted as a
direct reference to La Toilette, and
Lenrott's appeal to progressiyes to
organize for the campaign in 1922
was interpreted as a declaration of
open political warfare on his part to
defeat La Toilette.
1t is believed that following Sena-
tor La Follette's speech here tonight
his supporters in the recent campaign
will launch an organization, open to
all progressive Republicans, to lead
the fight against La Toilette. Realiz-
ing that some such step would be ia
ken, La Toilette has already laid the
plans for, a new machine to put him
over.
La Toilette Is Worried.
Sharp political observers in Madi-
son believe that the senior Senator
is plainly worried over his political
future. Lenroot's ability to defeat
LaFollette's candidate, James Thomp.
son of La Crosse, in the recent
campaign despite the opposition OF
the Nonpartisan league, Plumb plar
league, the railroad brotherhoods anC
all the radical elements in the state
has thrown scare into the La Fol.
lette camp.
The senior Senator appears es-
pecially worried over the fact thai
most of the women voted for Len.
root, and Mrs. La Toilette has start
ed out to organize the women to sup
! port her husband.
During Lenroot's visit in Wiscon
sin this week he has been in confer
ence with Republican leaders from
all over the state, including some o.
the most influential supporters Ii
Toilette ever had. Men in the latte
group supported Lenroot agains
Thompson, refusing to accept the Ii
Toilette definition to accept the Ii
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