The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-11

this campaign against the industry of
the state. A campaign that has not be-
come thrust at the prosperity of
every citizen of the state, and he gets
away with it, for his own personal
perpetuation in power.
Neyberry would feel like q piker if
he could see the cost of La Follette's
early millionaire support, his ma
chimes share of the $4,000 from Nom
partisan League memberships, and the
1000 per cent increase in cost of state
government while he was political
boss.
So much for some of his mere in
consistencies, his studied attack on the
fundamental policies and proven pre-
cepts of our great American nation is
matter of much more serious inn
port.
Land of Free Thinker.
This has been the land of oppor-
tunity, the haven of free-thinking men
from all the world who come here be-
cause of opportunities offered and our
professed government as Lincoln put
it "of the people by the people, for
the people," not of class by a class,
and for q: class, or for any particular
nationality. This has been called the
great melting pot of all nationalties
and classes and to perfect that melting
pot to operate more rapidly in its
processes has been the aim of every
great American since Washington. La
Follette's great effort, in recent years,
his main stock in trade in his desper-
ate search for causes of discomfort
to capitalize for his own benefit, has
been the appeal to classes to array
one against the other by tanning their
grievances, by questioning acts and
motives of others.
His single piece of labor legislation
to show for his many years in the
senate is the La Toilette seaman bill,
designed to catch the labor vote, but
utterly without constructive benefit
for the working men of the country,
but which now makes necessary the
passage of ship SUBSIDY or other as
sisting measures so that our farms
and factories may find an outlet for
their products abroad by having their
own delivery wagon system.
Labor has suffered more from poor
leadership than anything else, and it
is their alignment with men of the
La Toilette type that encourages these
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which forfeit their right to the sup
port of public opinion without which
there is no success.
Against Americanization.
One of the big problems of our
melting pot is in the blending of diff
ferent nationalities into a homegen-
eous American nation. La Folletteas
entire efforts are directed against this
AUGMENTATION proposition. He de-
sires nationalties to be distinct in our
their nationality grievances he may de-
velop political support. Wisconsin
has large population of German orr
gin and the reputation of the German
American people of the state is at
stake, and will be judged by their at
titude toward La Toilette politically.
The whole effect of his St. Paul speech
was to weaken and undermine the sup
port which the nation owed to the
boys in France. AS a political play
to the German people of the state, it
is an insult to every man of German
blood.
1t was natural when war first broke
out in Europe that the people of Ger
man blood should sympathize with
their blood brethren. They did not see
clearly the cleancut issue between diff
ferent systems of government and
ideals of civilization. Many of their
ancestors had left their homeland
when the militaristic system of gov
eminent became unbearable. Their
breaking of their home ties was the
same struggle for freedom of thought
and government that the people most
ly of British origin went through at
the time of the American revolution.
They could no longer submit to the
way they were governed and their
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generation of Germans did not realize
this so acutely, and thoughtlessly
spoke out for the kaiser. But by the
time this country was forced into the
war against militarism, the great ma
jority Of the German people in spite of
the persistent work of the kaiser's
agents, had cast their lot clearly and
honestly for their American nation.
The record of the boys of Ger
man parentage in the service was
second to none of any nationality, and
should have and would have wiped out
once and for all any reflection on the
absolute loyalty of our citizens of
German origin.
But now comes along La Toilette,
by his own speeches, his after the war
reiteration of same, and his recent
speech before the Won Steuben Society
exercises at Milwaukee, saying in eff
feet to the Germa penple of the state,
81 believe at heart you are Germans,
and not Americans. l believe that
if pretended to be strong in the Ger
man cause and against the war that
you will think no further of the corr