Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-08-10

Senator LaFollette's remarks as
gross insult to Gold Star mothers and
devotes the larger part of his ad-
dress to this great issue, and which
in his mind, as we'll as in the minds
of all other good Democrats, is para
mount now.
Following is a part of Mr.. Mathies
appeal to the voters of Wisconsin:
Governments are instituted to pro-
tect life, liberty and property and
to promote the general welfare and
happiness of the people. To bring
about these benefits parties hase been
organized in our country; one, the
| Republican, believing In oentralizing
daplicity when he says that part OF
power; the other, the Democratic, be-
lieving in diffusing power and respon-
sibility among the people.
with the advent of the primary,
however, factor has entered our po-
litical life which tends to split each
of these two historic parties into two
factions, one with conservative ten
denotes and the other with liberal
ideas. AS the fight goes on these
factions tend to drift farther and far
ther apart. The conservative becomes
reactionary and the liberal element
becomes radical and socialistic, until
neither is fit to serve the state prop
erly.
"The dominant party becomes de-
moralized by these warning factions
and sooner or later the break comes.
This is the situation IN Wisconsin
today. One Republican wing is draw
ing the conservative and the reaction
airy vote, and the other is drawing the
radical votes OF the nonpartisan
league and Offering a bait to the So
cialists II Is sure TO come that one
faction Of the Republican party will
end IN Socialism. Two years ago the
Republican governor stood with both
feet on the Nonpartisan league plat
iUi2. of state Socialism This year.
The head OF this Republican faction In
Wisconsin, having no legs Of his own
to stand on, IL being carried on the
shoulders Of the boss OF the WiscOn-
sin Socialists, and like two war bud
dies they sleep together In the pup
tent of international Socialism. IL
must have been a great day for the
comrades when these valiant sons Of
soyietism met in their great reunion
and discovered how satisfactory to
each was the war record of the other.
Ilad they not both been accused OF
disloyalty? Had one not been found
unworthy of seat in Congress? Had
the other not been on the grill for
months until he agreed to help Pen
rose organize the Senate? The large
body Of fair-minded truly progressive
Republicans who fear the ice Of the
gI fnnnFHy az a xualI nc shft Of thn
radical, will have TO decide which fac
ton Is to carry their banner into the
November election.
There Is no doubt that the Demo-
cratic party today more nearly ex-
presses the golden mean which in
sures good government, looking TO tha
welfare Of all the people, and IL 10 In
this belief that we ask for the votes
Of the mon and women Of Wisconsin,.
"lf you were TO ask citizen Of Wis
COnsln, what IS Republican he would
find II hard TO explain. But those who
tag themselves Republicans have a
ready answer. Both factions agree in
calling themselves progressive and no
doubt each wing has contributed 10
the progressive movement from time
TO time, but there is one form OF pro-
gression I'm which both sides have
shown steady progress and that is in
piling up state taxes and building up
a bureaucracy Of thousands Of tax
eaters For 25 years they have been
making stale promises of reducing
taxes and eliminating commissions,
and no doubt sincere effort has been
made 10 fulfil these promises but
nothing has been accomplished
During the last twenty years our
population has increased about go per
cent, but our state taxes have in