The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
WANT TO CLEAR
''BOB'S" RECORD
New Bill Under Way to
Expunge Action of
Legislature.
RECALLS HIS ELECTION

Madison, Wis. = A resolution de-
ploring ISLANDERS and libels on the
loyalty of Robert NJ. La Toilette,
which were ''instigated largely by
those profteering out of the war" was
introduced in the lower house of the
Wisconsin legislature today by Ethan
B. MINER, St. Croix county.
The resolution asks that the senate
and assembly re-affirm their faith in
the commanding leadership of Senator
La Toilette in. the cause of ''real de-
mocracy and h hman progress"
1t also asks that copies of the res
olution be sent to President Harding,
president of the U. S. senate, speaker
of the house of representatives and
that a copy be preserved by the State
Historical society.
The resolution recently introduced
by Senator Henry A. Huber, Slough
ton, askingsthat the round robin sign
ed during the war by 450 members of
the faculty of the University of Wis
consin criticizing La Follette's war at
titude, be publicly destroyed, is prob
ably to be supplanted by that of As
semblyman MINER. The MINER res
olution is said to meet with the ap
prevail of Mr.. La Toilette while that of
Senator Huber has caused objection
from some quarters.
The resolution in full declares:
Whereas, the first special of 1918,
by a ajority vote in both houses Of
the legislature, there was added to a
joint resolution relating to the loyal
ty and war work of the state of Wis
consin paragraph, originally offered
in the state senate by Senator Roy P.
Wilcox, rejecting upon the loyalty of
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, and
Whereas, during the period of the
late war there was conducted through
out this state and in the country gen
orally vicious campaign of villifca-
ton, Islander and libel against Wis
consin's most distinguished men, Rob-
ert La Toilette, resulting in the adop-
tion of sundry resolutions questioning
his loyalty, instigated largely by those
profiteering out of the war, and
Whereas, the people of this com
monwealth have again in unmistakable
terms indicated their abiding faith in
the loyalty patriotism and leadership
of Robert M. La Toilette, by making
him their candidate for the republican
nomination for president of the Unit
ed States in the presidential perfer-
ence primary of 1920, and by re-elect-
ing him as their United States sena-
tor in 1922 by the largest majority
ever given any candidate for any pub
lie Office in the entire history of the
state, and
Whereas, the present legislature Of
this state desires to voice the will of
the people thereof, and to officially
record for posterity its faith and con-
fidence in Robert NJ. La Toilette,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, that the hearty con-
gratulations of the Legislature of the
state of Wisconsin be and the same
hereby are extended to Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette, on behalf of the
people of this state and their repre-
sentatives in the senate and assembly,
on his reelection to the United States
senate by the overwhelming and I'M
precedented majority Of three hun
dred and fourteen thousand votes, car
rying with it, as it did, the confidence,
esteem and affection of the people of
this commonwealth, and be it
Further resolved, that copies of
this resolution, properly attested by
the officers of the two houses, be sent
to the president of the United States,
the president of the United States
senate, the speaker of the house of
representatives, Senator Robert M.
La Toilette and to the superintendent
of the State Historical society for
permanent and appropriate preserva-
ton by that institution"
- En~x,