Evening star., 1924-10-12
LAFOLLETTE GROUP.
. SCORED BY WEEKS.
Secretary Points to Wiscon.
sin as Good Argument
Against Senator.
Branding the La Toilette movement

Branding the La Toilette movement
as 'an amalgamation Il the forces of
of discomfort into political party,
Secretary Weeks entered the political
lists here last night in n radio address
which dealt entirely with the lnde-
pendent ticket and platform.
Communists, Socialists, l. W. VS.,
malcontents, converts of Lenin,
Trotzky. Debs and Emma Goldman,
people who want something for moth
ing and individuals with grievances,
real or ina ginary, have rallied to the
support of La Toilette" Mr.. Weeks
declared. There arc also well mean
ing citizens who will vote for La Fol-
lctts because they have been deceived.
Without investigation they have ac-
cepted false charges as true. With
out thought, they have accepted his
assertions that our form of Govern
ment should be changed and have
taken for granted that his promised
remedies will improve the form of
Government founded by Washington,
Hamilton, jefferson aud Franklin.
Running true to form. la Toilette
has sought TO arouse class antago-
ntsms, discomfort, suspicion, distrust
and confusion in the minds of the
voters in order TO aid his own polit-
Ical fortunes"
Indictment OF Wheeler.
Mr.. Weeks also referred to the IN
dictment in Montana Of Senator
Wheeler. Independent vice presidential
candidate.
IAN indictment does not mean that
the accused is guilty or not guilty,
but 1t indicates a probable cause
and the evidence must be su efficiently
strong to justify grand jury taking
~ - IA . 4
Il think this is the first time in the
history of the government where a
United States Senator has been in
dicted by his own constituent. If
nerchance the almost impossible
should happen and the La Toilette
ticket is elected, there is the posi-
biiity that the people of the United
States will have a Vice President
found guilty of violation Of the laws
he has taken his oath to sustain"
Senator La Follette's charge that
the Republican party was gathering
"Slush fund" to buy the election was
ridiculed by the War Secretary.
Would Subpoena In Toilette.
LAS a matter of fact" he said, up
to date the Republican national COM
mittee has not collected as much
money since the Republican conven-
tion for all its committees, national,
senatorial and congressional. as the
public has spent for the seven base
ball games of the world series. SEN
ator La Toilette should be Subooenaed
TO appear before the Borahr committee
and compelled to submit evidence In
support of his charges"
Mr.. Weeks reviewed political and
social conditions in Wisconsin since
1901, since when, he said the Sta.a
had become Thoroughly -. - "
with '.innumerable bu-ea
sions and boards contr>::.
tivlties and private busioe.e
have been the subject OF c.,
interference, inspection and ST..
sion"
AS result of this. in the period Le-
tween 1900 and 1920, Wisconsin's
State expenditures increased more
than any other State in the Union.
Mr.. Weeks continued. adding:
'1f the La Toilette socialists should
by any chance get control Of our Ma
tional Government, We will see our
Government Wisconsinized, and you
and will pay for it"
Third-ticket proposals to empower
the Supreme Court, Mr.. Weeks said,
would strike a death blow at one of
the three branches OF our Govern
ment, the judiciary, and would
weaken our whole governmental
structure"
Mr.. Weeks said that. although
elected to the Senate on the Repub-
lican ticket, Senator La Toilette had
consistently opposed Republican
measures in Congress-
1T is a criminal offense to obtain
money under false pretenses," he
continued. 1T may be legal to obtain
political Office under false pretenses,
but it certainly is not moral.
Senator La Toilette and his fol-
lowers have obtained public Office as
members of the Republican party and
when elected they have done every
thing they could to destroy or i'm
pair the efficiency of the party"
AS examples of Senator La Fol-
lette's activities, Mr.. Weeks cited his
opposition to various tariff measures
in Congress, saying, however. that
the Senator had supported the ener-
eency tariff law of 1921 because it
affected many items in which the
residents of the State of Wisconsin
were Interested"
Incidentally, he voted for a two
cent duty on sugar, a higher rate
than in the present tariff law" the
speaker said. Consideration is be-
ing given to the possibility Of reduc-
ing the present rate"