Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
Will LaFOIIette Name
Our Next President?
INDEPENDENT PRoGRESSIvES
MAY THROW ELECTION INTO
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BY EDWARD PERCY HOWARD

While the people of the country are
puzzling their brains to decide who is
to be the next President of the United
States, there is a likelihood the ques-
ton could be answered right now by
one man-Senator La Toilette.
LaFolIette is in a strategic position
such as no man has experienced in
history. The political sharks here
recognize the fact. They know he
could not be elected to the presidency
this year, but they are really convinc
ed he can stop the election of Calvin
Coolidge and block the election of any
man the Democratic party may put
into the running.
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Wisconsin are absolutely sizzling
with third party sentiment The
wheat growers and the industrial work
ers of Central Northwestern States
are in rebellious mood The situation is
so acute that a third party ticket is
more than likely. Once it is launched
the odds are all in favor of the cleo
ton being thrown into the House of
Representatives and if this happens
then LaFollette will be able to name
the man who is to live in the White
House for the coming four years.
LaFoIIette's Strength
Those who watch the trend of ma
tional politics here do not believe La
Toilette is sufficiently unwise to al
ow himself to be led into heading
third party ticket, but these same men
are quite agreed that he is more than
likely to engineer such a movement
into being. All eyes, of course, are
turned to the Republican Convention
however, because LaFollette has stat
ed he is willing to run on an indepen
dent progressive ticket in the event
Coolidge is nominated by the RepubH
cans The, sweeping victory of LaFol
lette over Coolidge in his home state
indicates the ease with which the Sen
ator could gather in the electoral vot
es of at least six or seven states in
the fall election.
Whether La Toilette runs himself or
~ a ars party ticket with
someone else at the head of it, the
platform of the progressive element,
as indicated by the Senator, is al
ready written. Here are its salient
features:
The Progressive Platform,
Destruction of the economic and pol
itical power of monopoly.
Recovery of the Navy's oil reserves
and prosecution Of every person con
nected with the oil scandal against
whom serious charges have been
made.
Public ownership of railroads.
Public ownership of waterpower
Recovery of hundreds Of millions Of
dollars stolen through war contracts
Action to collect the $11, OO,0O0,00O
owed to the United States by foreign
powers.
A constitutional amendment provid
ing that Congress may re enact sta
tute over judicial veto.
Reduction in freight rates on agri
cultural products
Abolition Of the injunction in labor
disputes.
Legalizing of the right Of farmers
and industrial workers to organize,
bargain collectively and conduct co
operative enterprises.
Adjusted compensation for veterans
of the World War.
Direct nomination and election of
President.
Initiative and Referendum.
Popular referendum on the question
Of war, except in case of invasion.
Denunciation of the Mellon tax pan
and revision of the Treaty Of Versail
les.
This simple fact should be carried
clearly in mind If the election is
thrown into the House, the Wisconsin
vote would be necessary to elect Re
publican President. Without the WIS
consin vote there would be tie, and
here is no doubt the Wisconsin vote
in the House would obey the mandate
of La Toilette.