Evening star., 1925-06-26
La Toilette as Crusader
Won Many Admirers

The death of Senator Robert Marion
La Toilette has been followed by
words of praise from both friends and
foes in the political world. The COM
mentators are universal in their rec
ognition of his courage and honesty.
his self-Sacriffce in his devotion to
ideals which he believed would ad-
vance the welfare of the common peo-
pie of the country. He is generally
credited with a great influence upon
political history. The Portland tOreg. }
Journal goes SO far as to declare that
because of his relentless courage to
follow through the principles that he
believed would bring about equality of
opportunity and justice, he was never
permanently defeated &r.
= Outspoken praise Of La Toilette S
service is voiced, by the Emporia Ga
zette, which believes the used his tai
ents WELL" and no, other man of his
times has had more constructive leg.
islation to his credit than Robert NJ.
La Toilette He has been a good and
faithful servant to the forces of right
eousness. which are rebuilding Chris
.tian civilization somewhat along Chris
tian lines. How he has worked. With
what pains and with what loving care
he has put his life into the betterment
VI Hldiihlho. uuS SFCIiI Lively
passionately, usefully upon good
causes! We shall not see his like
again for a generation" The James
vile (Wis) Gazette finds no other
such figure in American history. and
declares that while "he was not a
Danton, nor yet a obespierre-still
there was something of the revolu-
zionist in his makeup. He was as
sure as Napoleon and as confident in
himself as Caesar. So Wisconsin
pays the tribute of memory and ad-
miration to this dead warrior of the
forum" Concerning him the Gazette
continues, Not in the present will
there be ability to write, as history
shall eventually be written, of Robert
M. La Toilette. One must be for him
or against him. And it will be the OBJ
server, a capable Voltaire, an analyst
of superb vision. who shall some day
tell the story Of Robert Marion La
Toilette"
There is but one La Toilette to a
generation; the world would be bet
judgment Of the Memphis News
Scimitar. and the Wisconsin State
journal describes him on the stump
as "a tiger, dramatizing his theme
with an intensity that at times Gre
ated a sense of awe. Relaxed among
his confidants, he became exceedingly
human. A towering figure passes
disappears. No stature like his in
his wide domain. Who'll lead?' they
ask on every hand. Men look at one
another. No one answers"
HE who would remake the world
and who perseveres in the attempt
makes possible a small but helpful
change; that is Robert La Toilette s
contribution" in the opinion of the
Passaic Herald. "A crusader who
never dipped his colors,'' is the YER
dict of the Newark Evening News.
History will record him as a
statesman ahead of his country s
thought, valiant fighter, stern
hater, an ardent believer in the peo =
pie and in popular government" says
the Detroit News. The Lafayette
Journal and Courier calls him "a
leader who possessed courage and
ability in an extraordinary degree.
Declaring that his mistakes are
written in the sand." the Raleigh
News and Observer concludes that
"his courage and vision will endure. y
Estimates of the value of La Fol-