Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
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+ Stoughton-In "a speech carry
ing much that was reminiscent of
his late fathers fiery oratory and
which was replete with facts"
concerning the mplishments
of the. progressive party under its
dead progressive chieftain, Rob-
ert NJ. LaFollette, Jr., last night
opened here his campaign for cleo
tion to the United States senate
for the unexpired term of the
senior LaFollette with his first of
several scheduled stump talks in
the state.
LaFollette stated that the is
sues of the campaign were so
numerous that he would not at
tempt to cover them all in any one
speech hut that he would spread
them through his entire program
of speeches.
introduced by Huber
The administrations tax pro-
gram, past present and future was
taken as the subject Of young
"Bob's'T first speech in which he
demanded drastic economy pro-
gram saor the administration ;of
the federal government and a re-
duetion in federal taxes.
Lit. Gov. Henry Huber, who will
stump the state for LaFollette,
presided at the meeting and in
troduced the speaker. The text
of LaFollette's speech included a
review of the work of his father
while in office and ended with
what he himself stood for. Young
Bob in his platform agrees to do
the following:
81 shall oppose the entrance Of
the United States into the World
Court which is a back door to the
league OF nations and means our
in European contro-
yersies shall favor the repeal of
and a return to a fair basis of rate
the Hsch- Cummins railroad law
making.
~ shall support the Howell
Barley bill which is based on
tested machinery that has proved
effective in the past and which is
designed to adjust any controver-
sizes that may arise between the
railroads and their employees. I
shall continue the fight for the
rights of American labor.
81 shall favor adequate relief
for American agriculture. I shall
support Senator Norris in his fight
to prevent the transfer Of Muscle
Shoals to the power trust, and as
sist him in conserving for the
people the hydroelectric resourc-
es of the government.
=. 81 shall favor wise policy of
comprehensive conservation and
a revision Of the federal leasing
acts. shall oppose the admin
istrations program for the Mellon
tax bill, which proposes. to re-
lieve multi millionaires and the
burden. of taxation upon the work
ers and farmers. ] shall stand
for the. retention of the inherit
lance tax, and for the application
+ its revenues. to paying off the
wal debt. I shall insist upon an
investigation of the federal trade
commission, and fight to make it
serve legitimate business and
consumers. I shall favor consti-
tutional amendments for direct
nomination and election by the
people Of the president and vice.
president, and for changing the
meeting time of congress to pre-
vent defeated senators and repre-
sentatives from continuing to in
fluence legislation for months af-
ter. they have been repudiated at
the polls. shall favor congress
excercising its constitutional right
to an authoritive voice in foreign
affairs to promote friendly rela-
tions with all countries, especial
ly Mexico and the Central and
South American republics; to pro-
mote firm treaty agreements with
all countries to outlaw war, to
abolish CONSUMPTION and provide
for referendum by the peple up
on the question Of peace and war.
81 shall stand against all forms
of imperialism and work against
the use of armed forces of the I'm
tied States to aid in the exploita-
tions Of weaker nations as has too
often happened in our relations
with Haiti, San Domingo, Mica
radua and elsewhere / shall OPP
pose the theory that the flag fol-
lows the investor. If the inter-
national bankers insist upon in
Yesting their surplus wealth in the
weaker nations of the world. rich