Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-17
BOB JR. HAS COME AND GONE

Robert LaFoette Jr. made his appearance in Amigo
last Saturday and given good audience. Generally
speaking he left good impression. His audience of
course composed largely OF followers of the late SEN
ator He shorter stature than his late father talks
quite fuently, but doesn't tear around much He is
also less bitter.
Like most political speakers he doesn't always stick
to facts. From a public platform get away
with statements that he put other place.
And ne left unsad things that he should have said For
instance he criticised the president for vetong the
tai clerks salary increase, but didn't say that it be-
provision had been made for paying it. In order
to pay out of that kind must first be
found to meet the obligation. The president not
playing politics. but did his duty. The who voted
for the bill knew they doing the popular tnng but
down in their hearts they knew it would be vetoed and
were only making the president the goat so they could
back to their constituents and they voted to give
the clerks their raise
the big interests wall street. and trusts and combn-
atoms This cry has rather lost it's effect and the cry
against those interests doesn't have the effect that it
used to- because the people themselves found out that
they merely fighting themselves review of the
list OF stockholders and bond holders OF the country would
reveal the fact that the great Of people themselves
hold the balance of financial power if you might put it
that way Wall street isn't much of factor in the fin
ances OF the country Wealth has been
distributed and the number of stockholders of the great
railroads and large business organizations into the
millions. The Pennsylvania railroad, for instance has
100000 of them The president of the North
western railway has started movement for wider dis
tribuon of the ownership of stock among the workers
1t has been established for long time that big in
dusy not detrimental to the interests of the people,
but rather the has reduced cost of production
than under the old and more competitive system Secre
tary of Labor James j. Davis, who started life working
in coal mine in Labor Day address at Mooseheart yes
terday, emphasized this fact big business combines
should be encouraged he said Overproduction, result
ing from numerous small, inefficient manufacturing
plants is the root of unemployment. Nothing worries
working much as losing his job He cannot work
when his employer cannot sell the product of his labor
ne continued.
1t is the desire Of every large organization to keep
its employees regularly employed LaFoette Jr doesn't
believe in that PLAN He would have industry dsorgan
lied that operate profitaby which
poyment
LaFolette didn't make long speech and consequent
y didn't into many subjects. However, the treatment
he of the subjects indicated his lack of know
ledge of economics His youth and nexperience in either
business governmental affairs also is serious hand-
cap to who would state in the highest gov
ernmenta body in the world Personally have nothing
against him. We had the pleasure of visit with him and
rather liked him. But he has not yet demonstrated
that he has attained senatorial proportions. Let him.
Victor Berger says win his spurs and then up for
consideration his record and not the
ord established by his father-Antigo journal.