Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-06-26

Washington, ID. C.-Thurs-
day, June 18th, death brought
to an end the daring and stormy
political career of Robert M. La
Toilette.
Peacefully the Wisconsin Senator,
last year an Independent candidate
for President, passed away at his
home here, victim of heart attacks,
from which he had been sufferer
for a decade, bronchitis and bronchial
asthma.
The Senator lapsed into uncon-
sciousness shortly before noon, and
died at 1:21 p. M, with his wife and
other members of the family at his
bedside.
Senator La Follette's last clear
words voiced his feeling that he
was dying and leaving things un-
done that he wanted to do. Call
ing his son Robert to his bed
side during his last hours, he
said:
81 am at peace with all the
world, but there is lot of work
could still do. l don't know
how the people will feel toward
me, but | shall take to the grave
my love for them, which has sus-
tanned me through life"
Without ostentation, the body was
taken to the Senator's home, Madison,
Wis, for burial. No services were
conducted here, but his body laid in
state in the Capitol there Sunday,
and funeral services took place Mon
day in that building, where he once
presided as Governor, and burial
was made at Forest Hill cemetery,
Madison.
Leaders Of all political creeds were
quick to pay tribute to Senator La
Toilette and acknowledge his influ-
ence on contemporary American pol
lticS.
One of the first to offer condol-
ences to Mrs. La Toilette was Pres
ident Coolidge, who. wrote:
"The news having just reach
ed me of the death of Senator La
Toilette, l wish to extend to you
and your family the sympathy of
myself and Mrs. Coolidge. He
has left behind him great con-
course of friends who, will, |
know, do everything in their pow
er to comfort you in this hour,
but my own experience tells me
that nothing that mortal can do
will be of very much help to you.
| trust that you may, as the years
90 by, find an increasing salts
faction in the long list of honors
that were conferred upon Sena-
tor La Toilette by his country
men,"
Another who offered coincidence
was Burton K. Wheeler, Montana
Senator, who as vice presidential can
ddiate shared the Independent ticket
with Senator La Toilette last Novem
Der.
From Secretary Frank B. Kelloge
came the tribute Mr.. La Toilette hat
"long and distinguished career o.
public service and was a man OF grea
ability and extraordinary energy ant
force"
Another tribute came from
Secretary Morrison, of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who
said that Senator La Follette's
death "marks the passing of
Americas leading champion of
liberty"
Representative William A. Oldfield
of Arkansas, Chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee and Dem
ocratic whip of the House, said
Senator La Follette's death mark
the passing of one of the ablest AM
most courageous figures in the his
tory of American politics. He wa
always fighting for what he con
scientiously believed to be the peo
ple's rights. His influence in legisla
ton has Deen Of great benefit to tn
general public. He leaves vacan
place in American life that will b
hard for his followers to fill"
In public address, Senator La Fol
lette's delivery was dynamic and dra
matte always, with violent gesture
and penetrating voice.
During his early service in the Sen
ate he won prominence by repeate
forays against special privilege" an
Special interests" in tariff and othe
legislation. Later he advocated re
call of judges and judicial decision
and came out in favor of rationale
ing the railways.
Opposing American intervention
the World war, Senator La Follett
urged peace conference of neutral
He took leading part in the spec
tacular filibuster against the arme
ship bill, asked for by President Wi
son, and encompassed it's defeat earl
in 1917.
After voting against the America
war declaration, Senator La Follett
also opposed the selective draft ac
but supported the enormous war az
preparations and other bills. He spor
sored many "free speech" proposals