Evening star., 1925-09-11
RESPECT OF FOEMEN
FOR LA TOILETTE is
GROWING STRONGER

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is unreasonable to suppose that he
would be such a speaker with only a
couple of weeks experience behind
him in campaign speaking. But hes
there" is both expressive and correct
Like his father. the younger La Fol
lette is short in stature. He is rather
thick set, with a heavy mop of black
hair, which recalls his fathers ia
nous name. When he threw himself
into his talk his fair fell over his face
and he brushed il back with both
hands, much as the old Senator used
10 do. His gestures We're forCeful and
expressive, and some Of them recalled
his fat her. too. Though he has man
nerisms of his own. he didn't take Off
his coat or tear off his collar, as the
Senator frequently did when he got
down 10 the business OF talking But
he did not lack for force. He made
his points clearly. He was quick TO
make the most OF any circumstance
that arose. and usually got a hand
when he did. He was entirely unem-
barrassed and bore himself like an eX-
perienced speaker Doubtless he will
become more polished and acquire a
more finished style as time goes on.
Takes Pleasure I'm Campaign.
His style of delivery is a Furnishing
style, taking an enormous amount of
physical effort. But he is bear cat
for punishment. He would like even
n fuller schedule. with another week
or two longer for the primary cam
paign, so that he could cover even a
wider field than he is doing The
game has gotten into his blood. and he
frankly admits he likes 1t. He is an
enthusiast. He has the optimism Of
youth. but at the same time he is
modest, and makes no claim of sweep
ing all before him.
Young La Toilette is having bigger
meetings in many places where he
speaks than his father had in his last
senatorial campaign. His candidacy
naturally has stirred up a great deal
OF curiosity, and he realizes that this
has much TO do with the outpourings.
as we'll as the La Toilette enthusia SIN
throughout the State. But he is win
ming friends for himself
lie is sticking close TO the ideas ad-
vanced by the elder La Toilette,
pree ching the doctrine of progressiv-
ism as the Senator understood It,,
making strong appeal to the work
ers, while denouncing corporations OF
great wealth. Opponents insist he
hasn't new trick in his bag.
Directs Fire ON Coolidge.
This youngster made no bones about
attacking the Coolidge administration
He warned the voters that IL they
wanted a man who would back the
President right or wrong" who
would support the Mellon tax-reduc-
ton plan. the Esch -Cummins transpor-
tation act and the World Court, they
should not vote for him. His whole
argument, indeed. was directed TO ma
tional issues, to measures that would
come before the Senate Of the United
States. He declared himself in direct
opposition to the administration on
many Of them. So the Coolidge ad-
ministration becomes the issue in this
campaign, az well as a continuance of
La Foiletteism or progressiveism in
Wisconsin
Robert Marion La Toilette 10 still
| a name to conjure with In this State.
The younger La Toilette referred to
the services of the dead Senator and
the name was roundly cheered. But
he made no claim to election merely
because he was his fathers son. He
explained that he had been associated
with the Senator for years in his
| work in Washington and in the State,
that he stood for the same principles
for which the elder La Toilette stood.
He put his faith in the progressive
| ism OF the people of Wisconsin and