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WEEKLY WATERTOWN LEADER.
VOLUME XLIX
LA FGLLETTE SOUNDS
NOIE OF WARNING
RAILWAYS MUST KEEP HANDS
OFF STATE LEGISLATION
Says if Legislative Control Fails.
Then Government Ownership is
the Remedy-Lauds Bryan. But
Urges Taft Support— Democracy
Not Progressive, He Declares.
Senator Robert M. La Follette
closed the third day of his campaign
speaking tour in Wisconsin with an
address at the Turner opera house
here last Tuesday evening. He was
greeted by a crowd that filled the hall
and those who were anxiously awaiting
the time when they might hear how
the senior senator would “square
himself” for his attitude of friendli
ness toward Bryan, found that Mr.
l a Follette pulled himself our of the
entanglement in a very graceful man
ner, and still paying his respects to
the Great Commoner.
The evening’s rally was opened
with a selection by the City band, af
ter weich Mr. Fred Prentiss intro
duced Congressman John M. Nelson,
who spoke for about fifteen minutes
preceding the appearance of Senator
La Follette, In the introductory re
marks, reference wa; made to the
$65,000 appropriation secured by Mr.
Nelson for a federal building in Wa
tertown, Mr. Nelson was very mo
dest in his reference to the same and
declared that he did not support the
bill for political purposes, but simply
because he thought our city was de
serving of a federal building—shutting
his eyes to politics and partisanship.
He referred to the original bill mak
ing provision for an appropriation of
only $40.00U and his success in getting
two increases r o the firt sum men
tioned. He added that Congress in
providing fur federal buildings, did
not look only to the present, but to
the future, as such buildings were to
stand for years. Congressman Nelson
appealed for votes and in doing so
pointed to his record in Congress, de
claring that his aim and purpose has
been to do what he thought was right
without fear or favor.
He denounced in strong terms the
modus oparandi in the manipulation
of the House rules. It was shown to
the audience how our representative
had made a study of affairs at Wash
ington and how his observations and
research had led up to hie attack
against government by one man and
not by the people—a condition which
is the concentration of practically all
the congressional districts to the dom
ination ot "one individual, which he
declared was virtually what it meant.
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SENATOR ROBT. M. LAFOLLETTE.
The practice was denounced as wrong
that one man or a few men have con
trol of all the congressional districts.
Mr. Melson added that as the rules
now stand, the speaker in the House
of Representatives has practically all
of the committees of the House at his
bidding. After closing his remarks
a? to his own candidacy, Mr. Nel°on
introduced Senator La Follette, pay
ing a high tribute of praise te the
Wisconsin statesman and orator.
In his opening remarks, Mr. La
Follette said he wished to speak of
the importance of this campaign in
the light of the nation, adding that
there was a great crisis on in the life
of this republic, as was evidenced ou
every hand, citing the days prior to
our emancipation and the evidences
ttat went to fortell what was in store
for the nation. One of his trends of
thought was that the country was in
urgent need of leaders now as in
those dark days when the country was
threatened. The senator paid consid
erable attention to tha concentration
of wealth, going back to the year 1897
to the time of the Sherman anti-trust
law, paying high compliment to the
author of the bill, who, in that early
period, foresaw what was threatening
the nation and could peer into the fu
ture with a keener eye than any of
his colleagues. That was the period
referred to as the beginning of the
formation of the trusts to fix the pri
ces, to control the markets and name
the amounts to take out of the con
suming public. The industrial and
commercial activities of the nation
were classed in four stages bv the
speaker. First came the partnership
period, when all were on an equal
basis. Next came the period of cor
porations, which was practically the
same as the first. The third change
was that which John Sherman fore
saw. This was the period to suppress
the even balance between the producer
and the consumer—the third stage
being the tru>t. Mr. La Follette de
clared that we were now in the fourth
stage of our industrial and commercial
life, adding that now the different
business combinations were controlling
the business of the country, or rather
a “combination ofcombinations’'. jhe
senator added that during the past six
or seven years we had passed into
this new era and that the industrial
and commercial business of the nation
had passed into the hands of a dozen
men. The speaker said he had b
criticized for making this statement,
but added that if there were any in
the audience who douhtd the assertion
and would send him a postal card with
their names, he would be pleased to
send them ample proof. Mr. La Fol
lette said he would go still further
and add that the Standard Oil company
and Rockefeller wete the dominant
power in the country today. “Sher
man saw what was coming when he
introduced his anti-trust law,’’ said
Mr. La Follette. “Roosevelt saw it;
Bryan saw it. Out of the change the
country has developed leaders to right
the wrong ’’ Turning his attention
to the leaders of the present day. the
speaker said that Roosevelt, Taft or
Bryan al r ne can accomplish nothing
standing alone, but it takes party or
ganizations t> accomplish these pro
gressive movements. “You have to
mane your choice of men in this cam
paign and of party organizations. Mr.
Bryan is a man of no mean ability,
and he is a student—but back of Bryan
is the Democratic party.’’ It was
then shown by the speaker that in or
der to carry out the advanced ideas of
Mr. Bryan, it would be necessary that
both branches ot Congress be with
him. In his attitude toward Bryan,
the speaker said he wanted to be fair
and non-partisan, adding that his
views of Bryan are the same in Nov.
1908, as they were in xmov. 1907, also
that his views of Aldnchism and Can
nonism were the same. Mr. La Fol
lette said that ho must treat Mr, Bry
an the same now as then, but that it
was necessary to take the party into
consideration as much as the leader.
The talk cf the senator was then to
show that the Democratic party was
not standing for progressive legisla
tion, his argument being that the
safety of the country was in the con
tinuance in power of the Republican
party in order to carry out these
great reforms, citing wnat has been
done in Wisconsin through the reform
wing of the Republican, as well as in
any other states. The struggle in
Wisconsin fur reform legislation was
related, going back to the year 1894,
with the statement that ir was not
till 1900, that the views of the great
majority found true and accurate re
cognition.
The speaker added that it was not
till 19C6 that the Republican party of
Wisconsin freed itself of the leaders
who served the corporate interests
rather than the people. “But in my
study of political conditions I
noticed tendencies in parties,” he
added, ‘‘and as parties are behind the
leaders we must not overlook these
tendencies. There is not much differ
enne in the membership of the two
parties. Rut in the crisis it behoves
us to take the best array and the best
organization. I preached this in Wis
consn and I preached it in Missouri
when I told the R pub leans of that
state to join in supporting Folk.
‘‘We must not apply that reasoning
to the nation. The elections of fifty
years, with two exceptions, showjehat
the Republican is tne majority party. |
If you lop off the southern wing of j
the Democratic party and there are
basic facts and sound reasons why you |
cannot consider that southern wing in i
any emergency, and you will be forced
to acknowledge that you can accom
plish more by lending your support to
the Republican party just as you did
here in Wisconsin and the Republicans
lent support to Folk in Missouri.
“There is a fight on in the Repub
lican party in every state in the north.
No man that is honest can say before
an audience that there’s rot an ele
ment in the party that is aiding the
' great evil that confronts us, but,
l thank God, there’s a stronger element
in the party fighting it. That this
struggle does nut exist in the Demo
cratic party is an indication of a dead
stand still there, for no man can say
you haven’t also the serviors of his
great evil there. Bryan has been
calling attention to it. He has served
his day and his time in a way to put
j him in history as one of the great mor
-1 al leaders of his age, but point out to
SUCCESSOR TO THE WATERTOWN REPUBLICAN.
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HOW LONG CAN HE KEEP IT UP?
me, if you can, what his party has
done in line ouside of Folk in
Missouri.
“There’s another great leader,
Roosevelt. He has steam on all the
while. He’s doing something every
day and the man who is busy all the
while is going to stub his toe once in
a while, but Roosevelt never leaves
any one of his dead propositions
around to spoil. If it doesn’t go he’s
got something I don’t think
more than one, two, three or four men
will be written higher in American
history than President Roosevelt, not
as a great constructive statesman, but
because be will leave in the hearts of
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HON. JOHN M. NELSON,
Second District Representative who Appeared Herewith Senator R. M
LaFollette Last Tuesday Evening.
the people the greatest sermons that
have ever stirred the higher aims of
the people of the nation.
“Have you confidence in Roosevelt?
Uo you believe ue’s sincere? Do you
believe he wants to see his principles
carried through to success? He has
picked out Williamtn Howard Taft as
the best instrument in his ccunry to
carry out bis policies. I believe he
has been in a position to know the
men in public life who are fit to be
considered ana that be io patriotic
enough and wise enough to be qualified
WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY. WIS. OCT. 23. 1908.
to judge and he knows Taft as few
men have known other men. Taft has
shown executive ability, a keenness of
sympathy wonderful to those who have
known the details -f the cabinet meet
ings.
“ “The senate is Republican for four
or eight years to come. Bryan could
do nothing without it, but it it tries
balking or thwarting Presi ent Taft
he’ll drive some senators into private
life. Mr. Taft stands before the na
on the best instrument in his country
to work out the next progressive
step.” Speaking of the governing of
railways, Mr. La Follette said: “We
have here in Wisconsin the most per-
feet railroad legislation ever placed
on the statue books of any stats or of
any nation. I'm not eulogizing my
self; I did'nt write that law. 1 had
something to do with it. ’cis true, tut
a draft of that 'aw went out trom the
executive office in Madison to every
man in the United States who had
given the subject of railroad regula
tion study and thought, it bad the
benefit of the wisdom and experience
of all the states and of the federal
government and went upon the sta
rts books as the finished work of
the best thought on the subject to
be found in the United States.
“If it fails it will fail in just one
point. If the railroads will accept
an honest law and let it alone and
will keep out of politics and not seek
to undermine the commission and turn
and twist it to their own ends their
control will stand. The law aims to
do absolute justice between the public
and the combinations. Absolute and
exact justice must be done the rail
roads and the capital invested in them.
The law requires three things, ade
quate service, impartial treatment
of all shippers and reasonable rates.
That’s the law, not only as settled by
the supreme court but it is the higher
law of justice.
“If the railroads do not attempt to
obtain control of the commission, to
displace its members, one by one, and
put in their places men who will dis
tort the law, if they will keep their
hands off, we h<ve the solution here
in Wisconsin. But if they go into
I nolitics here, I warn them to look
j out. M n all through this nation are
I watching Wisccn;;n bnd thorough
careful men were sent into the state
to make a most sesrch ng investiga
| ti. n of the last primary electiin.
| 1 hey found some evidence ten sing to
i show that the railroads were seel in/
! o work against the law and the m.n
! w hn framed it.
“I warn them now they had better
keep their bands off, for the peewit
wi,l never eurrtndar their highways to
rrarket to a corporation which seeks
to control them for private interests.
J nrn’t want to ate government own
ershrp come. A fl iod of graft would
be Ist loose if the lailrtaJs we e made
a part of the civil service and 1 din’t
want to see that, but it is what must
come if control tails.”
Senator La Follette closed his ad
dress with an urgent appeal for votes
for Hon. John M. Nelson for congress,
because of the courage of Mr Nelson
in attacking Speaker Cannon and the
House rules, as well as for other
reasons going to show the eminent
fitness of the present representative.
Mention was made of the recent call
for Mr. Nelson to appear before one
of the leading“civ.c societies of Cbica-
go to lecture on the power of Speaker
Cannon and his influence in checking
legislation. The cal’ ror Mr. Nelson
was referred to as a high honor for
our promising young Wisconsin repre
sentative.
In his Watertswn address, Mr. Ha
Follette, ov'ing to the length of the
same, made no reference to the tariff
Recent addresses, however, prove that
he is sound on the same and there
stands with the progressive element
of his party—decidedly in favor of a
revision of tha same.
It is possible to get a bargain of
any merchant in town. s(ou are sure
to get one of The Central Trading Cos.
KELSON NOT ASHAMED
OF HIS RECORD MADE
W ithout Ft*ar or Favor He Has
Voted for the Right and
With the People.
To the voters of the Se*cnd Congress
ional District;
At ycur member of congress. 1 have
earrestly tried to be right on every
question as it was given me to see
tl>e r ght. Whenever called upon to
vot-s in the House of Representatves,
I asked mys If the qu stion: Which
side is right? and the record will
prove that without fear or favor. 1
supported the petiole’s side of every
measure. I invite examination of my
record, and upon that record I solicit
your support for re-election.
To do the most good possible, I
made a thorough study of the Speak
ership and the Rules of the House.
One-man-power in the House of Rep
resentatives is one of the greatest
abuses in this free country With
what strength and ability I had, I
assailed this abuse and lam glai to
say, with some measure of success.
My speeches rn the subject have at
tracted the attention of thinking peo
ple throughout the country. I had the
honor last week of speaking before
the ' ily club of Chicago, an organi
zation that stards for civic righteous
ness and is made up cf nine hundred
of ihe beat citizens of that city. In
order that the voters of my district
might cl arly understand this great
reform. I have askrd the newspapers
of my district to circuits my speech
before the City club as a supplement.
I trust that every one tfat receives
a copy will real it.
If you approve of my effort along
this line, you can asti tme greatly
in the movement for a restoration of
popular government in the House, if
you will arcurd me ycur generous and
hearty approval. An indorsement at
the polls ot my stand on this reform,
will have its effect, not only encour
aging me, and those who have helped,
but it will also be a notice to the
whole country that the people ot Wis
consin are strongly opposed to the ar
bitrary power now lodged in the
Speaker. respectfully,
John M. NeKion
Celebrate Silver Wedding
Cn Sunday evening, October 18,
about seventy-five relatives and
friends gathered to celebrate the
twenty filth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr and Mrs. Henry Willen
bockel. Kev. Julius KHngmann per
formed the ceremony and made some
very fitting remarks, speaking of the
pleasures and hardships through which
they have passed. Many beautiful and
valuable gifts were left as remember
ance of the occasion. The evening
was pleasantly spent with instrument
al music singirg and recitations. The
Mr. Frank Bramer and Miss Edna
Gueldner furnished the music and a
great share of the entertainment
which was appreciated by everyone.
Mr. August Tank gave a reading and
Mrs. Theodore Luhr of Milwaukee,
recited a very appropriate p ece for
the occasion. The rooms were decor
ated in v fcite and autu n leaves,
growing ft rns and p'ilrns. The tables
were decorated in white and silver
with festoons of s~i(3x. Mr. Wil'en
bockei and Miss Ida Humboldt were
married in Wat’rrown Oftobar 18
1883, and th unio \ was blessed with
three chi! ren; L cnard, Theodore
and Viola \\ il enbocl e! if this city.
Mr. VV illenbock 1 is a v ‘l!- nown car
-1 penier contractor of this city, anr>
1 with his w i-e nj ys the esteem and
ifiiendship nf a large circ’e of friends
!in Watertown who extend congratu
jlaticnson ‘his occasion. The guests
i from cut of town at the silver wed
| dirtr were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
! Wheeler and Mrs. Ern t Humboldt
iof rhiesgo, Mr and Mrs. Theodore
Luhr of} Milwaukee, Rheinhold Hum
i boldt nf La Crosse, Mrs. August Nitz,
I of Green Bay.
,Wanv Hear LaFolletle
A vast audience greeted Senator La \
Fobeite and Congressman Nelson
Tuesday evening at the Turner opera
house. One singular feature of the
meeting was, that whenever the name
of Roosevelt was mentioned, there
■was a hearty applause—even if he
does use the “big stick.” The people
believe that he ia honest and doing
the best he can—and always busy.
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and live in a wigwam, you won’t nerd
any furniture, but it you are going to
live like a white man you better buy
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Miss Dora Saunders of Berlin, Wis,
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Mr. Herman Guelzow, Redgranite.
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