HISTORIC HEADLINES: PERIL IN THE MACHINE

“Robert M. La Follette, the Wisconsin orator, was the Washington Day speaker at the University of Chicago. He addressed the students in Kent Theater, and the perils of machine politics were the points he touched. Dr. Harper introduced Mr. La Follette, who was accompanied to the stage by the faculty in cap and gown. The party paraded across the campus before the oration.”

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