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Life magazine portrays La Follette as a traitor in 1917

Anti-La Follette Cartoon

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Although La Follette supported Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential election, he adamantly opposed U.S. entry into World War I, believing that disputes should be resolved peacefully. La Follette faced fierce criticism for his opposition to the war, as this 1917 cartoon from Life magazine demonstrates.

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Anti-La Follette cartoon. Wisconsin Historical Images.