The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-30
TALKS GOOD SENSE.
Aid. Yule Counsels Moderation and Com
mon Sense.

preparing communication upon the
electric railway matter. Now this is
such an important subject at the pres
ent time that I will only at this time
tell the people as near as can where
we are at, and take notice of some To-
Gals in the NEWS. First let me say
| that we have worked hard and faith
fully trying to protect the city, and at
the same time not hinder this much
sought after franchise, by granting
these gentlemen from other states what
we thought we could afford to- In the
first place we took into considerations
Is this electric railroad a good thing for
Kenosha That being decided in the
affirmative, then are these men all
right, and do they mean business, and
will they build this road, and do as
they agree in every particular !? Of
this [ think there is not q particle of
doubt. They are men amply able to
carry out this franchise to the letter.
believe them to be honorable gentle
men and will live up to their agreement
with the city or any one else. How
then, how about this much talked OF
and abused franchise? To be sure it
is in the hands of the committee and
will remain there until we are satisfied
it is right might say right here that
the mayor and council are not doing
this work themselves. We have the
able assistance of City Attorney Cav
anagh, who has worked very hard on
this matter, as he realizes the import
ance of what we are trying to do, and
certainly no one can accuse us Of being
hasty in the matter. We have had
several sessions Of the committee until
near midnight, but then we can afford
that. Our pay is ample, as we receive
for our services, all told, one ticket to
each show, and even that is begrudged
us, for Bro. w E. and Marden are
kicking themselves because we get so
much for doing so little. have never
yet used one of these tickets, but then
the partaker is just as bad as the thief.
But | am getting away from this fran
chise matter. At our last session,
which lasted until 11:35, we made so
many amendments and interlinings that
it was hard to tell or know what we
had, for it scarcely bore any resem-
blance to the franchise asked for by
Messrs. Bishop and Slush. Of course
this long ordinance had to be all re-
written and was not completed until
Monday afternoon. Not one of the
committee or the city attorney had
seen it or been able to look it over to
see if it was correct. Under these cir
cumstances would it not have been
foolish to have taken it up in the cOun-
Gil Monday evening with such crowd?
When we get it all Q. K, as we think,
then come up, gentlemen, and hear it
read before it is ordered published, and
if there are any Objectionable features
or clauses in it, then be kind enough to
point them out to us in gentlemanly
manner and we will be onlYAtoo glad to
change or rectify it. But don't come
at us like wild beast and shout in our
faces: go to Racine and drink your
champagne and slush, then come back
and vote our rights away" then start
and leave without giving the party a
chance to defend himself, he being en-
tirely innocent of going to Racine or
] elsewhere for champagne and sluSh.
/ You can reason with us and point out
where we are doing wrong or an illegal
act, but don't call us boOdlers, thieves
and robbers, because you may have to
apologize or suffer the consequences.
1t. is all right to joke On this matter,
but you may go just little too far and
be sorry for it. Now, let me explain
more fully (although it hardly seems
necessary how this ordinance must
come up when the committee is ready
to report. It will do SO in council.
| Then if the members are satisfied with
it, it will be ordered published in the
city papers for two weeks, when you
will have ample time to look it over
carefully and prayerfully, and if during
this two weeks you still find some
things Objectionable, (and we know you
willy, then please point them out to us,
as [ said before, and they will be cor
rected-that is, if you convince us that
they are wrong. But here let me ask
any one, old or young, did you ever
know or hear of any improvement in
the city being done that there was not
ashowl sent up by people that ought to
know better. Such is the truth and
can't be denied. Now, Mr.. Editor, l
have already taken up too much space
and will not undertake. at present to
answer almost said some of your
insults Will only quote one sentence
and see how, upon second thought, it
seems to you: " If they (the aldermen)
are left to themselves and saddle an
undesirable thing upon this community,
there will be bowling in Rome of no
mean order" This shows that you
have no confidence in the mayor and