The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-06-14
THURSDAY, JUNE IA, 1900.
Stands for Whitehead.

THE Madison State Journal, the Off
cial state paper, pays Senator White
head. a. handsome compliment in
double loaded leading editorial, saying:
esWhen the republicans of the First
congress ona1 districtdetern1ined upon
outing a candidate for governor into
the field they turned unanimously to
Senator John M. Whitehead, and~hav-
ING pronounced in his favor are now
standing together by him with the ex-
pectation and belief that his candidacy
will be successful in the nominating
convention.
"No candidate has better fitness for
the office of governor than Senator
or poor, rural or urban, corporation or
buckingham, could have better guard
Eansh1p of their interests with him in
the executive chair. He is a well-train-
ed lawyer, and, as everyone knows, his
two winters in the senate were signal
an point of intelligent, courageous and
judicial action. Senator Whitehead's
connection with tax measures is by no
means to be interpreted as antag-
onistic to capital The institution of
the tax commission, largely his work,
Is when rightly viewed, a conservative,
not radical policy. The effect of
its recommendations, if enacted, will
be to more equitably distribute and
tighten the burdens of government,
not TO intensity them; indeed it is
understood that the commission con-
-e1ves that action looking to re-
stricted out-go of public moneys may
be fully as much it's function as the
mere tapping of mere sources of reve-
nue. and the equalization of the lmpo-
s1tiou of present taxes. Corporate
taxation. no less than the taxes of
individuals, will be 1ightened, not
Increased, when within few years
this commission shall have grown
into its full usefulness. At all events
1t teralds the end of sudden, undigest-
ed, individual tax projects or to the
pubic needs, and by the. very nature.
of such isolated drives of taxable prop.
critics, unjust.
AS the Belojt Free Press says: "Mr.
Whitehead is a man of the people, APP
preciative of the wants of the people,
of that great class who make the
wheels of industry go round. Fair
and Just, he makes no prentense of ST.
1erior public virtue, but lets his public
acts and daily life speak for him. Sym
pathizing with all interests, he would
have Justice rendered to all. A man of
the people, he is for the highest inter
ests Of all the people. Senator White
head is a man of dignity, force and
wisdom. AS Governor, the state might
we'll re oice in such a chieftain, and
the stimulus he would give to wise
legislation, the check he would afford
to trivial and hurtful schemes, the
tone he would give the entire gamut of
public affairs ramifying into the
smallest community, the example he
would afford of political ideals to the
youth Of the state, constitute vision
inspiring to all who covet that Wiscon-
sim shall rank high. Senator White
heads chances for nomination are
most excellent, and his friends have
reason to press onward with all dill
geuoe His campaign methods are
scrupulously just and honorable.
Whether as Governor or State Sena-
tor (Which position his district will
readily accord him AGAIN., Whitehead,
of Evansville, will continue to DE a
most valuable factor in Wisconsin
public life