The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-29
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT.
Many Voters Deserving the Democratic
Candidates and Will Be Found
With Inc Republicans.
FISHER A DECIDED FAvoR1TE.

Promises Unfulflled Will Cause the Dem
ocratic Nominee to Lose Many Votes
Which Were Cast For Him at the Last
Municipal Elecrion-Both Parties Enter
the Field for Hard Fight and Personal
work is the Rule of the Day.
The fury of the city campaign of
i 1900 has begun. One week from today
the voters will register their verdict at
the poll, and contrary to the usual
non-enthusiastic condition of the peo-
pie of the city, men are actually al
ready at work urging the success of
their favorite candidates. Both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans have taken off
their coats and are deep in the n1ire of
politics. While the work for the CAM
paign has been on for only day, the
reports that are coming in from all
parts of the city show that the people
are aroused. The great principles at
stake IN Kenosha during the coming
year have set the people thinking.
The campaign is on in dead earnest.
/ Little is being said of party and men
is the topic which is being discussed.
| There is no doubt but that the Demo
cratic party has lost great deal of
strength during the year and Mr.. Cor
man cannot hope TO receive many OF
the votes which were cast for the
I Democratic candidates at the last
election. Mr.. Fisher has not thrown
to the people any bait in the way of
Il &c c,1NI ny
action on the part of such a man
/ necessity. All the city knows Peter
Fisher. For the last fifteen years he
has been prominently connected with
the active business life of the city. A
man of intelligence, man of 1nteg-
trity, a man of honor, the people are
ready to hail his candidacy as the
| brightest star that has appeared for
Kenosha in the decade. We make no
predictions as to elections or as to ma
! iorities, but this fact is assured: eff
the people of Kenosha desire man
every inch man to stand at the head
of the municipality they will see that
their vote is registered for the Repub-
1ican candidate
| Life is too short for any one to in
du1ge in personalities in a city cam
paign. The men are too well known
and their records are plain before the
! people. At the last election the Demo
cratic candidates received the support
of the large numbers of the church
people of the city. But promises un-
fulfilled and vows unkept have alien
ated large number of these votes and
reports go to show that the church
people will be found solid in the ranks
led by the Republican candidate.
If you are a tax payer you should
| look back on the record of the present
administration. We do not say that it
is good or bad, but leave you to be the
Judge. The finances Of the city were
j never in such state as they are today.
When the present Mayor and Council
went into office they declared for strict
economy. Has the administration
just past been an economic ad-
ministration? The revenues of the
city have certainly not been decreased,
and vet there is not an Alderman on
the board but that will admit that the
city will be absolutely without funds
before the first of August. Is this
business? Have streets been I'M
proved when they should not have
been? Have the moneys of the people
been thrown away in providing tat
| Jobs for the friends of the party IN the
ma iority? Have private interests and
private preferences stood before the IN
terests of the city and the citizens?
Ask the records. Take the reports Of
the work of the Council the moneys 1t
has expended and the manner IN which
they have been expended, and see IT
the people have had business admin
istration.
The men who have conducted this
waste of the peoples funds now come
up and say: eve favor reduction in
4axation.' IF they are reelected, how
is any reduction to be secured?
If promises of economy and promises
of reform have not been kept IN the
past, is it reasonable to consider for a
moment that the future will show any
deviation?
The Democrats themselves admit
that there has been large assertions
! from their ranks and that they cannot
hope to poll the vote that was regis
tered in the last campaign. Serious
inroads have been made also IN the
Danish and Swedish vote by the action
of the administration. Now, brother
Taxpayers, do you desire to see the
success of the Republican ticket? Will
you take off your coats with us and
jump into the fray as tax payers? Will
you demand reform in the adrninistra-
ton of the affairs of the city and lay
aside all prejudices of rank and clique
and do some personal work for the
whole ticket. If you will there is no
doubt about the result. The city will
be swept from north to south the af-
fairs of the tax payers will be placed in
the proper hands.
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