The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-16
AN Old. KENOSHA BOY.
Judge vischer v. Barnes Accepts the
Nomination for the Governor
ship OF Illinois.
his SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
Former Kenosha school Boy Still STAND S
Firmly in the Course of Right and JUS
tice, and Will Run for Governor.

The old "school boys and girls of
Kenosha are rejoicing today on ac-
count of the fact that one Of their
former number, Judge Vischer v.
Barnes, has been selected as the stand
| ard bearer of the Illinois Prohibition
lists in the coming political campaign.
Judge Barnes is one of the most popu-
lar of the old Kenosha boys. He came
to Wisconsin when old Southport was
still young, and after the old school
house had been opened he was one of
the first to be enrolled as graduate of
the Kenosha high school. He is gen.
era1 favorite with the members of the
Kenosha alumni association and his
nomination and acceptance of the
candidacy for the governorsl.ip has
caused a great deal of JOY among his
fellow school mates. Many letters of
congratu1ation have been sent to him
from Kenosha and the people of the
city will hope for his election to the
high office for which he was nominated.
In accepting the high honor con-
ferred upon him at Lake Bluff yester-
day afternoon Judge Barnes made one
of his characteristic speeches, from
which we quote part:
II accept the nomination for Gov
ernor on the Prohibition ticket. It is
part of the province of law to prohibit
what is wrong. When it was sup
posed by nations that the life of the
captive was forfeit to his conqueror,
slavery was esteemed mercifu1. Based
on wrong premises, slavery became
worse than death; and the Judgment
of God, executed through the wrath of
man, destroyed ii with all that the sys-
tenn had accrued. The license of the
prohibition Of an evil. That license
has developed into a public sanction
of wrong for revenue and votes. 1t
this is not wrong, nothing is wrong.
This nation will some day go for free
whiskey or no whiskey. Such is the
nature of truth that beyond that day
will come time when free whiskey
will mean no whiskey, and boys and
girls will wonder as they read of IN
evil that was, but is not. This result
is not coming of itself. Prayer and
praise, voice and note, toll and blood
will be blended and inspired by the
presence and power of Him without
whom we can do nothing. Except
the Lord build the house, they labor in
vain that build it, In politics as in
religion, and all we do and are, be-
longs to one or the other-purity is
power.
Glove will conquer. Temperance
and moderation in speech, charity ard
a kindly spirit will best become us,and
serve our cause il trying to persuade
the moral, religious and patriotic men
and women of other parties to think
and act with us in destroying the sa-
loon and the drink evil. If we are
right we do we'll to conserve our
strength until such time as Our vote
shall rival the saloon vote, when either
our party or some other, with the de-
view, it matters little which will win.
It will take time and patience, but if
we just hang on and vote as we pray
we shall no doubt have plenty of both.
If we honestly try to please God and
help the wronged our mistakes will not
kill us, and we shall get wiser and
stronger as we grow older. The acorn
is planted and the oak will grow until
it reaches the sky, whence it chiefly
came, look at it as we may.
"In accepting this nomination I am
fully aware that many another could
much-better fill the position, but the
place was unsought, and there is
comfort in knowing that / represent
constituency that for all the qualities
of noble manhood and womanhood are
the peers of any of the grand men and
women who march under the standards
of the other great parties of the nation.
81 invoke the charity and co-opera-
ton of all the members of our party,
and thank them for this honor, justly
conferred upon the beautiful county of
Lake, though unworthily bestowed
upon me-"