The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-03
Louis G. BOhmrich, Formerly Of Ke-
HsnOsha, kthe Guest OF the Jeffer- o
- - 9son Club innIRacine.
BOODLEISM MENACES POLITICS
Words Of Mr.. Bohmrich TO Democrats
Have a Significant. Meaning-No
Use for Party Traitors.

Louis G. Bohmrich, formerly Of this
city was one of the leading speakers
at thes Jefferson Club BANQUET in
Racine last night, and while Mr..
Bohmricht made a splendid plea for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he also said
some 'sthings in regard to municipal
government which may be taken home
in Kenosha at the present time.
The former candidate for Governor
spoke in part as follows:
1.-TWO apparently opposite forces, the
one consciously and the other evident
| ~ unconsciously, are today working
towad the same end: the one, social
ism, honestly and unse1fshly, although
in my humble judgment ill-advisedly
the other, the trusts, dishonesty and
selfishly. The one bent upon burying
the individually of our.scitizens into
an illusion # a paternalism for
the.general good of all; the other, de-
ternined to.scrush individuality by a
concentration of wealth and power in
the hands of few, disregarding all
rights and having for their object
nothingsin view but Doodle. These
two forces press into patriotic activity
every citizen who believes in the Dem
ocratic principles of individual rights
and equal opportunities. The amy
thing to win theory is inimical to
every Democratic idea. We must be
honest with the people: Our platform
must be plain and unequivoca1. What
does it avail Democrat to be success
full in electing public officials on the
Democratics oattlecry 'of equal rights
and privileges when such official bar
ters.away public privileges and con-
tracts, for his own profit to the highest
bidder?
"Wht;at does it avail our proc1ama-
tons of Jeffersonian doctrines when
we elect men to Office who are ready at
every step to coin into Doodle their po-
sitions of trust? What does it avail
dictationswhen we elect to Office men
who use their official opportunities in
building up a-political machine of die
tation and spoi1ation as corrupt and
polluted as that of our opponents?
What does it avail our protestdtions
against the corrupt influences of cor
porate greed and wealth if we elect
men to Office who become rea-y tools
in the hands of those influences? What
does it avail our embracing the name
OF Jefferson when we permit it to be
used in the fathering of the corrupt
ambitions of blatant demagogue?
Doodle is the cry of our times and sure
as truth is eternal the corrupting in
fuences, forming as they do the run
ming sores on our body polite, will
soon realize that honesty, even in our
public life, is the best policy.
"The future Of the Democratic party
lies in an honest declaration of its
policies and while some of the issues
may have been obsolete by changed
conditions, we may we'll become sus-
picious of a demagogue who seeks to
attract attention to himself by de-
nouncing the honest conviction of the
party Of the last two national conven-
tons. Those who honestly and faith
fully stood by the party are convinced
that the organization is intact and per-
feet and while every good Democrat
should welcome into our ranks every
erring brother, 1t is well that we should
not assist serious disruption of our
party's entitysby trusting the manage
ment of partysaffairs into the hands of
those who deliberately gave aid and
comfort to the enemy"