The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-16
Democratic Candidate For Governor
Opens the KenOsha Campaign
at Rhode Opera House.
CALLS THE GOVERNOR lNSINCERE
Eloquent Address by Mayor Rose Fails to
Touch the Issues But Roasts the Gov
ernor to the Queens Taste.
tFrom Saturdays Daily

After spending the whole day IN
the county Mayor David S. Rose and
the "whoopla" special reached Keno
sha shortly after five O'Clock and the
mayor spoke to one of the largest
crowds ever seen at political meet
ing in Kenosha in the evening. The
band played and the local Democrats,
acting as an escort to the speaker, pa
raded the streets and brought out all
the Republicans and Democrats that
had leisure hour. Mayor Rose GER
tain1y made an eloquent speech but
his address'was roast on the governor
rather than mastery presentation of
the issues of the state campaign.
Upon the stage were faces familiar
to local Democratic leadership, among
those occupying seats being W. w.
Strong, DR.. ]. L. C1eary, Calvil Stew
art, George H. Kronke, w. M. Cowel1,
Jacob Kronke, George McCarron, G.
F. Meiser and Henry Hastings. Chair
man of the Democratic County Com
mittee Johh c. Slater presided and in
introducing Mayor Rose he spoke of
repeated successes in being elected
mayor of Milwaukee and predicted a
similar success in his candidacy for
the governorship. In acknowledging
the introduction Mayor Rose said:
81 assure you that as we have passed
through the state in the 200 villages
and cities we have visited since this
campaign began my civic pride has
been intensified, if possible, for have
found everywhere the splendid
cities, thrifty, enterprising, progress
i've, each a jewel in the crown that
rests upon the brow of our grand old
Badger Queen. am just as proud of
which is now my home and which has
conferred upon me SO many honors.
81 stand here to charge that every
act of Governor LaFol1ette's public
1ife," said the speaker, "has been DOM
mated by the spirit of insincerity. He
has not been fair with the people at
any time" Following this declara-
ton he discussed the different attempts
made by Governor LaFo11ette to Sc
cure the nomination. He then COM
menced the discussion of the taxation
question in reference to the mill tax.
"Last year Kenosha county paid as
her share of the one-mil1 school tax
So, 78O.61. This year the taxpayers of
Kenosha county will be required to
pay as her share of the one-mil1 school
tax $18, 1888, an increase of $11, 1887. ~
which the taxpayers of the county of
Kenosha will pay as penalty for per.
hitting a dreamer and theorist to
practice his insane decisions upon the
material interests of the State of Wis
consin.'
When he spoke of the mortgage tax
alton he reiterated the statements fire.
quently made by him that the Repub-
1ican candidate for attorney general
had recently taken a mortgage IN
which was incorporated clause pro-
viding that the borrower pay the tax.
In summing up his discussion of the
taxation question he said:
"What are you going to have in the
future? We find no evidence of re-
pentance; there is no relaxation; we
have had trouble and discord for two
years gone by; we have hadahigh taxes
for two years gone by. How much
better may we expect it to be in the
two years to come in the event of Gov
ernor LaFo1lette's reelection"
His audience during the time Mayor
Rose presented his statement regard
ing the defeat of Superintendent Har-
vey observed the closest attention and
at the close of his remarks condemn
ing the transaction favored the speaker
with approving applause. He briefly
took up the discussion of the Stevens
primary election bill and denied that
there was anything in the attitude or
record of Governor LaFo11ette to indi-
cate that he favored any other plan
than that incorporated in the Stevens
bill.
He defined his attitude toward the
public and parochial schools, saying:
yesterday over in the little city of
Burlington, as we went down the
street to the opera house, drawn up at
one side in front of st. Mary's parochial
school building, were fully 200 little
children, each with the flag, waving
the flag as we passed by, and down
the street another block, drawn up at
each side, were as many children Of
the public schools with the flag, and it
reminded me of a little history about
twelve years old and the attitude that
Governor La Toilette maintained to-
ward the splendid institutions that
constitute most valuable auxiliary to
our public school system, and I
thought that if his policies had pre-
vailed then these little children in
front Of the parochia1 schools would
| not have been standing there yester-
day. want to say here openly be-
fore the world that welcome them;
that welcome with all my heart the
private and parochia1 schools of Wis
cousin as Indispensable auxilaries of
our public school system"
The speaker then eulogized in e1o
quent terms the old soldiers, condemn
ing in scathing terms the action of
Governor La Toilette in discharging
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