The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-17

Declares tie Is For No One Man Or Sci
fMen-Beiieves In Publicity In
Public Expenditures Stands For
Primary And For State Regulation
of Railroads s-FavOrs State Com
merce Committee Elected By PeO
pIe-TFirks Power Should Be
BrOughtNearcr The People e-Pleads
For Harmony
Last Thursday the Honorable Emil
Baensch issued his long looked for
statement regarding his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Cover
nor. 1t was issued in all the afternoon
papers of the state 1t was said prior
to its publication that Judge Btensch
wished the Germania to have it ahead OF
the Milwaukee Sentinel and for tins
reason it was not first given to the NOR
ming papers.
The statement would have been out
some time ago and has in fact been re
posing for quite Il while in the offices of
the Germania; but owing to the sickness
and death of the authors father-in
law, John A. Koehler, its publication
was postponed until last Friday.
The Gist of the Statement.
The gist of the whole statement lies
perhaps in the opening paragraphs
which read as follows;-
"For some time past | have been
urged to become n candidate for the
nomination for governor. | was similar
ly urged two aud six years ago, but III
each instance declined, because the then
incumbents were each entitled to the ira
ditional second term. Now there exists
no preventive right of precedent and
the field is open to all.
"Those who have thus requested me
have not been extremists in either fac
ton. For myself can say that have
favored or opposed issues on their mer-
its, regardless of who proposed or op-
posed them believing that every man
should wear his own thinking cap
Personalities always create IL mist which
distracts from fair and free discussion
and DELAYS or hnders the solution of i'm
portant problems. | can further state
that | do not now stand for nor against
any man or set of men. To occupy
the executive chamber of our great
state is an honor which appeals to the
best motives in any man. If | can
not enter on my own feet and at the
front door don't want to enter 1t at
all.
''The constitution requires the COVER
nor to communicate to the legislature
such matters rs he may deem expedient,
and to approve or disapprove acts
passed by it, This intimate relation
with the legislative department renders
it proper that the people should know
the views of every one aspiring to that
position. For that reason | have pre-
pared this statement, the publication of
which has been delayed by private
matters"
Publicity In Expenditures
The statement comes ont strongly in
favor of the tax commission and for the
just proportionate taxation of all per
sons and corporations. 1t then goes on
to say
"A necessary correlative of tax re-
form is economy in public expenditures.
To accomplish this, good intentions Of
public officials are not sufficient. Back
of them there must be an active public
sentiment. This can best be aroused by
publicity and comparison. Public re-
ports should be more frequent in issue,
more convenient in form, clearer in
statement, and more generally distribu
ted That they may form basis for
intelligent Judgment, they should in
clude the expenditures Of the preceding
year"
The Primary
Governor La Toilette is given due
credit for having inaugurated primary
elections in Wisconsin. Judge Baensch
endorses the primary principle and was
the first to Suggest nominating United
States Senators at the primary. He
further proposed that in the coming
campaign the state committee be
authorized to use the methods OF the
pending primary law This however
did not meet with approval from either
the advocates or the opponents Of the
law
State Regulation of Railroads.
The subject of the regulation of rail
roads by the state receives the bulk Of