The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-20

nominated by the La Toilette party
aIter the readers must have known of
the shortage if such existed.
Mr.Jeffris spoke of Senator Ouar1es.
paying splendid tribute to his SER
vices for the state and the work
which he had done in attempting to
secure reforms needed along the line
OF taxation. ''The man." Mr.. Jeffris
declared, chad been denounced sole
~ because he had refused to bend to
the demands of La Toilette
The name of Senator Quar1es was
received with great applause.
Pays Respect to Cooper.
At this juncture of the speech came
the most sensational event of the
evening. Ina dramatic manner Mr..
Jeffris stepped to the front of the
platform and shouting at the top of
his voice, he declared: "I am no
Political Coward" undertand that
there is a secretary of a prominent
politician in the room tonight, and he
has come to take notes of this speech.
Last night when was in Racine /
said: I am no political coward and
l don't believe in man who sits on
the fence and waits until the political
wind veers little and then jumps
down and says: ''Here is where I
have been all the time" I didn't
mention any names but this morning
while was walking on the streets of
Racine the Hon. H. A. Cooper came
to me and said: Il want you to I'M
derstand Mr.. Jeffris, that 1 am no
political coward. In dramatic
manner Mr.. Jeffris shouted in defiance
to the stenographer: ''Put that
down in your book, Mr.. Stenograph-
err
clam no political coward, I" shouted
Mr.. Jeffris, 'Fand I am going to say
just what L believe"
The speaker touched on the mort
gage taxation bill and it's failure.
Then came the rebate question and
the speaker showed that the state
laws were explicit on this subject and
that it was the duty of the governor
to force action to be brought in the
name of the state of Wisconsin,
He showed what Roosevelt had done in
the Northern Securities case and how
the governor had utterly lodged his
duty. Gone, he declared, chad
done something but the other one had
done nothing but talk for four years."
The school book scandal was MOTTO
ed and Jeffris declared that the gov
ernor had deliberately sold a place
on the state ticket for $1,000.
81 don't care who you put in the
executive chair said Mr.. Jeffris,
''but put some one there except La
Fo11ette.''
Glow long are you voters to be
hoodwinked by man whose only de-
tense is raise the railroad tax"
Jeffris charged the administra ton
with gross misuse of the state funds
and declared that the state officials
would not issue financial statement.
although it was due the 3Oth of last
June.
The speaker urged the people to
$1,000 WINS On O4CCllOu Jay SO
that they would count the strongest
against r. M. La Toilette.
Mr.. Jeffris spoke of the speeches Of
the governor as a libel against the
state.
He pleaded for chance to get back
on good business basis with the
state finances and declared that ali
that was necessary was a man who
would carry out the duties of the
executive in dignified manner.
In concluding Mr.. Jeffris read the
names of the famous Republicans of
Wisconsin and the name of Spooner
was greeted with cheer after cheer.
Spooner was praised in no uncer-
tain words, and several times the
speaker was interrupted with pro-
1onged applause.
Mr.. Jeffris closed with an appeal to
the people to investigate La Toilette
and his teachings and get back to
common sense.