The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
GAINESVILLE Man in Announcing
Candidacy for Congress Talks
First District Politics
TIME FOR CHANGE IN OFFICE
Malcolm Jeffris Says That His Friends
Have Urged Him to Make Race
For the Congressional Nomi-
nation.-Is Wen Known

Malcolm G. Jeffris of GAINESVILLE, in
announcing his candidacy for the
nomination for congressman of the
First district, has made statement
to the voters of the district which is
Of more than passing interest. The
candidacy of Mr.. Jeffris has been re-
ceived with favor in all parts of the
district and his statement will prob
ably bring him into greater favor
with the men to whom he is not
personally known. In announcing
his candidacy he says:
1T believe that time has come for
a change IN presentation in the
First congressional district. It seems
to me early to make the announce
ment, but many of my friends think
that it should be known now whether
or not / expect to be candidate
am in constant receipt of letters from
all over the district, urging me to be-
come candidate and offering sup
port. This sounds like the statement
of politician, but in my case it is
literally true and is well known to a
great many people.
"It is explained, in large part, by
reason of the fact that twelve years
ago I was a candidate when Mr..
Cooper was nominated and elected
for the first time. I have been urged
to become candidate at nearly every
election, but have SO far declined.
ssThere is no Disgusting the fact
that Mr.. Cooper has not proven him
self to be a satisfactory representa-
tive. He has now been in congress
almost twelve years. He certainly
has had many opportunities do
something to Justify his CO ce,
but he either has not been equal or
has neglected all of the opportunities.
About the only attention his district
has had is IN the matter of the ap-
pointment of postmasters. This has
been aconstant play Of politics.
suppose it is all right for man to
recommend appointments that he
thinks will be helpful to himself, but
lido not believe that the people APP
prove of man who holds up appoint
ments for months because he is afraid
to determine what to do.
81 think it fair to say that Mr..
Cooper is of that mental makeup that
he does not know what to do, and he
shows this in his position upon i'm
portant public questions. On nearly
all of them he has kept on the fence,
or so near to it that he could climb
over in great haste. Every man
should be ready and willing to change
his opinion when he finds that it is
right and proper to do so, but he
should have opinions strong enough
upon any subject in which he is
interested so that other people would
at least know what his opinion was at
any given time.
stMr. Cooper has recently been to
the Philippines, and now he thinks he
wants the tariff taken off of sugar
and tobacco. Just now he is working
to that end. / think this is Ill con.
sidered and against the interests of
this district in particular, and against
the interests of the whole country ia
general. Wisconsin has long been a
great tobacco producing state. It is
crop which requires a great deal OF
labor and care and while it has been a
profitable cropto the raisers, it is one
which cannot stand much adversely.
We have recently been developing the
beet sugar industry in Wisconsin. ]
believe that that is going to be a pro-
fitable crop, but, like tobacco, it is
enc which requires a great deal of
labor and care. Any measure which
would cripple these industries is to
be dep1ored.
For my part, | am interested in
the welfare of Wisconsin first and our
sister states second and the Philip
pine islands somewhat further down
the list. believe in protection Of
American industries and particularly
of American farmers. / think there
are many points in which the tariff
could be advantageous1y revised.
Where the goods are made by trust
that is getting and undue profit, it
should have no protection from the
government or the people. Many Of
our industries can no longer be
called infant industries. They are
giants, which need to be restrained.
On the other hand we have industries
to which should be applied the pro-
tective principal, that is a tariff suffi-
Gent to equalize the difference in
wages and the cost and method of
living.
There are great many important
questions in which feel an interest
and would like the opportunity 81