The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-18
CANDIDATE AyLWARD'S
TWO RIVERS SPEECH
Reported for The Pilot Ten Days Ago
by Atty. Harry Kelley.

The state campaign of 1906 was
opened in Manitowoc county by the ad
dress of John A. Aylward democratic
candidate for governor, at Two Rivers
last Friday evening. After being intro
duced to an audience of over two hun
dred voters by J. +. Magee, Mr.. Ayl-
ward addressed himself to national
issues, calling attention to the fact that
all federal legislation controlling rail
way charges and service exists only by
virtue of united democratic action in
congress. Touching the tariff question,
the speaker declared that the only press
| ing issue in that connection is whether
or not the revision of the trust breedi 2
schedules of the Dingley law, universal
ly demanded by the people, shall be en-
trusted to a party controlled by the
benefciaries of the tariff abuses and
whose leaders are in avowed hostility
to any revision.
Approaching state issues Mr.. Ayl-
ward condemned the republican propo-
sal concerning state highways as an I'M
necessary interference with affairs
strictly local by central authority sug-
costing that the primary purpose of the
movement is the creation of new field
of state patronage of great proportions.
Figures were presented, taken from the
state treasurer books showing that for
every dollar spent from the general
fund of the state during the last year of
the last democratic state administra.
ton there was spent last year 50. 80, an
increase in the expense of running the
state of nearly three hundred per cent.
in period during which the population
increased but fifteen per cent. This, the
speaker declared, is the conspicuous
economy of which Mr.. Connor's plat
form boasts. 1t was pointed out that,
while the republican state platform de-
clared for the regulation of charges of
public service corporations, the demo
cratic party promises regulation OF
charges and service and the prevention
of discrimination, and also that, al.
though the republican platform favors
local option in municipal ownership, it
does not promise limited liability bonds
beyond the tax limit which is absolute
ly necessary to render municipal owner
ship possible in most cities in the state.
Asserting that the reform movement
in Wisconsin is at an end, Mr.. Awkward
said; Every one of the reforms of the
past eight years is on our statute books
tonight despite the opposition Of the
stalwart branch which is now in con
troll of the republican party, and which
faction for ten years fought every one
of them step by step.
Senator La Follettes opening speech
in Milwaukee few months ago was
quoted from: The stalwarts cannot
be entrusted with the safe keeping of
laws the enactment of which they re-
sisted.
MT. Ayl"dluS Ill SuIicHt IL loSi1di
and addressed to the reason of his
audience, displaying the keen analytical
mind and the exact phraseology of the
trained trial lawyer. These qualities
attended by a magnificent presence and
thorough earnestness, gave rise to fire.
quent bursts of real eloquence. His
broad grasp of contemporaneous prob
lens of government and mis- ability to
find their solution in the application of
basic democratic doctrine stamp him as
man of gubernatorial proportions. If
he is able to keep up his crusade for a
month, as he has planned to do the re-
publican managers, who are predicting
-, 900 plurality for their state ticket,
are liable to receive rude awakening
when the returns come in.