Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03

tive office since TIE resignation of r.
M. La Toilette, has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for governor,
The announcement is as follows;
Responds to Requests.
I'm response to numerous and
urgent requests from citizens in all
parts of the state, l hereby make.
formal announcement that l will
stand for the republican nomination
before the primaries next September,
as a candidate to succeed myself in
the Office of governor of Wisconsin.
During the last twelve months
events have so shaped themselves that
could not with proprlety refuse to
become candidate at this time. My
official record as member of the as
sembly, as state treasurer, as lieuten-
ant governor, and as governor since
the first day of January last, must be
accepted as an index to my future
public course
Pioneer for Reforms.
Il was a pioneer IN the reform
movement, which began more than
twelve years ago, to emancipate the
people and state government from the
control of public service corpora
tons. AS a legislator | introduced
bills and aided in the enactment of
laws for the taxation or express COM
panies, and TO increase the taxes TO
be paid by telephone, telegraph, sleep
ing car, insurance companies and
other public service corporations.
The law which provides for the SUI
pervision of state banks and which
has been accepted as a model by
other states, was placed upon the
statutes through my initiative. | was
among the first Legislators to propose
a railway rate commission, and ear
nestly supported the bill for that pur-
pose drafted by the lamented A. r.
Hall at a time before public senti-
ment had become strong enough to
write it into law.
Did Duty as Treasurer
while treasurer of the state | la
bored faithfully to keep the peoples
money working and was enabled to
cover into the treasury very large
sums of interest earned. During this
time more than s3,0O0,OO0 of state
funds were invested without the loss
of a dollar For this l claim no
special credit as l performed no more
than n simple duty, and refer to it
now Oh for the purpose or calling
attention to the necessity of giving
the same conscientious care to the
discharge of public duty that should
mark the conduct of faithful servant
in private life.
Approves La Toilette.
Il emphatically approve the efforts
of my immediate predecessor In Of
fee in all measures to restore to the
people the rights usurped by tle
great aggregations of wealth, and to
make every creature Of the law sub
servient to an amenable to its
creator. have worked Loyalty with
Hon. Robert NJ. La Toilette during the
past years, to secure the reforms
which he so ably and earnestly
championed, and will never consent
to any retrograde movement or any
compromise that would detract from
the political and Legislative triumphs
of the past six years, or that would
add to the power of special privl-
lege, or weaken the power Of the
humblest citizen.
For Two-cent Fare.
q have believed that in addition TO
just and equitable freight rates on |
our railroads, there should be estab-
lished a passenger rate Of not exceed |
ing two cents a mile on first class |
roads, and have sought to have this |
rate written into the statutes; but the
last legislature deemed 1t wise to in |
trust this matter to the state railway |
commission which it created. The |
subject has now been formally |
brought before that body for decision,
and the commission may be relied up
on TO make a IulI lHN6sllSdllOH anu !
to reach conclusion just and fair |
to all interests concerned.
Insurance Reforms.
at is to the credit OF our state |
that some legislation correcting the |
worst abuses existing in the life in
surance business, was placed upon
our statutes even before the recent |
startling disclosures emphasizing |
the necessity OF stringent laws on the
subject. But am convinced that |
the insurance legislation Of 1905
should be made still more effective.
We now require the life insurance
companies to issue no policy which
does not provide for the accounting
and distribution Of its surplus at least
every FIVE years. On the bin requir-
ing his. there was tie vote in the