Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02
Democratic Candidate for Represent
alive from Howard County.

ASAAoSA oIAS SoHuludlc 1OI Represent
alive from Howard County.
Hermann Kali. candidate for his
second term as representative from
Howard county in the General Assem-
bly,, asks your support as a representa-
tive, and we may add, worthy one,
OF the great plain people, of whom it
is said that God must love them for he
made so many of them. Mr.. Kull was
elected two years ago as genuine
tiller of the soil, with the education
and ability necessary to vote intelli-
gently on the questions that might af-
feet the people of this county. and his
record in the House shows that he was
almost Invariably in his seat and voting
as his best judgment told him was to
the interest of the farmers and labor
ers who comprise so large a proportion
OF his constituents, while never losing
sight of the welfare of the business in
terests of the county.
While not so prolific as some others
in the introduction of new bills, and
not a seeker for notoriety, believing
with others that we do not need new
laws so much as we do enforcement
of the old ones, still he has to his
credit the introduction and passage
OF a bill without which electric roads
would have no right to traverse the
public highways of the state. This
law was specially designed to aid
Cresco and contiguous territory to Sc
cure the Dan Patch line, which if
built, will be of inestimable value to
Cresco and in fact the whole country.
lhls bill was introduced at the request
OF the local committee who have had
In charge the securing of this road for
our people, and Mr.. Kull was success
tul in his undertaking in spite of the
opposition of steam road interests who
sought to bury the measure in the
committee room. We mention this in
cident to show that in Mr.. Kull How
ard county has representative who
is their servant and who will do his
best to further their requests and in
terests, and who has the ability and
push to achieve results. For such in
terest in the welfare of so large pro-
portion of his constituents he deserves
their hearty support.
In the matter of an economical adj
mlnistration of the states business
affairs, it is imperative that a demo-
cratic governor and a democratic as
sembly be elected this fall. We have
eminent republican authority (partic-
ularly State Auditor CarrolD that the
states expenditures are extravagant.
and if the farmers and tax payers will
investigate, they will find that the
state tax levy constantly moves up
ward. In 1906. the state levy was
3.5 mills. Last year it was SO mills.
This year, the levy is a mills. What
jump from the Boies levy of 2 mills!
Do you think the legitimate expenses
of the state have doubled in that time?
Tax payers generally think not, and
propose to put that honest old German
farmer in the governors chair, and it
is essential that this county returns
Mr.. Kull to assist in the pruning of
state expenditures. Mr. Kull, in the
late legislature voted against what he
considered to be too high or unneces-
sary appropriations, and can be depend
ed upon to do so again.
To those who are unacquainted with
Mr.. Kull we will add that he is
native of Wisconsin, born in 1876, of
German parentage. He was educated
in the district schools, the Lake
Geneva High School and the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. Soon after his mar
rage he moved to his farm in New
Oregon township, where he is making
success by means of hard labor and
strict attention to his duties.
There are too many lawyers and poll
ticians in every law making body, and
when our farmers have Representa-
tive from their own number-not of
the kid glove variety-in this county,
one on whom they can depend, and
with the education and ability to assist
in securing the legislation they need
and desire, they should return him for
his second term for it is worth far
more to them than to the man they
elect. A business administration of
the states affairs is of more value to
the farmers and tax payers than is the:
settlement of political squabble to
decide which of two men shall have a
seat in Uncle Sans millionaire club.
Theodore Roosevelt sent Elihu Root
into New York to take the hide off
Hearst when the latter was candidate
for governor, but he is not now sending
anyone into Ohio to assail "the man
who made the Czolgoz bomb" that
killed President Mckinley. Instead he
is quoting Hearst approvingly. The
reason? Foraker dared to assert the
rights of the Brownsville negroes
against the unconstitutiona assump-
ton of power by Roosevelt. = Telegraph
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