The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-11
ASKS STRONGER PRIMARY LAW
Favors Publicity for Campaign Ex-
penditures, and Is Ardent Advo-
cate of Industrial Education
and Industrial lnaurances
To the People of wisconsin:

lieving that the smallest polltlcal unit
to which any question involving per-
sonal liberty can be submitted with
fairness is as large as the sphere OF in
fluence of the condition to be passed
upon, | advocate the submission of the
question of licensing saloons to vote
of the people in the various counties.
If O. county option law is passed by
the legislature, and l am governor, L
will sign it. More than this, will use
every power vested in the Office OF gov
ernor to enforce it.
Primary Election.
The right of the majority to rule Is
not fully conserved by the primary
election law as it now stands. Rec
ognizing that majority rule is the cor
nerstone of representative government,
and believing that the majority ele-
ment within a political party should
control the nominations, | advocate
such an amendment to the primary
election law as will permit the elector
to express his first and second choice
of candidates for all offices.
Conservation.
Few states in the union are so well
SUPPLIED with natural water power as
our own. Approximately one million
horsepower is yet to be developed upon
the rivers in this state. This great
natural resource belongs to the peo-
ple. and the people should share In the
benefits growing out of it's develop
ment. Unless combination is pre-
vented, the state, municipalities and
the public may be forced to submit to
trust control of light and electrical
power and may be compelled to pay
exorbitant rates for them.
Without further delay the people
should be protected against encroach-
ments upon their rights, and no fran
chises should be granted without ade-
uuate return for the same and positive
assurance against combinations formed
to control this natural resource.
Reforestation.
The work of reforesting state land
for the protection of the head waters
of our rivers should continue. AS this
reforestation is a direct benefit to the
users of water powers by protecting
their dams and power properties from
floods and by conserving the stream
flow throughout the year, these users
of water powers should defray in part
the expense which this conservation
policy entails upon the state.
Water power development should be
encouraged by the state with due re-
gard to the interests of all the people
Election Expenditures.
To the end that demoralizing expen-
ditures of money in politics may be
prohibited, full publicity of campaign
contributions and expenditures should
be required by law. Candidates and
committees should be compelled to file
detailed monthly statements during the
progress of the primary and the regu-
lar election campaigns. Severe penal
ties should be provided for failure OF
candidates or committees to comply
with the law. And the law should be
enforced.
Industrial Insurance.
The completely of modern industry
calls for increased human risk. Our
ancient doctrine of personal response
bility of the worker in industry is out
worn and obsolete. Those who are
mangled by machinery today have
theoretically many legal rights and
remedies. So did the shipper before
the railroad commission law passed.
The shipper had his day in court. The
trouble was that he had too many days
in court The worker who is injured
vided remedy for the shipper, why
cannot we provide remedy for the
worker? The spectacle of the disabled
worker who comes into court to wait
there from two to five years for simple
justice is one which should be ban
ished from our state. Accidents are
incident to all industry. We should
place the burden where it really be-
1ongs-on the industry If the individ-
Ua1 could get at once when injured a
just compensation fixed by law for his
injury without going into court, as I'M
der the English system, this would in
sure justice and serve humanity. The
employer need not fear for his BUSH
ness. He can shift the burden TO IN
surance without extra cost to himself.
A workmen's cOmpensation-for-inj ur-
les act will be in line of simple JUS
tice.
Agriculture.
Realizing the necessity for increased
production from the soil, and recogniz-
ing the obligation of the state to en-
courage agriculture, | believe that
some comprehensive action should be
taken by the state TO reclaim the two
millions of acres of swamp land in
this state so that they may be placed
this direction, l believe that the legis-
Iature should more clearly define wa
ter power and drainage rights
Good Roads.
First steps have been taken toward
state aid for highways. The plan for
road building to be adopted should be
broad and comprehensive and the pol
icy of the state should be as liberal as
is consistent with good business meth
DDS. The time has arrived for perma-
hent Improvement along this line.
Industrial Education.
Considering as well spent the money
the state has devoted to the education
of those young men and women who
intend to enter the learned professions
and those who intend to follow agrf-
culture, it naturally follows that the
state is obliged to furnish industrial
education to those who must earn their
living in the ranks of skilled workers
/ advocate adequate provision for this
addition to the educational plan of the
state.
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