The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-23
WANTS EXCITING CAMPAIGN
Declares Himself in Favor Of Equal
Rights For Women and Prohibition
and Would Limit Use of Money in
Campaigns to & Greater Degree.

John Strange of Neenah and Menas-
na will be candidate for the republi-
can nomination for United States sen
ator in case Senator Isaac Stephenson
should enter the field, otherwise not,
This announcement was made in a
statement which he has just issued.
Mr.. Strange says many men had offered
him their support and urged him to
enter the field
''To the Public:
Many newspapers have commented
upon the possibility Of my becoming a
candidate for the United States sena-
torship--some Of them urging me to
come into the race to make things
lively and interesting.
Many men have offered their sup
port to me, and urged me to enter
the contest.
~ have not felt, up to today, nor
do ! feel even now that / ha either
the time or the means to spare from
my business or my money resources to
justify my undertaking to make the
campaign and meet the demands the
primary election-as thus far practis-
ed-imposes upon the candidate who
seeks public office 1t has cost us over
a million dollars to take up Bob La
Follette--then the fighting little ex-
pgressman--and put him where he is
today in the public eye, with his skill
fully built machine. The biggest part
of this cost has been under Wisconsin s
primary election law.
The cost to Senator Stephenson in
his political fights has been stagger-
ing in its enormity.
Senator LaFollette has a very effect
ua machine, aud Senator Stephenson
still remains Wisconsin Is chiefest own
er of property and money. To the man
who has all the essentials for good and
honest public service, but who lacks
the machine equipment Of Senator La
Toilette, Or the money availability of
Senator Stephenson; a contest seems to
suggest an almost fatal handicap to the
non-machine, non-money equipped can
didate. While / still believe in, and
am friend of Wisconsin's primary
election law, ] am quite convinced Of
the crying need of strong amendments
which will result in the triumph of abil-
ity and integrity over machine or
money.
Az to my entering the contest at
this time, I feel that the perils which
now confront legitimate business de-
mand the closest application, and the
most cautious using of credit by bust
ness men such as myself, to prevent
adversely.
While | have always acted upon the
plan of never letting my business du-
ties interfere with my political duties,
/ have been nevertheless unusually
timid about ignoring the unusually adj
verse business conditions confronting
manufacturers today; and l would not
become candidate from choice, or be
influenced by any possible lust for of
fee, However, in view of the fact that
it has been limited, and by many be-
heved, that Senator Stephenson will
seek reelection; if this proves true /
may be compelled, in the performance
of what | deem my duty to Wisconsin
people to enter the contest against
him. | would not care to get into the
race, as feel now, with only little men
as contestants; but Mr.. Stephenson be-
ing big man with prestige and quail
fcations sufficient to make a real live
campaign; a possible interesting dis
play of real fireworks would be a suf-
ficient incentive to induce me into the
field The lid should be lifted from
some of the old chests containing the
stories of senatorial campaigns of days
gone by. in which Mr.. Stephenson play
ed leading roles, and as have the keys
with which to open some of these
chests, | would deem it due the public
to bring forth into the light some of
the cloudy things which have hindered
real representative government.
This is declared to be a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
Tor the people, and no secrets should
be kept from the people.
If | became candidate, a part of
the gospel / would proclaim follows:
In the interest of broadcast oppor
tunity, highest patriotism, most stead
fast advancement and national great
ness, l favor, with all my might, pro-
lection to the industries of our nation,
without apology, qualification or com
promise.
| believe in, and would favor, re-
ciprocity with the nations, of the
world; entering into separate and dis
tInct treaty contracts with each nation
according to the equities and interests
which may appear. | am unalterably
opposed to allowing any nation to en-,
ter our markets as competitors; and /
call attention to the fact that com,