The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14
sPEAKERsHlP TO WHITTET
Kenosha County Scion Declares That
GAINESVILLE Man Will Get First Honors
In Assembly-Men from Woods Are
Most Successful In Legislature.

The Hon d. ]. Vincent of Wilmot,
member of the assembly from Kenosha
county, was in Kenosha today discuss
ing with the county officials proposed
legislation in which Kenosha county
was particularly interested and he has
declared himself ready to lead in a
battle to secure greater portion >of
the inheritance taxes for this and
other counties in the state.
eff there is one thing that | am
willing to fight for it is a fairer divi-
sion of the Inheritance taxes, said the
assemblyman. At the last session of
the legislature there were ten or dozen
of us all from this section of the state
who strongly urged the repeal of this
law and the passing of law which
would make a fair division of the tax
but the legislature is controlled large
ly by experienced men from northern
Wisconsin We overlook an important
thing in the election of men of the leg
islature and [ want to say to you right
now that it the men from the woods
who are making laws for Wisconsin.
The people up there just send those
fellows back year after year and they
get out of the ropes at Madison. They
know everything that has been going
on for years and while there may be
brighter men sent in from south
ern counties these fellows are hope
lessly handicapped because they do not
know the legislative ropes. The men
who have been going to the legislature
for years know just how they are 60
ing to vote on important questions and
they know how to line up others. They
have an angle that can be worked on
all the old timers and this very fact
makes them the most potent power in
the legislature. Northern Wisconsin
has not favored the increase in the
amount of the inheritance taxes to be
paid to the counties The reason is
that most of this inheritance tax is
paid by few counties down in the
southern and central part of the state.
T am convinced that this year there
will be stronger demand upon legis-
lature than ever before for change in
this tax and you can rest assured that
| will do all I can to father the pas
sage of such measure
Assemblyman Vincent has a bunch
that the coming session is going to be
the shortest in the history of the
state. ct look for a short session,
shorter than ever BEFORE he said.
"The reason is that we have. some
business in the legislature now. The
accountant employed by the governor
has been busy and he is able to present
real figures for the finance committee
to work on and this will make it easier
for an early report on state appropria-
tions. Tt is this report that always
keeps the legislature in session.
The Kenosha county state legislator
makes no ssbones' of the fact that he
is Whittet man. 1T am certain that
Whittet will be reelected as speaker.
He made an excellent speaker and he
is fine man in every way and feel
certain that between him and Rosa
Of Beloit it will be a walk away
for Whittet =
The assemblyman has no bills under
his hat of especial interest to Kenosha
county, but he promises to have several
ready before the opening of the session.
Kenosha county is going to be inter-
ested, not only in the bill for fairer
division of the inheritance tax, but it
is also interested in the repeal of the
mother s pension act and for an amend
ment to the state insurance law to pro-
vide for cancellation Of policies. As
semblyman Vincent has been making
study of both of these laws and he
is going to support the action of the
Kenosha County Board when the mat
ter gets before the legislature.