Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-30
PEOPLE MAY PASS JUDGMENT
Decide for Themselves as to Their
Legislative Representative

! Assemblyufan Henry Rentz has had
prepared for him by some political
genius unfamiliar with facts and truth.
which Mr. Rentz has caused to be cir
culated, campaignf document of
some twenty pages, giving ''his re-
cord in the last Legislature. In that
wonderfully inspired record Mr.. Rentz'
compiler uses much space in effort TO
submerge facts from the gaze of
wronged constituency, that even
casual review would seeTa futile. To
that portion of it which madly screeches
"falsifier and liar when referring to
the CENSOR'S comment on his course
IN the legislature, we plead most EN-.
phatlcallynot guilty. Mr. Rentz knows
full well that IL newspaper misre-
presents the record of an official or
prints untruths concerning one, such
newspaper and its publisher are liable
under the penal code Neither from
moral or legal standpoint could we
afford to do so. We have regretted
and do still regret that by his legisla-
tive course Mr.. RentZ made ii encum-
bent on the CENSOR as a representa-
tive and reputable public newspaper
to call attention to his failure to vote
for economy and reduction Of taxes in
state affairs Almost without exciep-
ton his vote was recorded with The
bunch of Milwaukee socialist members,
mot one of whom is a tax payer a
few democrats and self-styled ''pro-
gressives, who seemed determined
to heap up big appropriations for the
people to bear, hoping to cast refec-
ton on an honest governor and his adj
ministration because of a failure TO
reduce taxation. As a concrete and
enlightening instance of this conduct
we recite:
The joint committee on finance re-
ported for passage = bill fgf support
OF the charitable and penal institu-
tions of the state. 1t was excessive !
The president of the board of control. |
Former Governor James Q. Davidson) |
which looks after the penal institu- |
tions, together with its secretary, N. |
j. Tappins, who has served in that ca |
pacity for twenty-five years, appear
ed before both houses of the legis- |
lature in open session and made ad- |
dresses, informing members that the |
amount was too great, thai they could, |
without injury TO the institutions. cut
out nearly FOUR HUNDRED THOU |
AND DOLLARS tS40O, 600, and re-
quested that it be done. Then what?
MR.. RENIZ, the member from Yer
non county with p others, socialists. /
democrats ard self-styled progressives. I
VOTED TO FORCE THE S400. 900
UPON THE BOARD. That repre-
sents fairly the attitude OF our MEM
Der on matters where economy and
tax reduction was at stake. IT that
is the character of progressiyenesst the
tax payers want they should vote for
Mr.. Rentz next Tuesday at the pri-
mary. If they do not endorse that
kind of presentation they have a
choice in voting for Mr. Clarence III.
Carter, who is a candidate against Mr..
RentZ. Mr. Carter has made his cam
paign on platform for lower taxa
ton If he is nominated he will go
to Madison and JOIN the economy
forces in keeping that promise. Mr..
Rentz says he stands ON, his record "
Therefore the issue i drawn squarely
between these two candidates. II is
up to the tax-paying voters to deter
mine which kind of representation
they desire. The CENSOR is not con-
Cerned in this matter more than other
taxpayers
In his record" document Mr.. Rentz /
is made the cats paw by those who
prepared it for him, to say many things
he would net naturally say. For in !
stance he gives the lie TO the town and /
village treasurers of the county where |
in they furnished tax statements To
the press showing reduction OF state |
tax in their several precincts Here |
are the complete figures as taken from |
the records;