The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-10
WOULD MAKE STATE HUMANE
Lieut.. Governor Dittmar Releases Fire
works With Bitter Attack on Admin
istration of Which He Has Been
Part for Two Years.

A plea for a government for social
justice, featured the address which W.
FL. Hatton, Progressive Republican
candidate for governor, made to
crowd of two hundred people on Mar
ket Square on Friday evening. It was
one of the most unusual political cam
paign addresses ever made in Kenosha
and there was lacking from it that
vitriolic tinge which had featured adj
dresses by the so-called Progressives in
Kenosha il past years. Mr.. Hatton
made very favorable impression. He
spoke briefly and made no attempt to
enter into a discussion of state issues.
He proclaimed his cause but did not
engage in warfare with other men
who are seeking the same Office or
working along other lines.
cit is the belief of all well thinking
men that we are seeking common
obiect,'' he said. "The human side of
government is the element which de-
mands greater attention and this ele-
ment in government has not received
ale all capitalists and all laborers with
q common end in view and while we
may differ as to methods to be employ
ed I am of the opinion that we are all
working along the same line with a
view of bringing government in the
city, the state and the nation which
will be a government of common sense
and social Justice"
Mr. Hatton reviewed at some length
the history of >the state and showed
that changing conditions had brought
new problems for people to meet.
He declared that ancient good had be-
come uncouth on account of the changes
which recent events had brought to the
social and industrial world and that the
man who would really serve the peo-
pie is the man who can best find the
solution for the great problems of the
social fabric which are and which must
be rppermost in bringing about a con-
tented and progressive people.
ct am Progressive Republican and
I am as good Republican as there is
in the state" declared Mr.. Hatton.
ffI am a Progressive Republican be-
cause I believe in progressive princi-
pies. I believe it is the greatest duty
Of government to serve the people. I
believe affairs of state should be
conducted to secure industrial and
social justice. "
Mr.. Hatton pointed to Mexico as
country with an ideal constitution, but
country where too little attention is
given to the individual welfare of men,
women and children The ideal gov
eminent will spring up when the hui
man side is given the same attention
accorded to material things, he said.
The fireworks for the Kenosha
meeting was furnished by Edward F.
Dittmar Of Baraboo, who introduced
himself as the lieutenant governor of
the state Mr.. Dittmar did not make
any appeals for social or economic JUS
tice, but launched into a TRADE against
the administration of which he had
been a part. He patted himself on the
back for the regularity shown in at
tending sessions Of the state senate
over which he presided and then spoke
for ten minutes on the work of the
legislature. He declared that there
had been an increase in the number of
state officials employed and that a con-
siderable cost had been added to the
state pay roll. While he charged most
of this to the assembly under the con-
troll Of the administration he did not
explain why the senate strongly pro-
gressive, had failed to vote against the
measures. There was marked con-
trast to the address of Dittmar and
Hatton which led the people to be-
lieve that the two men had been placed
right on the ticket.
Merlin Hull Of Black River Falls, the
Progressive candidate for secretary of
state, and Alvin Petersen, the candi-
date for state treasurer, was with the
Hatton party in Kenosha but Mr.. Hull
did not speak. He hurried away to
Milwaukee early in the evening to at
tend a conference of the Hatton men
there. Mr.. Hull declared that the
Progressive candidates are being well
received throughout the state.
During the afternoon Mr.. Hatton and
his associates made calls on many
prominent Republicans in the city and
efforts were made to lay plans for
the formation of Hatton organiza-
tion in Kenosha county.
Prominent in the party were former
Assemblyman Walker NJ. Curtiss of
Trevor; Charles Ell. Curtiss, of Keno
sha; Prof. Otis L. Trenary, and DR.. r.
G. Werner Of Truesdell.
The impression was given out that