The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-18

hShbSI O6IihdiN, TO DflOg the uedtH
of autocracy,' has failed to catch the
spirit of the people of this district
Judge Randall is man of whom we
can be proud. We know that he
believes in the laws of humanity
and in the protection of the rights
of American citizens.
Vincent Feels Call Strongly.
q am personally acquainted with
Judge Randall and with Hal Cooper. +"
declared Assemblyman D. J. Vincent
of the town of Salem. "Cooper has
been my intimate friend and [ must
say that it gals me just a little to
work against him, but there is no al
tentative. He has not represented the
sentiment of this distriet-far from
it-and he must be defeated. In the
last campaign out at Woodman Hall in
Bristol, Hal Cooper said, Germany
fight the United States, Germany with
her back to the wall, why ladies and
gentlemen it is absurd. This was his
foresight as to great events. 1t hurts
me that man should reach TIE age of
Mr. Cooper and fall down, but he has
fallen down miserably and the First
Wisconsin District can not afford at
this time to have a man in Washington
who is not able to meet the emerg-
ency. My whole hearted support will
be given to Judge Randall in every
way possible. -
Richard Cavanagh pledged the sup
port of the younger men of the city to
Judge Randall, declaring that it was
an honor for these men to support
one of their number, clean in char
acter, strong in common sense and
patriotic in purpose.
Win the War Paramount Issue.
81 am devoting all of my time to
this call of the people" declared
Judge Randall as he answered the plau-
dts of his friends in responding.
"More men are living bravely today,
more men are dying nobIy today than
at any time in the history of the world
and the man who fails to realize his
whole duty to have part in the great
events is lacking in the real makeup
of the real citizen. Liberty is the
issue in this war-the liberty of our
selves and the liberty of others
liberty from the yoke of Prussianism
on the other side of the sea and
on this side.
Liberty is the issue of this cam
paign. The men who represent this
great state in Congress should have
known that Prussianism was threat
ening our own fair land; they should
have been prepared for it. The rank
and file of the people of Wisconsin
have proven their loyalty on every call
made upon them and the only charge
of disloyalty that can be brought
against Wisconsin must be laid at the
feet of the men who have misrepre
sented this fair state in Washington.
Wisconsin must show her loyalty to the
nation and must stand behind the men
who are directing the energies of the
nation in Washington.
"By the first of August, Wisconsin
will have in the national army, ready
| to fight for the liberty of world,
more men than she sent to the Civil
War to fight for our own liberty. The
only great issue in this campaign is to
win the war and win it just as speedily
as possible. We mnst stand by the
President-we must stand by those
| h. no 11c
We may differ from the President on
economic questions, but these differ
ences can wait. We must win the war
first No man can promise how he is
going to stand on the problems of the
peace table and the great problems OF
reconstruction after the war is over,
| but want to submit to you the answer
where I will stand. You know whether
or not [ am loyal; you know my rec
ord and I want to say just tins: / am
going to stand back of the President
and the nation in every way that is
possible; ] am going to stand back Of
the boys over there. Ny eyes are go
ing to be on just one job and that Is
the work of the nation. 1 shall stand
for the nation first, for Wisconsin sec
ond, and for the First Wisconsin Dis
trict third. I appreciate deeply the
honor that this district has conferred
upon me. 1 appreciate deeply the re-
sponsibilities that this honor brings
with it. I am going to meet those re-
sponsibilities with everything that my
manhood can give. Ny pledge to you
is a pledge of loyalty to the nation,
LOYALTY to the men who are fighting
the battles of the nation, and loyalty
to the people who make up the dis
trict which I hope to represent with
honor to you-and possibly with some
honor to myself-in the greatest law
making body in the world. "
The concluding speaker of the even
ING was James Cavanagh, who spoke
of the record of Mr.. Cooper and he de-
clsred that the time had come when
men who had been voting for Cooper
lust as habit must get out of the
/ man WIN W0uI0