Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28
HE BELIEVES IN JUSTICE
LONGTIME MEMBER OF C0UN-
TY BOARD TALKS SQUARE
Hedge Larson Of Coon Town CoIamends
Legislative Record of Senator
Bennett-Urges Farmers
TO Support Him


EDITOR CENSOR:-I have read
Mr. Beck's so-called platform with IL
terest. The matter of price flXing
| of which he writes, IS a federal war
| time function with which a member OF
q state legislature has nothing what
ever to do, except to vote on me-
mortal or resolution asking congress
TO take action. As 10 this matter,
Senator Bennett supported the orig
| inai Wilcox resolution, No. sc s., ask
/ ing Congress to fix prices on basic
commodities. So Mr.. Bennett has a
record vote in favor of the thing Mr..
/ Beck says he desires. AS TO winning
| the war l find that Senator Bennett
supported the President at all times (;
voted for the resolution asking those
in high places 20 support the Presi-
dent; voted for Bill 539 s., providing
/ for state aid for soldiers dependents;
voted for the, bill to promote training
/ of nurses; voted for the resolution
pledging to the President and Con-
gress the support of the state of Wis
consin; voted against the Raguse( Soc
ialist) resolution relating to foreign
! affairs; voted for the expulsion Of SEN
ator Raguse for unpatriotic utter
ances; voted for the state council Of
defense; voted for the registration Of
/ persons eligible for military service;
| voted for the three-mile temperance
/ zones around military camps; in fact
for all measures designed to win the
war and fix the prices of basic COM
modities by Congress. As to all this,
then, Mr.. Peck merely says me too"
/ Mr.. Bennett introduced bill to tax
war protiteers 100000 per year in
/ this state. as figured by Secretary of
/ State Hull; he voted 30 refer the wet
and dry question to the people to de-
eide by statewide vote; he introduced
la bill to regulate insurance rates that
was defeated in 1915, enacted in 1917,
and said to save the people of the state
! 200 900 in excessive insurance rates
each year. This was the chief plank
| in Mr.. Hatton's platform when he ran
/ for Governor in 19l6-one year after
Mr.. Bennett introduced the bill. He
| introduced and caused to be passed
the bill which exempts farmers cream
cries and cheese factories from the
payment of an income tax, thereby
| saving the Viroqua farmers creamery
large sum of money each year, and
each and every other farmers cream
cry and cheese factory in the state.
| He voted for the appropriation to in
vestigate farm marketing conditions
which was designed by the American
| Society of Equity. So that Senator
Bennett has a fawless record for 10y
atty; against profiteering; for better
marketing conditions, for the protec-
ton of the producer and consumer
a record vote for suffrage; for the
j state prohibition referendum; against
! giving the governor the right to name
a United States senator. He is the
author of many of the recent laws
improving the common schools; has
supported farmers interests; voted
for the anti-sedition bill; the soldier
voting law; the salary increase for
rural teachers-in short, a splendid
and almost perfect record, which en-
titles him, in my judgment, to the
customary second term. Mr.. Beck
says that he stands, or will stand if
elected, for the same things upon
which Mr.. Bennett has a record.
/ cannot change hired men simply
because some one else wants the job.
/ believe that those officials who vote
right should be given the compliment
of a second term. Not only do / be-
lieve this, but as a farmer l regard
this as my duty. Then why should
there be opposition to Senator Ben
nett? He has supported legislation
the people want. If the voters ne
glect.to sustain such officials they not
only wrong such officials but them
selves. As a farmer and resident
here all my life, l believe it my duty
to give Senator Bennett my vote Sep
| TENDER 3rd HELGE LARSON.
Westby, August 26. 1918.