The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
Sends Personal Letter to
Every Voter in the County
When He Finds it In
possible to Speak.
FIRST sHOTIn MAIL CAMPAIGN
Governor Has Much to Say Of the War
Time Record of Wisconsin and Of
His Part in the Making Of It.
Others to Follow Suit.

to five thousand voters in Kenosha city
and county when he sent a letter to
this number Of voters making a per-
sonal appeal for support in the com
ing election. The appeal is designed
to take the place Of the usual political
speech that the Governor would make
in Kenosha. Along with the appeal
is statement that such an appeal by
mail was made necessary on account
of the fact that the quarantine in the
state made it impossible for the gov
ernor to address the voters in person.
The letters from the Governor were be-
ing delivered all over Kenosha today.
LIN the letter the Governor discusses
lat length the campaign issues which
are before the public at this time and
takes occasion to give his views on
subjects which would naturally have
been treated upon in campaign address
es. The Governor first compares the
Democratic ant Republican state plat
forms. He says that the Democratic
platform is largely devoted to abuse
Of himself while the Republican plat
form offers constructive pledge in
regard to legislation for the benefit
.of the people of this state. The Gov
ernor then takes occasion to suggest
that. the party placed in power at this
time will be the party which will mold
legislation to meet the readjustment
which will come after the war and he
gives it as his view that the RepubE-
can party is better able to meet the
situation which will arise after the
war than the Democratic party.
The Governor then discusses Wis
consin s position in the war and says
there is no denying the fact that when
this war began there was a considerable
proportion Of the people who were not
in favor of the war. This opposition
he said was confined to no particular
class and the feeling against the war,
he declared was fostered largely by the
fact that the press, particularly the
Democratic press of the country had
been committed to an anti-war policy
and President Wilson's 1916 campaign
slogan had been HE kept us out Of
war. ~
The state taxes have been reduced
and no general tax levied;
THAT the school systems have been
improved and especially the rural
schools and The Continuation schools;
"The highway law has been put
on the statute books as an acknowl-
edged success;
.The insurance companies have been
placed under a strong state control;
That the workmen' s Compensation
Act has been improved and that liability
insurance has been made safe for both
the working man and the insurer;
"That the best results in agricul-
ture are being brought to the attention
Of the farmers and that they have been
supplied with seeds whenever they
were short; and that the state has
rendered every service possible to
them:
"The Dairy and Food department
has advanced the reputation of the
dairy products Of the state and that
the state has given all the aid possible
to reduce the cost Of living BY the
delivery Of thousands of tons Of pro-
duets of fish in industrial centers
which was sold at nominal price and
also by obtaining other foo of which
there was a shortage.