The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-31

OSeo 0A1u PAOAbSSTS dIC UdCh VI 1uy
candidacy, I wish to state that there
is not scintilla of truth in this state
ment. want to add that I have the
honor of being supported in this Cam
paign by broad-minded, patriotic men,
who up to and until the time Mr..
Cooper voted against the Declaration
of state of War with Germany and
made an elaborate defense of Prussian
autocracy, had been firm supporters of
Mr.. Cooper for nearly twenty-six years
in his many campaigns for Congress.
These men are well known throughout
the District and in their home com
munity, they will be found to be the
leaders in the Council Of Defense, the
Liberty Loan Campaign, and every other
movementin support of our great Nation.
At no time in the past nor now have.
| ever been employed by or connected
with big interests of any kind. As
farmer, teacher, Judge and lawyer, my
friends and associates have always been
the common people.
AS to profteers and profteering,
am as bitterly opposed to unfair or
excessive profits because of the war
as is any living American. I consider
such men whoever they may be as
enemies of the Country and will favor
any legislation that will punish them
properly and strip them of their i'll
gotten gains.
The charge that large sums of money
have been used in my candidacy is
equally false. The sworn statement of
the expenses of myself and my cam
paign committee is on file both at
Madison and at Washington and is sub
ject to any one s inspection. My com
mittee kept strictly within the letter
and intent of the law and I have no
knowledge of other sums being spent
in my behalf except that I believe that
local committees have used small sums
to defray their expenses. My cam
paign funds were made up of small
contributions by personal friends, for
which / am very grateful.
1t is noticeable that Mr.. Cooper
bases his whole claim that the
pamphlet is false on his votes on the
Espionage Bill. At no time or place
has it come to my knowledge that
he attempts TO explain his speech on
the question Of war or his vote fol
lowing that speech. Mr.. Cooper has
the distinction of being the only mem
Der Of Congress who stated on the
floor of the House that
II said year ago, during the
debate Of which I have spoken,
that | was opposed to war unless
it be war of defense, and that
then 1T SHOULD BE IN De
TENSE OF SOMETHING WORTH
THE SACRIFICE. The gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Flood) de-
clared that our rights upon the sea
had been ruthlessly attacked, and
another gentleman recently said
in debate that nation that will
not protect it's rights upon the sea
will soon cease to protect its rights
upon the land. Now, there could
not well be greater non Sc
quitur than that, If we mean to ap-
ply the proposition to present con-
ditions. There is, then, no rea-
son, in it, since brave man might
well defend his own home, his wife
and children from marauders and
yet not be willing to go 100 miles
away to engage in brawl. -
He has also the dictinctioh Of being
the only member Of Congress who
stated that
I'm my judgment it is not a
question Of property and of hui
man life; it is a question of the
American people being neutral, or
adopting armed neutrality, or of
going into this war admittedly to
help to destroy the Imperial Ger
man Government.
Mr.. Cooper also said, and I quote
again from the Congressional Record
$50, too, the Acknowledgement Of
Germany would be world calam-
ity, and the world ought never to
permit that -
It may not be out of place to ask
Mr.. Cooper if he still holds these views
and he still believes that his vote
against the declaration Of a state of
war was correct?
Mr.. Cooper threw all his influence,
all the prestige of his position, into
opposition to a declaration of war.
Not satisfied with voting against it,
he delivered a long speech against it.
He did his utmost to keep America
neutral when American help meant vic
tory or defeat to the great cause of
world democracy. At the moment when
his vote was needed most to safeguard
the best interests of the entire ma
ton, his vote was cast in opposition to
those interests.
Congressman James A. Frear, who
now seeks by letter, to influence your
vote in favor of Mr.. Cooper, voted
the same rUav