Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-27

Candidate for Governor, Making the
Fight of the People Against Po-
Iitica Rings and Bosses.

to the time-honored custom of political
rings and financial interests control
ling our politics by announcing that he
would be candidate for governor
without barrel or ring" behind
him is not surprising to those who
know the man.
Spending his boyhood days at Sech-
lerville, in Jackson county, he was
scarcely in his teens before he was
working on farms in summer and saw
in: his money to go to school in win
ter. At 16 he was country school
teacher. He continued to make his way
while attending high school and col
lege by working in printing Offices.
Those were days of long hours, hard
work and small pay. The struggle was
constant and intense, and only strong
determination could win. At 20 he was
a printer on the Milwaukee dailies,
still saving and fighting the battle for
education. He kept at the printers
case until in 1894 he completed his
studies and was admitted to the bar
of the u. S. Supreme court.
Sixteen years ago he purchased the
Jackson County Journal, newspaper
at Black River Falls. He made it his
medium for promoting honest politics
and honest principles. 1t is now recog-
nized as one Of Wisconsins leading
weeklies, and forcibly expresses the
views of it's publisher on public mat
ters..
In 1906 he was elected district at
torney and as such was conspicuous
success. AS a result, two years later
he was elected to the Wisconsin assem-
bly, without opposition. He promptly
took up the fight for sound legislation,
progressive laws and right principles.
He opened fight for the common
schools and farmers cooperation
which has since brought important re-
suits He never asked the consent or
the bosses of rings as to policy. He
simply followed his own course and adj
vocated the principles he believed
were right.
So well did he succeed, that in 1910
and 1912 he was reelected, each time
without opposition. In 1913 he was
elected Speaker Of the assembly,
| though the bosses decreed otherwise
and refused to consider his candidacy
seriously. He worked to improve the
| legislative conditions and methods. He
presented the first farm marketing bill
! which was passed, and then vetoed by
| Governor McGovern. He presented
| laws providing for vocational training
| liz high schools, for rural school con-
solidation, in aid OF agricultural educa-
! ton and numerous good laws now in
| the statutes. He was the author OF the
| law against the unfair competition or
monopolieS, which since has been put
| into national statute. He was the au-
{ thor of laws providing for greater
funds from corporation sources for the
common schools He warmly support
ed such measures as the workmen's
compensation act, income tax law, CO.
operative association law, etc.
In the years gone by when prohibit
ton and woman suffrage were so un-
popular that their advocacy was al
most a sure road to political oblivion,
he stood out for both. In his news
paper, on the platform and in the legis-
lature he made the fight. He never
considered political consequences
when taking a stand.
In 1916 he was nominated and elect
ed secretary of state, also contrary to
the intentions and expectations of the
Neither do they now. AS secretary of
state, his record speaks for itself. The
office is one of the most efficient in the
state capitol. Through improved serv-
! ice and laws enacted through his mi
tiatiye. over 100000 have been added
to the states revenues. He was re-
elected in 1918, receiving the largest
vote of any candidate.
he SC, md n
He has had longer and more varied
experience in state affairs than any
other candidate He knows the states
business He knows what is needed
for service, efficiency and economy.
| He also has definite views upon the
questions of public policy and presents
a constructive progressive platform of
what ought to be done and what can
be done, not merely platform OF
wishes and vague promises.
His entire course in public life has
been doing things worth while" the
things the people want done, tina things
which they may rightfully expect to
have done. He stands squarely upon
the issues. He neither lodges nor
evades. He wants everybody to know,
because it is everybody's business to
know, just what candidate STANDS
for and what he proposes to do.
But the bosses, the political rings and ma
| chimes the politicians who are ready to prom
Use everything before election and do nothing
| but wrangle and quarrel for personal and fac
| tional purposes after election do not want him.
| They want a man the bosses can rely on-a
| man who will serve the ring and machine.
rather than the people. He is not-he never
| has been that kind of q So they say
she has no one&"-"he has no machine and
urge his defeat.
Thinking voters who will consider the many
pressing questions must recognize tfat the
age-od custom of playing politics eecting
men who play politics-is mighty serious and
costly business for the people
1t is time to change the policy-bring about
clean politics and honest political methods
which will result in honest government. There
arc no problems too great for our people
through honest efficient administration of their
| affairs.
The voters can make the changc-they can
serve both themselves and their stately go
ing to the polls primary Gay and voting
| for Merlin Hull. W. b. NAYLOR.