Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-08
NOW ELECT HIM.

The republican party Of La Sale
county, by its primary election on
September 18th, nominated for the
only contested Office that OF states
attorney man fully qualified in eV-
cry way for the office he seeks. 1t IS
d nomination which is a credit to the
party, and If the nominee Is elected
on November 2ud the county Will Sc
cure an officer who will be a credit
10 the county and the party which
elects him He was chosen in prefer
ence to another mighty good man,
who also has an enviable record ana
who would have been most acceptable
in every way. Harry Kelly's majority
in the primary was decisive enough
to call for the cordial support OF ey-
cry republican voter in the county,
and the campaign for the nomination
was so clean ana his opponent so
game a loser that there is room for no
soreheadedness to be carried over 10
the election.
Now it is up to Harry kelly's
friends and supporters to elect NM
No democrat has been elected TO an
office in La Sale county IN twenty
wears or more by democratic votes.
What few have been chosen have
been elected by republicans abandon
ing their candidates for one reason
or auother-,NOn over by this or that
plea OF the opposition. This year Tor
this office there is no reason why any
reputable citizen cannot support iar-
~ Kelly for states attorney to the
last ditch
The office OF states attorney is one
which calls strictly for law enforce.
ment that the laws OF the state OF
Illinois be enforced to the letter and
any infract0ns Of them he prosecuted
to the limit 1t is not a question OF
discretion on the part of the state s.
attorney or his assistants if the state
laws are broken. Take the enforce
ment of the search and seizure act
for instance It makes no difference
whether or not the states attorney
approves or disapproyes OF the dry
law, it is the duty of the states at
torney to prosecute infractors to the
limit. The dry law is the law Of the
land and of the state Of Illinois. 1t is
the sworn duty of the states attor-
ney to do all in his power to see that
that law Is enforced II is not a
question for the states attorney TO
decide whether his efforts TO convict
man breaking that law would be
prosecution or persecution The
eighteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition OF the United States, approved
by the state of Illinois, makes any in
fraction of the dry law an oftense
against the people of the state o.
Illinois. and as the legal representa-
tive Of the state ii is the duty of the
states attorney to prosecute the of
fender TO the limit. Is there any nom
inee on any ticket you would be more
willing to trust to for the enforce
ment OF the law and the upholding of
the constitution Of the United States
under any and all circumstances than
you would to Harry Kelly.
And the same thing applies to 9th
er state offenses. Ii the law Is brok-
en- or proper complaint is made It is
up to the states attorney to give It
his attention and his best efforts, no
matter what his personal feelings
may be This often requires high
grade of citizenship, plenty Of nerve
and backbone but because the state $
attorney does not personally approve
OF the law as it stands. or because
the offender is particular friend or
political henchman there is no eX-
cuse for "duckng" or letting the mat.
ter drop or rest until it dies natural
death The states attorneys office
~;
These are a few of the things the
voter should think over before the
November election. and when Novem-
Der 2nd comes vote for the man who
in his or her judgment will come near.
est to enforcing the laws as they APP
pear on the statute books