The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-24

district attorney and the various case
tried during the year just closed.
Says League Plays Politics.
Before answering your communica
ton I am constrained to ask you fe,
questions" says the district attorney
Does your Voters League really war
to support a clean, reasonable and eff
cient district attorney, regardless o
party politics, or is certain tactic;
of your league going to support Nh
Powell, regardless of what l may d.
or say? Are you really sincere, an,
If so, why did your organization witt
something like only a dozen present
induce Mr.. Powell to run, when he CAV
me his word that he would not run
but that he would assist me in secur
ing the nomination?
Is your organization going to stant
for the action of majority of a dozer
or so of your members in thus bring
ing out the candidacy of one of YOU
own members? Has your organization
already selected Mr.. Powell as youl
candidate and are you now playing
politics yourself with the public II
irving to deceiTa them by Inducing
candidates to make public statements
thus setting forth the Voters League
in false light and as being non-parti-
san, when in reality the majority Of
the dozen or so members who so met
and induced Mr.. Powell to come out ara
really partisans and sCalwarts?
"Has it come to that state of affairs
in our county that party politics are
going to rule the conduct of the Voters
League? Are they really looking for
an honest, efficient district attorney.
regardless of his party affiliations?
81 have, in my duties as district at
torney, never been bound or influenced
in any way by any party politics and
have dealt with each and every member
of society regardless of politics, reli-
gion or any other outside influence, ex-
cepting that of enforcing the law Will
you kindly reflect on this and please be
as honest with me as | am with you
and the public and show your sincerity
by publicly answering these questions
at makes no difference to me wheth-
er I am elected or not. ] can look ev-
cry citizen squarely in the eye and say
to him conscientiously that I have eff
GENTLY and honestly done my duty
without regard to any party faction,
clique or individual and if elected I
propose to continue in this course.
AS to Eighteenth Amendment.
"You wish US to define our position
regarding the enforcement of the 18th
amendment to the constitution of the
United States. I think our record
speaks louder than words as to where
we stand in this matter. I challenge
anyone to show a better record of law
enforcement in this state or anywhere
else, than what we have made. l say
this with all honesty Of purpose and
with a strong desire that the people
shall know the facts.
"My position regarding the enforce
ment Of the 18th amendment is that it
should be enforced and enforced in
such way as to make the people IN
derstand that the law is to be respect
i
ton, that the great state of Wisconsin
has such laws as the Severson law, not
to make money, but to make good citi-
zens. This has been my objective point
ever since I became district attorney
to make good citizens out of law vio-
lators. have met with great meas
ure of success with many Of these vio-
lators of the law, in showing them
their wrong attitude, by tdividual
talks with them, as we'll as 30 prose-
cute them. I am never angry at any
law violator, but 10 feel sorry for him;
and if the district attorney can secure
a good citizen out of a la violator,
think he has attained to the highest
degree of law enforcement.
Limit Fine Not Necessary.
"The repeated violator Of the law
should not be dealt with so leniently
as the first violator and he has not
been, so far as the district attorney is
concerned. While many may think
that these violators Of especially the
Severson law should be given the limit
under the law, I cannot agree with
them. If the limit Of the law is neces-
sary to make them good citizens, then
l can agree with them, but / have not
as yet seen the necessity of asking
Judge Slater to give any man the limit
for the violation of the Severson law.
The only way we can expect people to
respect the law is to enforce it, no
matter what the law may be. This is
what have always tried to do and viii
seek to do, providing the people of the
county stand back Of me in returning
me to the Office Of district attorney" I.