The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-09-14
MORGAN OR SMITH.

MORGAN OR SMITH.
There seems to be a conclusion that there
will be party Of protest at the coming state
lection and that the La Toilette Blaine ticket
will not go over without being opposed Two
excellent fellows have offered themselves as
candidates for the office of governor, and both
# them have issued statements, in which they
leclare that they are willing to take licking if
necessary to aid in the work of preventing Wis
,onsin being turned over bag and baggage to
he radicals. W. J. Morgan, defeated in the
Primaries, and Leathem D. Smith of Sturgeon
Bay both say they are willing to take up the
white mans burden" and run as independents.
The Attorney General does not appear to be in
any way chastened by his defeat, and his an
nouncement rings true. He declares that the
action of the primary has not in any way re-
moved the danger of radicalism in Wisconsin.
Smith asserts chat it is the duty of some one to
run for Governor as a representative of the
Business Men" of the state. Smith rather
curtly says in his announcement, Il have no
apology for being business man, and believe
that the citizens of the state prefer business
man to an agitator for Governor"
Choice must be made between Smith and
Morgan to carry on this protest in Wisconsin.
benefit by the election of either of them, but it
is not necessary that both of them make the
campaign Neither is it advisable. There is
still chance Of the unexpected happening
The vote Of the people is treacherous thing,
and heroes easily become rejected politicians in
short order We confess a liking for Leathem
Smith. He is an excellent sport, young fellow
full of vim and vigor; he has lot of common
sense and knows considerable about Wisconsin
and the needs of it's people. He is student of
politics and young enough to be able to accept
some years of education along political lines
He is, at that, old enough to prove that he is a
success in his own business. Morgan, on the
other hand, has lot of call for consideration.
He battled radicalism single-handed and won,
then he took it up with the assistance of lot
of other fellows and lost. Possibly his single
handed fight was the better Judgment polit-
ically, and possibly fighting alone as an indie
pendent candidate he would win more votes in
November Morgan has the call on the indie
pendent nomination, and it should be up to him
to say. 1t is certain that, if Morgan wants
Smith to run and is ready to rum that he will
have no more ardent supporter than Smith
It's not battle for the cellar championship"
in any way. It's battle for great principle
in which the man who carries the fight to the
front lines is going to have the sympathy and.
backing of men who are doing much for Wis
consin and much for the people of the state
These men are demanding chance to express
their opinions at the polls; they are insisting
that some effort be made to prevent the legis-
lature being taken over by the men who they
class as radicals" Other states are looking
to Wisconsin to keep up the fight that has been
started
It's important to have Smith and Morgan
decide which one is to run or to join with some
other movement for some other man, untried in
the political ring. There is time for the cam
paign, but we have said before it must be along
definite and sytematic lines, and it must be
inaugurated at once and fought to the finish