The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-29
Attorney General Outlines
Principles on Which He
viii Make Race.
TALKS ON DRY ISSUE
Comes Out in Open in Favor of
Law Enforcement; Condemns
Beer and Wine Promises.
(By Associated Press)


the principles upon which he will base
his campaign for nomination at the
September primaries as the Republican
candidate for governor, in submitting
his name to the voters with endorse
naent of the Citizens Republican state
conference.
Twenty-four declarations of policy
affecting state issues are made by At
tcrney General Morgan in his state
ment which he describes as "his con-
tract with the people," should they
name him chief executive of the state.
These include pledge to oppose any
attempt as state socialism, declara-
ton for strict law. enforcement, for
reasonable tax exemption to promote
home ownership and home building,
for the eight-hour day, for amendment
to the state land mortgage association
act to provide long time credits for
farmers, for junior colleges, and for
increase in inheritance taxes and tax
es on large incomes should additional
revenue be required.
VI Law
AS the first candidate to definitely
express himself on the prohibition is
sue, Mr.. Morgan pledges adherence to
a policy of strict law enforcement and
states that so long as--the present con-
stitutional amendment is inseffect and
promises of beer and light wine or
any other intoxicating beverages are
fraudulent efforts to catch votes" He
says that the people shave right to
say whether they want a wet or dry
country, but no lover of liberty will
permit them to be tricked by any pro-
posal that pretends one thing and in
tends another"
Opposition to all efforts to under
take in Wisconsin "a program of state
socialism, the perils of which," he
says, mot only threaten further in
tolerable increase of taxes, but endan-
ger as we'll the moral, political and
economic institutions of the state" is
pledged by Attorney General Morgan.
He declares his intention to carry
Continuous and unfaltering fight
against the radical program of state
socialism however it and its advocates
may be disguised"
For Reasonable Tax Exemption.
Dealing with the problem of tax
alton, the attorney general declares
himself in favor of reasonable tax
exemption to encourage home building
and home ownership" He says that
should emergency arise requiring ad
ditional revenue, it should be met first
by increase of taxes, upon inheritances
progressively graduated and upon the
larger incomes, and he expressed favor
for semi-annual payment of taxes at
the option of the taxpayer.
The governors veto of the bill pass
ed by the special session Of the legis->
lature in March of this year, opening
income tax returns to inspection by
the attorney general and district at
torneys Mr.. Morgan said has denied
them access to Income returns which
would assist in prosecuting cornbina-
tions in restraint of trade which pro-
fiteer and fix prices" He favors such
as amendment to the income tax law.
For labor, the statement of princi-
Piles suggests amendment of the work
mems compensation act or permit in
jured employees to appeal form deci-
sions of the industrial commission in
courts of the county of their residence
instead of being required to appear in
Nv or
present law, Mr.. Morgan contends is
denial of the right of appeal to in
jured workmen because the expense is
prohibitive. He expresses favor for
the basic eight-hour day as proposed.
by him in platform submitted to the
last Republican convention.
S Time for Homesteaders.
For agriculture, the attorney gen.
eral proposes extension of time to five
years during which the land of home
steaders is exempt from taxation, as
a means of encouraging development
of uncultivated resources. He declares
himself in favor of q plan to establish
long time rural credits by amendment
Of the land mortgage association act
to supplement the federal land bank
along similar lines under state super
vision. Cooperative marketing he
says, should be encouraged and the
"vexatious regulations which hamper
marketing and endanger the reputa-
ton of Wisconsin products, should be
withdrawn and the extravaganza waste
of taxpayers money saved to be ap-
piled to constructive cooperative eff
fort."l
Declaring his views on education,
Attorney General Morgan expresses
favor for junior colleges, asserting
that "the junior college bill passed by
the last legislature but stood by the
governor, would have enabled parents
who cannot afford to send their chill
dren to a university for four years to |
obtain for them two years of college
education near home"
He says that he favors a liberal but |
not an extravagant educational policy, |
with the development of primary and |
rural schools through state supervi-
sion under strong county organiza
ton. Local communities, he believes, I
should haxe a large part in deciding
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