Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-06-07


political advertising to be paid for
by the candidate named herein.)
Viroqua, Wis, June 5th, 1922.
To the Voters of Vernon County:
Ladies and conference.-the former
times it was not necessary for one con-
senting to run for an Office to make
his own platform, but times have
changed and especially here in Wis
consin it is necessary that one an
nounce his platform, otherwise the
voters do not know what he stands
for. It seems needless that one who
has lived in Vernon county nearly for
ty-one years, and has been identified
so closely with public affairs, as the
writer, should be compelled to do so
but feel it no more than fair to you
that | should briefly state what stand
for IN politics today. It used to be
sufficient for one to say he was a
Democrat or a Republican and the
people knew what he stood for, but
not so today, especially in Wisconsin.
AT the outset / will say, / am a Re-
publican, always have been and shall
be as long as the Republican party
leads me in the path l desire to go.
| have always believed the party of
Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley and Roose-
welt, sufficiently modified to keep pace
with modern civilization, was good
enough for me. have always been a
firm believer that our forefathers ex-
ercised great amount of wisdom
when they adopted the Constitution
Of the United States, and the Consti-
tuition of the State of Wisconsin as the
fundamental law of the land. and I
have great faith in the Judgment of
later generations who have from time
to time added, by way of amendment,
to those famous documents.
During this campaign you will hear
much about my being a "Stalwart",
Well possibly / am, l will leave you
to decide that after you study what
| stand for in government matters.
turn to my dictionary for a defination
OF "Stalwart" and | find it is one who
is firm, bold, brave, strong, daring
and has the courage of his conviction
Yes, am "Stalwart". The above
defination just hits me. / always have
had a firm, bold, strong conviction that
the laws of the land should be made
for the greatest good of the greatest
number of our people, that the laws
should be made to build up and en-.
courage good, clean, honest, efficient
government, government for all the
people, not for any class, government
based upon the principles of the Gold
en- Rule. If this conviction makes m,
a "Stalwart" well and good. If nom
mated and elected as your servant
what will | stand for, is what you al
want to know, and what you are en-
titled to know.
/ shall stand for every measur,
that is intended to foster, build I'D ant
maintain good, honest, clean, efficient
service by every officer, agent or ser
want of the public.
| 2 believe we have too many com
missions, boards and inspectors in tbs
employ OF the state, which greatly in
creases the burden of taxation without
corresponding beneficial results.
| l believe we are entirely too ex.
travagant in public expenditures anc
that the people are entitled to such re.
lief as will not interfere with efficiency
in governmental matters.
| a believe the burdens of taxation
should rest upon him who receives the
greatest good. / have a very firm
conviction that the man who owns
tangible property today is taxed en-.
tirely too high or theSother fellow not
high enough. And of ali owners OF
tangible property the farmer is one
who bears the grestest burden. His
farm and live stock is assessed and hs
must pay the tax, no matter whether
he wins or looses, while the other fel.
low pays only when he wins. This il
not equal taxation.
| 3 ! believe more stringent laws
should be passed and then enforced Il
bring tax dodgers to justice.
IL elected as your servant l will
encourage and support the enacting OF
laws to bring the producer of the ne
cessities of life just as near the con-
sumner as possible, and with the least
possible cost. The nearer this can be
accomplished the more the farmer will
receive for his products and the cheap
er the consumer will receive the ne
cessities of life, to the mutual benefit
Of BOTH
Wisconsin is the greatest dairy
state in the union and Vernon county
stands in the front rank among the
counties of the state in her dairy pro-
ducts, and every effort should be put
forth to protect her in the same, that
the dairyman may reap the benefit of
his toll, and be protected against all
adulteration of dairy products.
s / believe in a well regulated
economically conducted department of
marketing to assist the farmer in
marketing his products TO the best
possible advantage, and viii support
any measure that will tend to bring
about such results.
g. / have always been a firm believ-
er in cooperation among farmers as
in all other lines of industry, and have
assisted in building up and supporting
the same whenever possible.
10 | believe In assisting the popu-
lar demand for good roads in our
state, but in so doing the burden
should fall upon those receiving the
greatest benefit. And that the auto
mobile traffic should bear the greatest
share of the expense of constructing
and maintaining our highways, and
that the license, or tax, on automobiles
should not make the farmers Ford
equal with the tourists Pierce-Arrow.
IL believe in the principles of the
XVIII amendment as defined in the
Volstead Act, and the Severson Law
of our state and that these laws should
be amended from time to time so as
to aid in the strict enforcement of the
same and that the punishment for vio-
lation should be increased.
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