The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-07-13
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
FLAYS THE COMBINES.
Discusses Issues of the Present
Campaign in a FOrceful
Manner Before Attentive
Audience.

Attorney General William J.
Morgan, republican candidate for
Governor, renowned as Fighting
Bill Morgan, the Wisconsin Trust
buster" was in Washburn today and
delivered very fine address at the
Du Pont Club, in which the campaign
issues and his position and pledges.
He was introduced by Attorney A.
W. Macleod. The address began at
shortly after 1 o'clock and continued
for an hour, and was attended by a
very fine audience, made up of men
and women voters, who listened at
tentively throughout the address and
at times gave the speaker rounds of
applause.
Mr.. Morgan, who UP to two years
ago had never held public office, is
making the same kind of a whirl-
wind campaign this year that arous-
ed the state in 1920 and gave him
te largest vote on the entire Repub-
lican ticket. He is travelling from
100 to 125 miles a day and making
from six to eight speeches.
In his address Mr.. Morgan fayed.
the trusts and combines in their re-
straint of trade. During his two
years as Attorney General he blazed
a trail with his antitrust and COM
bination suits. Laws that had been
on the statute books for thirty years
he vitaluzed and Investigated over
200 combinations comprising total
membership of over 100 firms and
companies. His activity brought
two cent reduction in the price Of
bread in Milwaukee, he attacked
the tobacco combine, used car au-
tomobile trust, plumbers and lum-
Der dealers combines. He has suc-
ceeded in breaking up seven price,
fixing associations.
In his address he took up the Sc
crecy clause to the state income tax
law and asked eff there has been
such gross violations and frauds in
the reporting of incomes by corpora
lions as has been stated by my op-
ponent, why is it that these men are
not now in the jails. Governor
Blaine, in his campaign for re-elec-
ton, has been telling audiences over
the state about mighty corporations
that have been Investigated, the
amount of money that has been col
lected thus far, and if these defraud-
ing corporations are so we'll known
why is it that no prosecutions have
never been begun.
Mr.. Morgan has a pleasing person
atty and convincing manner of
speech and is making friends by the
hundreds wherever he has gone. He
is 38 years old and is married and
has two children. He worked his
way through school by laboring as
a quarry hand and as section labor
er. He was born on |. farm in
Calumet county.
Morgan in his speech said among
other things:
This is my contract with the peo-
pie.
II pledge myself to sound progress
sive principles, the protection of
human rights and just consideration
of all.
Continuous and unfaltering OPP
position to state socialism.
Enforcement law is the bed rock
upon which our government rests and
civilization itself depends. Promises
of beer and wine are fraudulent eff
forts to catch votes. Fifty COVER
nors could not give you one glass of
beer or one glass of wine. The
prohibition law is a federal measure
and does not concern the state in any
manner.
II pledge myself to no abuse of
the pardon power of the executive.
81 favor the primary and will OPP
pose return to caucus and conven-
ton.
'I am for a strict corrupt prac-
tees act applied to club, leagues and
committees.
II am for economy and simplicity
in government and consistent effort
to reduce taxes.
II am for. a law permitting the pay