Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-07-27
MORGAN GIVES
CAMPAIGN TALK
COALESS, HATLESS AND
COLLARLESS, SPEAKER
TELLS PROGRAM

Before an audience grouped about
his automobile parked on the court
house square last evening, Attorney
General William j. Morgan, seeking
the Republican, nomination for gov
ernor, delivered an address. This
candidate, a young man of thirty-eight
years, made a whirlwind campaign
for attorney general two years ago
and won. This year, pledging contin-
uous and unfaltering opposition to
any plan of state socialism such as
he claims ralicals are gradually lead
ing toward. Mr.. Morgan won the in
dorsement of stalwart convention
and is now travelling through Wis
consin at the rate of q 100 miles a
day delivering talk after talk in his
effort to win the contest against Gov
ernor Blaine, likewise on the stump.
Introduced by Senator
Senator G. B. Bird introduced Mr..
Morgan, telling the audience that he
would make an excellent governor.
The attorney general dealt primarily
with the principles espoused in his
contract" with the people. He ex-
pressed his opposition to any pro-
gram OF state socialism, the perils Of
which not only threaten intolerable
increases of taxes but "endanger our
moral, political and economic insti-
buttons as we'll" and pledged himself
20 Jaw enforcement. the upholding of
the constitution. I'VE have the right
to change our constitution any time
we want to-" he emphasized, "but for
PHYS sake don't destroy it for the
minute this is done, our liberties are
likewise destroyed"
The attempt OF Governor Blaine to
make the Newberry case an issue. he
called screen to cover up the prom
Use OF the governor to seek changes
In the corrupt practices act MIR. Nor
gan expressed his desire to see a
clause inserted in the corrupt prac-
tees act requiring all leagues, and
committees as well as persons to file
campaign expense accounts. "If you
elect me governor" he said, II give
you my word that / will continue to
urge this amendment until some def
mite action is taken. My opponent
has much to say Of the Newberry case.
Ii am elected governor cannot un-
seat Senator Newberry and neither
can my opponent.
Ill Becoming
ut III becomes candidate for gov
ernor who has failed to keep a sol
emn pledge to talk about scandalous
elections in other states. If the radi-
calls wanted to keep the law as ii was
in order that their campaign plans
this year would not be interfered with.
they must not think that they can
cover up their broken promises with
a smoke screen about the Newberry
case" The acceptance of funds from
without the state for Wisconsin cam
paign he also severely criticized and
pointed out that, were this prohibited,
it would prevent funds from North
Dakota coming into our state.
There were many other phases
forcefully included in the address, Mr.
Morgan expressed his desire to econ
omize in state administration, to per-
NIT a semi-annual payment of taxes at
the option OF the taxpayer, to estab-
lish system Of long time rural cred
its and to encourage cooperative mar
keting OF farm and dairy products
The evening was warm and Mr..
Morgan, showing progressive"
spirit removed his coat and loosened
his collar, later removing that also.
Hatless. coatless, collarless, some In
the audience might have mistaken him
for another politician Of earlier days.