The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-04
THE NEW DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE.
1.-THE tumult and the shouting dies;
The people and the kings depart"

It has brought thousands of people into the
downtown district and that was what the pro
meters of it were seeking to do 1t may have
brought a stimulation to business in many
lines. 1t may or may not have proved profit
able to the people who were in charge of it bu
out of it came the writing Of new Declare
ton of independence so far as Kenosha is con
cerned and this new declaration of independ
ence is expected to prove permanent thing.
The officials of Kenosha have decided that
certain things are unlawful. For instance it i
now unlawful to rattle off personal property
and real estate, it is against the law to operate
gambling games and permit the operation OF
a lot of things which have been prevalent IL
Kenosha in the past.
We are not In any way criticising the deci
sion of the district attorney but on the other
hand we are of the opinion that he is properly
interpreting the law.
It may be that the Interpretation came with
delayed eyesight or a SECOND sight but it has
come. 1t may be that the men who put or
this festival we're made the goats" and that
a lot of things have been overlooked in the
past which were not overlooked during the past
week but just the same the Interpretation OF
the law is correct and it is to be expected that
this Interpretation will prevail in the future
The petty gambling game which has beer
the feature about which so many things have
revolved in Kenosha is taboo 1t. is
thing Of the past so far as Kenosha is con
cerned and it is expected that i. will continue
to be thing of the past.
The greatest thing that has come out of the
last weeks festivities is this new declaration OF
independence. In the future Kenosha enter
tainments are expected to be legitimate enter
tainments. This must be the rule for the Elks
,at1I ToC~Ioc 4I,n a13I4 hn
ment Association All must be treated alike
as there is no law which suggests the making
of flesh of one and fowl of the other.
We are not inclined to believe that any blame
of any kind should be attached to the promot
ers of the fall festival. These men simply &C
copied conditions as they had been in Kenosha
They sought to bring no innovation and in the
last analysis the entertainment they provided
was a lot cleaner than had been offered by g
lot of other entertainments which had been put
on in Kenosha. Some of them were without the
pale of the law and while the officials may moi
have been able to see such violations in the
past they saw them this time.
The quickened eyesight and the awakened of
fetal conscience is not to be disregarded. The
only thing is to demand that the awakening be
permanent and that the Quickening be expect
ed to continues.
Inere nave DeGn no new laws passed Dul
new occasions seem to have taught new du.
ties" We have no hesitancy( in saying that
we do not believe that it is in the field of legi;
innate promotion for any organization-nc
matter what its label-to seek funds for it's
support through the violation of the law We
do not believe that the officials should wink al
any violation of the laws no matter what the
laws may be. If entertainment should be put
on under the old plan of getting most of the
money from games of chance then the laws
should be changed to make it possible to gel
this money lawfully.
1t may be that Kenosha city and county will
be blazing a new trail for the rest of the state
and that the people here will be deferred from
doing things which are done with impunity il
other parts of the state, but the trail has beer
blazed and it is not possible to take the back
ward step.
1t should prove great thing to have com
immunity which respects the law even if the re
spect of law cFimps its pocketbook and even il
the respect and approval of the law makes il
just little harder to raise money for our clubs
our charitable organizations and our social or
ganizations.
We are going to have the satisfaction that
we are obeying the law and that will be worth
much.