River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-10-30
FAIR PLAY ASKED
by SENATE NOMINEE
Let's Play The Game
By w. H. Hunt

An article addressed ''To Property
Tax Payers and signed "Tax Pay
er's League Of Pierce County," has
created some interest and furnished
considerable entertainment for the
people of the 10th Senatorial Dis
trict. This article has been published
in at least two papers and has been
circulated quite generally among the
voters.
Why not sign up according to
law? Probably the reason he didn't
sign is that his signature would di-
vulge the fact that he is a resident
of River Falls and not farmer as
is inferred, nor a member of any
farmers organization.
The signature, however, is but a
small part of the misrepresentation.
Nearly every sentence is either en-
tirely false or conveys a false i'm
preston.
First, the article states, that on
account of the heavy vote in cities
and villages and the light vote in the
towns, went in on the city "Stalwart"
(whatever that means) vote. The
fact is that / carried more rural pre-
cincts in the District than did my
opponent, and, on the whole the vote
was as light in the cities and viii
lagos as it was in the outlying dis
tricts.
Second, this enthusiastic writer
insists that | am a "Stalwart" but
prefers to have me what he desires
me to be, rather than what / am.
Again / submit my platform for my
opponents to scrutinize Here is an
opportunity for them to find cut
what Progressive is.
If six months session of the Leg
islature costing thousands Of dollars
each day, and resulting in mdes:r-
able legislation is progressive, then
| am not a Progressive.
If the $500 Exemption Law
which shifts the burden of taxation
from residents of cities and villages
over onto the farmers who are al
already overburdened, is progressive,
then again / am not Progressive.
If Graft" in handling public funds
and conducting public business is
progressive, then most emphatically
/ am not a Progressive.
If revised taxation bill along
the lines the people have demanded
IS not progressive, and if a square
deal for the boys and girls in the
country schools is not progressive,
then l think l must admit that my
opponents are right.
When the whole thing is carefully
studied, the position of The opposi-
ton becomes laughable, And the fact
is that most people are laughing.
The article goes on to say that
keep very bad company and for that
reason am unfit to send to the
Senate. This statement somewhat
bewilders me and / am sending out
for help. | am willing to make
amends for any mistakes have
made, so must have advice. NV local
advisory committee consists of the
following people: Fred X. Knobel,
John Chapman, ST., K. B. Fox and
Fred Peterson, all of River Falls /;
George Wild of Elmwood, Nellie La
Grander of Ellsworth and Jane
O'Connell Peterson of Hudson. Now
if my friends of the opposition, who
claim that / am being contaminated
by my associates will be kind enough
to indicate the particular people in
this list who are dangerous to So
ciety, | shall be glad to join them in
having these undesirables cast out
of the society of good people. (By
the way, just in parenthesis, will my
independent opponent please publish
a list Of his advisors p
Why not play the game and be a
good sport? | made my announce
ment about March 18th. My oppo-
nent made his early in April. Since
he has no business, he had nothing
to do but campaign from April to
September. / carried a heavy load
Of work all summer and had but one
week in the clear in which to cam
paign. The contest was open ar
fair. l won by about thousand ma
jority. Why do it again? Why NOS
play the game squarely?
Signed