The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-28
THE TRUTH ABOUT MR.. COOPER.


to say Of the Republican party and what it
owes him. His speeches in the campaign have
been featured by his telling Of the courtesy
shown to him by William Mckinley, Theodore
Roosevelt, Taft and other great Republicans.
Mr. Cooper is not untruthful in these state
ments It can be said with authority that he
has always been treated with courtesy and
kindness by the Republican party.
In a fortnight, Mr.. Cooper will be seventy
four years of age and over forty years of his
life has been spent in public office-in every
case the office being given to him by the Re-
pubicans of the First Wisconsin District.
He has spent more than thirty years in
Washington, most of the time as a member of
congress and what ever fame he gained there
was due to his connection with the Republican
party AS Republican and standing squarely
on the Republican platform, he had the conf
dence of Mckinley, Roosevelt and those other
leaders.
AS Republican he was given his full
chance to participate in thee events of the ma
ton He may have mistaken the courtesy of
these men toward a Republican as friendship
of personal nature.
In those days when Mr.. Cooper was securing
appropriations with the aid of Republican ma
iority in both houses of congress and being
given important assignments, he was Repub-
lican and he stood for the principles OF the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Cooper takes pardonable
pride in the honors which the Republican party
has given to him as a member of the party and
as party leader.
In his retiring years it is not to be unexpect-
ed that he would live in memories those days
when he had the support and the confidence of
men who have made real contributions in the
way of constructive craftsmanship.
Mr.. Cooper, however, would hardly suggest
that Mckinley or Roosevelt would be standing
with him on platform which suggested the
review of supreme court decisions by act of
congress or that their rugged Republicanism
would have been found supporting planks for
the government ownership of railroads or
lot of the things which Mr.. Cooper has declared
himself standing for.
The ideals of the Republican party have not
changed much The Republican party of today
is fundamentally the Republican party of Lin
coin, Mckinley, Roosevelt and Harding. 1t is
Mr.. Cooper who has changed his views. He
does not come to us as supporter of the Re-
publican platform, but of platform which has
been approved by Victor Berger, Morris Hill
quilt and Eugene Debs He does not come sup
porting Republican candidate nominated by
a Republican National convention in which he.
sat as a delegate, but he comes supporting a
man for President whose candidacy has been
formally endorsed by the Socialist National
convention and who gathers behind him nearly
every radical and communistic organization
within the confines of the country.
Mr.. Cooper comes declaring that the party
which has honored him is honeycombed with
corruption and declaring that the administra-
ton of that party has been blight upon the
country and vet he clings to the coat-tails of
this party and seeks to have the members of it
elect him to Office.
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the right of Mr. Cooper to stand-on a platform
approved by the Socialists and communists or
hinder him in any way in the support of candi-
dates endorsed by Socialists and radicals. That
is his right as free born American citizen.
Mr. Cooper has not been read out" of the Re
publican party. He left the Republican party by
his own voluntary action. Had he been willing
to support Republican principles it is not i'm
probable that he would today be the candidate
of the Republican party and such candidate
without opposition.
Mr. Cooper shows a hatred for the Repub-
lican party and it's leaders and yet he asks the
support of intelligent followers of the princi-
pies of that party that he may be retained in
office
Mr.. Cooper sails under false colors and under
a false flag He should be on ticket with Mr..
LaFollette and his socialist friends asking the
people to vote for him. not on what he used to
be, but on what he is today.
The issue in the first district is not clouded
1t is a straight out and out contest between
Socialism and radicalism and the Republican
party. If you are for the things which Mr.. La
Toilette stand for and you intend to vote for
Mr.. LaFollette for President, you should sup
port Mr.. Cooper for Congress- If you are a
Republican in favor of the election of President
Coolidge and the election of an administration
which will favor the carrying out of the
pledges of the Republican party you cannot
vote for Mr. Cnnner