The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-25

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been said regarding the conduct of the
Office of district attorney, emphasizing
the need of cooperation:
The law holds the district attorney
as the chief enforcing official and it
is up to him to see to it that the
other officials perform their duties. He
should be the leading spirit in all law
enforcement, and if he fails in measure
| ing up to his duty, then what may be
expected of those executive officials
under him who must necessarily rely
on him for advice and leadership in /
the enforcement of law? He is +hel
one to whom other officials have a
right and a duty to look to for advice
and information not only as to his
duties, but as to the best method Of
carrying out such duties. 1t was my
custom when district attorney to call
in every Saturday afternoon, Chief
Logan and Sheriff Rauen, and talking
over with them the complaints that
came to our Office and the best meth
DDS and the course to be pursued in
rounding up law violators. In this we
met with the most hearty cooperation
of both officials, and obtained definite,
concerted action which most certainly
had its effect in putting fear into the
1 hearts of law violators. Such a course
with the proper spirit shown by each
of the said three leading officials cam
not help but work for a cleaning up
of Kenosha county.
Attorney Symmonds also pointed out
that he had said something regarding
the duties Of citizens, citing the fol-
lowing paragraph:
The fact of the enforcement of that
ordinance does not excuse the district
attorney, the sheriff and his deputies,i
the constables, or even the police,
from making written complaints under
the state law, for they are all includ-
ed with the district attorney as lead
err, in the law requiring them to make
such written complaints. If you make
complaint, based upon facts, to any
one of these officials, and insist on
their making written complaint to-
Judge Slater and they do not do so,
they are each liable for non-perform-
ance of duty and removal from Office.
Tho Severson law is a mighty weapon
in the hands of a district attorney
who desires to use it. In fact, thatI
! law in no uncertain terms requires
the district attorney, the sheriff, un-i
dersheriff, deputy sheriffs, police
officers and constables, when they, orr
any of them "shall know or be cred
! IDLY informed that any offense has
been committed against any of the
provisions of this chapter och. 165,
Wis. Statutes, Sec. / CD (G) } they
shall make complaint against the per-
son so offending within their respec-
tive jurisdiction, to a proper magis-
trate, and for every willful neglect or
refusal so to do, shall be subject to
removal from Office" You will note
that the law mentions the district at
torney first, because on him devolves
the first duty of making such COM
plant and then of seeing that the
others likewise do their duty.
You and each of you have a right
to go to the district attorney, the
sheriff, or undersheriff, the deputy
sheriffs, the constables, and the police
officers of the city, and insist and de-
mand that they sign complaints
against each violator Of the law of
whom such officer has knowledge, or
is credibly informed by you or any
one else that any offense has been
committed in the manufacture, pur-
chase, sale, or possession Of noon
shine whisky. If such officer then re-
fuses to make such written complaint
when so properly informed, he is SUBJ
| ject to removal from office. 1t is this
very same sense of responsibility
which, if exercised by the good citi-
zens by informing such officials OF
such matters, ought to lend great aid
/ IS g.,
such officers will act properly.
If you have knowledge that moon
shine whisky is being sold, it is just
as much your duty to make COM
plant to one of these officials as it is
of that official to make complaint to
magistrate.
Against the Liquor Traffic.
Attorney Symmonds also requested
that the section Of his address which
explained his stand against the en-
tire illicit liquor traffic be printed. 1t
Is as follows:
l have heretofore directed my re-
marks on the question of law enforce
ment entirely as it pertains to the
| illicit sale and trafficking in moon
shine whisky. know from experience
that this one evil is directly or in
directly responsible for almost the
entire amount of crime committed in
Kenosha county. If this terrible evil
could be eradicated, other crimes
would be almost entirely eradicated.
No wonder the people of this country
have put into the Constitution the
Eighteenth Amedment, for this evil
affects the individual, the family, the
community, and the whole nation, and
enters into the very fibre Of the social
life everywhere.
When am through speaking, are
you going to let George do it? and
thus permit existing conditions, or are
you going to act, each of you, and
start something that undoubtedly
Others will support you in? AS the
situation now is, everybody is decry-
ing the lack of law enforcement Wits,
out doing anything.
Such men as sold that liquor to
those young men are like Judaees in
this community, who are willing to sell
the lives of innocent victims, not at
the rate of thirty pieces of silver, but
at the rate of twenty cents per glass,
for the liquor necessary to put those
young men in such state Of drunken
ness as to drown all sense and regard
for human life, or any impending ne
cessity Of careful driving. The only
reason why men engage in the sale
of moonshine whisky and other liquor,