The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-21
A PROMISE or GOoD SERVICE.


r. Hirst here on Friday night cannot but b
convinced of one thing and that is that Mr.
lIjrst is not seeking the office of Governor I'm
der any false pretenses. His many presenta
ton Of the issues of the campaign should ap
peal to people who are fair-nainded and who
want Wisconsin to be taken out OF the hands
OF politicians and placed in the hands of mer
who have ideals of government rather thar
left in the hands of men who make the serv
ice of the state over to their own political ad
vancenent. st-.s- s'
IIirst came clean. There. was no sign of po
litcal trimming no indication OF careful eva
sion of issues in order that he might catch The
votes of some Waverlng partisians. He openly
declared himself in favor of the platform anc
candidates of the Republican party and quail
fled to his right to a place on the Republican
ticket.
Hirst offered honest criticism of political anC
official shortcomings without STOPPING to per
sonal abuse He did not profess to know al
there is to be known about government, but
re did pledge himself to make an honest effort
TO give to Wisconsin an administration which
would be thoughtful and mindful of it's var
led interests with the understanding that the
advancement Of one would better bring the adj
Vancement of all.
He talked sound common sense without seek
3ng to bemudde and befuddle the issues with
some passionate appeal to one class to get ou1
and beat the other class. His speech was a sug
gestion of the old-fashioned kind of a cam
paigner.
EIa did not underestimate the intelligence
of his hearers by claiming an ability to do al
and correct all the ills of. the state and the ma
ton in day or a night He asserted that
government saw a problem to be solved anC
i i ~1oaL l.
willingness to put practiced mind to work or
the solution of the problems.
He did not promise to lower taxes but he
pointed out that taxes could be lowered Wher
he said "The more factories we have in Wis
consin belching forth smoke, the more indus
tries we have paying. taxes, the lower the taxes
will be for each Individual.
Mr. Hrst showed he had respect for the con
,stitution of the nation and, the laws Of his
state "The sworn duty of the Governor is tt
enforce the law" he declared. "Ee has M
right to say he will enforce some laws with
which he is in sympathyEand wink at the viola
tion Of others -
I Mr. Hirst indicated thatshe was not far-sight.
ed He saw the necessitysof ousting moral tur
pitude from the capital at Madison as well as
removing political corruption form the capita
at Washington. He was open and frank in
HIS OGCIdIdIlOu against CIG dIy LIdll0dSdIlC04
office in the nation, but he looked closer home
and declared himself just as emphaticaly
against the disgraceful acts of political lead
ers and office-holders at Madison.
He declared that he was not building polit-
Zeal machine; that he was not seeking the office
of governor as a stepping stone to some other
Office, and that if he were elected he would be a
governor rather than a scout looking out into
some other political land in which he hoped to
be the main Tenant.
Construction and obstruction were declared
to be the cardinal elements of his views fol
service to the state. 1t is worth while that
all may know just what his own estimate OF
what public official should be- This is the
Hirst pledge:
i do not pretend to know everything there
is 10 know about government" he said "but
] do know. enough to know that don't know all
about it. Government is problem to be solved
and not game to be played If | am elected
executive of this state will endeavor to pick
men and women for appointments who are
fitted 10 do the work for which they are select
Ell | will select no soap-box orators to fill
high state positions, / will be a constructive
Republican, a man who builds and does not des-
troy. will attempt to keep industries in Wis
consin so that there win be prosperity for
them and fer the laboring man alike. | will
try to return to the ways of sanity and keep
in mind the old, old motto of Wisconsin, For
ward, Ever Forward"