The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-03
NOW MIR. BARNETT.


Now Mr. Barnett you have finally secured
the office that you have been fighting for and
the people of Kenosha county will expect you
to make just as good a fight to secure the en-
forcement of the law in the county as you have
made to get yourself into office.
You have a year in which to show the people
that you meant what you said some time ago
when you were seeking election and the Dlstrlct
Attorney who goes out in Kenosha county with
q decided determination to do something
can accomplish a lot in year
1t will be necessary for you to give your at
tention to the business of the county rather
than to the business Of hanging on to the office.
It is very probable that if you give the atten-
ton necessary to the business OF the oftlce
and put some pep, ginger and intelligence into
carving forward that business that your
chance of holding the office = not for the rest
of this term but for another term - will be
largely increased
The laws have been pretty definitely defined
in the state of Wisconsin and you can go ahead
without asking a lot of advice from the At
torney General or any one else. Your IlrSt
work should be along the line OF closing up
places which have repeatedly violated the liquor
laws and in doing this it is to be hoped that
YOU will show neither fear nor favor Ii you find
the job is too big for yourself and an assistant
it is expected that you will ask help from the
county board.
IF you are good district attorney and wor-
thv of the support that lot of people have
given YOU, action will be your watchword from
now on There is big field to work on and
YOU will be expected to keep working. You will
have some very active assistance from the po-
lice department and from the courts and you
should be able to keep both of these agencies
humping. The Sheriff as we'll is expected to
contribute to your work. You are IN charge
Of enforcement of the law in all parts of Ke-
nosha county and not in a few widely separated
districts
The city limits are wiped out SO far as you
are concerned and town lines were never de-
signed to limit the authority of an officer IN
charge of enforcing the law
Don't get the idea, Il am not expected to be
detective" for YOU are You are expected
to see that the law is enforced and you are
also expected to find out when and where the
law is being violated It is going to be consid-
cradle of job but you are regarded as a con-
siderable of fellow with an aptitude for do
ing big jobs and doing them we'll
You will have to forget personalities IT you
expect to make this job of yours most success
full Entanging alliances are particularly bad
things for a district attorney. He can not be
all things to all men and get away with clean
record or a clean hide. The course you follow is
going to be very closely watched by lot of
people and they are going to expect you to give
to Kenosha county the best that is in you.
They want you to give intelligent justice with
all the speed that is possible for that kind of
justice They want you to prosecute the guilty
with all vigor and be just as vigorous in the
protection of the innocent The measure Of
your work is going to be the Improvement of
conditions in KpnOSha county,
You have an excellent chance to show the peo-
pie of Kenosha county who have stood by you in
this fight for office that their confidence was
not misplaced.