The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
REPUBLICANS HAVE CONDUCTED
A CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

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nroaches. Republicans view the campaign with
lreen satisfaction. They have nothing of which
to be ashamed nothing to regret; nothing to
take back. The contest, sofar as the Republl-
cans are concerned, has been conducted agrees
sively and vigorously, but always on hlgh
nlane There has been no mud-sllnglng, no
resort to vague insinuation, no appeal to pre-
iudices growing out of difference in locality
race. or religion There has been constant
presentation of facts and arguments based up
on those facts-appeals to the reason OF the
people. not to their emotions. Mud-sllnglng
has been left entirely to the Democrats ana
Radicals.
This has been in accordance with Republl-
can custom. In all the history OF republican
national campaigns there has been no instance
of deviation from the rule that the effort shaH
be to inform the voters upon the vital issues
at stake and to make that information aoso-
htelv true to facts Republicans have always
assumed that citizens take their duties and
RESPONSIBILITIES seriously and desire to cast
their ballots for the general welfare and not for
the promotion of some local interest or the
qualification of some group prejudice. The
Republican appeal, therefore, has been the
same in one section of the country as IN an
other-the same before one audience as before
another of entirely different character.
The pre-eminence of the Republican party
has been attained not only by the generally
high character of the men it places in official
position and by the success of it's government
al policies, but also by the character ability
and service of the men it selects to take charge
of it's campaigns. The management OF this
campaign has shown no exception. MIR. Will
liam NJ Butler who was favored for the Ma
tional Chairman by President Coolidge and
unanimously elected by the Republican Nation
al committee, has conducted the campaign in
a manner that reflects great credit to himself
personally and gives satisfaction to the rank
and file Of the party. -
Chairman Butler has manifested high ap-
probation of the great responsibility upon him,
and has gone about his work in that same care
full, dignlied, thorough and effective manner
that he employs in his private affairs. He has
not wasted his energies on trivial matters. He
has not tried to entertain the public by petty
stabs at his political opponents. He has not
sought the lime-light for himself. He early
perfected his working organization and pro-
ceeded to get the issues of the campaign be-
fore the voters. He ignored the persistent eff
forts of opposing party managers to divert dis
cusson from principles and policies to irrel-
evant personalities.
AS in 1896 and 1900, when Mckinley ran
against Bryan, this has been made campaign
of education-a campaign devoted exclusively
to the task of placing before the voters issues
which affect not merely their temporary in
tersts but the very fundamentals of stable
government and sound economics.
With the continuance of constitutional gov
eminent threatened by one opponent and the
foundation of American prosperity assailed by
another, Republican campaign leaders have
met the issues squarely. Whatever may be the
outcome, they have the satisfaction of know
ing that their duties have been well performed