The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-21

he address delivered Friday evening
at Polonia Hall by "a. R. Hirst, can
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor of Wisconsin, who was
cheered time and again by the crowd
which heard him as he straightfor-
wardly stated his own platform and
also in no uncertain terms took the
Blaine administration to task for the
policies which it has practiced and is
now advocating
''Let us return to the ways of san
ity in Wisconsin," was the appeal
made by Mr.. Hirst to the voters.
"Let us put Wisconsin back in the
place where we may go out and say
that we are proud of the state. In
stead of tearing down let us build up
and restore that old, old motto of the
state Forward, Ever Forward"
Mr.. Hirst in attacking the policies
of Governor Blaine, one Of the other
candidates for the office, answered
these by stating his own stand on each
question.
Vigorous in His Attack.
The speaker was most vigorous in
his attack on the policies Of Governor
Blaine. He took him to task for his
wavering stand on the gasoline tax,
his laxity towards the enforcement of
law, his pardon record" his attitude
on taxation problems, his "inconsis-
tent" stand on probes, his sitting Of
Wisconsin industries and his failure to
hack the policies Of the party to
which he was seeking to be nomi-
mated.
In each instance his attack was
most pointed and direct and left no
doubt regarding the stand taken by
the speaker.
Only Republican III Race.
81 am not one who runs on Re-
publican ticket and supports the can
didate of some other ticket for Presi-
dent Of the United States," said Mr.
Hirst. 81 say here what no other Re
publican for the nomination for gov
ernor in this state has said; I will
support the National Republican
ticket
"The other two candidates by their
acts are doing otherwise. | am the
only Republican seeking the nomina-
tion. We who are Republicans should
separate the sheep from the goats 50
that those VINO run on the Republican
ticket will support the national Re
publican ticket"
Mr.. Hirst was equally as pointed IN
his remarks regarding the gasoline
tax, which he declared he favored be-
cause it taxed the user of the road
or highway in proportion to his use OF
the road. Suchh gasoline tax bill
was passed and vetoed by Governor
Blaine, he said, and he declared that
now the governor was trying to state
that he favored a gasoline tax.
'Now on the gasoline tax question
Governor Blaine is, for it on Mon
day and Wednesday, said Mr. Hirst
Gle is against it on Tuesday and
Thursday and he doesn't know where
he is on the other days of the week
He should have signed the gasoline
tax bill when he had chance; don't
think the people of Wisconsin will
give him another chance to do it,
Takes Stand for Enforcement.
Governor Blaine pretends to be
very much alarmed about bootleg
ger in\gasoline, when he talks on this
bill. He tells how man from an
other state might smuggle gasoline
over the line and sell it to motorists
and escape the tax. l am glad to hear
that he is alarmed about some kind OF
bootlegging for he is not alarmed
about the ordinary kind of illicit traf
fc that goes under this name. There
is comparatively little danger from &
gasoline bootlegger; imagine a mar
carrying a five gallon can of gasoline
down an alley to deliver it to a Gus.
toner to make a profit of two cents
on a gallon; not as profitable as tC
delivery two quarts of moonshine IL
quor and make a handsome profit of
of each of them"
''For myself" continued Mr.. Hirst
81 am worried about the bootlegging
OF moonshine whiskey in Wisconsin
and about the disregard of law that
has come with it. If any friendly
bootleggers are here, 1 want to tel
: you frankly that l am not your friend
If I'm elected I'll appoint prohbi
tion department that will function OF
get out and let one in that will"
Hints at Blaine's Stand.
"There is a candidate VINO has re-
peatedly demonstrated that he is s
friend of the bootleggers," Mr.. Hirst
added, "and they should vote for him
IL i am elected am gong TO SIOE
this bootlegging business in Wiscon.
sin and keep the oath l take when
go into office. Entirely regardless OF
your views or my views on the Vohl.
stead law or the Severson act, they are
a part of the law of the land, and il
1 am elected I'll enforce the law
that is the only thing a self-respect-
ing state executive can do"
"Moreover, when these bootleggers
get into Jail, if l am governor, as fal
as I'm concerned they are going tc
stay in jail until their terms are out
If I'm elected I'll not attempt to make
q record as pardoning governor
During theslast administration an av.
erage of eight to nine pardons has
been granted at each hearing-mort
than two hundred in ala single mar
turned over the verdict of jury anC
judges at the rate of eight or nine 8
day at times Of hearing. If I am elect
ed | will desire only to be governor
not also judge, jury and legislature
If there ever was enc man govern.
.ment we have it no win Wisconsin.
y How about Madison Probe?
Mr.. Hirst also took Governor Blaine
to task regarding many of his APP
pointments. SIN order to control tn,
legislature, votes of legislatures were