Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-23
KREUTZER ACCEPTS 1T
Wausau Attorney Announces
His Platform for Republic
an Race Governor.


Andrew l.. Kreutzer of Wausau
has announced his candidacy for
the office of Governor of the state
of Wisconsin, and is being backed
by the Wausau Pilot, one of the
old staid Democratic newspapers
of Northern Wisconsin.
Mr. Kreutzer's response of ac-
ceptance is given below, and is
addressed to the state county
board association, who last week
asked him to run:
To the Committee Representing
the Chairman Of Majority of
the County Boards of Wiscon-
sin.
Gentlemen:
You presented to me yesterday
a call, signed by majority of the
chairman Of the County Boards
of Wisconsin, requesting me to an
nounce myself as a candidate for
nomination as governor of Wis
consin, at the coming primary
election.
Your committee informs me
that since your annual convention
held at Wausau last January, on
which occasion | addressed the
convention of the Wisconsin Coun-
ty Boards Association on the sub
iect of Taxation in Counties in
Wisconsin" this call has been vol
unfairly circulated among the
members and most generously
signed by them.
The signers of this call are
chairmen of the county boards Of
your respective counties. You are
also chairman and representatives
of your respective towns, villages
and cities. Your position as such
places you in closer contact with
local government and with the
taxpayers and citizens of the
state generally than any other
public officials. With the excep-
ton of the state government,
county boards are the largest and
most important governing units
in the state Aside from the state
and. a few of our larger cities, the
county boards administer the ex-
penditure of the largest part of
our taxes.
| am also aware that as men,
bers of county boards you have a
clearer understanding of the needs,
problems and wishes of the tax
payers of Wisconsin than any
other public officials.
This is particularly true as to
the taxpayers from the farms and
in villages.
For this reason | feel | have a
right to construe your call to me
as representing the sentiment and
rejecting the political wishes of
your home counties.
| need not inform your commit
tee that | consider the call which
you have presented exceedingly
gratifying, in that it manifests
the trust and confidence which it's
signers have in me, but also | APP
preciate the great responsibility
which it imposes upon me-
Your call presents the vital is
sues now confronting the voters
and taxpayers of Wisconsin. | can
not improve upon the clear and
precise presentation of these is
sues as embodied in it. In your
call to me you have said that
these Issues are:
l. The reduction of taxation
which has become almost unbear-
able and is fast approaching the
point of confscation.
2. A radical reduction in the
number of offices, office-holders,
and state and local employees.
3. Restoring. and placing the adj
ministration of all political units
of the state on a common-sense
and business-like basis.
A. A sound, comprehensive and
business-hke management of the
highways and highway finances OF
the state, present and prospective
to the end that state and county
program may be planned and rev.
enues provided that will lower the
burden of general property taxes
s. The adoption of a fair and
reasonable gasoline tax in order
to place at least part of the