The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-25
Democratic Candidate for
Governor Says Admins
tratiOn is to Blame.
STEWART SHOWS STAND
Calvin Stewart, Candidate for
Congressman, Raps LaFollette
and Cooper in Broadside.

Firing the opening shot of his cam
paign, Judge Martin Lueck, of Beaver
Dam, Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of Wisconsin, opened his campaign
here Monday evening in an address at
Library park in which he attacked the
Blaine administration largely on its
handling of the state finances. What
he termed "exorbitant burdens of tax
alton" were laid at the door of the
Blaine administration in s. discussion
of the condition of the state treasury,
saying that the large surplus boasted
of there is an admission of ineffi-
cheney, incompetency or something
worse"
A crowd of several hundred heard
Judge Lueck's address and applauded
him enthusiastically during the eve
ming.
Of equal interest to Kenosha was
the address of Attorney Calvin Stew
art, of this city, candidate for Con-
gresham on the Democratic ticket who,
in his address, attacked the LaFollette
program in national politics as "a
movement which if successful would
end in ruination and destruction, and
also attacked his opponent Congress
man Henry Allen Cooper who, he de-
clared, had struck long sharp knife
into the back of the great party that
had nurtured, cared for and protected
him for more than 40 years"
Time for a House Cleaning.
eff ever a state was at place where
state affairs needed Immediate atten-
ton, that state is Wisconsin, and the
time is now" said Judge Lueck. "The
time has come for house cleaning In
the capitol from basement to garrett"
"The Republicans at times have been
so unkind as to intimate that the Demo
cratic party was dead in Wisconsin,
he continued, "but the Democrats have
always come back alive and we'll and
they're here in this campaign fighting
for the same principles for which they
have ever stood both in state and ma
ton. Judging from some of the things
that the Republican candidates said
about each other, the Democratic party
will now furnish haven for some of
the Republicans who cannot swallow
the state ticket. We will welcome them
to join with us in this house clean
ing"
Raps High Taxation.
Judge Lueck was most vigorous in
his attack on the present administra-
tion as responsible for high taxes.
"The most singular variety and
L IL ~ - hnIY M
offered in defense of high taxation pre-
vailing under the present state admin
istration," he said.
every explanation admits some
practice that condemns the administra-
ton. Nor is the fine hand of the po-
litical manipulation so deeply hidden
that it cannot be uncovered. The claim
boastfuly made that there is surplus
of millions of dollars in the treasury is
an admission of inefficiency, incom-
potency or something worse, instead OF
being of any credit to the administra-
ton. Is that great fund to be used
Just before election in some sort of a
tax remission scheme as q vote catch
ing device? If so, we ought to know
it now.
Poor Business Policy.
"What kind Of business management
is it that extracts money from the peo-
pies pockets in taxes only to be dis
tributed for deposit in favorite banks
throughout the state? Under this
scheme, the taxpayer is made to pay
interest on his own money, and the
public loses the expenses incurred In
sending the money to and from Mad
ison."
In concluding, Judge Lueck demand
ed q reversal of the present state
financial system as follows:
owe demand an end Of this system
as a matter of relief to the taxpayer
and to remove the temptation to use
Gals interested in banks may be bene-
flied thereby. We insist that bust
it for deposit in such manner that Off
ness methods be applied IN raising
money for purposes of the state so that
any remission in our taxes may be
made before and not after taxes have
been paid"
Judge Lueck referred to the admin
istration of Governor Smith Of New
York of the work that can be accom-
plished in state finances.
Stewart Raps LaFollette.
Attorney Stewart took the major por-
ton of his address to discuss and con-
denim the stand of Senator LaFollette,
seeking the Presidency on an indie
pendent ticket, insofar as he has adj
vanced the policy proposing that Su-
preme court decisions might be over
ridden by vote Of Congress, a step
which he declared attacked one of the
basic principles of the Constitution.
"There is now in Wisconsin" said
Mr.. Stewart, ga Heterogeneous mess con-
sisting of Bolsheviks, Socialists,-I. W.
WIS, Communists, Mugwumps and what
nots who would change our form Of
government by practically abolishing
one of its fundamental branches. Abb
clifton of the principles taught in the
Constitution, I call insane and des-
tructive legislation. stand for the
Constitution--for sane and construc-
tive legislation"
rT i ~ -. he