The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
STRONG IN


courth ouse recently opened by Keno
sha county-"Erected by the People
of Kenosha County to the Cause OF
Just and Capable Government, -
Senator Irvine r. Lenroot fired his
second broadside of the campaign in
to the Madison ring" here Thursday
night in an address at Library park
which brought an enthusiastic hear
ing from more than a thousand hear
ers.
He used this text For Just and
Capable Government" both to inspire
support for the candidacy Of Roy P
Wilcox for the Republican nomination
for Senator as representing just such
government in the present Coolidge
administration at Washington and at
the same time to denounce the "Madi-
son ring" backing the candidacy of
Robert NJ LaFollette, Jr., for Sena-
tor, as representing the antithesis Of
this. His address bristled with at
tacks on the political triumvirate of
Governor Blaine, Attorney General
Ekern and young LaFollette, both on
the questions of state and national
issues.
O'Brien Introduces Speaker.
Senator Lenroot was introduced to
his hearers by E. T. O'Brien, who told
most forcibly of what Kenosha had
suffered as result of the machina-
tions Of the present state administra-
tion. Mr.. O'Brien recalled that three
years ago, Governor Blaine, speaking
from that same platform had made
representations that certain Keno
shans had made false income tax re-
turns to evade taxes when as a matter
of fact, the persons in question had
merely taken steps to adjust the tax
for the benefit of the state. He men
toned a fact, known to many Keno
shans, that this city had lost some
most public spirited citizens because
of the attitude of the state admins
tration and with them had gone their
gifts TO benevolences here and their
large income taxes, both of which
must now be made up by others.
In his opening remarks Senator
Lenroot intimated the tenor of his
address. GAS / rode through the
streets of your city today, l passed
the magnificent courthouse which this
county has just erected, showing that
the people here, though they have
suffered much, still have faith in the
state of Wisconsin. / bring you hope
that the obsessions which have been
on the state will not have to be suf-
fered much longer"
Recalls the Inscription.
cover the portals of this courthouse
noticed the inscriptions: Erected by
the People of Kenosha County to the
Cause of Just and Capable Govern
ment.' 1t is chat cause of just and
capable government that l am here to
] plead for tonight. Just and capable
government as represented by one of
the most capable presidents in the
history of our great nation, Calvin
! Coolidge, man who never makes
grandstand plays, man who makes
no promises which he does not intend
to keep, whose only policy is to serve
each one of you as one of the one
hundred and ten million residents of
this country! just and capable gov
Notwithstanding we have not had
at the state capitol at Madison for the
past four years!
"But we expect to start something
now which will return just and cap
able government to this state" he
added, "and we'll finish the job two
years from now"
Defines Two Issues.
"There are just two issues in this
campaign" continued Senator Len
root, cone, shall !, we elect a senator
/ who will be a friend to President
! Coolidge, or will we send AMMAN who
Is his avowed enemy and will do
everything in his power to destroy
him? The other, are you satisfied
with the government you have at
/ Madison or do you think it is time
there was a house-cleaning there?
"There are but two candidates to be
! considered: Roy P. Wilcox, the Re-
publican candidate who was endorsed
by the convention at Oshkosh and
who stands solidly in support of
President Coolidge, and the other,
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., brought
out and backed by Governor Blaine
and Herman Ekern. If you have any
idea about others, forget them as you
might as we'll stay at home on the day
of the primary election as to vote for
one of these others. Either Wilcox OF
Little Bob will be the senator from
Wisconsin elected in this special cleo
ton"
Senator Lenroot then marked the
difference between the way that Will
cox had been put into the field, as
endorsed by convention at which
more than six hundred delegates were
present and the "back ROOM method
whereby young LaFollette had been
put into the race.
Challenges the Progressives.
Issuing a challenge to whatever So
called Progressives might be in his
hearing, Senator Lenroot said;
Were you consulted as to whom your
candidate for the senate should he
Have you had anything to say in put
ting Little Bob into the feld?"
mo, he was selected like all these
so-called Progressive candidates have
been selected, in some back room.
was in on this once years ago. / sug.
gested then that conference be held
but | was told that must not be done
for fear this conference could not be
controlled. For years and years can.
didates have been selected in scores
by this ring and then you have beer
asked to support and elect someone
i you had no choice in putting into tbs
! SaGs.