Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12

Editor Swanson, Of h0yalton,
knows Gas we all do) that some
Republicans are fond Of affiiiatiog
with leading Democ rats, and work
in harmony with Democratic can
didates. It is rather poor Repub-
licanism, and quite disreputable
politics. So according to Swan.
sons desires, Fuller must be
guilty Of it. Therefore Fuller is
charged with two specific politi'
cal crimes. He asked q reliable
business man OF Royalton several
years ago to vote for Stoll, Demo
cratic nominee for treasurer.
History shows that Stoll was q
candidate in those good old Re-
publican days when Buchanan was
senator and Flynn representative,
and when Republican" county
fight under such leadership was q
farce and a hippodrome. But
about Stoll! We should be
pleased to learn from this reliable
Royaltcn business man just what
the conditions were that surround.
ed Fuller's party treachery. Did
Stoll have any Republican oppon-
ent at all? What the reliable
man told you, Swanson, must be
true, but what Republican was
SACRIFICED! But Swanson does
not have to 60 back to the glori-
Gus Republican fights made when
Buchanan and Flynn were leaders
to prove that Fuller is party
traitor. The second offense is
that Fuller voted and worked
against Clough last election. No
reliable business man is quoted to
show that Fuller solicited votes
against Clough, but more conclu.
slve (if possible) evidence is pro.
duced. Swanson says:
Gas an evidence Of the correct.
ness of this statement we point to
the small vote the Republican
candidate (Clopgh) received in
Little Fslls."
The "small vote'' is naturally
charged to Fuller. Mr.. Swanson
insists on pointing to it. but fails
to say what it was. Doubtless SO
small as not worthy of mention.
In Little Falls Gov. Clough re.
ceived 513 votes, to McKinley's
576-or 80 per cent of McKlnley's
vote-that is but H. per cent be-
hind the head of the ticket. In
Royalton Clough received 149
votes to McKinley's 1913, or II per
cent of Mel kinney : vote, or % per
cent behind the head of the ticket.
If the Royalton percentage had
been maintained throughout the
state Clough would have been de.
feated; if the Little Falls percent
age had been maintained Clough's
majority would have been much
larger. Little Falls gave Clough
a larger percentage than the coun.
ty as = whole Gid. And Swanson
points to that as the evidence up
on which he bases Fuller's treach-
cry! Candidly, Mr.. Swanson.
you should step into the next
door and talk this matter over
again with that reliable business
man-if you can suspend pointing
to the "small" vote in Little
Falls given to Gov. Clough.
But possibly C'ough's vote was
small. Fit was, lit was because
scores of men who voted for
Coughs nomination did not vote
for his election, and never intend.
ed to. Men were brought into
Republican caucuses who never
voted a Republican ticket before
or since, Democrats were loaned
to the Clough leaders for use in
Republican caucuses~-and later
the Clough vote might have been
small" compared with what it
was in the caucuses. Delegates
who were admitted to the state
convention in Clough's interests
came home and supported tho Pop.
ocrat ticket. They were your own
associates Mr.. Swanson, who
were responsible for any sma)lness
in the Clough vote-and also re-
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