The Yale expositor., 1900-11-02
REPUBLICAN LOYALTY.
Good Reasons Why Every Rep
ubIican Should Loyalty Sup
port the Regular Ticket.

The attention Of repu blicans is called
TO the fact that the co.called "Inde-
pendents" have heretofore had the 10y
al support Of their party The ticket
that has been regularly nominated is
made up Of good, clean men. There
was no opposition to several of them.
They are the men who have put up
their money and are spending their
time TO elect Mckinley and the entire
ticket Not a leader of the so-called
"Iudependent" ticket has spent dollar
or an hour Of time to secure the elect
ion of Mckinley or any of the ticket
except independents" 1t is certain
that no one on that ticket can be elect
ed. All that can be done is to draw off
republican support so as to secure the
election of democrats and defeat the
men on the regular ticket who are
spending time and money for the en-
tire ticket, from Mckinley down.
This matter is ably discussed in this
weeks issue Of the Port Huron Times,
as follows
"For Republicans. therefore. party loyalty
should be the leading and decisive question. If
there be any who think that a ticket practically
self nominated. representing 10 regular organ-
oiiice-seekorS, should be supported for any reas-
on. we ask them to consider few facts. AS a
present Illustration we VIII take the case OF two
candidates on the "Independent Republican"
ticket and present their Oillce-Seekng and Office
holding records.
John l.. Black. who Is chairman OF the self
constituted "lnGependent Republican commit
tee. became citizen Of the United States by
naturalization October 81. 1884. In the spring of
lSS5 he was elected justice of the peace for a
four years term. During this term he also held
the office of QrQlit QOurf commissioner for two
years. In 1855 he was elected Judge of probate
for the county of st. Clair, which Office he held
for eight years. In 1896 he was candidate for
the nomination for a third term, a favor never
given to any Republican in st. Clair county. Mr..
Black is now candidate for circuit court COM
missioner on the independent Republican"
ticket. 1t is proper to inquire, and this may be
done without the slightest reflection on Mr.
Blacks personal character or standing, how
much he is entitled to or should ask from the Re
publican party or his fellow citizens of St. Clair
county? For threefOurths of the entire period
since he became citizen of the United States
he has held office, and for more than half of that
period he has held one of the best offices i'm ST.
Clair county. always by favor of the regular Re-
publican organization. Is there any good reason
why Mr., Black should be kicker against the
regular ticket?
we submit this question to the candid consid-
Grafton of every Republican voter in st. Clair
county.
Moses Carleton is the Independent Republi-
can" candidate for judge of probate. Mr.. Garlic
toms record as an otfice-holder includes two
years as circuit court commissioner SIX years as
county clerk. two years as deputy county treas
urer, and four years as assistant postmaster. In
1896 Mr.. Carleton was candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for Judge of probate, and In 1889
he sought appointment as postmaster of Port
Huron. Is there any good reason why he should
hold offices for more than IL years, which Is his
record in st. Clair county up to the present time?
We ask also If there is any good reason why,
after holding Office for fourteen years, always by
favor of the regular Republican organization,
Mr.. Carleton should now seek to defeat regular
Republican candidates? Every Republican voter
In st. Clair county who has the least thought of
voting for any candidate on the independent
Republican" ticket should consider this question