The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-08
Republican housekeeping.

Inc rcpuDllcan TICKET mas nti II
crushing defeat in this district. but the
urand old Party still retains it, prin-
cipals untarnished II has simply
purgei itself Of the men who for the
past several months have been using
the name Of the party to protect their
own personal interests.
Bird ;. Mcclure carried this district
So years ago, by lsz ma ority, yet ne
democratic nominee has carried it by
3il majority, a change OF over Jr
votes.
The district contained over 30 re-
publican majority and under proper
management a republican should have
been elected without trouble. That
the republican nominee has met such
a crushing defeat can be attributed en-
tirely t. the fact that humid reds Of re-
publican voters have refused To stand
for the methods employed in the cam
paign and have re%pudiatcd the men
who were responsible for them.
Humid reds of republicans refused to
90 to the polls. Many Others went to
the polls and openly declared that they
were going to vote for the democratic
nominee. Mcclure carried twelve of
the fifteen precincts two years ago,
yet the republican nominee carried but
three this year. Precincts containing
heavy republican majorilies were ear
ried 10y the democratic nominee by
majurities as high as three to one.
Mctiuire carried Esther precinct II to
5. This year Tracy carried it ~ to 8.
Mcclure carried Logan precinct II to
a, this year Tracy carried il g. to %,
a demonstration that republicans re-
fused to go tn the polls and so it was
in every precinct.
THAI the .ominee mas received such
"A crushing defeat can be attributed en-
iirely To the fact that hund reds of re-
publicans refused To stand for the
methods employed i'm the campaign.
Republicans who had fought the bat
ties Of the party for years were ruth
lessly set aside and told they were
back numbers. John ). Fischer as
stunned control of the party Decency
was set aside the banner of republic
canism was dragged down and the
black flag Of mud singing, lies and
scandal hoisted As the party banner.
1t IL true that both parties engaged
in mud singing. Charges and coun-
tercharges were made indiscrimina-
iely Honest voters of both parties
were disguised with the slush appear
ing in the Beaver Journal and Beaver
Democrat, but the decision of the vo-
tiers by u majority so overwhelming as
Ia leave no doubt of the decision, have
placed the responsibility for this dis
graceful campaign, at the feet of j. ).
Fischer and +. :. Macy. They have
repudiated them, and in doing so have
repudiated j. w. Savage because he
could nave called oil these men if he
did not approve their methods.
The republican party has not gone
down To defeat in this campaign 1t
has engaged in housekeeping, and de-
elared for party principal Instead of
FIscherism. Prominent republicans
have declared since the election, that
they will never vote another republic
can ticket aS long as Fischer stands as
;he representative Of republicanism
I'm this county
j. >. Fischer has been a party wreck
er instead of a party builder, from the
first day he landed in the county, Po-
litical trickery and treachery to his
party workers has been his slogan from
the beginning, and this election has
been the first opportunity the masses
of the party have had to repudiate
him. The central committee should
heed the handwriting ON tine wall.
They should request Mr.. Fischer To
step down and out, then select IA sue
cessor VINO stands for republicanisn in
all it's purity, and when the spring
elections roll around, the party will
stand stronger and purer for the purg-
ing which has been administered in
this election.