The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-15
L|ST0h M'M|LLEh
FOR CONGRESS
Announces His Candidacy for the
Nomination.
HIS PLATFORM is SUBMITTED
Says II Is Not Necessary to Pledge
Support to Either Faction to be
Republiean-other Ideas
Are Expressed.

Liston McMillen, of Oskaloosa, has
announced his candidacy for congress
in the Sixth district to succeed Hon.
N. E. Kendall His formal statement
is as follows:
ITO the republicans of the Sixth
Compression District of Iowa: The
writer respectfully announces his can
didacy for congress from this district,
subject to the decision of the nomi-
mating body of the Republican party,
whether it may be by the Republican
Central Committee or by convention,
or primary election.
ut Is the belief of the writer that
the idea of the dissolution of the Re-
publican party is whimsical. The
democratic party has survived its un.
patriotic record during our Civil War,
and the idea that the republican party
should be dissolved, Notwithstanding
its beneficial record Of fifty years,
would put premium on disloyalty
and ignore the law that good works
are a means of grace with the Good
Divinity and good people.
The writer is frank to say that,
while he has generally voted the re-
publican ticket, including the state
republican ticket In 1908, yet he voted
for Mr.. Bryan on account of his ad-
miration of his lecture on the Prince
of Peace, hoping that such a spirit in
the White House would lead the dem.
ocracy of the south to greater con-
sideration Of its negro element.
The writer would further say that
he did not sympathize with the idea
of renominating President Taft, owing
TO the discovery (by correspondence
with Attorney General Wickersham)
that the present administration did
not sympathize with the doctrine set
forth in the resolution hereinafter
mentioned. But at the time of the
presidential caucuses in Iowa no
other candidate seemed available, and
consequently he quietly deferred to
thee. hoice and judgment of the many
friends of the president in this dis
trict, preferring to go with them as a
body rather than stir up strife.
1.-THE writer further submits that 1t
is not necessary for the republican
congressional candidate to commit
himself to choice between Mr.. Taft
and Mrs. Roosevelt; as a reasonable
prospection indicates that neither of
them, nor Mr.. Wilson, will have a ma.
jority In the electoral college; and
accordingly the election will go into
the lower House of congress; and as
that is a tie, the republican vice pres
ident that will probably be chosen in
the senate. will become president ex-
officio
IF Mr.. RoOsefelt had assumed to be
the virtual nominee of the republi-
can national convention the situation
would be different. Every honest re-
publican would then have been re-
quired to pass upon his claims as to
fraud.
HE, however, does not assume to
be the republican nominee, but Is
seeking to evolve a new or third party
that will appeal to the white men of
the south; thing he cannot do with.
out consenting to the disfranchise.
ment of the negroes; as the dominant
sentiment there is that II the negro
votes at all the white man must vote
him.
1T is the belief of the writer that
this nation must be run by northern
civilization or 1t will run into the
utn A..n
work our way If We do not psnder to
their destruction of equality before
the law.
The third party attitude OF Mr..
Roosevelt absolves the republican
voters from the duty OF inquiring into
the question of fraud in the national
republican convention; as that ques-
tion Is one to be settled in the cleo
toral college.
Our candidates for electors were
all nominated at the primary election
before any national convention was
held. Under the Constitution, no ma
tional convention has the right to
dictate to the electoral college 1t will
be for the members of that college to
settle all questions OF fraud. II is a
free and independent body, and is not
bound to support any fraudulent nomi-
nee-neither morally under the Gus.
tom of the country. nor legally under
the requirements OF the Constitution.
Without expressing any opinion of
the writer on the question of fraud.
there can be no doubt that enough of
the republican members of the cleo
toral college will be convinced of
fraud, TO prevent Mr.. Taft from get
ting a majority in the electoral col.
lege. - e.
THE writer therefore submits that
republicans should vote to secure a
republican congress, and resultant
sympathy with the probable republi.
can president. that will be evolved |
through senatorial action as already
explained; and he respectfully sub
mits his name FOR consideration along
with such other names as may come
up before the nominating body. e.
I'm conclusion. the writer respect,
fully calls attention to the. fact that
the statue Is obscure as to the meth,