The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-31
AND BON Hon1ME coUN1Y, d. THuRsDAY ooroBER 81 sl2

became the official principles Of
the republican natiolal party, and
that no voter can claim to be q
loyal republican who repudiates
those resolutions.
We believe that in withdrawing
from the republican party and de-
claring his purpose to destroy it
after being honored with the high
est ofice, and kept in Office for q
period of over a quarter of q centu-
ry, that Mr.. Roosevelt showed an
ingratitude, and spirit of petty
revenge unworthy Of great leader.
We believe that the platform up
on which Mr.. Roosevelt is now
seeking election is largely COM
posed of alluring academic phrases
designed to catch votes by appeal
ing to the discontented, but utterly
incapable of scientific application,
and that his proposed method of
handling corporations is ineffective
and dangerous.
We believe that the republican
convention in this state in refusing
to endorse the national ticket or
platform and in forcing electors
upon the ticket favorable to the
candidate of another party COM
mitted an outrage upon every loyal
republican in the state which
should be rebuked at the polls by
every voter who believes in honest
politics.
We believe that every candidate
who voted or gave his sanction TO
that outrage has thereby forfeited
all claim to the support of every
republican.
We believe that vote cast for
the candidates who assisted in
perpetrating the Huron steal is
vote cast to endorse it and to re-
tain in control of the political af-
fairs of this state men who have
shown themselves to be devoid of
the first principles of political,
honor.
We believe that the electors on
the republican ticket in making all
eleventh hour promise to cast their
votes for Mr.. Taft in case Mr.
Roosevelt can not be elected ana
their votes would elect MIR. Taft,
whom they have persistently reviled
and declared unworthy of support,
have insulted the Intelligence of re-
publican voters by making spuri-
Gus promises for affect, which they
could not fulfill if they would and
would not if they could.
ln view OF these facts, aud many
Others which might be stated, and
also in view of the fact that the re-
publlcans OF this state have been
robbed of the power to vote for
their own party candidates, and |
must choose between support of q
new party, resting and depending
for its perpetuity upon the person
ality of one man, and the demo
cratic party whose candidate is
above reproach, and whose princi-
pies are free from the charge of
revolution or fanaticism, that the
best interests Of the country and of
the republican party warrants
every republican in casting his
vote for the democratic national
ticket. On state affairs only three
candidates on the republican ticket
have remained loyal to their party
Abel, Anderson and Glasner. The
others can claim no support on the
grounds of party fealty. The legis-
lative candidates from this county
are all pledged 20 support a can
didate for United States senator
who is openly campaigning for
candidates of another party, SO
support of these legislative candi-
dates can not be urged on party
grounds. The candidates on the
county ticket we believe to be all
competent men, and true to the