The Harrison times., 1912-09-07

policies and principles as applied to
Government. My party entertain'
ing antagonistic views to his rela'
tive to platform policies, and prin'
ciplcs, sends me out as its Represen'
tativc its advocate, and its defend.
er. am in harmony with its every
tenet and am profoundly grateful
for the honor thus conferred upon
me by it | owe my present candl-
dacy to its favorable action and my
sole allegiencc belongs to it, | shall
be glad on every public occasion to
discuss with my opponent the re-
spectivc merits of our two parties
and challenge him to such public
discussion, When he says then, the
fight is not political, he begs the
question, and deserts his standards,
Is he afraid Of his party tenets and
principles? Is he ashamed to unturl
and defend the flag which bears
upon it's folds his name as its cham
pon2 His differences lead me to be-
lieve that such is the case, His
guerilla warfare must cease or else
he should disclaim his allegiance to
the party which nominated him.
But let us wave this question for
the moment and notice a few of his
other assertions, He asks where
my main strength came from in the
recent Primary election? While it is
not a question at issue, a purely
party matter, | shall take pleasure
in answering. 1t came from a ma
iority Of the Democratic party which
is of the best and noblest citizenship
Of the country, He says that lots
Of good people voted for me, but
says that every bootlegger who
voted in that election voted for me,
How many voted in that election,
Mr., Bratton? And how do you
know they voted for me; | do not
know whether ary bootleggcr voted
in that election or not, neither do
know for whom they voted ! must
confess that you seem to be more
intimate with them than |, and they
seem to take you more fully into
their confidence But | will say
now that | am thankful for every
vote cast for me in the Primary and
will appreciate every vote cast for
me in the General election and again
| wish 20 inform my opponent that
my main strength came from New.
ton county, Marion county, and
Van Buren, county, and in these
counties there is not, or was not at
the time, so far as | am informed, a
single person who held government
license to sell liquor He says that
Leslie is ovcrrun with bootlcggcrs,
yet strange to relate, got a very
light vote there According to his
charge | ought to have carried it
Now | think | have conclusively
shown that the present contest is u
political one between the Taft wing
Of the Republican party as repre-.
sentcd by Grover {, Bratton and
the Progressive Democracy Of this
country as represented by me, Let
us then apply his charge that, "It
is a tight between the people who
believe in the enforcement Of the
law and those who do not" Tie
does not state which class he rep.
tcscnts but | presume as he has
made the statement he would like
to have the people believe that he
is with the crowd who believe in
law enforcement and that am with
aud the candidate of the other
crowd What is the result lie in
effect charges that the entire Demo.
cratic party whose candidate | am
is composed Of anarchists or those
who oppose law enforcement and
that the convention Of TEN or
lWElNE mcu who nominated him
are the only people in favor Of law
enforcement,
What do you say, Democrats, will
YOU support him and thus admit his
charge | dcuy his charge us false,
Tie must prove It, Again he has he.
come the victim Of an oycrwrought
imagination and the result is u reek,
less charge aud untruthlul state
ment lie SAYS am not in svmpa.
thy with law enforcement say |
am and that my record will bear
me out and when ! say my record
! mean both my private and public
record, To make reckless aud uns
founded charges is one thing but 60
prove them Is another But he says
! was convicted by Mayor Smith OF
Leslie for Wearing Weapons and IN
the very same breath he says ! was
vindieated by the Circuit Court on
the same charge by the entry Of u
Mol Pros, HrHtton docs not know