The Harrison times., 1912-09-07
Gus SeawelRepies toBratton,
Fellow Citizens:

l have just been advised of the
course of campaign which my Re-
publican Opponent, Grover {. Brat
ton, is seeking to pursue through
his many and various paid adver-
tisements in the papers and printed
circular letters. 1 have requested a
JOINT discussion with him, but have
no hopes of securing same at many
places, as il would expose his little
plans and ruin a great many of his
futile attempts to eyade the issues
presented by our respective candi-
dacies and place his fight where it
properly belongs; and for this rea-
son | take this method of answering
his reckless and untruthful charges,
of directing your attention 20 his
conflicting and misleading state
ments, and of attacking his legal
qualifications to hold this Office
In his printed circular dated Mar
shall, Ark, Aug /, 1912, he says;
81 am a candidate for the Office OF
Prosecuting Attorney, " BEING
THE NOMINEE or THE REPUB
LICAN PARTY" To-day there is
only one Republican party, and that
is the party Of Taft and the Trusts.
1t convened at Chicago and nomi-
mated Taft, made peace with Trust
and Monopoly, compiled platform
composed of Love Letters TO the
Special interests, and thereby forced
out of it's Halls the men who be-
lieve in Progression and protecting
the rights Of the great masses OF the
people The wing that went out
nominated Roosevelt for Presi lent,
have called themselves, and are
known as the PROGRESSIVE
PARTY.
Now Bratton seeks to secure the
support Of these Progrcsslves by his
brazen statement that the conyen'
ton which met IN Leslie, Arkansas,
and nominated him, was composed
of more Progressives than of Taft
Republicans and refers the people to
W. +, Reeves lie says that Reeves
was member Of that convention,
seeking, no doubt, to leave the i'm.
preston that he, Reeves, was reg
ular delegate The records Of that
convention as printed show that
Reeves was a proxy Tor the regular
Taft delegates from Marion county,
The delegates from Marion county
were all Tait supporters and | pre-
sumo that Mr. Reeves acted for
them and in their place and stead as
their agent am informed that all
of the delegates from Searcy, Van
Buren, Boone, and Clcburne couu'
ties were Taft Republicans, Some
of these were represented by proxy,
| DO know that the Newton county
delegates, who we're all Progress
sives, refused to recognize the con
vention as being Progressive con-
vention, and hence refuse to attend,
But to the end of controversy ! will
ask him If he will state whether he
is for Taft OF Roosevelt for Prcsi.
dent? | charge that can secure an
affidavit that he did, before the ar.
tice written by him to the Leslictte
was printed, state that he was for
Taft aud | charge that he is for
Taft and a Taft Republican from the
crown Of his head to the soles Of his
feet demaud Of him in all fair.
ness to every party, aud its plat
forms and principles, that he uniurl
the Aag under which he fights,
There is one Gag which belongs to
no nation and which is dcspised 10y
every honest man 1t is the BlOek
Flag Of Piracy The emblem Of an.
archy aud every villiany known 20
the Seas Does he un(url this as his
emblem? Ilso, then every political
party in this District should take a
shot at him Let us look 60 his Lam
guage to see il this is his tactics "l.
accepted this nomination knowing
that ill wos elected II would he by
votes from ALL political parties VI
(See his printed circular Whose
candidate is he2 And his candidacy
embodics what principles ond
stands for what PLATFORM lie has
admitted Vt is the REPUBLICAN,,
Does he thIu& q Democrat can en-
dorse tha, pill(orm and adopt re-
publican pHatipIrs' Does he think
n Socialist ,ao' Does he think al
incmbcr Of th1 Progressive party
cam No II, knows neither oil
those mentioned tOn and be honest
with themNlyes, aud knowing this
he seeks both 10 eyhdc is eonsc.
Quenccs aud msIcHd the voters by
saying In his article printed IN the
Lrslele Of Aug o. This Is not al