The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-24
STAND PAT

The most gratituous insult offered
by the bull foose bunch was the inter
view by Van Slyke, n Of the bogus
electors, when he stated that Tart
was dishonest, had stolen his nomina-
ton and was a thief, but under certain
circumstances he would vote for him.
This was put out as a feeler when
they discovered the magnitude Of the
revolt in the republican party and
when they found their state ticket was
in danger. The seed fell upon barren
ground and the Taft men refused to
be stamp ded. The bull moose bunch
had beer given opportunity to be dec
ent and meet the Taft men half way,
but every effort at a compromise was
met with scorn, and insult upon insult
honest in their efforts to reunite the
republican party. II was not until the
bull moosers discovered that their
state ticket was doomed that they
finally woke up and decided that
something must be done. 1t was then
that VanSlyke put out his notorious
interview. That failed and Preston
put ont one a little milder. That also
went the same road and now growing
desperate it is reported that Sher'
wood has a signed statement from all
of the electors that they will cast their
vote for the candidate for president
who has the highest number of votes
outside Of the state Of South Dakota.
This, if presented early in the game
when the '@lectors were supposed to
he honest men, would probably have
received some consideration, but com
ing at this late day will have no more
effect than the several bids for the
Taft vote for the state ticket that
have been made before.
Five men were discovered who were
dishonest enough to accept a place
upon the republican ticket as candi-
dates for electors who openly and
above board swore they would not
under any circumstances vote for the
regular nominees Of the republican
party but would vote for Roosevelt,
the man who is not n republican and
who has done everything in his power
to defeat the party. Discovering that
something must be done to save the
state ticket the willing tools have put
out feeler after feeler in an attempt
to stampede the Taft men but have
failed at every turn.
Viewing the every action Of these
men, from the time they received
their nomination in July up to date, is
it any wonder that republicans OF
South Dakota have arrived at a place
where they would not believe any
statement they make or take any
stock in any proposition advanced by
them?
The republicans of the state who
are for Taft and have announced they
will vote for Wilson rather than Roose-
welt, have taken that position for prin-
ciple and for love of the republican
party. The Taft men are laboring to
save the republican party from an
inhalation and the only remedy is the
defeat of Roosevelt and his bench
men. The Dakotan desires to call the
attention Of the Taft men to the situa-
ton for the reason that it is but a
short time until election, the bull
moosers are shot to pieces, their long
suit is deceit and dishonesty and they
will spring something new every day
in an attempt to elect their state
ticket. Pay NJ attention to anything
they a or any promise they make.
Stand pat and vote for Wilson and
Johnson and in two years the republi-
can party can be r%eorganized by the
sober, honest republicans who have
nothing but the good of the republican
party at heart and do not care one
%picayune for the political ambition of
any man.-Pierre Dakotan.