The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-25


county would send a solid delega-
ton to the district convention at
South Bend for Perry Smith of
Warsaw for district chairman.
The connection with Kosciusko
county in the senatorial district,
brings Marshall closer to that county
than to others of the district, and
there is therefore very friendly
feeling toward Kosciusko's candidate
The Northern Indianian states the
case thus on the Craftsmanship
proposition:
Kosciusko county Republicans are
more particularly interested just now
in their united fight for Perry Smith
for chairman of the Thirteenth con-
gressional district.
1t has been years since Republic
ans Of this county have asked for
this honor and In view Of the many
unanswerable reasons why this county
is entitled to the Craftsmanship at this
time, our citizens are anxiously and
curiously waiting to see how the dis
trict Republicans will answer our
claim.
KOsciusko county is not the largest
county in the district, nor does she
have the biggest foreign vote, nor is
she the home Of Democratic deputy
oil inspectors, Democratic deputy fac
tory inspectors, Democratic district
chairmen, or Democratic United
States senator's, but Kosciusko is the
only county in the Thirteenth con-
gressional district that gave both
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Norman Re-
publican majorities in the last two
elections; she is the seat ard center
of Republieanism and with the ex-
ception Of one or two elections,
hasn't elected a Democrat in 80
years.
For thirty years Kosciusko has pa
tiently contributed her Republican
majorities to the election of Re-
publican presidents, Republican gov
errors and Republican congressman.
Kosciusko never fails the Republic
an party when the battle is on; her
Republican leaders have never been
known to divide city and county
patronage with Democratic leaders
no Republican leader In Kosciusko
county has ever been known to have
thrown an election. When the
votes are needed In November ole
Kosciusko county is always "there
with the goods"
1t is a remarkable and significant
fact that in those thirty years more
congressional battles have been woI
for the Republicans In the Thirteenth
district with the district chairman 10
Gated in the smaller and less import
ant counties than in the larger and
more populous ones. To say the Re
!publicans should place their distric
chairman in the largest city merel,
because it is the largest city, or t,
watch Democratic Officeholders ant
leaders is equivalent to telling nation
al leaders that Democrats and Re
publicans should both establish thei
national headquarters either in the me
tropolis of the country or In the SAM
city or in the same city known as tn
home of the leading politicians of tn,
other party something that seldom
If ever, is done. County chairmel
are elected to look after the politica
maneuvers of their adversaries il
the county, and district chailmen t.
perform the same duties for tn
ientire district. County chairmen ar
elected to keep their political eye OF
the deputy oil inspectors, deput.
factory inspectors, q. S. senator
. and political leaders Of the opposit
party residing in their counties. I
the district craftsmanship should g
to the largest city merely becaus
of its size, the same argument woul'
keep it in that city so long as it j
the metropolis of its district, perhap
forever. That is not the way polit
ical harmony is secured nor is it tn
way political battles are won. Har
mony means the little fellow ha
rights which now and then must b
respected. Harmony means thu
every fellow who has kept hi
"tug" stretched, and has heard tn
"whip" crack shall help to enjo.
/ the load when it reaches home. Har
, mony. ought to mean that the fellow
who has won the biggest victor.
should have first choice when j
comes TO the lineup for the mex