Mountain advocate., 1913-05-09
Should be The Name of
The New Combination
in Knox County
Plan Perfected in This City
Last Saturday Whereby the
Bull-riOOSerS and Demo-
CraiS Swap Votes in EIeC-
ton of Officers.

A Democratic meeting was held IL
this city last Saturday in which tn,
leaders from all over the county met
and perfected their plans for elect
ing Bull-moosers and Democrats to
all the county offices in the election
next fall.
These plans were carried out just
as the Advocate had predicted they
would he months ago and now all
is serene between the Democrats
and erst while Roosevelt followers.
1t has been very noticeable fact
during the announcements of the
progressive candidates up until the
present time that only candidates
a nuounce d themselves for a
ew o { the Offices, and in some
cases there were several candidates
for the same Office, but they were
particular in which offices they
sought after, thus showing that this
movement has been understood by
few OF the ring leaders for several
weeks. No progressive candidate
has announced for County Clerk,
County Attorney or Superintendent
of Schools; the three Offices left for
the democrats to scramble after, and
this is the bride held out for the
democrats TO keep them off the
offices desired by the progressive
candidates who seem to have the
organization of that party in their
hands and under full control
Only a few short months ago the
democrats were bowling Third
Term" at the Roosevelt followers
and denouncing him as a demagogue
and fanatic, but now when they
think that they have a chan.'e
to grab an Office all is brotherly
love and they are doing the "Day-
mon and Pythias."
The progressives hope that they
will he able tn put this combination
over by the aid of their democratic
allies, but the Roosevelt sentiment
will not cut any ice in this cam
paign for there will be other issues
at stake and it these office seekers
think that they can pull the wool
over the eyes of the honest voters
in this manner they will lind before
they are through that they are sad.
ly up against it.
II is true that last fall there were
a large number who admired Col.
Roosevelt and voted their senti-
ments in this county, but this vote
cannot be counted upon when it
comes TO fusion with the demo.
Gratis. The Progressive ranks were
recruited at the expense of the Re
publican party and many good
honest voters never had any other
intention but to vote fos Roosevelt
as reputation of the methods
employed at the Chicago conven-
ton and to hereafter vote for the
log cabin just as they have for the
past generation.
These are the men whom the
oilice-seekers will have to deal with
when they make their campaign and
Roosevelt will not be at the head of
this ticket. The Republicans were
in the majority at the last regular
election and the Progressive office
seekers knew that they had to form
OF some kind of a scheme whereby
they would get aid of their old
enemy, the Democrats, and that is
why they are now so much in love
with them. Only four years ago
some of the very men who are now
candidates on the progressive ticket
were going about over the county
making their campaign for the OF
fees which they now hold, by de-
nouncing the Democrats in strong
terms and asking the united sup.
port of the Republicans to elect
them tn their offices. II democratic
doctrine was so bad then has il SO
wonderfully changed in the past
tour years. And again where are
the "Great Principles" ol the Roose
Welt doctrine which has been lheiI
battle cry for several weeks past
Truly these are great principles
when they can be thrown aside al
the first appearance OF an oppor
tunity to, grab some petty Office.
summing up the foil sisuatinn Il
resolves Itself '"'
lev Office
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