The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-19

Some family quarrels are tragedies, with a srain of sorrow
and suffering. Others have been turned into a farce-comedy
by an outsider Quitting in" on an irate man and wife who may
be trying to settle their own affairs i'll their own way-and
both turn against the intruder!
Will this be the result in the republican family of Hand
county. or will we have to endure the sight of democrats laugh
ing at us after the manifestation even having the salts
faction Of saying that they are laughing at their own folly"
Well, its up to republicans whether they do or not.
There was no quarrel among Hand county republicans. OF
course there were "A few former stalwarts who honestly and
conscientiously differed with the progressive republicans upon
some state issues and candidates, but they had no quarrel with
local county republicans, because some OF their friends were al
wavs placed on the county ticket, and will be this year. Left
to themselves they never would have put up a minority"
ticket.
Thus the relations of Hand county republicans being so
amicable. a practically united party vote meant certain victory
for the republican county ticket next fall. This is a logical
conclusion easily arrived at by one at all conversant with local
politics. And particularly was this evident to the clever and
energetic leader of Hand county democracy. Now what can
be done to help the democratic ticket?
Here comes a happy inspiration to the active brains of the
democratic leader, who will soon be rewarded for his able party
work by having the post office plum drop into his outstretched
hand.
Why, just get up a family fight among Hand county re-
publicans by using this fool primary law which calls for "a ma
iority and minority faction-and there ye ARE, Hinnessy.'
Easy? Why its like robbing the baby of its candy, while
it is innocently sleeping. As Mr.. Dooley would say: Just
start tn ball to rOlln an thin envy tn circus.
Clever? Of course. And good politics, too. That's why
John McCulen is the leader of his party. He has brains and
he Uses them for his party.
And the audacity of it is admired, too, by many who have
watched Jack report daily progress to John, and get his cue for
the next act.
Now don't falsely interpret us dear reader, AS Tommy
says in his apology after his mistake anent the Rudd family.
The PRESS is not finding any fault with John and Jack. From
their point of view its fine. Because this is "A democratic
farcecomedy, and they are playing de game"
And while we have enjoyed watching the play from a gal
Iery seat, we can't allow the boys to pull off this stunt and then
90 laughing up and down the street with the impression that
they did it right out ON the open stage, in the glare of the foot
lights, while republicans knew nothing about it.
The democrats would be delighted to see county republi
cans in a family quarrel, of course, because Of its resultant
benefits to their ticket. That such a condition is expected is
rather Inadvertently admitted by items in the two local demo
cratic papers:
Miller Gazette, democratic. Just Jack Wilson, Minority leader
a word to the republican warrors-In Miller Sun March a II AM
remember the democrats will intro. uo., al uo,o e. a~u.x ..;. AMI,
duce IS evidence all the truths -,
you reveal against each other now. so""i -" p0'
in the fall campaign. OH
tend to let the democrats give you the big laugh after mex