Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-01
Democratic Candidate
Renegade Republican

in this district, who Is opposing
Burton l.. French, of MOSCOW, is
that written by Frank Harris, a
pioneer attorney and leading demo-
crat of Weiser, the home of l.. !.
Purcell, nonpartisan candidate for
congress on the democratic ticket.
From the Weiser American, a real
newspaper, printed in Mr.. Purcells
home town, wetake the following.
which should be read by every vot-
err of Clearwater county The arti-
Gle follows
"A number Of local democrats
with history of being democrats,
recently received letters from the
democratic congressional committee
asking them to form a Purcell club
in Weiser. So far as known they
all respectfully declined, stating
their reasons. Some OF these rea-
sons are quite plainly stated in a
letter written to the chairman of
the committee by Frank Harris,
Weiser's we'll known citizen and
pioneer attorney. The letter fol-
lows.
Hon. Scott Ferris.
Washington, d. G.
Dear Sir-I have your surpris-
ing request of the 25th of last
month, by which ! am requested to
assist in the organization Of a 'Pur
| cell for Congress Club 10 me this
is an astounding proposition. /
know Purcell. He lives here in
Weiser where he has been running
republican newspaper for the last
eight years and at the last two ell
ections was defeated republican
candidate for state senator. He was
up to two weeks prior to his nomi
nation as a democratic candidate,
a member Of the republican plat
form committee, and helped write
the platform the republican candi-
dates of this state stand on in this
election.
HE is a sorehead, because of his
|
ing that he saw a chance to get in
to office by following that socialist,
Townley, and securing a nomina-
ton through fraud. he for the time
quit his old alliance and is now
styling himself Wilson democrat
He is certainly fine specimen
to ask an old line democrat who
has stood by the party through all
the years of adversely and defeat.
to support. No, you have another
guess coming. The first one you
missed mile when You guessed
that l or any other loyal friend of
the President and our great party
would be instrumental in electing
a man to congress whose nomina-
tion was secured through fraud.
This man Purcell is follower
of Townley, who is no better friend
to our great government than Is
Lenine or Trotsky to poor distract
ed Russia Townley Is a socialist.
a supporter of the principles ex-
pressed in the last platform of his
party. which, as you know. is trea-
son. pure and simple. Arthur LIE
Seuer. an associate and friend of
Debs and Haywood. is the secretary
of the nonpartisan league. and If
the leaders In that un-patriotic or
ganization were not against this
government and heart and soul with
Debs and Haywood in their unprin-
cipled propaganda in this. the sad
dest hour of our nations life. they
would not associate with this arch
traitor for second.
/ 81 have lived in Idaho for nearly
40 years and know the history of
Haywood and his bloody gang.
knew the late Governor Steunen-
berg, whom Haywood's organization
murdered. and know that there was
a miscarriage of justice when this
demon was not hanged for the
crime when he was tried here few
years ago.
Now comes the pitiable spectacle
here in Idaho. where the blood of
Governor Steunenberg was spilled.
of an organization created and Of
| ficered by the friends and apollo
| gists of his nnurderers. stealing the
machinery of the party of our great
president, setting up candidates. not
! democrats. and asking the support
of decent people. These are the
facts and damned be the man or
men who will dispute them.
Il am now growing old. and as
the years creep on become the
more solicitous for our country's
good. and cast my vote according
ly, hence my reason for declining
your astounding proposition. Why
is it that you say nothing about
the organization of Moore for
Senator Club" Hon. Frank Moore
of Moscow is the regular democrat
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