American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-01

DEMOCRAT WRITES SCATHINC
LETTER.

One OF the most scathing letters
written by a democrat against the
democratic candidate for congress In
his district. who n opposing Burton
T.. French. OF Moscow. Is that written
by Frank Harris. a pioneer attorney
and leading democrat OF Weiser. the
home OF l.. I. Purcell. Nonpartisan
candidate for congress on the demo-
cratic ticket. From the Weiser Amer
lean. a real newspaper. printed In Mr..
Purcells home town, we take the fol-
lowing which should be read by every
voter. The article follows:
"a number OF local democrats with
q history for being democrats recent
~ received letters from the democrat
ic congressional committee asking
them TO form a Purcell club In Weis-
or. SO far as known they all respect
fully declined. stating their reasons
Some OF these reasons are quite plain
ly stated ia a letter written 10 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. c.
Dear Sir. | have your surprising
request OF the 25th OF last month. by
which | ain requested to assist In the
organization OF a Purcell for Con-
gress Club. To me this Is IN astound-
ing proposition. I know Purcell. He
lives here in weiser. where he has
been running a republican newspaper
for the last eight years and at the last
two elections was a defeated republi-
can candidate for state senator. He
was up to two weeks prior to his
nomination as a democratic candidate
a member OF the republican platform
committee. and helped write the plat
form the republican candidates OF thii
state stand on In this election.
"He Is a sorehead. because OF his
defeat above mentioned. and thinkinl
that he saw a chance to get into office
by following hat socialist. Townley
and securing a nomination through
, fraud. he for the time quit his old al
[ lance and Is now styling himself
Wilson democrat
, "He Is certainly a fine specimen e
, ask an old line democrat who haI
/. stood by the party through all tn
years OF adversely and defeat. to sup
port. No. you have another guess
ANNNNNNA ~ ~ ~ N0A NAh''"H
4 mile whom You guessed that | or an.
I other loyal friends OF the Presiden
I and our great party would be instru
4 mental in electing a man to congress
whose nomination was secures
through fraud
n This man Purcell Ia a follower q
Is Townley. who is no better friend {
r. our great government han Is Lenin
- ua--a.N..r - 800 NfrNrnnfnI RfGNiI
e Townlev is a socialist. a supporter
n the principles expressed in the las
platform OF his party. which. as 70
le know Is treason. pure and slmpl
he Arthur LeSucur. an associate an
g. friend ~ pehs and Haywood, is n
IA secretary OF the Nonpartisan leagu
10 and n he leaders In that unpatriot
q organization were not against IN
government and heart and oul wi
n uehs and Haywood In their unprinc
tg pied propaganda in this tho saddle
hour OF our nations life. they o
not associate with this arch tralt
I'd for a second.
al Il have lived In Idaho for near
re- forty years and know the history
he Haywood and his bloody gang.
m knew the late Governor Steunenhe'
iu whom Haywood's organization mt
dered. and know that there was a m
Elk carriage Of Justice when this dem
RIM. YEAS not hanged for the crime when
was tried here a few years ago
ats Now comes the pitiable spectaC
un- here I'm Idaho. where the blood Of CO
ernor Steunenberg was spilled. of
to organization created and Differed
ldi- the friends and apologists OF his mn
9Th dcrers. stealing the machinery OF
nth party Of our great president. sett
UP candidates. not democrats,
any asking the support OF decent peol
tate These are the facts and damned
said the man or men who will disp
lels. them.
no 81 am now growing old. and as
rson years creep on l become the more