The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-10-10
REFUSES TO SELL SOUL.
Frank Harris, Chairman of Washing
ton County Council Of Defense, and
Prominent Weiser Attorney VIII
SupDOrt GOOding and Davis.

Attorney Frank Harris of Weiser,
pioneer lawyer and chairman OF the
Washington comfy council OF defense
has exploded a bomb in the ranks OF
the nonpartisans and the political par
asites following the banner or that or
ganization, in his letter to the members
of the Washington county democratic
central committee in which he declines
to be a candidate for prosecuting
attorney on a ticket including republi-
cans disguised as democrats. This
action. by lifelong, stalwart demo-
crat has spread terror through the
gang politicians who Unanswered to
bring about the nonpartisan success
in stealing the democratic organiza-
ton. The nonpartisan leaders are well
aware that they have a fight on their
hands and the action of Attorney Har-
r;s is taken to spell disaster for them
at the polls In November.
II cannot stand ON such ticket,
neither will l support any of Its can
didates who have not been regular
democrats in the past.
II rejoice in the fact that the re-
publicans have nominated patriots for
the short term senatOrship and COVER
nor. These men will receive my hearty
support in the coming campaign" says
Attorney Harris, in part.
This action by attorney Harris may
he followed by many others, if their
words are criterion of the way they
will vote. The letter written by At
torney Harris follows:
Herewith l am handing you a du-
plicate of my resignation and declina-
ton as candidate for the office of
prosecuting attorney for your county.
! cannot permit the use of my name
in this connection under the existing
conditions. for the reason that I am
democrat. When | reluctantly agreed
TO accept the nomination of this office
| had no idea that any but democrats
would seek or receive nominations on
our party ticket, but the result of the
recent primary election has dispelled
that Illusion. The returns show that
Il lifelong republican has been placed
at the head of the democratic ticket, in
contest against men whose dem
ocracy has never been questioned.
Now to stand as candidate on a
ticket of this kind would be equiva-
lent to renouncing the principles of the
great party of which / have been a
humble member during all of my
mature years; party at whose head
stands the greatest character in the
world today, the president of the
United States.
II am not by this letter branding all
who have taken up the Townley banner
and are blindly following him, as being
dlsloyalists, because such is not the
fact. / know many good, true and
loyal men who have contributed to the
results of last Tuesdays primary cleo
ton, who are as loyal to their country
as our great president himself, but at
the same time / know that all sympa-
thizers of Mooney, the red-handed
murderer Of women and children in
San Francisco, and Haywood. the re-
GENTLY convicted traitor, are the fol-
lowers Of this trouble maker from
North Dakota.
Il cannot stand on such a ticket.
neither will / support any of its can
didates who have not been regular
democrats In the past. / rejoice in the
fact that the republicans have nomi-
mated patriots for the short term SEN
atorship and governor. These men will
receive my hearty support in the com
ing campaign. Press Times.