Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-29
STRAIGHT VOTES ARE URGED
Primary Settled All Personal Cues
tions. Party Principles Only at
Stake, Now, Is View of National and
State Leaders - Candidates Give
Views.


There is nothing new In this. II
happens In almost every national CAM
paign. Four years ago the single is
sue on election day was Wilson !,
He kept us out of war" In the earlier
stages of the present campaign many
issues were discussed. Reasons were
given why voters should support the
Republican ticket and vice sersa But
just as the experienced knew ii would
happen. In the final week the party
issue became the sole issue.
II has come home to Republican
voters that Republican success means
the success of the whole Republican
ticket, national. state and local. Also
that to get the full benefit of a Re
publican administration and congress
and TO carry Republican policies into
effect Washington must be supported
by Republican executive officers and
a Republican legislature at Spring
field and the state administration
backed by Republica-. county officials
Every candidate from Senator Hard
ing down. and every Republican lead
err is advocating the straight vote"
method for turning the Democrats out
where they are in. and of keeping
them out whore they are not in. Sen
ator Harding took his own way or
stating the issue TO Illinois Repub-
iicans. nj Efiingham. when. relying up
on the heavy straight vote Of the state,
~. No Ia
governor Of Illinois. and William b.
Mckinley will be the next United
States senator from Illinois"
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor-
mia, was direct In his suggestion.
when Americans go into primary"
he said at Chicago, they must abide
by the result. Any other course is
unjustiflable."
Chairman Frank l.. Smith of the Ill-
nois Republican State Central com
mittee, puts II this why: ut is an
unwritten. but effective, law of the
Republican party that when its men
or women enter the primary of their
party. either as candidates or voters.
and whether for national. state or To-
cal offices when the primary is over,
they must get into the ranks Of the
party and support. the winners for
election. That is oheying the rule Of
the majority, which all tacitly agree
to do by participating in the primary"
"yote the straight ticket" Is also
the slogan of the candidates them
selves. Herewith are the reasons OF
some of the leaders on the state ticket
why this should be done.
LEN SMALL. candidate for govern
or--The Republican candidates were
chosen by Republican voters They are
entitled to the votes of all Repub-
licans. Illinois is entitled to the eco
nomlcal, faithful administration that
only Republicans ever give IL. Re
publican national administration needs
the backing of Republican state ad
minlstratIon, and If vacancy in the
United States senate should occur
from Illinois. Republican governor
is needed TO ill 1t with Republican.
FRED +. STERLING, candidate for
lieutenant governor--The two Demo
cratic administrations We have had
within the memory of the present gen
GRAFTON OF voters finished with records
OF deficits and nefiiciency and de-
pleted treasury Republican admins
tratlons have invariably left records
of efficiency and achievement with
large balances In the treasury. These
are sufficient reasons for voting the
Republican ticket straight.
LOUIS L. EAlAlER SOY candidate
for secretary of Stakeholder the Re
publican administration Of the past
four years Illinois has taken long
strides forward. II is. ! believe, the
only state which has reduced taxes
in the past three years. II is among
the few which have undertaken great
enterprises. The candidates ON the
state ticket have pledged themselves
to maintain this record. and the people
have always found the Republican
party faithful.
II. J. BRUNDAGE, candidate for at
torney general-All candidates on The
Republican state ticket should be
elected because the Republican party
IL not alone the instrument of progress
for the nation ana for the state. but
because 10 vote the straight ticket is
the best method by which the voters
may urge their demand for efficiency
In the public service.
MRS. HELEN MATTHEW'S
GRIGSBY. candidate for university
tru"tee--The Incoming national adj
ministration viii be Republican.
Therefore the relations between the
national and state governments win
be more harmonious and better results
win be achieved If the state govern
ment Is also Republican.