Sioux County pioneer., 1922-11-02

who had never done anything to fur
thor the cause Of the Republican party.
In 1920, many Of his followers and the
which were controlled by
his supporters did everything they
could to embarrass the Republican or
ganization. In fact it will be remem-
bered that in great many counties
in North Dakota the faction to which
Mr.. Frazier belongs passed resolutions
denouncing the national platform and
tho candidate Of tho Republican party
for President, and openly supported a
third party candidate. At no time did
Mr.. Frazier offer any remonstrance
against such action, and 1t was gener-
ally stated and believed that he was in
full sympathy with the assaults upon
the Republican candidates, and that he
refrained from open attack upon them
merely because he feared it would hurt
the candidacy Of Professor Ladd.
FRAZIER HAS OPPOSED THE RE-
PUBLICAN TICKET IN OTHER
STATES
In 1920, Mr.. Frazier, though running
on the Republican ticket as candidate
for Governor, nominated at the prim-
aries of that party, went into tho state
Of Montana and advocated the election
of the entire Democratic ticket, state
and national, against the regularly
nominated Republican candidates. Dur
ing this same year and in this same
campaign he went into the state Of
Minnesota and opposed the election Of
the regularly nominated Republican
for state and national
offices. There he advocated the elec-
tion of what they called in that state
" "Farmer-Labor Candidates." that be-
longed to neither party as far as polit-
ical affiliation is concerned.
This year, am informed that Mr..
Frazier, the Republican nominee for
q. s. Senator, has gone into the state
Of South Dakota and probably is there
now or has just returned, advocating
the election, not Of the regularly NOM
mated candidates on the Republican
ticket, but Of candidates endorsed BY
the Partisan League, who are
openly opposing and berating the Re-
publican candidate. In a speech in the
Twin Cities, this summer of 1922, as
reported in his own press, Mr.. Frazier
severely and unjustly denounced Presi-
dent Harding and the Republican ad-
His denunciation of the
record of the Republican party nation
ally was fully as severe as any Demo
cratic criticism.
FRAZIER HAS BEEN DIsLoYA1. TO
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IT'S
PRINCIPLES
These are but few of the numerous
that could be adduced to
show Mr.. Frazier's complete lack of
loyalty or adherence to the Republican
party and its principles. With facil-
ity which the chameleon might envy,
Mr.: Frazier has changed his political
hues as temporary or local expedien-
cy seemed to require. With a record of
adherence to the Republican party SO
entirely evanescent and unreliable, I
feel, myself, as a Republican wholly
unable to give him my confidence or
support. cannot reconcile his record
with any of the principles of the Re-
publican party. When man persist
entity and consistently refuses to sup
port the candidates nominated by his
own party in the regular way as pro-
vidcd by law, I believe it is proper to
pause and inquire into the sincerity of
lis professed Republicanism. Person.
ally I cannot subscribe to the doctrine
that man who wears the Republican
abel before the election, but repudi
"SCo eAo pAAASAp1oo VI GQ0 party HlCSI
he gains Office, can be considered Re-
publican.
The record made by Mr.. Frazier as
Governor of North Dakota for period
If five years condemns him as utterly
Unfit to represent the Republican party
,r the State Of North Dakota in the
United States Senate. Were we to &C.
;ept him as a Republican the Republi-
IAN party must needs accept full re.
'ponsibility, as party, for five years
II the grossest misrule that was ever
visited upon a state. AS Republicans
We do not accept such responsibility
and the Democrats, Of the state do not
Insist that we shall. The administra-
tion of Governor Frazier ruined the
credit of our state with the result that
our bonds could not be sold in the
marts of the country and out
side investors withdrew their capital
from our state: were we TO elect him