The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-03
VOLUME XI.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET

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1t is the duty OF every patriotic man
and woman who is over the age Of
twenty-one years, to go to the polls
and east his or her vote for the men
and measures that, in their Judgment,
will be for the best interests of the
nation, state and county.
There has been a quite active fight
on for tie governorship of this state,
but the fight is really more between
the Democrats and the Non Partisans
Tor supremacy than anything e.se.
There IS little or no question but what
Gov. NJ Master will be reelected by
q handsome majority, as will also the
ontire Republican state ticket. Two
years ago, when there was a political
avalanche in this state and nation,
the Democratic party in this state
became the third uarty and the Non
Partisans slipped into second place.
The fight this year is therefore be-
tween these two political parties for
second place, and the fight is a siren
uous one. East of the river there
strong followers of the Non-P Partisan
party, and the Party is getting more
or less Of foot hold in many Of the
counties west of the river, and the re-
suit On next Tuesday will be watched
with more on less interest. We be-
lieve that the Democrats will regain
their old time position Of second place
in this state, but we do not believe
that either the Democrats or Non
Partisans have any hope of electing
their tickets at the election next
Tuesday.
The biggest Congressional fight is
on in the Third district, which was
represented for several years by Har-
ry Candy, a Democrat. Two years
ago Judge William Williamson was
elected to represent the district, thus
putting us back III the Republican col
umn, where we rightfully belong.
This year Mr.. Candy was re-nominat
cd by the proposalmen at Pierre to
make the race, but Mr.. Candy, realiz
ing that the district is naturally Re-
publican, that Judge Williamson had
made the district a really good and
efficient representative in congress,
and that there was little hope of a
Democratic victory at the polls next
Tuesday in this district, and he there
fore withdrew as a candidate and
George Philips, lawyer of Rapid
City, was placed on the ticket by the
committee. Mr.. Philips was assistant
L. S. District Attorney under the Will
son regime. He is putting up strong
campaign, but in our humble opinion,
a hopeless one. Williamson has made
us a good representative, the national
administration is Republican in politi-
cal complexion and it stands to reason
that this district can come nearer get
ting what they want from the national
administration with a republican rep
resentative in congress than they
could with Democrat. This partic-
ular part of the district has consider
able to ask from time to time from
the national administration, especially
from the Indian Office, and the De
partment of the Interior and it stands
to reason that Representative Will
hanson, Republican, would have
more weight and influence and would
come nearer accomplishing something
for his constituents than would Phil
ips, a Democrat. During the time the
Democrats were in control of the Ma
tional administration, and all depart
lnents of the national government
were under Democratic rule, this dist
rict was ably represented by Harry
Candy bat the conditions are differ
ent now, and for at least the next
term the Republicans will still be il
control of national affairs, and it GER
tainly would be great mistake to
send Democrat to congress to rep
resent this district and expect to ac-
complish as much as though we were
represented by republican. Will
hanson has served but one term, he
has made good as our representative.
the district is naturally Republican
and we do not anticipate any change
in our representative in congress a
this time. The conditions regardino
our state representative in the legis
lature are pretty much the same. The
Democratic party had an insignificant
minority in the last house OF repre-
scntatives in this state. Their repre-
sentation was 50 small that it really
was a Joke. There is no question but
,,lot tho laoi oturp that will he elect