The Bismarck tribune., 1922-10-26
,HAFER HOLDS
. FRAZIER NOT
REPUBLICAN
andidate for Attorney-Gen'
eral Lays Down Five
Points in Speech

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Darlington, N. D., Oct. 25.-George
! ;Shafer, candidate for attorney
eneral, spoke to large gathering
ere, w ednesday night. Mr.. Shafer's
ldress, which was listened to with
le:@selosest attention, dealt mainly
ith' state issues, he compared the
ecard of inefficiency and worse of
he Frazier administration with the
ecord of accomplishment. He also
mphasized the necessity of defeat
ng Frazier, showing that he has no
aid claim on the Republicans in
ORTIZ Dakota for support, and urged
ne election of J. F. T. O'Connor as
ne next U. S. Senator from North
oakota. On this question he said:
"Ifis conceded in all quarters that
.emke should not, under any circum-
tances, be elected Governor; but ]
ind some hesitancy about Frazier's
.andidacy. Here and there we find
Republican who has never voted
or a Democrat, and is reluctant to
o so now. 1t is said that Frazier is
lot naturally a bad man, that he is
lnore. or less harmless, that it is
nlYshis recent political associations
ID hats.is bad, and that after all, he is
Republican. If there are any among
ou here tonight so minded, l want
give this matter your most
serious and prayerful consideration
)efore YOU decide to vote for Fra
;ier...If you are thinking of doing
hat, I warn you that you are on the
brink of making the most grievous
political mistake of your life-one
gllich you will be sure to regret. Just
year-M@@mind these things:
(1) Frazier was dishonorably
discharged from the Governorship
by majority of the electors OF
North Dakota for official miscoa-
duct. That judgment of the people
vas righteous one-one, the wis
lom and justice of which, later de-
gelopments have abundantly confirm
ed. a.sS.
(2) Remember that Frazier was
elways, during the five years of his
.erm of office, willing agent OF
iTownley and Lemke; because his
sympathies and thoughts always
moved in the same direction as
those of his radical leaders; anu
that there is not an instance on rec
ord where he ever diverted a fraction
of an inch from the course which
those two masters laid out for him.
Never did he lead, but always did he
faithfully tread the pathway of poll
tical subserviency. And if you elect
him to the Senate, he will ever do
the same.
(3) Frazier is not, never was, and
never will be, at heart, at Republi-
can. He has not, in five years,
Republican principles, not
accepted Republican leadership; but
always has consorted with socialists
and radicals and accepted their
leadership. In this campaign ne has
not uttered a word of Republican
doctrine, not praised either the par
ty, or its principles. On the contrary,
he has been and is bitter and un-
fair critic of the Harding admins
tration, proclaiming always that the
party is the corrupt tool
of the moneyed interests. His cleo
tion would be regarded, the country
over, as rebuke to the Republican
National administration, and justly
30. ....,
(4) The election of Frazier would
mean the extension of the Influence
of radicalism into the fields of ma
tional politics, and would prolong the
regime of organized radicalism in
North Dakota and in the Nation. II
you want to have Townley or Lemke
in the Senate of the United States
then elect one of them in his own
right, and not by proxy. If you want
to send radical socialist to the
Senate of the United States DO so
under the designation of that party,
and not under the label or banner
of Republicanism.
(5) The success of Frazier at the
polls will seriously impair the Gre
dit of the state in the money markets
of the East. Not long since, spoke
with a representative of a leading
bond company in the East on the
subject. l asked him what our credit
standing was at this time; and he
replied: "North Dakota's credit is
we'll established in the Twin Cities
now, but further east in Toledo and
New York it is different, they are
more skeptical of you down there,
.Lou mont IN ha sura that North