Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-07
TO EVERY
RED BLOODED
AMERICAN


Whether you registered a Democrat, a Republ
Progressive, other forward and sincerely
purposed party, this appeal is directed to you.
Imperial Valley stands out a striking example
of America for Americans. This Valley, in few short
years has been turned from raw desert to nationally
known agricultural Hard working and forward
thinking men and women, who had sound principles,
honest endeavor and the will and determination to do
things and stand for honesty and integrity, made this
Valey,-just this nation built honest, forward
principles
Then the trouble Makers the agitators, the
communists, seeking not any good but to break down
that which had built up, and seeking in doing
gather members and power for their betraying kind
Just had turned back the ravages of the desert
turned back this group of radicals and communists
and trouble makers All the way across this continent
this Valley has become known for, and is hailed
outstanding, thinking courageous community, and
example OF what Americans should do and have and
will do to protect their homes and their country against
the nroads of the berayers of American principles and
ideals.
Olson Patterson Downey and Izac claim they
Democrats 1t is admitted this is merely matter of
attempting to get votes under false colors. If you dis
agree with the things they claim to support, they and
their kind promptly call you reactionary obsruc
ZIONIST. When challenged by true Democrats to the
acceptance by these candidates of support from known
radicals and racketeers and communists true Democrats
accused by these candidates. of branding all
Democrats radicals. This, these candidates do
by denying the existence of the unAmerican radical,
and con,uunstic SUPPORT and their acceptance of such
but by their claim that they these candidates.
the Democrats, and that all Democrats and others who
disagree with them reaconaries radicals, and
not Democrats In other words, these candidates take
the position that if you disagree with them, dsap
of the unAmercan support they accept then
and only you, can be wrong
Olson Patterson and Downey, self styled Demo-
Gratis, know and knew that the Imperial Valley has not
been healthy for radicals since the days of Gallagher
and Wlrn and since the prosecution and conviction OF
radicals in this county radicals have stayed away and
have not had trouble from such supporters of Bridges
Mooney, Downey and Patterson. Olson Patterson and
Downey knew the attitude of the people here and did
here have been known ask would have been too embar
rassng maybe they thought Imperial Valley just didn't
count anyway Probably the that at about the
time they due to appear here October 3Oh, too
many facts were made public of previous communlstlc
leanngs. Possibly it just wasn't good time for this
True Democrats have become tired of having such
to represent and be the true Democrats 1t time that
reason and thought be applied instead of bindy fol-
lowing who asserts to represent the Party Ability
to safeguard our sacred principles and rights and to
say NO, when good sound judgment calls for a NO
more important than party lines.
This State is now confronted with choice of party
loyalty-regardness of principles the selection of
If these Democratic candidates. by their previously
avOWed principles associates and of their support
unworthy, then this state should not be sacri-
fced to party loyalty Blind is not the basis for
Whatever your party may be, you must admit that
Governor Merriam has placed the finances of this state
such a sound basis He and Doctor Franklin and
Phil Bancroft have come to our Valley and answered
all questions asked They have stated their purposes
and principles in uncertain language. Even their
opponents compelled to limit their objections to
CONSERVATIVES.
Therefore, in the interest of sound American prr-
cples and the safeguarding of Democratic form of
government, and in the interest of good sound business
linda iC cI1Ir iftpHt bat
November 8th 1888 the following candidates should be
elected
FRANK F. MERRIAM
DR.. Walter Scott Franklin
NuIIIID Dkk|DNEr