Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1906 — TREASON TO FAIRBANKS [ARTICLE]

TREASON TO FAIRBANKS

About two week* Ago the Indiuap* oils Star printed a double-leaded edl* tortal formally announcing the candidacy of Charles W. Fairbanks for president. As Mr. Fairbanks has been an avowed candidate for two years, the Star’s announcement was superfluous. The Republican state convention, however, did not indorse Mr. Fairbanks as a candidate. Its failure in that respect was regarded as singularly strange, but perhaps there was method in it. The Indianapolis News spoke of the platform adopted by the convention as a "Hanly platform.” From this it was understood that Governor Hanly dictated the platform. Since that time the governor has persuaded tbe Republican state committee to Indorse him as "the issue” In the state campaign. Some other Republican authorities have declared Roosevelt to be "the as to national matters. Capable political experts, putting this and that together, came to tbe conclusion that possibly Governor Hanly expected that the two "iHsues,” namely, himself and the president, would be made Into the Roosevelt and Hanly ticket in 1908. But It appears that Hanly may have a higher ambition. The Indianapolis Star quotes a prominent Republican editor as declaring that he will be "the next Republican candidate for president.” He thinks he will be nominated about like Garfield was. "He stands a better show,” says the editor, “of being the next Republican national standard bearer than any other man in this country.” Now, all this is plain treason to Mr. Fairbanks—and doubtless It Is premeditated treason. It It Is not premeditated, why does Hanly insist on being "the issue"? If he should win he would be the great Republican "It” In Indiana and Fairbanks would be politically discredited before the country.