The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-29

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| for county attorney on the farmers and
democratic ticket was the first to take
| the stand. He spoke of the corruption
of the republican party, especially in
Brown connty; and went on and gave
his hearers sort of a biographical
sketch of the state of Illinois, in order
to explain, as he thinks. why this
grand territory of Dakota stands now,
politically, like that state did 25 or so
years ago, and that it was the dear,
farmer, who gets up before sunrise
and works until sunset, I'll o'clock
! p. n.y. that brought about the
reform needed, just as this
county can do by eleeting the farmers
ticket this fall. He SAID also, there
were "two nice, pretty little sheep on
the republican ticket this fall in the
names of e. T. Tanbman his worthy
opponent and Mr.. Macleod, republican
noRinee for the superintendency, but
they were following the wrong gang"
and hence could not be saved. He
then gave his audience few facts
as he said, in regard to combinations,
rings, etc., which were fostered and
practiced by that damnable and COR
rupt republican party, but he never
mentioned the facts connected with
the late farmers convention that nom
mated his own honorable self; the
farmers convention that was called
right i'll the midst of harvest so as to
keep away as many of that element as
possible; it was in this convention,
that he failed to speak about, that the
Chairraall became so disgusted with
the rotteness of the combination, of
which james Wells was an active
member, that he, the chairman, was
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obliged to resign his seat ard go ont
in the fresh air and meander around.
He spoke at some length ON the
subjects of taxation, railroads, high
salaries for county officers, but he
wholly failed to gain his point he did
not even inform his attentive listeners
whether he was a farmer, a democrat
or an Illinois man, but we presume
majority of his hearers went home
that night thinking and believing Mr..
Wells to be an Illinois man from way
among the tall corn stalks.
Mr. j.. I. Taubman was then called
upon to address the meeting. Mr..
Taudman said that he had not come
to Warner to speak that e&hing, bnt,
as he had been called upon, he would
just say few words IN behalf Of the
republican party, and ssthc two pretty
little sheep who were following the
wrong gang" meaning @. J. G. Mac
leod and himself. [langhteri NEr.
Taubman spoke not long, bus what he
said was very much to the po;nt; 50
much SO that volumes could hardly say
more than did he in those few eloquent
and well chosen remarks. He said
plainly that it was not IN the power Of
district attorney or any other man to
reduce the taxes or the salaries Of
county officers, etc, hnt it was in the
Legislature that this power was en-
bodied. He spoke aisoof the farmers
convention and its corrnpt schemers,
(which Mr.. Wells failed TO speak Of,
land explained it iii q clear and impress
i've manner SO THAT every man IN that
hall could plainly see through the
whole thing. Mr. Tanbman also
told them that he was . republican
from the word 20, and that be was a
!candidate for the Same oflieo that Mr..
Wells was, county attorney. He then
closed his remarks amid bnl and
long applause Mr.. Tanbman IS by
profession, lawyer, and . tirss class
lawyer at that. and we VIII wager the
1 assertion that if elected he NH do his
duty TO the hes. Of his ability and to
the satisfaction Of The PEOPLE.