Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-10-10
KENNEDY BECOMING CONVERTED,
He Thinks The Leader Misrepresented Him
Because He Belongs to the Republic
an Party.
Ralph Beaumont to Lecture at Canton
October 18th.-Hearty indorse-
nnent For Pierre.

Oct00er 56tn.-de0Ety !H0OSSe-
ment For Pierre.
MIR. KENNEDY SPEAKS.
EDITOR FARMERS LEADER: In your
report Of that part of the republican
county convention in which made the
statementa as to the attitude of myself and
Mr.. Brown, with reference to the nomina-
tion for states attorney, you do me an in
justice in the manner in which you make
the report and state some things which
did not take place, and in justice to my
self and Mr.. Brown, ask space to make
the statement in your columns just as |
did before the county convention so that
the matter will be before the people in its
true light
stated in the convention that Mr..
Brown, in order to induce me to be can
didate, pledged me that he would not be
a candidate under any circumstances and
would not permit the use Of his name
under any circumstances. stated that
Mr.. Brown could not in honor and good
faith accept the nomination in view Of
these pledges, and should not feel
bound by the convention in person and &C.
ceptcd the nomination. That Mr.. Brown
was sent for and came before the conven-
tion and asked that my statements BE-
repeated which l did, and he stated all I
said was true, but notwithstanding
these agreements he did not think that
they barred him from accepting the
nomination and he thanked the. conven.
tion for their nomination. This in brief
was what took place. 4
Mr.. Brown did not state that desired
him to make his position known through
the press and that he had refused to do
so. What he did say was that he did not
think it the proper thing to decline :
nomination until it was rendered and now
as it was rendered he saw nothing that
would bar him from accepting it.
claimed from his own statements made
on the floor of the convention, admitting
the truth Of his pledges, that he could
not in justice to honor and good faith ac-
cept. He thought otherwise. So our
difference Of opinions OF what constituted
honor and good faith. and not any diff
ference in the facts and l leave it with
the people to form their own judgment
us to whose conception of what consti-
tutes honor and good faith is the nearest
correct.
The fact that you and |, Mr.. Editor,
belong to different parties, may be rea-
son why you should color your report
so as to ridicule me- | do not think that
is Il good reason. for if we examine
our convictions with reference to the
issues of the Independent party we may
not be so far apart as might be supposed
and in order to do justice to the members
of your party will state, frankly my
position as to the six planks of your
platform.
Plank First: First. we demand cur
rency to be issued by the general govern
ment, to be full legal tender to increase
in volume with increase of business, to be
issued direct to productive industries,
without intervention Of banks .
find no fault with this plank and
agree with it that the time has come when
no notes should be circulated as money
unless they are issued by the government,
and if fully understand the phrase '.tc
be issued directly to productive indus.
tries without the Intervention oi
banks to mean that products should
be paid for in treasury notes instead OF
bank notes. then certainly agree Will
you.
Second. we demand railroad transporta
ton, telegraph. and telephone services al
actual cost: and that the governmen,
shall own and operate the same.
The only fault see with this plank i.
one, where the government should owr
and operate the railroads. If the wore
control was used for, the words ..ow1
and operate" then could fully accep,
tHc I)ttuk
Third. we demand the free and un
| limited coinage of silver
| This is sound doctrine.
! Fourth, we demadd the adoption Of an
| absolutely secret system Of voting. both
state and national"
Indisputably correct.
Fifth. we demand the most rigid econ
omy consistent with the safety and digni-
| ty OF our state and nation. in the admins
tration of every branch of our govern
| ment.
Nobody could successfully rfutc this
doctrine.
Sixth. wc demand the passage of laws
| prohibiting the alien ownership Of lane
and that congrs; take steps to obtain
! lands owna:i by aliens. and forcigis syn;li
! Gates and thai lant,s iiow held BY cnrr,r-
| ationS III excess of such rs is actually
| used and n"r,:'d hytEcm, be reclaimed by