Dakota farmers' advocate. (Canton, S.D.) 18??-1890, 1890-07-18
L ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION.
Mr. leavitt 4 VI the sindependen Homina-
y t'oas '.s and, Tell. the
usons Why.
Other Interesting and Important Commune
cations From Various Parts Of the
County. =.
LEAvITT's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.

ass VOSIhlNd, >. u. July lj-EDITOR
y ADvoCATE-I desire, through
Your our columns, to express my appreciation
Ssof the distinguished honor conferred upon
me me by the Independent Convention at
\ Huron by selecting me as a standard
bearer Of the new party, party enuncia-
ting princil3s7 that underlie the founda-
tion Of oY: ~ (ment, and advocating
e. policy whis - adopted, will speedily
4 make max own e(fple prosperous.
Abolition Of the National Banks, regu-
sslation and contraction of cooperative pow
has become necessary that they may no
s er longer oppress and robe the sons of toll.
sSl do not accept the nomination to crafty
a. lust for Office, but for the great desire I
4 have to serve my fellow laborers, and
help them out Of their present depressed
condition; l am determined to lend my
/ best efforts, however roughly or unpolsh-
ed in manner, to the upbilding ola third
4 political party in this country. 1t is now
\ apparent to every reasoning and think.
ing persons, that the two old political
4 parties have outlived their usefulness,
that while their threadbare creeds their
large professions and little deeds, are
struggling in their selfish strife, Freedom
weeps, wrong rules the land, and waiting
q justice sleeps; and thus will it ever be un-
til our young party is crystalized, by a
union 0GsIss unadulterated, in the in
terest 81 s. lwernment. That such a
union islpd .fapidly consummatcd, is
evident all'oVer this country, and if the
Independent party will but stand firm in
its principles, agitate, educate and culti-
vate an undying hatred for all treacher-
Il Gus monopoly combinations it will be but
q short time before political cyclone will
1 pass over this country and snatch from
\ the uncompromising Shylocks, the scep-
ter that means the control of this country
/, land place it back into the baa1lasaff
people, to whom it belongs. We have
long enough submitted to legislation that
does naught but bind new burdens upon
the shoulders of labor, and if the people
will become aroused, cut loose from the
two old parties that are equally rotten,
both seeking to serve Shylock and mono
ply, and join the ranks of the Independ-
ent party, which, from its very inception
has fought every abuse, we will, inspired
by the spirits of our fathers roll back
this tide of oppression, and in fact and
deed carry out the principles upon which
the govef. ss,yas founded. We will
then brin T. Equal and exact justice
to all and 4 ht special privileges to none.
Fellow citizens, desire to say to you
that, having been u ladorer and producer
all my life, believe know something of
your wants and necessities. 1t is a fraud
and .delusion practiced upon the soverigns
of this country, for men to come before
you claiming that only professional men
(non-producers) can represent your inter-
est and mine in the legislative branches
of this government, and if ever the
: wrongs of the producing, tax-paying and
\ aover-burdened classes of this Nation are
righted, it must be done through repre-
bodies representing your interest, and not
by professionals (none producers) repre-
senting the interest of confedcrated mono
ply and the monied interests of this
country.
In consequence of my inability TO meet
you all, to discuse the great questions in
yolved in the independent party platform,
before the voters of this State, believing
with the immortal Lincoln that indeed
T this should be "a government Of the peo-
pie by y-the people and for. the people,"
Sincerely Yours
ssNE T. A. LEAvITT.
fHODTST CAMP NETTING