Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-10-31
KENNEDY TRUE TO HIS PARTY,
In an interuieW He Clues His Opinion On
Criticisms Made In Certain County 5
Papers.
He Has No UnfriendIy Feeling 7oVard the
Republican Contention, But Cannot
Support Dunham.
SOME sPICEY READING.

SOME sPICEY READING.
There having been considerable talk in
political circles, since the late republican
county convention, with reference to c..
B. Kennedy becoming anon-partisln can
dldate for county attorney, a LEADER re-
porter called at the office of Mr.. Kennedy,
a few days ago for the purpose of securing
an interview with the gentleman.
The reporter found Mr. Kennedy at his
desk, sleeves rolled up ana h;rd nj work,
but was received with that degrtrqf cor
diality characteristic Of that gentleman.
Mr. Kennedy" queried the reporter,
II presume you haveno objection to stair.
ing to The LEADER Wheathar ornat ynH
intend to be an independent candidate. Isrr
states attorneyY
10, | have not said he leaning bacE
into his easy chair with tlial chatacteristJc.
ltlignified demeanor which becomes hia$o
we'll Il have no desire or nclintlit,nto
become a candidate for states attorney,
and while my friends have considered lie
justified, and durged me to do 50 Ihave my
reasons for3not doing it =
would you be kind enough 10 favor
TIE LEADER with your reasons, Mr.. Ken
nedy" asked the reporter.
mo. First, Inever wanted the Office
and | consented to be a candidate before
the republican county convention for the
reason that Mr.. Brown stated that he
would not be a candidate under any cir
cumstances and he was very bitterly
opposed to Mr.. Rudolph procuring the
office and requested me to be a candidate
for the position, pledging me that under
no circumstances would he be candi-
date or permit the use of his name Mr..
Rudolph being objectional to great
many of the temperance people of the
county, | consented to be candidate,
relying upon the honor and good faith Of
Mr.. Brown. He saw fit to be a traitor to
his pledge, faith and support and the re-
| suit was that he was nominated The
}.convention did me no 5wro1ig; every man
finthe con venl tiofi II the eonceptio of
the Browns who promised me support,
fulfilled his promise, and have no our
rel with the convention. hold that
when a man submits his name to con-
vention and takes his chances with other
candidates for nomination and fails
simply because the convention chooses
another and in doing so commits no
fraud. a man is not justified in disregard
ing the action of the convention; hence
would have no grounds on which to base
IN independent candidacy"
Some parties claim, from your article
written in the LEADER, that you are
waveriug in your fealty to the republic
all party. Is this true?n
''By no means. | am as good a republican
today as ever was. The republican
party has settled many Of the important
issues that any nation has ever made and
| mas settled them right, and every repub-
lcan can feel proud Of the history his
| party has made. However, new issues
nave presented themselves to the Americ-
N people for settlement and the most i'm
portant of these is that between labor and
capital. The capital has been organized
into vast corporations, mighty trusts,
financial syndicates, and stock and pro-
vision gambling boards Of trade.
These great powers have the labor and
production of this country at their mercy
| tits to their interest, to wiring from labor
all they can and given just compensa.
ton in return, These elements of capital
are in both political parties
and are exerting mighty influence, in
if not absolute control of these parties
SO doing have precipitated d
struggle with labor The laborer and
the producer Of this country have been
contending for years with these mono,
poles to procure justice, and the result
has been that they have become discour-
aged and are leaving the old parties.
labor parties have been organized and
|
ocrats have gone out and joined them
and this going out has weakened the in.
fluence of the labor and producing ele.
ments in the republican party. The
fact exists that these men have gone out
1t will not do to call them cranks. sore
heads, and office seekers. They are con.
tending for what they believe to be right
in procuring justice and it behooves the
the republican party. and every good
republican to examine closely the condi.
tions existing between labor and capital
and il these men have II just cause fo!
. dissatisfaction with the repupncan party
it is vItally necessary that the republicans
see to it that the just demands Of thc
laborer and producer are granted. Ii
not, the laborers and producers remain.
ing with the republican party, will go on,