The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-30
THE REPUBLICAN RALLY.
An Immense Mass Meeting Of Re.
pubIicans Of Hot Springs.
Congressman Picker is Greeted
With a Hearty Wei.
come by All.

the Hon. John A. Picker from Custer
to Hot Springs arrived with the emf
nent gentleman, on the Burlington &
Missouri at7 o'clock p. m. and were
met at the depot by large delegation
of citizens headed by the K. of P. band.
The party were taken in carriages and
brought down to the Hotel Rucker,
where a splendid repast had been pro-
vided for them. In the meantime
Union Hall had been lighted up and
the wall back Of the speakers stand
was decorated with festoon bearing
the legend, "Let the lower lights be
burning" which under the circum-
stances, was exceedingly appropriate to
the accasion. On the street in front of
the Hall a big bonfire was kept burn.
ing and the largest. .6re-crackers to be
had were set of for the amusement of
the large crowd assembled on the side
walk. AS the time drew near for the
opening Of the meeting the hall began
filling up and when DR.. A. S. Stewart,
chairman Of the county central COM
mittee, ushered in the eminent speaker
John A. Picker, congressman for
South Dakota, all the available room
was occupied. A large number of
! ladies graced tho hall by their welcome
presence. When the music by the
band and the welcoming applause had
ceased DR.. Stewart simply introduced
John A. Picker to the audience.
Mr.. Picker opened his address by
rendering an apology for the accident
which caused the failure of the meet
ing the previous evening. Word
which failed to arrive in time, was
sent to the chairman of the county cen
trail committee, that Mr.. Picker could
not be here Tuesday evening on &C.
count of having to fill an engagement
to speak at Custer. He complimented
the Black Hills generally and Hot
Springs especially, referring to it as
the city where the tea kettle was al
ways on and the water always hot. In
relation to the Soldiers Home, he said
that the people of the whole state
would endorse any reasonable appro.
priation for the Home, and advised the
election of governors who would
recommend to the legislature all need.
ed appropriations. After paying a
noble tribute to the memory Of his late
colleague Hon. John r. Gamble, he
spoke of the audiences that he had ad.
dressed during his trip through the
Hills and said that the audience last
night was the "knocker," He does moi
believe in the method, so much in
vogue, of abusing and berating politi'
cal opponents, but does believe in at
tacking their platforms, tenets and
doctrines. He believes in examining
carefully the platforms, objects and
methods of all political parties, and
said that what was good for Republic
cans ought surely to be good for demo
Gratis and independents.
The speaker then turned his atten
tion to the tariff as one of the grear
issues of the day, saying that th.
democrats claimed that the tariff ls q
tax; their theory is to buy where they
can buy the cheapest and sell where
they can sell at the highest price. H
quoted numerous examples in proof o.
the fact that the tariff is not tax.
} Individually, the democrats arr
pretty good fellows, but their party i
terrible. They are false prophets al
along the line. 1t is the hold bacl
party.
The mention Of The reciprocity f.a
ture of the Mckinley bill and the nam,
Of Jas. q. Blaine was greeted will
round upon round of applause.
The tariff as applied to sugar an,
tin was illustrated to good advantage
and the benefit to be derived in thi
locality from keeping the tax on ii,
was shown up. The development
of the tin industry in the Black Hill
, will employ some 10000 men, VIII
, with their families will max
! a population of 100000
: These people will all require houses
, clothing and provision, which will
. cause an army of merchants and me
chanics to locate in the Hills, and b
the means Of putting s21 100000 ii
circulation in South Dakota alone.
J The billion dollar congress was de
Tended in all its appropriations. an
he showed by statistics that the caus
{ of the largest appropriations was tn
. fault of the previous democratic cor
gress.
!, himself to his comrads, the old soldiers
!. many Of whom were in the audience
Z stating that he was whols.souled i
his support Of the pension legislatur.
To the ladies he rendered equal sui
frage, and ended his splendid addres
hv THANKING the e.S&aneA fnr xha;