The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-10-30
II WAS A STUNNER.
Library Tall IS not Large
Enough for the Even
ing Crowd.
Robert sohilling proves a Great
Vote Maker---We are March
ing On
Many Who havo Heretofore lIesitated are
Now Warm Champions Of the
r.. Peoples MoYenant.

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But three days notice was given OF the
appointment OF Rohert Schilling, of Mil
waukee, ana as a result but few were
! present from the country. The. after
noon gathering was not a large one, but
the short address ofthe afternoon helped
to advertise the evening meeting atwhich
the larger portion Of the city were pres
ent. The hall was too small for the
crowd.
After music by the city band. Fred
Zlpp devoted an hour to a diagnoses OF.
the financial question. Mr. Zipp has
grown into the reform movement and he
is able to meet tile best OF them on the
money issue. He paid q glowing tribute
to the independent candidate. ii. w.
Smith. VIM. Gramberg was next called
on and devoted the time to review OF
the commissioner candidates. He pre-
sented the independence us one
free from all rings and cliques, and well
qualified for the position.
Mr.. Schilling was greeted with pro-
longed applause. He began his address
by renewing the challenge OF the after
noon, asking any who would like to
meet him in debate to come forward
and they would arrange the time each
was to occupy. No one responded. He
then stated that he should be glad to
have any questions asked bearing on
the subjects before the people, now, or
at any time during his address. No
questions were asked
1t would be useless forus to attempt
al report OF the gentlemans talk. 1t
was fully two hours in length and so
logical and convincing that even the op-
ponents OF the party were interested.
He made many converts to government
ownership OF railroads showing the
scheme practical and that the reduction
IN running expenses alone, would go far
toward paying for the roads. The old
objection OF an army Of ofhce-holders
and heavy burden in interest was met
by declaring that all prominent officials
would be elected by the people and be-
long to all parties and the people now
paid the interest on the invcs tment and
dividends beside He showed the tariff
a light burden upon the people in com.
parison to other burdens and convinced
his hearer that on this old tariff issue
the parties were but few cents per
capita apart and that those SO earnest
in their demands for free trade or a re-
duction in tariff, had nothing TO- expect
from either old party.
He quoted from Garrison, Lincoln,
Chase and othess to show that they
were in harmony wish the principles OF
the Peoples party Of today. and from
Jefferson, Jackson and other old-time
democrats to show that their party had
wandered alter strange gods, and
charged that the first principle OF
democracy today was to defeat the re-
publican party and secure Office while
the first principle OF herepublican party
was to defeat democracy and keep Office.
Mr.. Schilling struck us at good time.
Very many were halting between two
opinions and it has never been our lot
to meets many convicted and converted
by a single discourse. The UNION must
thank the gentleman for many new sub
scribers. We can name both democrats
and republicans who since Monday eyen-
ing have boldly announced that from
now on they will do battle in the indie
pendent ranks.