Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-24
REPUBLICANIsM ExPoUNDDD
BY Congressman Pickler in His Own Mo
quent, Earnest and Entertain
ing Manner.

BY Congressman Pickler in His own Mo-
quent, Earnest and Entertain
: ing Manner.
At an early hour on the evening OF
Tuesday, the Goth, the ladies and gentle
men Of this city packed the spacious
court house room to listen to Hon. John
A. Pickler, who had been advertised TO
address the people OF Custer City on
that occasion. Mr.. Pickler and Mr..
Grimshaw of Deadwood, arrived ia the
city by the afternoon passenger. were
met at the depot hv committee ofrep-
resentative republicans and conducted
to the home of ID. w. McFadden, where
they were entertained until evening.
At eight o'clock D m. the exercises at
the court house were inaugurated By the
rendition Of piece Of music by the
Custer Cornet Band, and Immediately
after, Hon. John A. Pickler, oratcr Of
the evening was for the first til.y p5r-
sonally presented to the people Of Gus
ter and vicinity, by Chairman McFad-
den. Mr. Pickler makes distinguished
appearance, tall, erect and well proper
toned, wearing full black beard, and
with dark eyes that glow and sparkle in
his enthusiastic moments. As said be-
fore, it was the first time our citizens
had met their congressman face TO face,
but his fame as an eloquent and enter
tanning speaker had preceded him, and
it was well sustained by the two hours
talk, to which his audience listened
with unabated interest.
First, the gentleman paid handsome
compliment to our beautiful city, and
then introduced his political discourse
by defining the positions Of the two
great political parties, and pointing out
the issues upon which they are divided.
Taking up that time worn but ever in
teresting topic, ihe tariff, he proved by
history and by facts and figures of the
present, that the republican policy of
protection had ever tended TO develop
the industries OF our own country, that
il had been the safeguard of the inter
ests of the bread winners, and that un-
der it the country at large had prosper
ed as it never had in the past, and never
can in the future under an opposite
policy. Referring to the Mckinley Bill,
and the result of its years trial, he
showed conclusively that not one Of the
dire effects predicted by the democratic
party in the legislative halls and on the
stump. had been realized. That its
passage had marked the commencement
of an era of increased prosperity. that its
operations in every locality, in every
instance, had been beneficial to the
workingmen, placing on sounder basis
the sources Of his daily bread, and max
ing it easier for him to obtain the nee
essities of life. The speaker did not
rely simply upon his own statements,
but every utterance was substantiated
by facts and figures, the reliabiii'r Qi
4 ,.L;oL ,o,,,a ~, ----vuVu. Beaf-
| ing the tariff he compared the past and
present of the two parties, truthfully
picturing the democratic az the party OF
the obstructionist, the kicker, and OF
non progression, the republican as the
party of progress, ever ready to respond
to the needs of the people as they move
forward and upward TO a higher and
more nearly perfect civilization. The
billion dollar congress fake was explod
ed, touching tribute was paid TO the
boys in blue, the prodigals of the indie
pendent party were bade to leave the
husks and come back to their fathers
house, and he concluded with refer
ence to the candidates for congress, one
of whom is to be elected within the mex
ten days. He spoke of Col. Jolley, al
the man we'll known to the people o
South Dakota, intelligent, experienced
earnest and upright, and in regard t.
Woods he said it all when he said there
was nothing 10 say about him.
We of the tin district need not be tol,
what the republican party and the Nc
Kinley bill is to US. But Mr.. Pickle
! spoke with earnestness against the cast
J ing of single vote that might tend Il
J strengthen the democratic party in con
gress, as it IS their expressed purpose I
! repeal the bill if it comes within thei
, power. A Custer audience was neve
better entertained, and their apprecia
ton was manifested by frequent an
hearty applause. Congressman Pickle
> made votes for the party's congressiona
sonal friends for himself.