The sun., 1891-02-21
Tho New Senator from South Dakota

The Rev. JAMES HENDERSON KYLE, who
has been elected Senator In Congress from
South Dakota by combination OF Demo-
Gratis and Independents. is member OF tho
State Senate, and 80 enjoyed the rather un-
usual privilege Of which 1t was not neces-
lary to avail himself. Of voting for him
self. He Is only thirty-seven, and will prob
ably be the youngest man In the Senate.
He Is six feet one. red headed. and Prohi-
bitionist from Watervllle. His election ought
to give great satisfaction to the Mugwumps,
Tor he seems to have got it without per-
forming any political service in particular,
with the exception Of making u decidedly
crankish grafton at Aberdeen last Fourth
OF July. He comes from that mine of stall
wart politicians. st. Lawrence county In
this State. His father, q hard-headed Scotch
Presbyterian OF the straitest sect, refused to
send him to college, doubtless with
view to make the boy paddle his
own canoe. He padded it. He worked his
way through the great abolitionst uni
versity. Oberlin, by saving wood and other
heavy gymnastics, studied theology In the
Presbyterian seminary at Allegheny, and
was ordained o Congregational minister
His first church was in Colorado. whence he
removed to South Dakota to do six years
hard work as missionary. year ago he
was settled over q church In Aberdeen, aud
In that place he delivered the Fourth OF July
speech which seems to have been the founda-
tion OF his political fortune. In this great
est effort he pitched into immigration and
corporations, and won the hearts OF the In
dependents Anextract will servo to show
the spirit Of the intolerant young Oberlin
reformer. with his profound suspicion Of the
Vatican and his belief In tho efficacy of
legislation to make the human race perfect:
I'VE have room for Catholicism. but not for Roman
Ism We have room for Catholicism, but not for the
Pope Our nation cannot bs divorced from religion
lis Incorporated into all her institutions 1t Was an
henor 70 the Founder of the Christian religion that
esnandsd entire obsdence to the powers that be A
large proportion of foreign Immigrants Romaniss
they ahoud b asked to rsnounce allegiance tho Pope
~ well ~ 70 all foreign potentAtss
The second great problem rising before the Amsri
people Ter solution 10 the csntrazaon OF power In
corporations Corporations have done much tor the
country but their impositions upon Ito Government
And people should come to end As nation We must
throw aAfeGusrds around eur institutions nresss
eur young States and our nation the ft Of honorable
founderA Let US have nrsl universal liberty OF the
prsss; second universal education, protected by
pulsosy education laws; third universal suffrage pro.
tsetsd By ssoret ballot compulsory ballot rdu
eatenai qualification, aud the freedom Of the ballot Tor
all male and female, who may comply with tho Ia.
tonAi rsEuAuops fourth universal prohibition OF the
auor tvsae protected by State and national laws and
thus rsmevs the power which TO day destroys the
social political sni commercial life OF the natioa
This sort OF talk Is not calculated to bring
Q man to political prefernent In most parts
Of tho United States. but 1t elected Mr.
KYLH to the State Senate, "much against
his WILL" say his admirers. Certainly he
showed no fondnoss for politics. In August
hc became financial agent Of Yankton COL
lsGs. and no spent the fall In New England.
He refused to become the candidate OF the
Indspandent caucus for Senator. but was
finally persuaded that he was the man of the