Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-10-20
ANOTHER WHoPPER.
COe 1. Crawford is Greeted mt St. Law.
by Torch Light Procession and a
Big Crowd.

farmers drove to st. Lawrence. with
torches, band and fire. works. and the
roadway was lined with light and fly ing
rockets. A large delegation OF st. Law.
renee people met the Miller club, and
marched to the residence of b. +. Ives,
where greeting was offered to Coe /.
Crawford, South Dakota's Young McKln-
ley, and our next attorney general. Mr..
Crawford was escorted to the St. law
renee rink, at the head Of long line Of
torches, whence also sprung the vari-col-
ored light Of Roman candles, the streets
beng lined with cheering people. On
arrival at the rink master Of ceremonies,
j. u. Baldwin. called for three cheers for
Harrison and Ried, followed by three
more rousers for Coe l. Crawford land
the bani played Annie Rooney"
But talk about meetingsl When
Chairman Ives introduced the Miller Glee
Club every seat was occupied, benches
and boxes We're carried in TO fill the en-
trance, men stood mp around the isles,
leaning against the walls,and the platform
clear outside the builIlng Was crowded
With people unable TO get In. That's the
way republicans are buIit this year. The
GIee club caught the public favor with
well rendered song, and were encored.
Calls of TIA ra- boom" brought them out
again with that popular air in cam
pargn song that captured the house,
Coz /. CRAWFORD
was introduced, and hagsn Ons OF the
most forcible, logical speeches 1t was ever
oar pleasure TO listen tn. He expressed
surprise at the enthusias tic reception he
had received, and said it plainly foretold
the result in Hand. His speech was par
ticularly effective here. because he jump
ed right onto the independent hobbies,
LAND, TRANSPORTATION AND MONEY.
First he addressed himself to the peoples
party sophism that the republican
party had drifted away from Its moorings;
that 1t was going contrary to Its founders,
and the constitution trainers on the mou-
ey question. He went clear back to
Warrington. signers of the declaration,
eminent statesmen and jurists, one after
the other, proving by th cir sayings and
writings that they all stood for the sound
currency of the present republican policy.
His quotations were all numbered; he
told where they could be found, and then
backed it up by saying If anyone failed
to find them exactly as read he would
withdraw his name from the race for at
torney general. He showed conclusively
that the cry for more money" was a de-
lusion and q snare. That however much
the per capita might be no man could get
any more of il unless he bad something
TO get it with. The government is al
ready paying out all that is necessary TO
conduct IL. for improvements. pensions,
etc, and however much more they might
create, they could not get any more into
circulation, unless IL was gwen away,
when it would be worthless. Eis sxposi-
ton of this question was SO clear and
logical that anybody could readily grasp
it. He referred to the idea of more mon
ey beneftting the debtor class, and
showed how that would operate with the
poor man. He said the poor man as a
rule has few debts, and very small ones,
many of them none. When they earned
a dollar or could lay anything aside for
rainy day they certainly waited the best
money on earth, that it could not depre-
ciate or their hands. Now II the peoples
party financeering were to benefit the
debtor class it would seem TO be q good
thing for those who owe n great deal. aud
who Is that? Why the railroad conpan.
les and big corporations who could pay
off their immense obligations by cheap
money, while the poor m an could be little
benefited because he owed little or moth
ing. The statement that money is mere
ly government stamp is another fallacy.
Any issue of the government is promise
to pay just the same us any mans note is
q promise to pay in money when due or
on demand. He discussed the visionary
sub treasury scheme. and leaning money
direct to the people, showing how q man
with plenty Of lard or securities could
get plenty Of it, and the poor man with
little land or no securities could not.
THE RAILROADS.
Government ownership OF railroads was
the next populist bubble he bursted.
Official reports in Australia, where roads
are owned by the government. say the
political patronage resulting from the
same is detrimental and disastrous TO the
peoples interests. and that roads are more
expensive than wher conducted by pri- |
vate interests. AND THE RATES IN AUS
TRALIA ARE HIGHER THAN THEY ARE IN
THE UNITED STATES. In Victoria farmers