The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-10-07
THE OPENING GUN
The Campaign Of Education

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The Campaign Of Education
Opened mt the Opera House Last
Evening by Senator Pettigrew
and Congressman Pickler.
This is to be campaign of education
and it will also be one of enthusiasm on
the part of Repu blicans. as was evidenced
by the grand rally and reception given
the two distinguished republicans who
addressed the voters of Grant county
last evening at the opera house. The
speaking was proceeded by torchlight
procession OF republican voters headed
by the band, which paraded the streets
until the hour Of opening.
The opera house was crowded with an
enthusiastic audience, that listened with
rapt attention to the speakers. Senator
Pettigrew was first introduced by Chair
man Diggs, as Sisse,on, a name confer
red upon him by the Indians whom he
addressed the day before, and IN whose
interests he has faithfully labored. The
Senator outlined the republican policy
OF protection as advocated by republicans
and contrasted its effect upon the trade
and commerce of the country with that
of free trade periods, referred to the
dangerous plank IN the democratic plat
form demanding return to the old
wildcat state banks OF ante.bellum
times. when dollar might be worth IS
to 100 cents one day and not cent the
next; 70 the good effects of the McKin-
ley bill upon the industries Of the coun-
try as shown by the senate committee,
composed of leading democrats and
republicans, and the reports Of the
democratic labor commissioners of New
York, Indiana. and Massachusetts,.
Major PicKler was introduced as Walk
epaton, his new Indian name, and in his
earnest, convincing manner called IN
contrast the history of the two great
political parties Of the country, and
stated that the lives of the great and
hondred men of the party commencing
with Lincoln and leading down to Ben
Harrison, was the history OF the country,
of which every American citizen is
proud-but that each and every one OF
the great measures which they cham
pioned was opposed by the democratic
+ pdIly uHlll ClCy UCSdlll0 laws W uCIl Uu0iL
good effects convinced even democrats
or their wisdom, ndinstanced the home
stead act, the prosecution of the war for
the union, the abolition Of slavery. the
reconstruction measures, the resumption
OF specie payments and adoption of a
national currency, as proof OF this. He
pictured the poverty and distress that
Invariably followed free trade periods OF
the country, end which is matter OF
history that cannot be contradicted. He
appealed 10 democrats and independents
who were equally interested with their
republican nelghbors in the prosperity
of the country, to look we'll to this mat
ter and brush aside partisanshlp before
deciding upon it. He appea.ed to the
old soldiers who were outside the party
to get into line, as upon the success oi
the republican party depended theil
efforts to get fair treatment for theil
: disabled comrades. Already the demo-
I Gratis of the south had presented bill.
for modification" Of the pension laws
The election would result in the
: triumph Of republicanism or demo
cracy, Us the election OF Weaver wal
not expected by any sane man
> and vote cast for him was
vote for Cleveland. The vote o
i Arkansas and Of Florida, where large
democratic majority. than ever had JUS
been given, and Of Georgia, where th.
9 returns show that the democrats have ee
: cured over 10000 majority, and whore no
i q single pOpulist congressman has beel
/ elected shows upon what fiimsy ground
. the third party have been making claim
OF southern states. The solid soutl
= was not to be broken up this year. Tn
Major asked his independent hearer
] in xll seriousness what they had mad
: by their movement. He WAS aware tina
9 the leaders had made something
\ lloucks, Wardall, Harden, and Cros
i had got pretty Fat thing out Of tn
i Scandinavian elevator scheme, Fidelit
and hail insurance companies and COl
e dage trust, which they had MIXED, bl
e what had their followers received fc
= the money that had been drained out {
them by these fellows. And where wer
g these leaders In this campaign. The
= had started for the rear leavin
e their victims to bear the burnt ot th
. fight and explain their rascally tran
: action. He appealed TO all independent
to look squarely at the facts and answt
candidly if they had not long enough bee
o duped BY demagogues, who Offered !
. legitimate Or satisfactory remedy tn &
evils Of which they complaip, "a oAss
9 ed up the fallacy al - snh~ ~tsessul
scheme and thA evili which would iollo
and declaEed II simply j echslns wherei
% people could eAsiiy ~ into debt. TO 81
q nothing u IT. Glass character and uncol
IS s,itutiODaliiy. by reading : c0nple
!, paragraphs .from- the Ireret1W whia