Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-11-03
MEN AND METHODS.
Partisanship that has led men to Over.
step the hounds OF Reason.

Our attention has been called TO q pub
lication that was circulated in Miller and
Hand county this summer hy Indepen-
dent, OF peoples party leaders, in the
Financial Conspirseies." Perhaps you
have seen it' II is certainly the most
wilful peryersion of the truth ever pub
hshcd. its contents appear to be the
production of some frantic, unbalanced
mind, and yet because of its tendencies
to produce dissatisfaction in weak mind
ed people, IL is circulated by men who
have better sense-men who ought TO be
ashamed 10 create such sentiments among
their fellow citizens--men who ought to
have a higher sense OF the duties of citi-
zenship.
In the first chapter We flnd this:
Wherever We turn is dis ontent; labor
idle, or at least working on short time and
low pay; trumps nIlIng our highways; the
gaunt wolf cf starvation staring into des-
oaite homes"
Is it possible there are any citizens
living wi thin the boundary of Hand
their God and endorse such vile false
ho od, such incendIary rot, ana IusuIt the
beneheent acts Of an Almighty who has
showered blessings upon u.s. Great
Heaven, citizens, what are We coming to-!
Are we heathen, or are We intelligent
human beings, thankful for advanced
civilization, and opportunities enjoyed
by no other race of people.
Is there discomfort wherever We turn?
NO.
Is Labor idle or working on short
time and low pay" among You rushing
farmers who cannot dnd enough b elp for
love or money to garner your big cropsf
NO.
Are tramps filling your bighways2 NO.
Is the gaunt wolf of starvation star.
ing into your homer NO.
You know these all to be ia lse, wilfull.
malicious.
And again the same book, the same
travesty upon man intelligence, con-
tains these words, on page Is:
"The condition OF the American peo-
Pile less than half u century ago is graphi-
cally portrayed by Chas. Dickens, who
visiting this country IN 1912, wrote from
Boston to o friend in London: There is
not man In this town nor state who has
not blazing fire, and meat every day for
dinner, nor would flaming sword at
tract more attention than a beQgar III the
Streets But today what is the outlook
for the wage worker Of this country? He
sees before him only toll. unremitting.
half reauiting toll; hope dies out in his
bosom, dependency takes possession OF
his heart; and unless sustained by a
strong faith and giant will he breaks
beneath the weight Of oppression, seeks
relief in suicides grave"
Can any of the older citizens remem-
Der their conditions in lS42, when men
Crked long ard hard for SO cents day
lived upon the commonest food; and
wore the very cheapest clothing; had less
opportunities Of school. church, society
ana everything else? Can such times be
compared to the present.
Are the oppressed people seeking re-
lief in suicides grave?"
What Wild and will anous rot to ask q
civilized people to teiIeye in the face OF
evidence that absolutely denies and con-
.radicts each and every allegation!
These books have been circulated by
independent leaders, by men who are en-
joying the greatest civilization to which
man has approached. IN @ country tina,
has no equal upon earth
Now can the intelligent honest people
of Hand county endorse such principles,
such internal falsehoods? The duty OF
the hour which devolves upon every citi-
zen is plain. Rise above individual con-
siderations, aud think for yourself
upon these things. CAN YOU ENDORSE
THEM2 ARE THEY RIGHT?
No, they are not, and you know it. II
now becomes your duty to yourself. the
age you live in, and to posterity to place
your stamp of disapproval upon such
methods.