Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-10-20
/ Silsby, Candidate for Elector,
and Congressman Gifford's
big Meeting at Miller.
lowcd Next Evening by Another Enthusiastic one
at st. Lawrence with the Eloquent Coe l.
Crawford as Speaker.
Reception Two Grand Torch Light Professions and
Ovations From the People-First in the County's
History Republican Principles Cheered.
TRUTHS WELL UTTERED.
|aEPUBLIUAN RALLIES,
Couniy's First and Greatest P0-
hal Rally and Torch Light Process.

Couniy's First and Greatest Po-
al Rally and Torch Light Process.
pithstanding the rainy bad weather
entaneous uprising of republicans
ned at Miller last Thursday evening,
was never before known in the
uy Of Hand county. The ocrasion
he regular date announced for the
0. S. Clifford, territorial dele
and Gen. Silsby, candidate for pres
bal elector, to address the people at
This bare announcement had
sade in the Journal and PRESS, but
ss were issued, aud no further ad-
asg given.
sEeyer, as an evidence OF republican
Hasm ana earnestless. q grand
light PROCESSION suddenly started
|ugh the town, marched TO the rail-
out the track quarter of a mile,
ne, headed by Mayor Sayles they vel.
I'D another large delegation of torches
M H Lawrence. The Miller club
ned In lines, and the st. Lawrence
marched through, all giving three
Fing cheers for Harrison and Ried.
hen combination band Of 50. Law
pc and Miller players headed the dele
bon Of over 100 torches. and many
fe marching without torches to the
el. wher ce the distinguished speakers
e escorted through the streets to the
ffa house, amid the cheers of people
y lined the streets.
4 he demonstration was Hand county s
effort in this direction, and called
kenthusiastic cheers from everybody.
Is needless to say the opera house
filed below and above, the largest
iitical meeting Of people ever witnessed
me county, expressive of the enthus-
~ that prevails among republicans this
II.
was grand success in every partic-
" requiring no advertising or effort by
aoiican leaders. Il was simply the
'pie speaking by their actions because
Y ielt like it, and the people of Miller
oia be, and are, proud Of her first
no raily-that is ali but the rank par
u Independent leaders who were first
lpletely paralyzed and then roaring
at what they could not help but real
was death blow 10 their last faint
'ss Of success.
THE SPEECHES.
large interested audience faced the
e. as Chairman Carroll introduced
Miller Glee clup, which has become
n!seresting factor in the campaign.
hat the boys had caught the spirit of
ausiasm manifested on every hand
evident. because they sang better
ever. Following this was tune
the band. when Chairman Carroll
oduced
HON. O. s. CLIFFORD
expressed qualification at their Grand
'ption. and then proceeded TO give
: and logical exposition OF republican
ctples.
Q touched up leaders OF the peoples
y. whom he faid were trying to de-
Q the honest voter. showing the fall
Of their great sub-treasury scheme,
ch had been so thoroughly punctured
their own leaders are getting asham-
of 1t. 10 was tried 100 years ago by
hoe. and nearly bankrupt the coun-
you remember this sub treasury
sme is to establish warehouses all
the hand, where the government will
In the farmers product for storage.
wing him TO draw 80 per per cent or
.hiths Of the market price. What
'endous, yea, colossal ignorance ii
require for q man to advocate such
stem to intelligent people OF American
course no government could accept
ming that was perishable products, so
and even thousands Of pro-
rs engaged in vegetable, fruit or
farming could not be benefited.
could the laborer, who certainly
a not store his muscle or skill. Only
Q who had corn, wheat and such
Ks could possibly be bene fitted. Now
'ose man stored 10000 bushels OF
u and received 80 per cent back. turn
mo and buy as much more wheat as
;oald for the 80 per cent, which