Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-04

battle is on. Our Country is in danger.
Victory is already IN sight.
Donahue Stands With the People. The
G.. O. T. Left Him There. -
Mitchell Gazette:-Hon. Roger o.
Donahue of Lincoln county has deserted
the republican ship and has taken pass.
age with the populists Mr.. Donahue
was one of the most able men in the last
Legislature and went there as u republi'
can. He expected the republican party
to fulfill some OF its pledges. but although
he and few other republican members
labored necessarily for Legislation in the
interests Of the people, they were check
mated at every turn and were unable. to
accomplish anything. Mr.. Donahue's
experience Of last winter was enough to
satisfy him that the people could expect
no relief from the republican party and
hereafter he will be found with the party
of the people.
Argus-L -Leader:-Th is unwelcome
news. Lincoln county appears to be
hopelessly Republican for some time to
come and no matter how enthusiastic
they may be over their convert the 1nde-
pendents will have no power to~place him
again in the state capitol and future
sessions Of the legislature will lack the
fresh and poignant interest which the
Honorable Roger used to lend. The
Argus. Leader particularly regrets his
early retirement from the scenes of the
combine and antl-combine, The Mccoy
man9uvres and Harry Hunters wles.
1t will destroy the picturesque personality
which made the Argus-L Leaders Pierre
reports read with such avidity through
out the state We wish he had remained
Republican, for while no one can deny
the soundncss of his reasons for apostasy.
his ability to have fun with the Republi-
can leaders is greatly circumscribed.
Whether Lincoln county is hopelessy
| republican or not cuts no figure IN Roger
Donahuc's case. still the people of Lin
coin have the power to place Roger
Donahuc in the Legislature when they
see fit or when he may be Il candidate.
Roger Donahuc has not left the republi-
can party any more than any good indie
pendent, the party left him and left
him at Pierre while he stood fighting for
the rights Of the people against ring rule
| engineered Uy Cuc lepuollC'tH oosSco IA
the interest of corporations. Roger Don.
ahue stands to-day where he has always
stood--in the ranks Of the people, and
there is where every time-scrving tool ol
plutocracy will find him.. Mr.. Donahue
has no use now nor never had any use
for men who howl for the people Al
election time and serve the corporations
after election. He has the courage o
his convictions and the manhood to stanC
for principle while the gang who played
the part OF scrviie tools and corporation
bumpers worked early and late to de
stroy the influence Of man who dare(
To do right. The Argus-Lcader can no
point TO a single instance where Rogel
Donahue had any deal or combination
with Mccoy or Hunter or anybody out
side of the members who worked with
him. Mccoy was running game of his
I own, hoping for suckers and did catch
the newspaper men with his bait The
Argus-Leader can gain nothing by mis-
Representations, but much by consistent
and truthful representation of facts. II
the Argus-Lelder has any hope for IN
honorable record, it should shun the
course pursued by the Sioux Falls Press.
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