Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-03
The Leader
NASH'S POLITICAL RECORD,

In these days when political history Il
reckoned up and a mans record for goos
or bad IN q political sense is opened fol
public inspection, it is always we'll tc
review the history of the political histor.
IAN.
Last week the Sioux Valley News in its
sneaking, cowardly, hyena stvle tries to
say something mean about G. b Kennedy
because someone has been urging him to
do it. Mr.. Kennedy is not the first
citizen Of Canton that has met the oppo-
sition Of this political hyena, and because
he deems man unfit for office, it has
been generally proved that the people did
not agree with Nash. To prove that the
News is oftner wrong than right in its
political views and its opposition has
proved benefit to those whom it could
not use, is only a matter of public record.
In this connection it IS interesting to
look back over file of the News and find
that Canton seldom presented one of its
citizens for an office who in the opinion
Of the News was fit to be elected.
In 1880 the citizens Of Canton were
almost unanimous in favor of sending
Hon. o. s. Clifford to the territorial
legislature. Nash advised the people
that he was not fiji to be, elected, that
'they knew Gltford-'' Nash was not
then SO well knowa to the people and
they followed his advice and elected
Nash's man, and every one of them have
been kicking themselves ever since. The
blunder produced such serious consequent
ces that Nash's advice has been opposed
ever since.
In 1884, Hon. @. S. Gifford's name was
mentioned as Il candidate for congress.
Nash cred out N holy horror that he
was not At, that the republicans would
see to it that he was not nominated. He
was nominated and elected three times
Nash was hushed up. Ask Clifford
how? j.. ... .
When Mr.. Clifford was candidate in
1889, Nash thought <this was money
making thoughD he was unfit for the
position until promise the Conton
rostcft!ce changed his mind
In 1886 Hon. II. r. Aikens was can
didate for the Territorial, council. Nash
thought he was mot fit and opposed him.
The people ofsCanton and the republ-
can convention named Hon. A. r. Brown
rs it's candidate fer states attorney.
Nash said he was q ''lawyer-banker" and
unit for the Office and bolted his nolni-
nation and broaght out. an independent
candidate. Nash "did not suppose any
republican in nalis county could be by
any possibility induced to vote for A. r.
Brown, " still he,was elected by "a large
majority.
The republicans of Canton presented
the name Of G. B. Isham for superintend-
ent of schools and Nash opposed his
nomination-fought him in the conven-
tion. Republicans nominated Mr.. Isham
and Nash bo.ted the nomination and
brought out an independent candidate.
Mr.. Isham was elected which again
proved TO Nash that the repslblicans
knew their men.
Now comes Nash true to his Teacher
Gus record. true TO the cussedness that
permeates has yery>system, and begins bv
his cowardly sneakiRg system 0 'assail
the character of another citizen Of Cam
ton. In speaking of g. B. Kennedy as a
candidate for supreme judge, the News
says: The News has not supposed any
republican in this county could be by:any
possibility induced 'toMote for him."
The republicans of Lincoln county
have not followed the advise of Nash to
any great extent &ince1aS0, and are oct
going to break their :necks to do so this
year. While Mr.. Kennedy has no politi-
cal claim upon republicans, he is assured
of The support of large Rumber of re-
publicans in this county, men who will
vote for him through personal friendship,
men who will vote for him in preference
to Ke.lam, men who will vote for him
because Nash hates him, and men who
will vote for him because he represents
the principle of equal rights, and the
results in November will be laundering
surprise TO this political trickster, for it
seems from the best information that the
peoples party is going to carry nearly
every county in the north half OF the
state, and will divide up the balance in
the south half.
The Sioux Valley News. and Advocate,
republican papers in Canton, after Mr.
Kennedy's nomination, very frankly and
in spirit free from partisan bias, gave
brief biographical sketches OF Mr.. G. B.
Kennedy.
The Advocate said:
AT the Independent convention held at
Huron last week, Canton was honored IN
.he selection OF Hon. G. B. Kennedy. of
his city, as one Of the nominees for the
supreme bench Of the state. The fact
hat the nomination was rendered to Mr..
Kennedy unanimously and by acclamat-
on is all the more a credit to the gentle
nan; and an evidence Of foresight on the
part of the delegates Of the cenvsn-