The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-05-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

SOnncNI COMMENT
Senator Sherman and his colleaoues
who are classed rs ''goldbugsr by the
"silverbugs" have joined in ia cablegram
to the international bi-metallic confer.
-ence in London, favoring free coinage:
and Senator Teller, the Ablest free coin
age advocate in the country, says:
AS to the effect OF the telegram sent
to the London meeting by Senator
Shermon and other senators who have
not been known as silver men. / think
the telegram will encourage bi-metal-
lism in Europe.
The heathen may continue to rage
for silver recommendation, but this great
problem is working slowly but surely
toward solution through the conserya-
tive forces on both sides.
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Some criticism Is directed against ex-
President Harrison because it is pre-
sumed that he ls again a candidate for
the presidency: but we see no reason on
earth why he should not be, and
we could figure out a great many strong
reasons why repetition of his last ad-
ministration would be godsend to the
country by way of relief from present
grinding conditions.
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Buchanan's Forum: Today there are
probably 10000 men marching by weary
stretches across the continent toward
Washington.
Today there are probably less than
5000 men headed toward Washington
under the influence of the Coxey move
ment, and four out OF five OF these could
not tell for the life of them why they
are going that way.
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In reply to u recent query by the
reporter OF the 'Yankton Press as to
whether he was candidate for ". S.
senator, Minister Trlpp replied:
am not and have not been most en-
phatically. And any Democrat in South
Dakota who has written to me ON that
subject, and there are number Of
them, might have told you so. shall
go to Tacoma to see my daughter and
then return to Vienna. | will not be
with you during the senatorial contest.
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The first number of the Iowa City
Republican with S. d. Cook as editor
and manager, and A. 7. Calkins as bus
iness manager, has come to hand and
although it is too early to show marked
improvement. the paper gives promise
of becoming what it deserves to be-
one of the representative papers of
Iowa.
Argus-Leader: The MITCHELL RE-
PUBLICAN kindo-sorto thinks that Tom
Reed made q break in his now famous
speech about "the omnivorous west. /"
BY that THE REPUBLICAN evidently
means that Reed inadvertently told the
truth.
That's wholly your own deduction.
The REPUBLICAN simply meant that
by yielding to the temptation to use a
striking phrase, Mr.. Reed had put a
club in the hands of those OF his enc
mics unscrupulous enough to misquote
him and distort his meaning.
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Says the Letcher Blade: We are not
in the slate-making business and are
not worrying much about individuals,
but we will venture the guess that II
Pickler is defeated for the house he will
turn out to be the strongest competitor
in the state for Pettigrew's seat: that
Pettigrew knows it. and that Petit
CREWS friends will not be found strenu-
ously blocking Pickler's reelection to
the house. There is considerable talk
to the effect that the Pettigrew forces
are disposed to do something for Robert
Gamble. That would mean that Pick
ler or Sheldon must be dropped, and
they are both dangerous men 10 drop
Just now. There is no telling where
they would land. Either of them, ii
made a sacrifice, would develop sur
prising strength. There is good deal
of latent energy lying around waiting
for rallying cry.
If John A. Pickler could realize it he
is the strongest man with the people OF
South Dakota in public life today: and
instead of allowing Pettigrew or any
one else to dictate to him or involve
him in anything like slate deal, he is
in position to take stand on his own
ground. and join hands with the great
bulk of the Republican party, which
has as its chief interest the upbuildine
of Republican principles. We have moi
always been able to endorse Major
Picklers views on the currency ques
tion, but on the other fundamental prin'
ciples of Republicanism he is eminently
sound: and in laboring for the material
interests of his constituents, regardless
of their politics, he is prompt and lnde
fatigable always. Major Picker has
no need OF combines or bosses to hell
him back to congress, in our humble
judgment.
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