Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-04
"A LIE NAILED"

last weeks Herald, IN relation to
Senator Kyle's vote in regard to a
duty on sugar, which raised the
price on sugar to the farmer and
every other user of sugar. Mr.. Kel
ley says, Glow honest, c%onscien-
tious people a reconcile themsel-
yes to remain with a party that
seeks to mislead them by downright
lying is hard to- understand"
That is what we say too. And a
man who sets himself up as a
mouthpiece for his party should
stick somewhere near the truth, be-
cause by falsehood you injure your
party when you get caught at it.
Kelley, in substance, says senator
Kyle has been charged with voting
for a duty on sugar, and that the
charge is false, and that the charge
is villainous. Kelley says senator
G. K. Davis, of Minnesota, has
made the same charge against Kyle.
We have read two speeches deliver
er by Governor Knute Nelson, of
Minnesota, and he makes the same
charge. The REPORTER AND FAR
MER and the Waubay Clipper have
made the same charge.
Mr., Kelley says. 1.-The best evil
dence that a be adduced to prove
senator Kyle's vote is the Congress
sional Record" We agree with
you there, Mr.. Kelley, and there is
just where We a show your false
hood. Now what you have pub,
lished in your paper is true so far
as 1T goes, but you did not publish
all the Congressional Record shows
in relation to the vote of senator
Kyle. When the Wilson bill (H.
r. No. 1864 was being considered
in the senate, senator PETER, of
Kansas, made a motion to amend
the sugar schedule in the bill by
striking out all duties on sugar and
on the vote to amend, as made by
PETER, senator Kyle voted for the
amendment just as shown by the
Herald last week, and the amend
ment was rejected. This amend
ment being rejected, then the Will
son bill stood with a duty on sugar
and when that bill was passed with
that duty on sugar in it, senator
Kyle voted for the bill and that was
the vote which made the bill a law.
Kyle voted both ways. He voted
for free sugar first and then changed
and voted for q duty on sugar,
while senator PETER stood true to
his first vote and voted against the
Wilson bill and against q duty on
sugar. II you will turn to page
8491 Of the Congressional Record,
you will find this vote on the bill
which levies a duty on sugar, ex-
cepting that coming from the
Hawaiian Islands, and this same
page shows that SO democrats and
3 popullsts voted for the bill, while
80 Republicans, 2 populists and 2
democrats voted against the duty
on sugar.
The Congressional Record show
ing these facts will be found at this
Office any day and is open FOR in
spection and IS the best evidence as
to how Kyle voted on sugar.
Senator Kyle himself does not
deny but what he voted for a duty
on sugar. In his speech at Britton
at Claremont and Aberdeen he
stated that he voted for a duty on
sugar, and in explanation of his
vote, said he considered sugar a
luxury and for hat reason voted
for a duty Oh it.
Mr.. Kelley says, sit is strange to
say that there was no one there
sufficiently informed to refute the
charge" The reason is PLAIN why
no one refuted the charge and
which also shows the dense and
painful ignorance Of Mr.. Kelley.
The reason the charge was not re-
futed was that the hearers of sena-
tor Davis were Sufficiently in
formed" to know hat the charge
was true. Now Mr.. Kelley, will
you please explain why you will
persist in lying SO about a matter Of
this kind when you ought to know
that it would be so easy to catch
you. You ought to know that the
Republicans will carry this Con-
gressional Record into every school
house in the county and show what
q liar you are. We Know it is
harsh language to tell a man he lies
hut then you commenced it and we
hurl it back at you.
We know there are many honest, !
conscientious citizens who are pop
who honestly and conscien-
tiously believe they are right and, to
use your own language, How can
honest, conscientious people vote
for a man who seeks to mislead them
in this manner. by downright lying.
You are simply dragging your party
down in the dirt.