The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-09-04
WAS A GRAND ONE
John d. King Delivered One Of the Best
Republican Speeches Of the Cam
paign Last Monday Night.
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From Montana by Vim. M. Smith
to Go Out on Shares.
BY THE FIRE ROUTE
Fire Nearly Consumes a Frame Building
Owned by c. c. Dean On Main
Street---A Total Loss.
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JOHN II. KINGS NIGHT.
He Delivers Splendid, Convincing
Speech Monday Night.

He Delivers Splendid, Convincing
Speech Monday Night.
A good audience gathered at the
court house Monday evening to hear
the Hon. John II. King of Chamberlain
talk on the political issues of the day.
The Juvenile State band appeared on
the street and marched to the court
house where the boys played several
selections before the speaking was
commenced. F. A. Bidwell introduced
the speaker in some very appropriate
remarks. Mr.. King proceeded to give
one of the best talks we have heard
during the campaign thus far. He
speaks as man thoroughly in earnest
in what he believes to be right and his
ideas, we'll expressed, carries a convic-
tion of truth. Mr.. King spoke from
the standpoint that the financial issue
was not the paramount one in the cam
paign and his remarks on that point
proved conclusively that protection cut
a large figure in the matter, but for all
that he would not evade the financial
matters. He answered the claim OF the
opposition that the Wilson bill had
benefited our country to the extent of
1882, 100000 by showing the figures
from government reports that
the Wilson bill had meddled with the
valuation of importations to bring the
bulk of trade in our favor. Instead Of
placing value upon single article
the bill Jumped the whole thing
together, as for instance take cattle
valued at $40 per head under the Nc
Kinley bill the price would be cut in
twain under the Wilson free trade bill.
So it was with lead, wool and hundreds
of other articles including agricultural
products, some of which the entire duty
was removed. Under this method Mr..
King claimed that the Wilson bill had
gone against this country to the amount
of $l00, 100000, and the government re-
ports were able to bear him out in the
assertion. Comparing labor with golG
he showed by statistics that in 1910 i
took 12 hours OF labor to earn golG
dollar and the number of hours dimin
ished as the years grew apace until il
1892 when it required but 6 hours o
labor to earn the same gold dollar
Every leading nation had tried the ex
pertinent of the double standard and al
were willing to conform to the singl
standard of gold. Mr.. King spoile
the fallacy of the price of wheat bein
affected by the demonstration of silve
by showing that four years before an
four years after the 'crime of 1873
that wheat attained a price far abov
/. the price of silver.
Mr.. King, a year ago, was triendl
toward the silver cause but when th
matter was thoroughly sifted he mad
up his mind that gold and protectio
was the best thing for this country an
himself. During the course of his rt
marks Mr.. King referred quite fir
quently, in very gentlemanly name
to a speech delivered by f. M. Good.
koontz at Oacoma quite recently
which Mr.. King carried out the arg,
ment of the gentleman to such co,
clusion that spoiled the points sougl
to be made by Mr.. Goodykoontz. M
King proved all that had been anti
ipated for him, that he was the be
orator in the state, but the speaker a
companied his oratory with some sour
- facts and arguments which made b
speech a very strong one in every r
spect AS one gentleman stated sit W
the best speech 1 have heard th
campaign. He attacked no one, did n
play upon the sympathies of the peopl
his figures were right, and his reaso
ing was honest"
Big Shinment nj Sheen