The sun., 1896-10-25
SOUTH DAKOTA ALL RIGHT.
EHEN SENATOR PETTIGREW lD-
MIS- THAT THE STATE Is CLOSE.

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A Carerui Poll OF tho State by Republicans
and sound-noney Domocrats shows n
Republican Majority OF 1O,OoO-Brysn-
Ism LssInR Ground AnonE the Farmers.
Sioux FALLS, s. d, Oct. a4.-Pettigrewsm 10
as much the issue OF the political campaign in
South Dakota to-day as Organism. Indeed, the
honest minded voters of the State seen more
anxious and determined to crush out forever
the political influence OF the rccreant United
States Senator than to rebuke the demagoRue
candidate for President. But rs Pettigrew
and Bryan have Joined forces for the purpose
of fastening popullsm and free silver upon tho
State. a blow at one ia a blow at BOTH and tho
Republicans, the sound money Democrats, and
fair-minded men Of all parties and factions
arc making the most vigorous campaign ever
known mere for the overthrow of tho unholy
combination.
This is the home of PettiSrew. the man who
pledged himself in open Convention to vote for
Mckinley and sound money as the price of his
election as delegate to tho st. Louis Convep.
lion. ACTING on the advice OF silver mine own
crs and Populist sgitators, who pictured the
rapid growth of free silver sentiment, the be.
wildered and ambitious delegate violated his
pledge. and instead Of voting for McKinley's
nomination, he bolted the Convention with the
handtui OF free-silVer men because 'he plat
iorh aeeiareo IN is'or ot eou'u "ohe'' for
10" houre at."r that iaree ooIheoS WAS GU
acted Fstusre" appeareo 10 oe prouu oi MIN
SER. "Hhih t"ehtyiour hours' ho"e'er' .he
ueiuRe OF teiesrams oi condemnation tha'
ralheo upon MIN demonstrates even 10 MS n"'-
uraiiy suspicious ninu tnas no h"o ihaue tne
mistake of his life.
hach DAY ana hour thst mas paeseo since
then has but added to the conviction In his
own mino aho 'ha' vi MS irieuos .ns' hF w
htical ooom " eeaieo. Nheh On 'he ihoFoihk
OF Nov. !. Pettigrew rises from the ashes OF the
Populist conhagration he Will not be able 10
console himeelt' as senator Teller WILL Win
the oalm OF an approving conscience; ior, uh-
Ike Teller. PettiRrew deserted his party Simply
because no did not dare TO remain true 10 MS
political principles at the cost OF temporary
political defeat. Senator Teller has been oil
hia life an advocate of the free coinage or silver
and 10 undoubtedly sincere i'll his BEHALF More
over. he represents his constituents. Petti-
grew does not. and his sincerity In something
that Is not worth talking about.
But the day Of re 'koninE is coming for Pet
tigrew. and no one sees moro plainly than he
the handwriting on tho wall. To Lis neigh
bors and friends in the community he is an OBJ
ject of pity. From the day that his constisu-
ents brought their wrath upon his head for his
BETRAYAL Of them he has been a changed man.
After tho st. Louis Convention adjourned he
hid dimself for several days at Hot Springs in
Arkansas, vainly endeavortnE to devise plan
for squaring himself with the voters OF South
Dakota. He gave up In despair, and after the
first burst of indignation mad subsidized he re-
turned to his home. and there being no other
course left open to him. he became the ally and
leader Of the free-silver Populist combination
that is now ehdeavcring to foist Organism.
Altgeldism, and Debs!sm upon this naturally
Republican commonwealth.
Pettirrew was In Watertown on Thurs sday at
tempting to cash $4,000 draft that came d.
rect from silver miner In Montana Whether
he succeeded Is not known. but before leaving
town the Senator confided to \ friend that in
his opinion the vote OF South Dakota 70 ex-
tremely doubtful. and that he is now Convinced
that he made the greatest mistake or his life
when he left the Republican party under Tell
er's lead TO join the Popocratic-P c-Populist COM
bination. Two months ago the silreritos loud
ly b0asted that the Republican party in south
Dakota was annihilated Now Pettigrew ad-
mits that the vote Is close. In 1s9" there was
fusion of all elements against tho hepubil-
cans. as there Is to-day. and Harrison carried
the State by majority OF s.344 over Weaver
nominated candidate for Governor. and the
Republican candidate had majority over both
Of 5.017. the Populist vote being 2o,oos. and
the Democratic. s.756. There Is little IN these
figures to encourage Bryanltes now. In two
years the fusionists gained but "a votes, and
their reckless boasts that bryan VIII carry the
State grow entirely out OF the pretended BELIEF
that eight or ten thousand Republican voters
can be won over TO the cause OF IRE" coinag" OF
silver at The ratio OF 10 to /. But can they? The
sound-money men here say not. and, unlike
their opponents they Gle tacts and hRures to
make good their assertions. AS In North Da-
kota. the political doctrines OF the Chicago
platform, without reference to the financial
plank. arc peculiarly distasteful to the people
generally. Nobody knows this better than
Pettigrew. he bolteo MS party because 1t
would not declare In raVor OF silver. but he
probablydid not count upon being driven into
party that advocates outright reputation and
progressive anarchy. therefore Pottgrew in