The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-16

South Dakota Republicans not Failing
Over Zach Other tn support Mr.. Bryan
The following letter from the treas
urrr Of Hamlin County, 5. d., is self'ex'
planatory, and prOves the misiniOrma.
ton al Mr.. Butler, a former republican
office holder Of this county, who has
permitted himself TO be led into the
popullst camp and, not contented 10
desert the party that has been his bene-
factor, writes IA letter from long range 10
a pOpocrat paper in the vain endeayOr
To injure his old time friends:
Castlewood, 5. d., Sept 3, 1896.
MIR. e. +. GILMAN,
Paw Paw, Mich.
Dear Sir:-l have Yours of 3lst ult., in
closing letters purporting Ia have been
written by one T.. II butler of Clear
Lake, 5. ID. Contents noted and have
delayed answering for the purpose of
finding out what manner OF man this
&. II. Butler is. Have made diligent
inquiry and have not been able 10 find
anyone that had even heard of him and,
as you know, some OF our towusmen
are In the habit of making frequent
trips TO Clear Lake OH business, SO that
il he was "A man of very much promi
nence or man who is we'll enough ac.
quainted with the people of 5. ID. To be
able To make such positive statements
as he does in this printed letter you
send me, surely some Of us would know
him or, AT least, after IA whole week S
inquiry, be able to find some one per-
son that had at some time OF other
heard of him. Now, SD much FOR the
mythical Mr. Butler.
As To the political situation, If Mich
igan or Illinois and Wisconsin are as
sure for Mckinley anr Hobart AS South
Dakota is, they surely will be elected
After six years political experience
in Hamlin County | feel warranted in
presuming To make the prediction tina.
the state will more than double her
usual republican majority. South Da-
kota was one of the first states to re-
solve for Mckinley and sound money
al her state convention at Huron in
March-so early that we do not have
to fall in line as bandwagon stale
and reiterated the same principles AT
Aberdeen in July, by another set OF
delegates, and not "A republican i'm the
ranks OF the party To criticise their
action, while | know of great many
gains from the democrats and have re-
liable information OF six 90 in one town
ship, my mythical friends own town
ship, Deuel., which have been revealed
during the hunt tor Mr.. g. The bolt.
ing OF Pettigrew and about ID others
from the convention at Aberdeen
never had any other effect on the re-
publican party in South Dakota only 10
strengthen it, and we of the rank and
file OF the republican party feel thank.
ful for good radiance and we propose
hereafter to attend the primaries and
see that no such demagogues ever get
To the head of the party organization
again: and if the republicans of all other
states would do the same, there would
be no necessity nor opportunity for
IA third or fourth party There was one
of Bryans followers in the Office yester.
day and, on being questioned why
Bryan, he said because the West must
be against anything that the East fav.
ored, SO that it is easy to see that he
gets his cue from Bryan's famous
enemies country" while we republi.
cans know only one country, one PEG.
pie and one class of people, which com.
prises the human family of all the states
of the union.
Yours truly,
K. j. TAYLOR,
Co. Treas.