Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-23
PEOPLES PARTY NOMINEES.
A Brief Mention Of the Peoples Candi.
date to Be Voted for
Nov. 3.
THE LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES.

parison last week of the Republican and
Peoples party nominees, and OF course
found the Republican nominees all Daniel
Websters and everything else that man
could write who swallowed Crawford.
The LEADER is not going into the record
smashing business nor is it gong to abuse
anybody. but it desires to say frankly,
at the outset that no railroad legislation
can be secured through . Republican
legislature Six years Of broken promis-
es by Republican legislature ought to
be enough to convince any reasonable
man that the Republican party will not
and can not carry out its pledge to the
people. The railroad machine and rail-
road attorneys control the Repu blican
party IN this state, and this fact is known
to every tax payer. II the people should
be foolish enough to elect a Republican
majority Of the coming Legislature q
bungled-up meaningless measure of some
kind would be passed and put into the
hands OF Republican railroad commits
sioners for construction and enforcement,
and the people would be told that the
supreme court Of the state or the United
States had declared the law unconsti-
ltutional. There would be plenty Of
room for the Republican machine to
escape responsibility and stand in with
the demands of the lobby. The last
legislature was Republican by big ma
iority and pledged to fair,and just legisla.
tion in the interest OF the people. The
body proved false to its pledges and al
lowed the unfair freight and passenger
rates TO continue This same class of
men-railroad Republicans-now come
around smiling and ask yon to trust
them again. Don't you do it. You
have been lied to loag enough. As Lin
coin said, you can't fool the people all
the time, and the people OF Lincoln coun.
,ty cant be fooled any more by the same
class Of political bosses who have stood
in with the corporations and helped them
exact unjust and unfair tribute from an
honest hard-working people.
The News and its Crawford -bessneared
editor knows that he is lying to the peo-
pie when he says the Republican party
will give relief. The party leaders are
active railroad attorneys and lobbiests.
Does any sane man believe relief can
come from such source? A man must
have lots Of brass to ask a farmer to vote
tor him as Republican candidate for
the legislature on the railroad ticket.
Nash didn't abuse Mr.. Wilkinson, the
Peoples nominee for the state senate. but
sneakingly intimates that Walter Wilkin-
son has not the qualifications required
for the office. This will be news to the
people. Walter Wilkinson is one OF the
very best business men in the state. able,
honest and pledged to vote for the Iowa
railroad law, known rs the Wheeler Bill.
Mr.. Wilkinson would 60 TO Pierre as u
representative of the people, it elected;
his opponent would 60 to Pierre, if elect
ed, to represent the corporations. This
is a plain proposition, and the LEADER
believes every man in the county under
stands it. Do you want williamson who
will vote and act for the people, or do
you want Mr.. Waite who goes as
candidate of the party owned by the
railroads? The people want Mr.. Will
kinson by big majority.
The News jumps onto Nels Larson
with a bitterness that is surprising. Nash
Gems to hate Nels, in fact he seems to
hate every man he can't swallow as he
lid Crawford Nash is bad man. He
IS getting dangerous. After the election
be will need watching. Nels Larson is
one of the squarest, most honorable men
n the county. He calls thief thief
! pup pup, as he did Nash once, be-
,ause Nash deserved 1t for abusing inno-
;ent and honorable people. Nels Larson
s prosperous farmer. attends strictly
o his own business, ard he would have
lad the thanks of big majority Of the
people of this county if he had run ]