Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-08-21

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ine. .. - Anto the opert
house and took the seats reserved FOL
them Immediately in front of the plat
form. After two or three more
stirring patriotic airs were rendered
by the band Major A. r. Anderson
stepped to the front of the stage and
said that owing to the disability OF
State Committeeman Burke, who was
confined to his home with an affection
of one of his eyes, he had been asked
to preside. He said that the we'll
filed house which was present to hear
discussion of the political issues of
the day by distinguished citizen of
our state was Indicative of the great
interest now being taken by the masses
in the problems before the people
for solution. Not for many years,
he said, had so much interest been
manifested in a political campaign and
it is good for the general veal that it
is SO. Human thought is being quick
ened more than at any other time since
the great rebellion and people are pay
ing more attention to the peoples busi-
ness. He gave brief history of the
grand old republican party; told how
it had met all the problems of the
times and solved them in the interest
of the people, always faithfully carry
ing out its promises, and eXpatiated on
the progress and general prosperity of
the country under the beheficient
administration of the republican party:
he compared it with the r,linous reign
of the democratic party, party which
Il Gcnominated hoodoo and n night
mare: one that plunged us into re
bellion i'll 1850 and into debtand misery
when it again obtained full control Of
party had decreased the national debt
during its glorious thirty years reign
over s1,70o,oOO.O00 the democratic party
during the past three and half years
had added over s260.00o.0o0 thereto.
Major Anderson then introduced in
appropriate words Hon. Coe /. Craw-
ford. of Pierre. attorney general of the
state, and candidate for congress.
The introduction of the able young
statesman was the signal for an out
burst of enthusiastic applause. and the
hot nI 4,
evidently put him in a happy frame OF
mind and made him feel that he would
at least he given Il respectful hearing
MIR Crawford was clad in natty gra,
business suit and his general demeanol
and the energetic manner in which he a
once launched into his subject withou
- any supertluous words gave the i'm
preston that he proposed to conduc
an aggressive, business like campaign
He has thoroughly informed himsel
on the subjects under discussion, ha.
the documents to prove his assertions
of fact and impresses one as man wht
has the courage of his convictions.
MIR. Crawford said that he feared i
would be difficult for him to max,
himself heard as he had left his voic
in the air down at Elk Point where
few nights before he had addressed
an open air political meeting. He sait
he never before had seen so mucl
interest in political questions manifest
ed as there is at the present time an,
stated that in the eastern part of tn
state farmers would drive long distance
to hear the questions discusssd. Nh
Crawford said that he wanted to dis
cuss the questions at issue in spiri
of candor and fairness and shoult
undertake to give reasons for his con
clusions. There is more than one ques
tion involved in the present campaign
but the question of money seems a
the present time to be uppermost ii
the minds of the people. y sever
arraignment has been made against tn
republican party by the opposition VIII
charge that for thirty years the legis
lation enacted by the republican part,
has been vicious; that it has been il
favor of classes and against the masse
and that it has been special and dis
eliminating in favor of the capitals
and manufacturer and against th
laboring man. They set forth that th
currency has been contracted by viciou
legislation on the part of the republi
can party and that such contractio,
has brought about a steady and con
tinual fall of prices of many product
of the farm and factory. The speake
said that he was perfectly willing t,
admit that there had been a lowering