Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-22
GIFFoRD's ENDORSEMENT.

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bench for some time to come.-Pierre
Free Press.
GIFFORD'S ENDORSEMENT.
The Lincoln county republican con-
vention endorsed that sturdy republi-
can and splendid gentleman, Hon. O.S.
Clifford, in the following manner:
Whereas we recognize in the Hon. o.
S. Clifford, a true and consistent cham
pion of the people and n we'll quail
fled for and eminently fitted to fill the
highest Office within the gift of the
people of this state; whose public and
private life has been clean and without
blemish; whose honesty and integrity
are above reproach and whose knowl-
edge of public affairs will be of great
service to the state, therefore be it re-
solved that the delegates elected to the
state convention at Aberdeen be and
are hereby instructed to use all hon
orable means to secure his nomination
to the Office of governor of this state.
II MCKINLEY PLATFORM.
II am for the lnrgest use of silver in the
currency of the country. would not dis.
honor with gold. l would make no discrim-
%ination. would utilize both metals las
money and discredit neither. want the
Mckinley, JMne@, 1880, page 6,ai7 Congress
sionnl Record.
Now let us draft the st. Louis plat
form:
Resolved. Thai. the American people. by
tradition and instinct. favor bimetnllisIn, the
Use of both gold and silver III stundard money
in making the exchanges of the world aud
largest use of silver in the CURRENCY of the
%comntry:. that We would not disl,onor it: that
we would give it equal credit and honor with
that we would utilize both metals AS money
and discredit neither; that we favor the
double standard.
Now that would not be the plank of
the silver boys: it would be called Il
straddle; but the Huronite could very
conscientiously urge every silver bug
in the nation to stand by the repubii-
can ticket with enthusiasm and hope.
Then LET Major Mckinley declare. II
have nothing to take back from my
latest u%tterances as the representative
Of the people in congress-"
Then, as some poetic politician has
suggested, let Hon. Thomas b. Reed
come forward on the platform and
move the nomination of Mckinley by
acclamation: let Hon. William B. ALI
son secondthe nomination: let the con
NSLApAoa ipoL niu 1Odls lcU Ulc DGODlC
echo and re-echo it until November:
and then let the nation enter upon a
new era of confident promise that adj
ministration shall be in accord with
the demands of the great common peo-
pie and silver men and honest gold
men. and all good men may be inspired
by the assurance that one great stride
has been taken toward %dethroning the
greed power, and lifting American Ia
Dor into the atmosphere of a better,
juster and happier share of the fruit
age of its honest service.
Mckinley on the Mckinley platform
will do very we'll. Who can ob.ject?-
Huronite.
CRAWFORD AND II TAYLOR CASE.
Attorney General Crawford is a gen
tleman whom the STAR has had
considerable admiration for always.
We like him personally; we admire his
ability, his evident sincerity and hon
esty; his frinkness and his keenness.
He necessarily had to prosecute the
Taylor case. By it he made friends
and enemies. The formerare satisfied.
while the latter are not. He is there
fore handicapped in his candidacy for
co%ngress-it requires explanations.
whether it is fair or unfair that his
friends are forced to explain. Believ-
ing and admitting that our friend
Crawford acted h%onorably and did all
that he could in the interest of the
state i'll the Taylor matter. he is never
theless forced to explain matters. and
a large element will not be satisfied.
Hence Mr.. Crawford's candidacy is in
a degree a load for the party to begin
with. and his nomination would in
crease the burden. In justice to At.
torney General Crawford, however. it
must be remembered that he is invit-
ing the closest investigation now. be-
fore the nomination, which indicates
his sincerity i'll the manner in which he
has conducted the case. We herewith
give an explanation made by Mr.. Craw-
ford in IL letter to u friend at Vermil-
lion and printed in the Republican of
that place. He says:
"a great many conflicting reports
have been circulated in regard to the
management of the Taylor case, An
open invitation is given by me to all
persons who want to know the facts to
publish everything that is based on
the truth in regard to the management