Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22
ssuIls Of the gold standard or the ore

all or you remember them. You all OF
you know whether they have come true.
You know that times are better right
here in Dakota and everywhere in the
land. You know that interests has fall
len, that there never has been more or
cheaper money, that the volume OF
trade is the largest ever known, that
our domestic and foreign trade have
passed the record, that prices are bet
| ter. Now do you want to stop all OF this
! and bring on another panic by voting
for free silver and free trade? Mr..
Bryan admitted that to pass a free
coinage measure would bring on a pan
&c, but he said the patient was sick and
Il was sometimes necessary to make a
patient sicker in order 10 cure him.
Thank God that the Republican party
found a physician who could cure the
patient without making him sickor and
that physician is William Mckinley.
cloud cheers.) Mr.. Pettigrew said that
Mckinley sold out his principles to get
an Office. | dcnounce 1t as q contemptl-
BILE Islander. | knod Mr.. Mckinley well
personally and ! declare absolutely that
he has never been in favor OF free Sill
yer coinage at sixteen 70 n without
the cooperation OF the great nations OF
the world. There is no more honest,
earnest American in the United States
than William Mckinley, loud ap-
plause.)
And I want TO say that when he
would be carried away by political zeal
and passion TO such Il point that he
would come upon the platform and say
that such q man as William Mckinley
- -. s-Hz.sF- ...N 4 = pnNT fInf hn
shows himself TO be a man unfit TO be
your political leader. loud %applause)
I understand that Mr.. Pcltigrew tod
his audience that while the farmers or
this state had received somn eighty
thousand dollars more for their wool
on account Of the Dingley bill, they had
bad had 10 SPEND ore hundred and
sixty thousand more for their clothing.
Why every child knows that clothing
does not cost one cent more this year
than last. And every farmer knows
how much benefit he has received from
that protection TO wool. He knows
how much more his wool cdip Is, how
much more his sheep is worth. The
free trade bill OF 1893 cost the farmers
Of the country $50, 0OO. 900.
But they say they'll fight It out on
the war. Are you going TO send TO
Washington two Populist congressman
who will nag and harass our heroic
president in the conclusion OF peace
and tho shaping Of that great policy
Of future expansion which is TO make
this nation so glorious? This storm Of
yituppration which they are hurting at
the president just now Is merely the
last gasp in their campaign Of obstruc-
ton which has hindered but not
stopped tire progress Of the war. They
first tried TO force The president into
war when he had no power or shot or
preparation. Then they tried to force
him to recognize the Cuban government
and TO put n armies subject to the or
ders OF the Cnban generals. But Nc
Kinley said to them that so long as he
was president the stars and stripes
should never go to play second fiddle
to any flag under the sun. Then they
tried to prevent him from getting tho
money necessary to provide food and
clothing and shot and powder for the
heroic army and navy which were go
Ing out to defend the flag. But In the
short space Of ninety days under Me-
Kinlcy's brilliant leadership one of the
greatest and most momentous wars in
history was fought. The troops we're
raised armed and sent to the front and
with a most brilliant 6erics Of victor
ics crushed the power OF Spain. Even
while this M was commanding
tho admiration Of the world these pco>
ple tried TO belittlo the heroes to
throw obloouy on the commander In
IL ..-.. 41,n, DTp IrNvfnr IN nnl-
son the public mind with their WHO
SANDERS, 10 say that had Bryan Leen
president not n man would have ever
bccp hungry or sick or wounded, or
uncomfortable. But the people OF the
United tSates know the facts. They are
filled with the enthusiasm over the able
and brilliant leadership Of our hosts
and they thank God in their hearts
that william Mckinley was command
er in chief Of the American forces ana
that William ]. Bryan was the colonel
Of a regiment.
While Mr.. Pettigrew is talking 10
his constituents this evening ana eX-
rounding the issues of the day, he VIII
probably not forget to explain the
more or less distinguished part he him
self has played in these issues, partic-
ulorly as he mas never been backward
in burning incense at hat particular
shrine, He will no doubt explain why
by an objection at the last minute, ne
defeated the bill to permit the brave
bows who went TO wal with Spain TO
cast their votes in whatever part OF the
country they happened TO be stationed
IN the discharge Of their duties and
the defense OF the flag. The privilege
extended TO the soldiers OF the CIV
II war and the war Of the revolution,
and parents, relatives and companions
of the gallant soldiers in the war with
Spain will be pleased to hear a good
reason why he forced the d!scrlmlna-
He will also be glad TO tell why
he fought so strenuOuSly for the rec
ognitiun Of the so-called Cuban repub-
lie and was one OF five senators who
for n premature declaration OF
and why, as soon as war was de-
Clared, he Tcsorted to every means 10
tie the hands Of the administration ana
prevent it from successfully prosecut-
ing hostilities. He will then explain,
without a doubt, how it came lie was
instrumental in keeping two OF the best
war ships on the docks for lack OF
money to finish them, when, ii he had
not opposcd the appropriation for that
purpose, they would have been at sea
lighting the Spaniards and exercising
a deterrent effect upon Europe and
why, in view of his anxiety to precipl-
tate hostilities with Spain before the
powder was bought, he declared when
no voted aqainSt the APPROXIMATION fOr
these two ships that war was obsolete
and the civilized world would see no
more OF it.
It is expected ne viii next take occa-
sion to explain the coincidence through
which his action on the question of
Hawaiian annexation so closely con-
to the wishes Of the sugar trust,
md why his vote on that question so