Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-13

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An audience OF nbont 200 sssengoled
at the Opera House last Thursday even
ing to listen to addresses from Hon.
Kirk g. Phillips, Republican candidate
for Governor and Hon. h. r. Gamble,
candidate for Congress-. E-ith-T gentle
man was in perfect voice having con
tracted colds on a long drive from
WATERFOWL to Milbank. Mr.. Phillips
was the first speaker. He makes no
~pretensions as In orator. but talks in 9
straightforward manner which carries
conviction to his hearers. He stated
that he was a candidate for Governor
of this great state, fully appreciated
the Importance of the office to which he
aspTed and If elected would be a Cover
nor for the people and not for a party.
He declared himself a Republican, and
gave a number Of convincing reasons
why. He gave q brief history OF the
financial affairs OF the state dating
from the time he assumed the Office OF
State Treasurer, showing from a burden
of debt and a impaired credit, South
Dakota has risen until it's credit stands
now second to no Htate in the Unlon.
In regard to the charges made against
him by U. 8. q. Cherry, Mrs. Lease, and
repeated in the Webster World he said
81 am not going into this campaign on
the defensive for | have nothing to de-
fend. These charges are wholly and
absolutely false and antrue. ] have
never loaned directly or indirectly one
dollar OF money belonging to the state
of South Dakota. My record as finan-
cial officer is open for inspection to ALL"
Mr.. Gamble eloquently presented the
issues of the campaign from a national
standpoint. A sensational portion OF
his speech was his arraignment OF Sena-
tor Pettigrew in connection with the
forfeited annuity bills of the Sisseton
and Santee Sioux Indians. He had the
documents and confined himself strictly
to the record. These bills were intro
duced in congress by Mr.. Pettigrew, the
first OF which is entitled" "a Bill for the
restoration of annuities to the Sisseton
andWahpeton bands Of Sioux Indians
and is to pay to them the sum of
50, 721,432. 81 At % council OF the
Indians, a committee OF II were APP
pointed to look after their interests.
Charles S. Maxwell, OF Washington, ID.
e., on July %, 1895. secured a COIL
tract from this committee giving him as
a fee l2h per cent OF this amoun for
securiD g the passage of the bill. This
percentage was cut down to 10 per cent
by the commissioner of Indian affairs
and approved by him on January II,
1897, also by hesecretary Of interior.
An assignment, reconsideration of the
sum of ST. of one.half interest in said
was made April t1, 1896, to
Lyman Il. Cunning, attorney, OF Sioux
Falls, S. d.. which assignment vas con-
scented to by the Commissioner OF In
dian affairs February II, 1897. Ten
per cent of the claim would amount to
$272, 143. and one-half to Cunning to
$136,072, a neat little attorneys fee.
Ir transpires that Cunning IL not an at
torney, but IA druggist OF Sioux Falls,
and a brother-iR-law OF Senator Rich
ard Franklin Pettigrew. The audience
drew its own conclusions. Mr.. Gamble
exhibited the original contract, which
was executed in triplicate and the
document was eagerly examined by a
number OF persons after the meeting
over. s.