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

y, audience filed the opera house
hmrday evening to hear Hon. A.
I,nkiu on the political issues. Not
vas the body of the house filled
r,hout the evening but there were
sanding in the rear from first to
n nearly doubled the audience
4, nv Senator Pettigrew the night
"a and while at first 1t appeared
|sFhat cold and critical after the
Etr WARMED up he caught the
|mthy Of his hearers and from a
Of the address to the end there
constantly rising flood OF enthu-
n hearty laughter and loud cheers.
|ugh Mr.. Rankin spoke for two
Ia and a half the audience kept
vng and at the end the enthusiasm
buoyant. There yer a large
bAer Of Populists in the house and
hal Of them went forward after the
sapg and declared their change OF
The whole meeting, in size, en-
sasm and effectiveness vas in The
h marked contrast to the Pettigrew
h Of the night before.
h Rankin is a most giften speaker,
matte, with a pleasing voice and
GESTURE, Astounding in anecdote and
Id bis points into striking argu-
Ht
4 started by saying that the Repub-
s always have a great advantage
y their opponents. They can cam
N after campaign keep talking the
be Arguments, for history and ex-
Esnce always justihes their promises,
s the Pops have to get up a new
&h each two years TO take the place
be stories which each two years ex-
Es. In 1892 they talked free trade
they wanted the people to forget
Two years ago they talked free
@. but that won't go this year. In
they are trying TO get votes for
Fsing The conduct of the war. The
fikar declared that should the cleo
80 again the Republicans 1t would
paradcd for two years as a rebuke
the administration which had won
most brilliant series or victories
\ raised the name and fame of the
Fatry higher than any since the civil
b
n. Rankin referred to the sneers
PEh Senator Pettigrew had directed
PaSt him, the senator's statement
he was no iron moulder but only a
Flesslonal temperance lecturer and
yea that he could not see anything
lnlnal In that. Il don't think a lit
total abstinence would hurt the dis
galshed senator either" This sally
lgnt the house and was greeted with
applause and laughter, as was the
aafation that "a seat In the United
aes senate is not ali infallible proof
us occupant Is a man OF integrity
veracity. AS Abe Lincoln would
lnere's some mighty small nubbins
LIE senate"
u RANKIN also drew out loud ap-
use oy his declaration that while
aemagogues were trying TO make
pS believe that the Republican par
vas the party OF the rich 1t was the
y boast of the Republicans that
, great statesmen have come from
humble walks of life.
y are CONFRONTED with three parties
ued together, an old man and two
! and 1t Is. a high compliment to
nepnolicans that three parties have
to beat Il.
speaker took a whirl at the free
I republicans. He read from the
to their platform which
sies that they believe "in the prin-
Z OF Tree government as enunciated
washington, Jefferson, Lincoln,
:" ana Bryan" Washington"
Mr. Rankin was the first great
zionist in this country. Jefferson
= tne mints to silver. Lincoln re-
) the protective tariff. Grant was
= pug. And Bryan is the leading
uauer In the country and believes
L,een to one. Now what do the
s,iver Republicans believe in?"
saler and applause.)
: one OF the three fusion parties in
S'a.e mas a word to say about the
: ana yet the greatest measure
y curing the Republican admin
uvn mad been the Dingley tariff
sae restoration OF protection. The
.sht mad called a special session to
Mnat our opponents used to call
loober tariff" which Mr.. Bryan,
free trader in the country,
asress and out OF congress, had de-
\ was robbing the many for the
o. The few. And his followers
y state have not the face to say
-. Are they afraid OF the record
~ this bill, afraid that making
arm an issue would give them too
! opponents made the campaign OF
lying Tor more money. They are
h.lie about 1t today. Why? Be-
suey ind that the Republican
policy han brought them far more