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

results OF the gold standard or the, pre-
dsctinns of the cheap money men. You
all OF you remember them. You all OF
YOU know whether they have e0mc true.
You know that times are better right
here In Dakota ana 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
ic, but he said the patient was sick and
Ii was sometimes necessary to make a
patient sicker in order to- cure him.
Thank God that the Republican party
found a physician who could cure the
patient without making him sicker and
that physician is William Mckinley.
loud cheers.) Mr.. Pettigrew said that
Mckinley sold out his principles to get
an office. I denounce 1t as a contempti-
BILE SANDER. / knod Mr.. Mckinley well
personally and / declare absolutely that
he has never been in favor of free sill
yer coinage at sixteen to one 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 APP
plause.)
And I want to say hat when he
would be carried away by political zeal
and passion to such a point that he
would come upon the platform and say
that such a man as William Mckinley
Is an imbecile I want to say that he
shows himself to be a man unfit to be
your political leader. loud ~applause.)
/ understand that Mr.. Pettigrew odd
his audience that while the farmers OF
this state had received some eighty
thousand dollars more for their o
on account of the Dingley bill. they had
had had to spend one hundred and
sixty thousand more for their clothing.
Why every child knows that clothing
does not cost n 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 1899 cost the farmers
Of the country $3.50, 900. 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 u heroic
president in the conclusion OF peace
and the shaping of that great policy
of future expansion which Is to make
this nation so glorious? This storm OF
vituperation 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 thre progress Of the war. They
first tried to force the president into
wal when he had no power or shot or
preparation. Then they tried to force
him to recognize the Cuban government
and to put our 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 the
money necessary to provide o n
clothing and shot and powder for the
heroic armv and nav which were go
ing out to defend the flag. But IN the
short space of ninety DAYS under Nc
Kinley's brilliant leadership one Of the
greatest and most momentous wars IN
history was fought. The troops were
J raised armed and sent to the front n
with a most brilliant series OF vlctor-
les crushed the power OF Spain. Even
while this progress was commanding
the admiration of the world these peo>
pie tried TO belittle the heroes to
throw oblouuy on the commander In
chief. And now they are trying to poi
son the public mind with their vie
ISLANDERS. to say that had Bryan e
president not a man would have aver
been hungry or sick or wounded. or
uncomfortable. But the people OF the
Tinted 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 near.s
that William Mckinley was command
err in chief of the American forces
that William j. Bryan was the coionei
of a regiment.
While Mr.. Pettigrew lis talking TO
his constituents this evening and ex-
rounding the issues of the day, he will
! probably not forget to explain the
! more or less distinguished part he him
self has played in these issues, partic-
ularly as he mas never been backward
in burning incense at that particular
shrine. He will no doubt explain why
by an objection at the last minute, he
| defeated the bill to permit the brave
bows who went to war 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
was extended to the soldiers Of the civ
il war and the war Of the revolution,
and parents, relatives and companions
of the gallant soldiers in the wal with
Spain will be pleased to hear a good
reason why he forced the discrimina-
ton. He will also be glad to tell why
he fought so s~trenuously for the rec
ognition Of the so-called Cuban repub-
lie. and was one OF five senators who
voted for a premature declaration OF
war; and why, as soon as war was de-
clared, he resorted to every means to
tie the hands of the administration and
prevent 1t from successfully prosecut-
ing hostilities. He will then explain,
without a doabt, how 1t came he was
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