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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
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BY it, platform, adopted at Mitchell,
the Republican party Of this state
pledges itself to support the present
railroad law passed by the last legis-
lature and supported by every Repub-
lican member Of that body. And the
party further pledges the nominees on
the ticket to vigorously and relentless
" carry on the contest to q successful
termination.
What I stated at Mitchell at the timc
OF my nomination, I again state here,
that I am In full sympathy with tho
Republican state platform there adopt
ed, and l wish to express my unquali-
fed approval Of that declaration in tho
platform regarding the railroad Ques-
state.
It is an u%ndisputed fact that railroads
are public servants. and must be so re-
gardcd. OF course. the benefits derived
by the people from the convenience Of
railroads, are many and nc one dis
putes tho fact that they have been and
are q great factor In opening up and
developing the state. They were with
the pioneers and have worked hand in
hand. as II were, with them in develop
ing the resources Of this countray.
Now that our state has become rich
in productions and is dependent upon
the railroads to place various pro-
ducts upon the market, they must not
show q disposition to take advantage Of
the situation and demand more than is
a just and right compensation. II is
giving them too great a power to allow
them to regulate and az their own
rates-they are sure to abuse such priv
ileges.
They have been granted their fran
chises and other rights with the dis
tinct understanding that they treat all
the people justly, and that they charge
only such rates as will yield them a
fair return upon their investments.
The law passed by the last legislature
places III q state commission the SUPER
vision Of the roads and their rates. and.
gives the commissioners full power to
require Justice and fair treatment for
all the people. -
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Cur spleddid Credit

I do not propose to go into thi,
campaign on the defensive for / hav.
nothing to defend. I have served til.
state for nearly four years to the bes
OF my ability. All the accounts Of mi
ONCE have been kept In strict compli
ance with Law. I have never loaned 4
dollar OF the state money directly OF
Indirectly and what I say will be read
lily verified by Governor Lee and Gov
ernor Sheldon.
Today, I can say 1t proudly and with
out fear OF being disputed that the cred
1t OF South Dakota is equal to that o.
any other state in the Union.
With your indulgence, I will read d
portion OF my report as treasurer dated
July /, 1898.
THE financial condition Of the stete
from the time I assumed the duties 81
the ONCE. show such a marked i'm,
provement that I deem I: proper at thil
time to give a review Of the condition
as It existed at the time I assumed thu
duties Of the Office, as compared with
the condition at the date OF this report
which condition is very gratifying I'd
myself and which I trust will prove Q
qualification to the people Of the statl
when their attention is called to thu
facts and figures herein presented.
The liabilities Of the state on January
8, 1895, consisted OF the bonded debt
the floating debt and the deficiency ID
the trust fund.-. and were as follows
Bonded debt, $1.01o,200; floating debt
100000; deficiency in the permanent
school fund, $45. 5l9.54 deficiency in thu
interest and income common school
lands fund $52.524.4S; deficiency in the
interest and income, endowment school
land funds, s610.26. making a total liza,
bility Of $1.35S, 654.2S. After deductina
$1SS, 765.45. the amount received from
the Taylor shortage which was contfns
gent to the above liability, we find thu
net debt to be $1.219,8SS.s3.
There have been bonds issued to thu
amount of $4,000 and bonds paid to the
amount Of $275, 600. The floating debt
has been llQuidatedand the school fund.-
have all been made good. and as q rc.
suit we find the bonded debt, which Il
the entire debt Of the state, to be $685.
10000. This alone would make a re-.
duction in the Indebtedness Of the
state from January 8, 1895 to July /
1898, Of 1858. 2S8.S3.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
HIGH ESTEEM
M'KlMLEY's POPULARITY Al.
MOST WITHOUT PARALLEL.
Ills Calm Judgment and Wonderful
Skill in Handling the Problems Of
the Late War Compel Admiration
Even from His Opponents.

Amid all the damaging reports and
rumors that IRE flying about the heads
of almost every high official who has
had much to do with the conduct of the
war 1t is notable that not even partisan
antagonism has given rise to q single
charge against the President or q sim
gle attack upon either his services or
his character. It may be said Of him
"he has won golden opinions from all
sorts of people," His popularity is al
most without a parallel in the records
Of our government.
A striking Illustration Of the high es-
TEEN in which he is held even by his
political opponents was recently given
In n tribute paid to him by Senator Nc
Laurin Of South Carolina, who, in COM
menting upon the policy Of the Presi-
dent in declining to accompany the
declaration Of war with q recognition of
Cuban independence, said: 1.-THE Pres
ident has shown wonderful Judgment
In dealing with the war problem. I
voted for the recognition Of Cuban In
dependence, but 1 am free to admit I
made a great mistake. The President
was right in refusing to recognize the
insurgents"
Warming to his theme the South Car
DINA Senator went on to point out
what the President has done to elimi-
nate the last vestiges of sectional feel
Ing between North and South. The
President, he said, 'has known no sec
ton or party in the administration of
the high duties imposed upon him, and
his appointment Of Butler, Lee, Wheel
er and Gordon to high and responsible
positions has won the hearts and the
sympathy Of the men and women of
the South, and he is to-day the pride
of the entire nation. I predict that his
peace policy will be as wise and as firm
and as much Of a success as was his
war policy"
This glowing tribute from a Demo
cratic Senator to a Republican Pres!-
dent, coming as it does on the eve of
a general election, when party antag-
onisms are beginning to run high, is as
c%reditable to the givcr as to the recip-
lent. 1t is a striking proof Of the CON-
plete restoration Of good feeling be-
tween the North and the South. More
over, the eulogium was in no respect
o%verdone. 1t was but plain justice to
say that Mckinley is "to-day the pride
of the entire nation" and abundant
reasons exist to Justify the bright pre-
diction that This peace policy will be as
wise and as firm and as much Of a sue.
cess as his war policy."-San francisco
Call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
A Stable Currency

What we want, what We desire AMI
what we strive to maintain is an un.
changing standard Of value. Not for
tho merchant. the manufacturer. or the
large enterprises but for the wage-earr.
81, the farmer. the deposito. in savings
banks, the widow and orphan. ana
those not able to protect themselves BY
ever changing this value of o,r curren.
CO.
The life Of trade is credit and a
sound currency is as essential ia tho
affairs Of this nation as a pure religion
and q sound system Of morals are to
u spiritual welfare.
When we find men trying by glitter.
Ing visions. by exciting hatred. BY
sowing discomfort and by disturbing go.
cial order to overthrow the safest mon
etary system in history, We should he.
ware Of them and consider well before
we vote to experiment with the life
blood Of this nation.
Experience should be the safest guide
to deal with questions and conditions
tefore US. And I tenieve the only safe
proposition is to let our currency alone,
1t is all right as It is, and suits the
present times and conditions of the
country.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
h Next Congress-,


The time has arrived when the peo-
pie Of the United States must turn their
thoughts from patriotism to politics, or,
rather, when they must divert a share
of their patriotic efforts to new cham
nels. For several months most of them
thought or talked of little else than the
war with Spain, and the last few weeks
have been spent in celebrating the vic
tories and toasting the heroes Of our
army and navy, from general to private
and from admiral to stoker. This has
been we'll. But the war has imposed
new responsibilities on the nation and
set difficult and intricate problems for
it statesmen to solve. The present
administration has the confidence Of
the country in n degree enjoyed by few
Of its predecessors SINCE the foundation
Of the government, but its policies, how
ever patriotic and acceptable to the
country, could be easily embarrassed,
thwarted or even overthrown by a hos
tile majority in the Ly1th Congress.
That a supreme effort is to be made to
accomplish such a result in the coming
Congress and State elections indica-
tons are not wanting. Every device
that can be invented, every means that
can be employed. to prevent the election
Of n Republican majority to the next
House of Representatives and keep the
supporters Of the administration in q
minority In the Senate will be brought
into play. If these succeed, not only
will the fruits Of the war be frittered
a!way and the pledges Of the nation
made q byword, but ali the dangerous
Political Issues which threatened the
integrity and stability Of the country
and We're supposed to have been buried
two years ago will be revived and rein
vLgorated. Is there any danger? We
say frankly, yes. Unless the support
ers of the administration throughout
the country bestir themselves and work
from this time until the night of cleo
ton day as they have not worked be-
fore in the last ten years, there is grave
danger that their representatives will
not be in the majority in the next Con-
gress. and that the Senate will be con-
trolled by a coalition opposed to the
administration and sound money. This
is the plain truth, and 1t may better be
told now than when 1t is too late. This
is no time for fractional fights in the
Republican party; nc time to indulge
the passion Of jealousy; no time for
side issues Of any sort. The enemies of
the administration are going into the
fight determined to win. They are play.
ing the old. plain game of partisan poll
tics; they will stop ut nothing. II they
dared they would draw a bar-slnister
across Dewey's fame and belittle the
achievements Of the American army
and navy at Santiago. If they succeed
they will declare the war a failure,
which they did 80 much to provoke, and
will enthrone Bryan and free silver.
The people Of this country do not
want to see this done; most of them
do not believe It can be done; and yet
there 10 danger II may be done. Warn
ings OF It have come to us from SUD.
porters Of the administration, not ell
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Would Tax Property How Escapire

I en most earnestly in favor Of re-
vising our revenue laws, 60 that all
property, corporate and otherwise, shall
equally bear a Just proportion Of tax
alton. can speak on this important
years-six years as the treasurer Of one
of tic most important counties Of the
state and four years as the treasurer Of
the state.
Tho laws r Inadequate. No provis-
ion is made for information to guide
the assessment boards in arriving at a
just valuation of property or detecting
property which escapes taxation en-
tirely. If governor of this state, I will
recommend to the Legislature and insist
on ouch a revision Of the revenue laws
that every dollar and dollars worth Of
property in this state shall ray a like
ra.e CT taxes.
AS you all know, I have teen tho FIN.
ancial oEcer Of this state for the East
four years. You all remember at the
commencement Of the year 1895 we had
tic an.sfcrtune to have q defaulting
treasurer. which left our state without
Immediate funds with which to meet
our current obligations. Besides, q
large coating debt due and oar crsdi-
tors demanding their money, while the
press throughout tic United States pro-
claimed that South Dakota was bank
rupt aad would not IL able to pay the
interest on her bonGed ccbt. I know
personally some Of Ecr own citizens
said tie same. At that distressing
tire 1 knew Of South Dakota state
warrants, bearing interest at the rate
Of Z per cent that we're sold at So CENTS
GA TIE collar.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14

comfortable and d~isagreeable. Thus
the statement that within the last eigl-
teen months fusion reformers in Ne
braska have Travelled $4,000 miles ON
railroad passes seems to afford ground
work for attack on another corporation
abuse. The prevailing tendency to In
troduce facts and figures into politics
is getting to be mn insufferable annoy
ance and must be stopped IL we are to
have any genuine "reform."-Sioux
City Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14

l am b republican because l believe
n the protection Of American indus
.ries and American labor in It's fullest
tense.
Theorists say it is a selfish p:,oosi-
lion. ! admit It. I thoroughly believe
In looking to the welfare Of our s.
people first. I am opposed to the rlcc-
Ing Of American labor in competition
With the poorly paid labor Of Europe
Dr. Asia. Our wage-earncrs arc rnt SO
we'll paid as they should be as 1t is.
We want more factories Of every de-
scription. We want employment for
Ill. I hope to see the day when c RAN
will not be compelled to toll tea oy
more long hours at hard labor to sus-
AIN himself and those dependent upoa
atm; but to see him have time for Sc
lie hsppines and comforts Of home life.
With time for intellectual culture.
With time to devote, to the raising and
training OF his children. 1 am q firm
believer In labor f%raternities. The ben
s6ts derived from these societies. are
many. They bring the people isto har-
nony Of action aad feeling. They
make the cause Of one the cause Of ali.
They teach men not to unccTra.c their
lWn wealth-which is labor, unite,
men for common protection against the
,varicious. The whc.c principle Is in
'ympathy with Jul great Republican
protective system.
Why should not all laboriag zen s;ly
themselves with the Republican pa?ty9
II you will think for a mococat, where
lave all the laws reforming and adj
sancing labor come from? w., mos.
surely from the Republican party. You
lever heard Of q ten-hour law that was
aot enacted by some Republican legis-
ature and approved by { snc Republic
IAN governor. Did you ever hear of an
sight hour law for employees Of tho fed
.ral government until passed by a Re-
publican ccezrcss and approved ly a
Republican president?
Ny friends. the Republican party was
he cutgrowth ana protest against hu.
nan slavery and the indignities cast
lpon the honest labor OF this country.
Where is there any better evidence
II the prosperity Of q nation than that
to People are employed at q rate OF
wages that yields q compensation sat
sfactory for such employment? Tho
eresent prosperous financial and indus
rial condition Of this country is the
result Of the success at our last
presidential election Of tho party
to protect American industries.
snd give an enchanting value to the
EoEcy Of the nation. !
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
The One Favored Country.

For the past six months Of 1893
French imports amount to S44O,996,-
sos, against $372,62S. 1SS for the CORE
spending period Of 1897; while the vol
ume of exports shows a decrease from
$348,6S1,G CAB in the first half Of 1897 to
S315.434.G07 in the first six months Of
1893. Among the leading countries Of
the world the United States is the only
n that shows a continuous excess Of
exports over imports. the latter con.
stantly decreasing to magnificent pro-
portions. Yet the free-traders would
like to persuade the people of this u
try that protection is Obstructive to mn.
tional prosperity. They are not likely
to succeed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
he Would Go Further.

am and have been In hearty sympa-
thy with this law, and, II elected gov
ernor, I will use the power Of that po-
sition to sustain and enforce the law.
I would go further. While U present
law Is a great advance in the right d.
rection Of controlling railroad corpora
lions in the interest Of the People, tho
state can easily go further. The pres
ent law controls only rates within the
state. Our farmers and shippers arc
far more interested in reducing the ex.
crbitant rates to other states on their
grain. stock and other products. And
from other states on their merchandise.
coal and such other supplies as must Of
necessity be brought into this state.
I would most heartily support a law
that would require the railroad COM
mission to carefully investigate rates,
and where found excessive, present the
facts to the Interstate commerce COM
mission and seek and demand q reduce
tion. A bill for such a law was intro
duced in II last legislature hut was
defeated.
Our state platform pledges our
nominees for congress to use all their
power and influence to so amend the
Interstate Commerce act that the Inter-
state Commerce Commissioners shall
have power to regulate interstate rates.
This is absolutely necessary in order to
successfully make and maintain rail.
road rates which are Just and equitable.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Support the pre.idsnt

And William Mckinley, our noble
president! How shall we repay himf
WHO, by his wisdom and good sound
Judgment, inspired the people With
confidence and hope so that at no time
DID NC question the result Of the con.
ntct. We. as patriotic people Of South
dakota, owe 1t to him that we send to
Washington, representatives who will
loyalty upheld his administration and
not clog the wheels Of progress which
are to carry this nation to prosperity
and peace. Would It not be well tc
place ourselves right before our sister
states Of the Union. and be represented
congress by men who will maintain
the honor and integrity and dignity ca.
eetial to q new state OF growing inn.
portnnce?
The results Of the war will help tc
make this nation a great nation. o
honored and loved by her people and
respected and fee<ed abroad. H1.. n.
duence In the interest Of peace and en-.
lchtened government cannot fail ia
produce liberty and a higher grade Of
civilization for the less fortunate mn.
tons Of this hemisphere. that have mi.
fered the yoke Of oppression for cen.
turtles.
South Dakota has done her full shorf
by sending forth her noble sons wiilina
and anxious to do their part In the
struggle for liberty and humanity.
l love South Dakota-here has been
my home for the past twenty-three
years. here I expect to pan the rest OF
my life. Let all Of our efforts be for
ner prosperity and the protection Of
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Another Outrage ON Popocrat..

Another corporation outrage that
calls for a plank in reform platforms
Is the close tab the railroads keep ON
every phase Of their business. The
statistics that they are able to furnish
ON occasion are sometimes very un.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
A scttler for Democrata.

The party that borrowed s262, 100000
at four and one-half per cent. interest
in time Of profound peace to ward Off
the effects of its own vicious policies
should not cr.tic.se IA party that bor-
rowed 100000 Zoo ut three per cent. to
carry a foreign war to a successful con
clusion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Low Death Rate at Montnuk.

An official report regarding the hos
p.tals at Montauk shows that while
upward Of ten thousand soldiers have
been treated the number of deaths does
not exceed n per cent. Some of the
yellow Journals have been reporting
the deaths ut five per cent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Costs Too Much.

OOSt6 TOO Much.
Let the electors next November bear
in mind the pains and penalties of a
Popocratic administration and indorse
the economic success Of the Republican
party ut the polls. No matter what tho
petty provocat!on may he to kick out
Of the traces and displace the old party
from power, 1t costs too much.-I.in-
coin (Neb.) Journal ~
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
They Are Lookinr at Matne.

No Democratic paper has noticed that
the Democratic vote in Arkansas a few
weeks since was 34.5Go less than Mr..
Bryan's vote in 1896. This Is q falling
OF of nearly Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
The workipgmas,s Party.

I am q Republican because I believe
h the protection Of American indus
!ries and American labor in It's fullest
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14
Farmers Gun Understaua II.

Fnrnlers Sun Cndcrstand It.
Under the Democratic tariff the im-
p%crtation of wool shoddy, waste, etc,
was over 400,000,OO0 pounds during tho
fiscal year ending June so, 1898, includ-
ing the wool in bond. Only 135,OOO,-
0GO pounds Of wool vas imported. The
farmers of this nation can readily I'M
derstand the great benefit Of the pro-
tective tarilf.-Wauscon Ohio Repub.
lican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14

A fey years ago, according to the
We're paugers. bqt thing! have changed
vention. the Populists are demanding
that the state insure the property Of
the people at 9 spall cost. That is,
in eight years the former paupesrs have
accumulated property and desire the
state to insure their buildings against
IRE. :,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-27
MOONEY WAS FOXY.
He Obtained NoIIc on a Broken
Promise.

He Obtained NoIlc on a Broken
Promise.
Four indictments were nolled by Judge
Punn in the criminal branch of the district
court yesterday at the request Of County At
torney Anderson
The first was against John Connors, in
dicted. under the name of Charles Smith, for
the crime of grand larceny in the second
degree. Smith was young boy that had been
an inmate of the state training school. and
was out on parole. The county attorney stated
that he had violated the provisions OF his
parole, and had been sent back to the train
ing school.
The second indictment was against Josenh
Marhoun and was returned about year ago.
Marhoun was accused OF the larceny OF a
quantity of logs. He has been at large on
bail since the return Of the Indictment. Ihe
reason given by the county attorney for the
nolle was that there was no evidence to con-
Wet.
was noled on the grounds that there was no
evidence to convict. McLennon was indicted
with John Struckbine, who was tried before
Judge Bum the first of the week and ac-
Quilted McLennon has never been arrested.
The two were accused of grand larceny in the
first degree
Martin Mooney, who was indicted under the
name of Joe Fish, for the crime Of grand
larceny in the first degree for relieving Lewis
Torgeson of $25 in money and a $40 railroad
ticket, was the last man set at liberty, and he
was at once re-arrested at the request Of
Sheriff Showers, of Green Bay, Wis, where
he is wanted on a charge Of burglary. The
county attorney, in asking that the case be
nolled, said that the complaining witness had
gone away with the volunteer army, and that
the chance to convict without him was a slim
one. Mooney had been apprised of the fact
that he was wanted in Green Bay. and prom
ised that If the case against him in this court
was nolled he would go with the Wisconsin
authorities without requisition papers but
after the nolle had been entered he refused
20 ncpf1 Sheriff Showers
will have to obtain requisition papers before
he can take his prisoner home.
Mooney is said to be crack of some little
note, and is wanted at various points.