The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-13

was invited to be pail bearer at frra"
al and he was given a pair of hIao,.
gloves 10 wear. 1t was the greatest 90.
OF his life and he used to gloat ovar !.
afterward and look at the gloves ana
feel his bosom glow at his greatness
And each year on the anniversary .,
the funeral he used to get out tbooa
gloves and wear them as sort OF w,y
of celebrating. | was reminded az Mi,
when l heard that Senator Pettipraw
had gotten out his old funeral slovos
and was celebrating the free silver III.
neral of 1896. And yet l don't know
Perhaps he was merely practicinr 70,
that greater funeral Of 1900 in which bs
viii! be still more conspicuous party
cloud applause and laughter)
When heard that Mr.. Pettigrew and
his free silver friends had succeedaS
in inducing the Populists and Demo.
Gratis and free silver Republicans n
form a fusion in this state was 70,
minded of that first fusion which Ir.
natius Donnelly describes, when Satan
took the Savior up into a high noun.
tain and showed him all the kingdoms
of the earth and the richness thereof |,
he would only fuse with him.
| don't need to discuss with Won the
results of the gold standard or the pre.
dictions OF the cheap money men. You
all Of you remember them. You all 0,
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 fal,
len. that there never has been more or
cheaper money. that the volume OF
trade is the largest ever known, tina,
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? MFR.
Bryan admitted that TO pass free
coinage measure would bring on pan.
&C. but he said the patient was sick and
II was sometimes necessary TO make
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. 7 denounce II as contempt.
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 o.
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 be
would be carried away by political zeal
and passion to such a point that be
would come upon the platform and say
that such a man as William Mckinley
Is an imbecile ! want to say that ne
shows himself to be man unfit to S
your political leader. loud applause
understand that Mr. Pettigrew tod
his audience that while the farmers Of
this state had received some eighty
thousand dollars more for their WOO
on account Of the Dingley bill. they had
had had TO spend one hundred ana
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, no"
much more his sheep is worth. Inc
free trade bill OF 1899 cost the farmers
OF the country s1S0.000.o0O.
But they say they'll fight 1t out on
the war. Are you going to send 10
Washington two Populist congressmen
who will nag and harass our heroic
president in the conclusion OF peace
and the shaping OF that great policy
OF future expansion which is TO max
this nation so glorious? This storm ..
yituperation which they are hurling@
the president Just now is merely tne
last gasp in their campaign OF obstiu.
ton which has hindered but Nv.
stopped tire progress OF the war. Inc!
first tried to force the president INV
war when he had no power or shot ',
preparation. Then they tried 10 loll.
him to recognize the Cuban governiien'
and to put our armies subject 10 the "
ders of the Cnban generals. But ~.
Kinley said 10 them that so long as -
was president the stars and slr,p
should never go to play second huum
to any flag under the sun. Then 'n..
tried to prevent him from getting tn
money necessary to provide food aho
clothing and shot and powder Tor VI.
heroic army and navy which were ~
ing out TO defend the flag. But III Ne.
short space OF ninety DAYS unueI I ,hs
Kinley's brilliant leadership one Vi in
greatest and most momentous wal. ere
history was fought. The troops and
raised armed and sent to the fron l;,,or.
with most brilliant teries OF zen
les crushed the power Of SPAN. nd,ng
while this progress was com connie neo>
the admiration of the world these 20
pie tried to belittle the hero. dor in
throw obloquy on the comman,u w. MOI
chief. And now they are trying " lila