The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27

m oney, regardless OF their politics.
How to control them is the impor-
tant thing. Republicans would do
it by Congressional action and pub
licity making the necessary consti.
tuition amendment. This is direct
and specific. Democrats have Offer
ed no method.
English influence at Washington,
was favorite topic OF thegovernor.
He told the oft.repeated tale OF:
wherever gold was there England
was. Then rather recklessly stated,
that the Secretary of State hal told
John Bull he could have a 100 mile
strip OF Alaska. As the Arbitration
commission has not yet settled this
question the governor was a little
premature.
The Nicarauggua Canal was as
sun marily disposed OF by blaming
the administration for the treaty
which did not provide for fortifica-
tions. He then said the question
was laid aside in Congress till next
December, but he confidently stated
what republicans would then do af
ter election. In. reality lit was laid
aside to wait the full report OF a
Commission appointed to investi.
gate routes, estimate costs, etc.
Qute a point wns attempted on
the failp-e OF Congress to pass a
resolution OF sympathy for rth, Boer
republics. This the governor said
was stopped by the Administrations
great power OF patronage, ETC., to
fuyo- England. Mr.. Altgcld simply
imagined that. Presi lent Mckinley
and republican, merely took the
position Of neutrality, non interfer-
ence, Just the same as they woa!d
had England b. en- ut war with
Frame or any other country. Tais
Boer !, mpa. ny play isna'le 10y the
democrats in hopes OF winning Ger
| man votes. Probably the govern II
did not know that this was deli
cate question to touch uponin Hand
county, 8 the republican nominee
for States attorney j. III. Cole, is a
Hollander and q strong Boer sym
| pat.lizer. In fact there are two Hol-
landers on the republican ticket,
Frank LeCoc for railroad commits
sioner, and j. Fl. Cole for states at
torney. Republicans in Hand conn
ty are not aYerse to consideration
| of this question,
When the governor reached the
Philippine question, he said 1t was
| not expansion. but annexation.
But he forgot to tell OF Mr.. Bryan &
influence to sign the Paris treaty for
this annexation The democratic
| claim Of governing the Filip'nos
| without their consent" is handled
more gently than at first, because
Of the southern negro. Mr., Bryan's
remedy is to establish a protector
ate over the islands, in which we
could take no initiatory action, and
vet would lee compelled to protect
them against themselves and out.
siders. McKinley's plan is to main
tain our full sovereignty and act Us
our own Congress, thinks best for q
people not now capable OF full self
government or self protection.
Either plan must be without con
sent OF the governed to be effectual.
Which is best?
Among few other things men
toned by the governor was the
statement that the soldiers went
south to free the slaves. He mu st
be both short OF memory and a poor
student OF history, because the war
was declared. and fighting began
long before President Lincoln issu ID
his proclamation I'd free the slaves.
That act was an after consideration
Any old soldier iD the audience
could have told him that. Ofcourse
it was not to be expected that Mr..
Altseld would tell his audience where
i Ad!ai Stevenson was during thlt
war. The present democratic candi-