The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-09-14
Freeman Shultis, a Former Mitchell
Citizen Died in Seattle,
Wash, Aug. 81.
FIRST OF THE CAMPAIGN,
Congressman Lentz Made the First
Speech of the Campaign for
the Democratic PARTY.

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There WAS very large audience gath
cred at the court house Thursday even
ing to hear Congressman Lentz of Ohio,
in the first speech Of the campaign, On
the stage seated with the speaker were
A. q. Hitchcock, A braham Boynton
and John Colvin. To Mr.. Hitchcock
was assigned the duty OF introducing
the speaker, and he did SO by referring
to the organization of the republican
party and also to the organization of
the new democratic party in 1896,
which WAS one Of advanced thought in
the closing era of the nineteenth con-
tury. AS text for the evening speech
he read the closing portion OF Mr..
Bryan's Indianapolis speech.
At the outset Mr.. Lentz said that it
was his intention to make things clear,
calmly informing his hearers that they
didn't know enough to vote intelligent
ly at the present time and he would put
them on the right road. To him the
human brsin WAS susceptible of being
fooled and relying on that proposition
he took much advantage of the poor
human brain.
There are several things that Mr..
Lentz lacks in his ability as speaker.
He has not that sense of dignity in
speech or thought that when in speak
ing of his superior in every walk of life
to treat him with courtesy. He prated
about the brotherhood of man and his
expressions could rot be made sutfi-
GENTLY rough to apply to the president
OF the United States. There is a dig.
nifty attached to the head of this coun-
try that entities it to respect--it can be
criticised and yes done gentlemanly.
Mr.. l.on'z lacked in that particular
His spssch was roving-he started in
with lne Sultan of Sulu, read the treaty
and lhen proceeded to make an argu-
ment of it, when it has as little to do
with his campaign as could be imag-
ined. The paramount issue with Mr..
Leniz Is Mark Hanna-whom he fre-
quenGly referred to as scoundrel, and
other epithets of like character. Mr..
Hanu" is no more of an issue in the
campaign than is Chairman Jones of
the democratic national committee.
One of the objects of Mr.. Lentz's ap-
pearance in South Dakota was to secure
the election of Senator Pettigrew,
whom he characterized as being the
best western man in the senate and de-
fed anybody to raise one objection to
any statement that Pettigrew had
made. The people out here under
stand Mr.. Pettigrew pretty well-better
than does MIR. Lentz and they can un-
derstand who they want in the senate
better than Mr.. Lentz.
The speaker moved into the Philip
pines for short time and attempted to
make some points concerning the re-
turn of the soldiers. This matter has
been explained and settled tosa better
degree of satisfaction than Mr.. Lentz
can offer. he tried to make a good
point for his friend, Aguidaldo, by
reading extracts from Senator Hoar's
talks, and at the same time show that
the United States was responsible for
starting the war in that country, when
it had been conclusively shown time and
again that Aguinaldo and his insurg-
onts were wholly responsible for the
war. Mr.. Lentz gets his information
from an insurgent source and prefers to
stand by that rather than his own coun.
try. He made such q hseting reference
to the imperialistic issue that none
could gather an idea from what he said
to understand his form of imperialism.
But there was one thing certain-elect
Bryan president and he will ignomin-
iously withdraw the army from the
Philippines and apologize for ever
being there. Said the democrats
wanted q man with backbone-yet they
criticise the president for bavipg SO
much backbone that he is going to
establish monarchy in this country.
Bryans election, he said, would be
notice TO the crowned potentates that
America would be governed by the
people, for the people and of the people
Mr.. Lentz also made reference to
trusts-or rather to Mark Hanna in