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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Never in the history OF Day county
has it been more apparent than at
the present time that our farmers to
be successful will have to diversity
their crop. Wheat farming exclus-
lively is too uncertain. Take this
season, for example, the drouth of
May and June shortened the yield,
and then came the continued rains
of the past three months and sprout-
ed or rotted a large percentage of
the stacked grain, making what is
left Of an inferior quality. While
the conditions have been disastrous
to wheat farming, there is an abund-
ance OF grass, making the supply of
hay practically unlimited, and corn
promises to be an exceptionally good
crop, so that the farmer who has
done mixed farming-has cattle,
hogs and corn as we'll as wheat-is
in good shape. In our opinion the
time has come when the successful
farmer IN this locality is he who
dIyerslies-abandons wheat RAISING
TO a great extent and pays more at.
tention to stock, corr and other
coarse feeds, keeps a nice lot of COWS
and patronizes the creamery. which
has proved n of the best paving
institutions for the farmer in exist.
ence. But yeu say you can't raise
corn here. Well, we are acquainted
with a farmer who has raised corn in
Day county every year since 1884,
and ne says he has had during the
time less failures of corn than Of
wheat besides the corn ground is in
the best possible condition for other
crops The fellow who says you
can not raise corn here is the ope
who plants it in an Indifferent man.
ner and then leaves it to do the best
it can without any attention, and
under such conditions gets no crop,
and consequently says this is no corn
country. Corn properly planted and
cared for will make a crop at least
SeVen seasons out of ten. Let us
raise more corn, hogs, COWS, ETC., and
less wheat. This proposition is
worthy of the careful consideration
OF all enterprising, progressive up
to-date farmers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

A good story is going the rounds
about a nan down in Nebraska who
wrote to Chairman Edmisten of the
populist state committee giving him
the names Of ten veterans OF the war
of 1861 who had voted for Mckin.
ley four years ago, but would not
vote for him again" Edmisten at
once addressed a glowing letter to
each Of them congratulating them
on their change of heart and asking
a statement of their reasons for use
in bolstering up the Bryan cam
paign. The letters all anne back
with the notation by the postmaster
that the persons addressed had been
dead and buried for more than two
years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

assemblase and the adoption OF a
resolution of censure of these same
officials after Billy Atohison had
broken the slate, was so apparent
that the author of the platform found
it necessary to "edit'' it before pub.
LEGATION. Had Atchison been turned
down a vote of censure would not
have been deemed necessary, but
when he won out, the chief manipu-
lator could not smother his chagrin,
so demanded the passage of an ex-
preston aimed principally at Atchi-
son, and follows this up by deliber-
ately robbing the officials who in
Cured his d~ispleasure of the previous
endorsement of the convention by
striking from the resolutions the
clause referred to. Talk of dicta-
torial ~audacity, there you have it,
By the way, what a fearfully and
wonderfully constructed platform it
is. 1t commends Bryan for insist
ing upon free coinage of silver at 81
to / as the paramount issue in the
Kansas City platform. 1t rashly
promises Andy Lee a larger majority
in Day county for congressman than
given him for Governor. 1t con-
dennis "the action of the republican
party in attempting to pass an anti
trust amendment to the constitution"
for reasons taught by Gore. Main
tains that the present "so-called"
good times are caused by an increase
Of our circulating medium, called
money, and admits a present per
capita circulation Of $27 as against
s21 four years ago. 1t condemns
the action Of President Mckinley
and his administration in their treat
ment of OUR ALLIES in the Phil
ippines and yet endorses the record
of the First South Dakota Volun.
teeis in putting down these same
allies.
Thus is the platform of the Day
county republicans conclusively
answered, as Chairman Slovenian
expressed it. Just compare the two
documents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Not to be outdone by Pettigrew,
the man .ashamed-o of -his-country, or
Judge Moore, pOpulist candidate for
congress who prayed that the God
of battles would drive the American
soldiers into the seas before the con-
quering Filipinos, the populists Of
Day county in convention assembled
rally to the support of "their allies
in the Philippines. Just think of a
body of American citizens declaring
as ''their allies" the gang of blood.
thirsty insurgents under Aguinaldo
who are daily engaged in shooting
down the American soldies-the
same crew who were ordered to
slaughter every American in Manila
without reference to age or sex.
Men in arms against the American
flag hailed as "allies." God save the
mark. Verify, whom the gods would
they first make mad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
TWO GOOD MEETINGS
Three Good Speeches sa,,.
Night at the Opera Housaa
Hons. j. ID. Reeves and w
Discussed Matters of interest," ass
Tuesday Night. st
Enthusiastic Ranys.

The republican meeting at III.
house Saturday evening was prsasa' s
b. a torchlight parade OF the Mer;.'ea
Roosevelt club, 120 strong boaas''
the Webster brass band. The mas "
and trim appearance OF the how. s
forth much praise and applause i,oN
the spectators who lined the s;aom.U
After a brief march through the c;ssa
club returned to the opera house /.
filed into the section reserved e., aa
members. us
Z. W. Taylor acted as cbairn.
the meeting and in a brief address int.s
duced Willis c. Bower Of Lead ri.s
who favored the audience with .
ton OF his own composition, ert pss,
"The Flag OF the Free" which was
enthusiastically received that ba W.
forced to respond with another -
ton, after which he delivered a.
dress, combining himself to the sno,s,s,
question: With a chart he illustrates
the different phases OF silver COINAGE !,
the history of the United States n.,"
ing conelusiyeiy that at all timas a..
gold dollar was the standard NJ val.
Mr.. Bower was succeeded by Edvs,d
Loew OF Milwaukee, who soon ror..s
his hearers to the highest enthusiasm
by his ringing, patriotic appeal. v,
Losw is editor Of the Milwaukee Bs,.n
is one OF the foremost Germans Of WIS.,
consin and his urterances possessed !,
especial interest as voicing IN. ssD,i
ments OF his fellow countrymen on thu
so-calied ''imperialism" to which 4.
devoted the major portion OF his Al.
dress. With inimitable sarcasm hetors
to shreds the silly arguments Of II.
Bryanites and as he made point aitsr
point he was heartily chsered. Ia
closed by a scorching sketch of South
Dakota's misrepresentation in the o, 8.
senate, Mr.. Pettigrew, and urged his
hearers to cast their little ballot on
election day in favor of the republican
Legislative nominees in order that Pet.
tigrew be retired to deserved oblivion.
After another selection by Mr.. Bower.
the third speaker Of the evening, Hon.
Thomas McSheehy OF Ohio, was intro
duced. He presented the different polit.
zeal issues of the hour in a pleasing and
intelligent manner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

In hissspeech at Kearney, Neb., Gov.
Roosevelt neatly counters on Bryan as
follows: 81 noticed the other day when
somebody pointed out to Mr.. Bryan
that farm produce in Nebraska had ad-
vanced, Mr.. Bryan responded that the
republican party always claimed credit
for everything providence did. Well, |
am perfectly willing to admit there has
been a fusion between providence and
the republican party. butt wish to point
out that providence never fuses with
the democracy. In other words, while
1t is true that ii the hand OF the Lord is
against us, il nature sends drought and
flood, then the wisdom OF man is of
scanG avail, but it is no less true that
by folly such as that which our oppon-
ents ch%ampioned four years ago and
champion today we would render all
the gifts of providence OF no avail.
Whereas. by doing just as the republi-
can party has done in the last four
years, we assure in the future a contipu-
ance OF the same prosperity which we
have seen during those same four wears.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

10 get l majority in the electoral
college Bryan would have to carry
in addition to the states conceded to
him, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Ken.
lucky Maryland, Montana, Ne
braska' New York and Utah, which
everybody with any knowledge of
existing political conditions knows
to be an impossibility. At least
four OF these states will certainly 90
republican, and it will not be sur
prislng If every one of them does.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

There is no doubt of the re-elec.
ton of President Mckinley, although
there is some about the election of a
majority of the house. But there is
time enough to remove the doubt, if
every invidual republican will realize
the danger and go to work to help
get out the full party vote. Chair
Babcock, Of the congressional
committee, who knows, says a full
republican vote will certainly retain
control of the house.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

bryan admits that he urged demo-
Graf and popuIist senators to vote for
the confirmation of the treaty of
Paris in order hat "imperialismn
might be injected as an issue into
the campaign, and Pettigrew in a
speech at Armour, August 7, said
that the democrats in congress voted
against and defeated the anti. trust
amendment to the constitution
otherwise the question would have
been settled and there would have
been no trust issue in the camnaion
These schemers are adopts at manu-.
featuring issues.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
TUESDAY NIGHT.

Ach0bhl NibhII
A good audience greeted Hon. VS.
Glass and State Auditor Reeves at the.
the meeting held Tuesday night. John
ID. Lund presided and in a few brief re-
marks introduced as the first speaker,
Hon. j. ID. Reeves, who spoke briefly
and in a straightforward, businessliks
manner, cenfning his remarks mainly
to state issues, equalization and assess.
ment, giving a lucid explanation Of the
railway assessments in particular. Mr..
Reeves created a very favorable i'm
preston.
Chairman Lund next introduced Hon.
Wilbur s. Glass OF WATERFOWL, who de-
livered the main address OF the evening.
Mr.. Glass ably sustained his well known
reputation IA an orator and was at his
best, delivering the most concise expo
sltion OF republican doctrine which has
been heard here this season. 1t was .
clean-cut argument, bristling withfacts
and figures which furnished all with
food for thought. Commencing with
Tree trade, he successfully attacked and
demolished the opposition upon all the
questions involved in the campaign. he
contrasted the prosperous condition oil
the country from 1888 to 1892 with the
era OF adversely and falling prices urder
the Wilson bill from '92 to '96, when it
became necessary for President Cleye-
land to borrow $3.50, 900, 900 in time
OF peace, and pointed out how business
and prices revived under the presens
Dingley law His array of figures show
ing the percentage of gain in farm
staples during the past three years was
interesting and instructive. He next
took up the question Of finance, prov
ing ~conclusively the folly of free coinage
OF silver at a ratio of 16 to /, q policy
to which Mr.. Bryan still stands pledged.
On the subject OF trusts, he exposed the
talseness of the democrat position, SLOW
ing that all the laws against illega
combination of capital, either state OF
national, were passed by republican
votes. The only complete remedy ior
trusts, he said, lay in the amendment Oh
the constitution so as TO give congress
the necessary power OF regulation ana
control, yet on June 1, 1000, when sucn
an amendment was before congress
every democrat, save two, voted againsS
1t and every republican voted for It. no
next sketched the causes which led ny
to the Spanish-American war on yflcn
is sought to base the issue OF Dnperiai'
ism, aud ably defined the Republican
position on the Philippine question. nv
arraigned Senator P~ettigrew for DIS
traitorous ,utterances and urged ms
hearers 10 vote against this good friend
OF Aguiraldo. Throughout his address
ne backed every statement with da'es
and figures showing the soundnesS =.
ais position. He was eloquent anu
convincing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Visitors to Aberdeen who heard
Bryan four years ago and who heard
him last week, declare he has degen-
Grated from a polished orator with
argumentative ideas to a common
political scold with a speech full of
venom and prejudice. 1t is all in
the company he keeps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

The local Populists figuring they
had the German vote secure on the
issue of imperialism, de-
cided it was not necessary to nomi-
nate a German for county or legis-
latlve office. As expressed in their
convention, "they were not in favor
OF sacrificing a strong candidate for
any German"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

-. V. Neidenfeuhr failed to rs.
celVe a nomination, not because he
was a German, but because he was
not a populist. Webster World.
Now VAL will you be good? When
you become a good populist like
purdum or Harrington, your nation.
aiity may be overlooked, and some.
thing done for you. Another reason
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Everybody not blinded by preju-
dice now knows that Bryanite en-
enlargement is responsible for the
renewal OF activity by the Filipino
insurgents. Every drop of Ameri-
can blood shed in the Philippines is
~chargeable to William ]. Bryan and
his supporters.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
The Travelling Men.
Alexandria Herald.

hIe1andfia Herald.
one travelling man bet another At
Mitchell Monday s. and the oysters for
the crowd that ont of the first 100 travel
Ing men they met so would be for A.
hinley, The test made and every travel.
ing man was asked his political prefer.
ence. 1t turned out that jus. 10 out Of
.ne ioo were for Bryan, and three of ;
10 were travelling for the Standard ~,
trust Such a demonstration ar.vs.a
prely efectually the claim that Tho
travelling men are for Bryan. 'As
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
Did you hear the readino

Did you hear the reading of the
Day county poPulist platform at the
county convention Sept. "A? Have
you read it as published in the Web.
ster World? If SO, you will have
noticed the omission of the clause
commanding the present popuIist
county officials for the faithful per.
formanoe of duty, etc. The incon.
gruity of adopting a resolution Of
praise in the opening hours of the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Congressman Hit of Illinois,
Chairman of the house committee on
foreign affairs, made a bulls eye
when he said: "The flag of the U.
). fertilizes every foot of land over
which il waves"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
BEAR THIS IN ! N

.If there is any one who believes the
d standard Is a good thing, or that ii
ST be maintained, | warn him not to
{ his vote for me, because | promise
! II will not be maintained in this
nfry longer than ] am able to get rid
i" William Jennings Bryan in a
ech At Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 10,
s."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

whv.vou did not receive a nomlna-
ton might be added to the above
vou were not on the slate. Above
ali things, if you ever again attempt
to obtain 4 fusion nomination, don't
overlook the slate. This is all i'm
portant-your nationality and poll
tics are secondary matters.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

The brutal assault upon Gov. Roose-
welt by a Victor, Col, mob will be
strongly condemned by all good citizens
who hold sacred the prerogative of free
speech. The occurrence was the direct
outcome OF q challenge issued by the
1901 governor OF Colorado defying Gov.
Roosevelt to speak in favor OF the gold
standard while in the state. With the
position OF the executive officer of the
state outlined, the mob felt justified In
It's iawless actions and the only sur.
prise is that Teddy escaped without
more serious injury. The mob il less
reprehenslble than those who iLcite To
such deeds. Since Roosevelt started on
his trip he has, been assailed in the most
'enomous manner by the demo-pop
press-he has been called coward. DRINK.
ara, murderer, tin soldier-his military
II civil record questioned-all becansa
ne mas been chosen by his party as it's
candidate fer vice president. To add
Insult to injury, Mcguire, chairman Of
New York democratic state committee
tue man entrusted with Bryan's cam.
palgn in that state, accuses Roosevelt
OF getting up the mob himself. Could q
mans mind be any smaller? Democracy
Is welcome to all the glory obtained by
such methods OF campaigning, but the
american people love fair play and il
would be retributive justice if Colorado
would swing into the republican column
as the result of the Victor outrage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

A committee on telephone is the
latest innovation in convention work.
introduced for the first time by the
Day county populist convention.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Val Neidenfeuhr appears to have
been populist enough to receive an
appointment at the hands of Gov,
Lee, but he fails to come up to the
standard set by Boss Slovenian.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

Perhaps it was Tom Watson who
persuaded Wharton Barker to put in
a claim for the electoral votes of
Georgia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

English papers are not pleased
with President McKinley's indie
pendent attitude in China, but it
pleases the American people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

1.-THE democratic party produced
a deficit in time of peace, and the
republican party created a surplus
in time of war" There is the differ.
ence in policies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

The campaign slanderer is busy
just nov with George W. Moulton's
name, but if there is not retribution
in store for the originator of the
canards, then all signs fail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
Do you want a change3

No political party has ever sue
ceeded in coming rainbows into
electoral votes, and the Bryanites
won't.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

~ sixteen to one lesson-in 1896
re were is men to ] job, in 1900,
'jobs 10 / man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
Legislative


r Senator's
ROSS e. PARKS, Day County.
RICHARD WILLIAMS, Marshal.
r Representatives
NELS j. LINGREN.
JAMES BULLOCK.
FRED q. MOORE.
County.
{ Register Of Deeds-
! Nj SORUM.
Z Auditor
GEO. W. MoULToN.
Il Sheriff.
VIM. RICH.
W T. CoLwELL.
& Clerk of the Courts
ALBERT SMITH.
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Is. w. TAYLOR.
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n j. III. LUND.
Superintendent of Schools
A. b. HALV0RSON.
~ Coroner
/. M. 9. sCHENECKER.
Surveyor
JOSEPHUS ALLEY.
IS Justices of the Peace
4 CARL MALMBERG.
q. s. MAYNARD.
2 II. 3. PEW.
4 e. G. MARTIN.
/. Constables-
u NJ. w. FRITZ.
q THOMAS THOMPSON.
Il KNUTE SEyERSON.
john EWALD.
Z Commissioners 3rd District
Il o. j. SLETTEN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04
CHILSON & HAUGEN, P~roprietors

W. S. Glass thoroughly punctured
the imperialistic balloon in his ad
dress Tuesday night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-04

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Reporter So Farmer,
JOHN w. ARTHUR Editor.
Thursday, October 4, 1900,
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

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National.
or President
VIM. MCKINLEY, Ohio.
Dr. Vice President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, New York.
or Presidential Electors
THOMAS FITCH. Grant.
CHAS. THOMPSON. Hand.
ARTHUR BROWN. Lincoln.
A. III. MARBLE; Butte.
Congressional.
Dr. Representatives In Congress
q. II. BURKE. Hughes.
e. w. MARTIN, Lawrence.
State.
g. N. HERREID, Mcpherson.
pr Lieutenant Governor
q. w. SNOW, Bon Homme,
IN Secretary of State
o. q. BERG, Sphinx.
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JOHN SCHAMBE2, Hutchinson.
X Auditor
j. ID. REEVES. Brown.
II Superintendent of Schools
r. X. COLLINS, Clay.
II Commissioners of school and Public
lands
DAVID EASTMAN, Roberts.
r. Attorney General
JOHN l.. PYLE, Beadle.
IN Railroad Commissioner
FRANK LEC0CQ, Douglas.
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The Portland daily press., 1900-03-23
sAPRo PEOPLE INDICTED.

New York, March 22.-The grand jury
this afternson reported to Recorder 9off,
filing an Indictment against Olga Meth
ersole, Theodore Moss. Marcus Mayer and
Hamilton Reelle, charging them with
violation Of section 1856 OF the penal code.
There is but one Indictment, known as
q blanket indictment. The charge IL
offending public dscsncy in connection
with the production Of Sapho.
MAINE PENSIONS.
+: We shington, March 22-The following
pensions have been granted to Maine
people:
ORIGINAL
Walter Downs, Bangor, 60; Levi L..
Goodrich. Kittery. &c.
INCREASE
John A. MeOallar. Togus. $14 to $l7;
Warren Savage. Rockl2nd, SIG to II.