Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-12

your traitorous actions in the late war
You sought in every possible way to handi-
cap the administration. Don't think for a
moment that we farmers indorse your ac-
lions. We are not like you. We will take
the word OF our own brave Admiral Dewey
In preference to a half Tagal. half Chinese
bride taker every day in the week
If you are ashamed of your country we
are more ashamed Of you. If you would
like to blot out our country's history dur
ing the past three years. as you said in
Woonsocket, You will find that there are
hosts ~Df South Dakotans that would like
to blot out your disgraceful record during
the same period. You say you left the re-
publican party In 1895 because 1t had left
the side OF the people. You know this Is
not true. You left because it refused to
allow you to be It's dictator longer
You are also afraid it will curtaiI the
right to vote among our own people. And
your duty to do all in your power to over
throw the republican party at the polls so
that THIS country may be an example to all
people who believe In the doctrine of self
government, and that governments derive
their just powers from the consent of the
governed
Now. senator. when we consider the way
the recent election in North Carolina was
conducted. when We consider the way the
party you have recently aligned yourself
with. the party who openly admit they con-
troll the elections in most of the southern
states by the use of red shirts and WIN
chesters, you cannot make the people be-
lleve you are actuated by the high and lofty
motives you claim 10 be-
And. in conclusion, let me say that all
though | am only a common farmer / can
remember the four years previous to Nc
k1nfey'S election, and no matter how | have
voted heretofore 1 propose to vote this fail
Tor a continuation of the present good
times
Another letter written by c. D. Savage
of Yankton appeared In the same issue of
the Gazette 1t contained the following
sentiments:
You state that you are a candidate for
reelection upon the platforms which I in
close From my personal observation of
the political field of Dakota and South Da-
kota for the past eighteen years, you will
excuse me for saying that platforms have
not always governed you when they con-
heted with your personal ambitions and
what you thought were your personal in
terests.
You say L left the republican party in
1895 for the reason that 1 felt that that
party had left the side of the people in its
abandonment of bimetallsm: but above ali
because of the fact that 1t omitted from IFS
platform at ST. Louis all allusion whatever
to the trusts. When you bolted-excuse me
Withdrew from the St Louis convention,
your tears We're shed simply on account of
bimetaiitsm. as stated by YOU at that time
but now as the years pass and bimetallsm
Is not a paramount issue you are using
the the trusts also as an excuse for your violat-
ing the trust reposed in you at that time?
You will no doubt be able to find other ex-
cuses for leaving the republican party as
the years go by and new issues arise
The violation of the Constitution of the
United States and the Declaration of indie
pendence should not worry you and others
or your faith, for If there is anything in
the Constitution that your parties have not
violated or tried to violate, 1t has surely
been an oversight on their part, and as for
the Declaration of Independence, you staff.
In this letter that you have new one
that is new Declaration of Independence
but 81 am unable to that it looks like
the old Declaration of Independence of
Ihomas Jefferson more than the G. o. p.
elephant looks like the democratic donkey
AS you are running on this new Deciarati ZION
OF Independence, in what way can the old
Declaration of Independence affect you?
The people may think that the old Declara-
ton of Independence is all right but you
should not care for that. you can undoubt-
eddy change from one declaration to an
other as easily as you do from one platform
to another. and your success in that lire
Is remarkable"