The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-18

upon it for themselves in the caucuses
and primaries. | demand the light not
only for myself, but for all candidates
who may wish to stand for the nomina-
ton, of making an appeal direct to the
men who have the first and primary right
of choice in this case and in all cases of
like character. The gentlemen who arc
associated in the public mind with what
Is called a machine may have no such
sumed. They should be treated fairly.
My personal and social relations with
them are pleasant. | have not one word
to utter against them in a personal sense.
All that | bring into question:, in case 1t
exists, Is the assumption on their part
that they have been given the authority
to select, or dictate to the people of the
state the selection Of the next candidate
of the republican party of the state for
governor.
Stands for Rank and File.
[ stand for the right of each member II
the rank and file Of the republican party
i'll this state to vote his deliberate choice
in selecting delegates at the primaries
who in turn shall choose delegates to the
next state convention, and in doing SO,
to indicate their choice for governor.
Let the issue be decided with fun knowl-
edge of all the facts by the primaries and
the cGucuSeS. as .1
If am not the choice of the majority
a 5hGTe vanGi of w G9uT T;te ! may may not not ,Rs- well
port to the man who Is so chosen. There
is where we must go in the last analysis
for a settlement of the question. The
people are the jury and with their de-
cis!on | shall be satisfied. Unless the peo-
pie of the state are with me in this
movement l cannot expect to succeed. If
they are with me and their support Is
real and abiding, l cannot fail. At the
bar of public opinion the strongest forces
In society must bow. Public opinion Is
not always constant, 1t sometimes
changes from one extreme to another. 1t
may be with me today and against me
tomorrow. Nevertheless, IT is the final
arbiter in this case and l am willing to
accept its verdict.
If there be any issue in my candidacy
it rises out of the situation / have out
lined. 1t is important because it involves
the underlying principle of representative
government.
1t involves the right of the individual
in the political world to have his. case
submitted to hat jury established by the
history and traditions of a representative
form of government; and to be protected
from the decision Of judges who have an
adverse and selfish personal interest in
the case which they assume the right 30
decide.
Stands for the Ind. siduaI.
The republican party stands for the
rights of individual men in the struggle
weakest citizen living under the benign
sway of the American flag; that the hum
blest of its citizens who earns his living
in the sweat of his face shall be the
equal. before the law, of the highest in
the land; that the great army Of labor
ers in the shops and mills and factories
the competition of other lands as shall
enable them to live on a higher plane
than any other working people in the
world: that we lave the best paid, best
fed, best housed, best clothed and most
happy people IN the world. Great COM
'binations in industrial life ere the order
of these modern times and play a proper
part in the evolution OF Industrial life.
We do not condemn them inaiscriminate-
ly. We recognize the good that is in
them and oppose only the abuses. All
state would defend an unlawful combina-
ton which. in restraint of trade, STILES
competition and puts down the price OF
fSerS Srice Of W eye nats oe s Wa have have t to buy.
Neither will anyone, except its members
and specia, behetic!arieS, defend a polit-
.ical trust which seeks to monopolize al
the offices of a great political party and
stil1e all fair and reasonable competition
for places upon its ticket. Would the
men who control such a trust as thai, II
it exists at all, undertake to come into
the open and defend i>,hefore the people?
In all fairness le. his question go to
the people upon its merits. | for one,
am not willing 10 believe that any set
Of men will bt SO arrogant and %tyranni-
cal, or so ucFcpubllcan, as to attempt
what many PEOPLE suspect.
hastily. It IS Wei, however: Is be on
guard, read. for defense in case of at
tack.
In becoming q candidate am not
by any feeling OF 1alice or i'll
will towards any man, nor des rous of do
ing injustice to Observation-Disclosures de-
gree. Towards the leaders Of the repub-
lican partyrin thisastate1 have none but
the kindlieSt feeling and am Willing TO
extend to them every consideration and
courtesy Which should be accorded to
men who have won an honorable and
distinguished place in the political life of
the state. l prefer to believe that l
shall he treated fairly by them.
rThev have served the party we'll. I,
too in an humble way, have tried to rem
der faithful service. There should be no
personal conflict and l seek none.
81.
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