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

SHERATON, and my resignation was not
IT understood. that as d candidate for gov
error, l have nothing to do with the con-
nAetllg interests. either commercial or
political of the two great railway compa-
MES whose lines traverse this state. I
shall not be the representative or partisan
of either. | bear no i'll will to either. and
recognize the fact that they are interested
III the substantial growth and develop
mcnt of the state, and are entitled to just
and considerate treatment.
They, have the right to guard their in
~terests against the attacks of radicalism
and demasoguery. On the other hand.
they have no right, and l believe the good
sense of their political representatives will
restrain them from any attempt to usurp
ne functions OF the people in making the
choice OF a candidate for governor for the
republican party next year.
Not in Capital Contest.
AZ "A candidate for governor l shall not
/ sasist that my candidacy shall go up
or down according to its merit. Every
otner candidate for governor and every
state ticket, as n either" of the state, has
his preference and Will vote for his choice
in the. capital contest. No objections will
be urged against him upon that ground.
No objection upon this ground can. be
made in my case that does not apply with
equal force TO all candidates, and II made
against me alone will be regarded by rea-
sonahle and thinking people as a trans
parent cloak to cover some. other objec-
ton. which the men who urge it are afraid
TO give with to the public.
II, then, there is, and can be no issue
between myself and the organization of
the republican party in the state, and no
reasonable objection can be urged on the
ground that / have been attorney for a
railway corporation or on the ground that
as Il citizen of the state in common with
other citizens, INshall vote for one Of the
cities c~ontending. for the choice of the
people IN the capital contest, what is the
(, issue Involved in my candidacy?
In the discussion of my name reference
IS sometimes made to a machine" as
such language that the regularly installed
organization of the party is opposed tc
me; some other machine must be meant,
not the machine. representing the, or.
ganization OF the party and delegated with
power to manage its affairs, but a INA.
chine acting above and Independently OF
the party organization, and standing only
for the personal and selfish interest OF
its members. Such n machine may OF
may not exist. If it does exist, it should
not be regarded, and has no right to be
regarded as the party organization, 1t is
q personal organization acting for a diff.
ferent purpose and in u different capacity
from the organization of the party. Its
Uniy purpose Is the advancement and pc,
nllcal security OF its particular members
II one Is not a m of it, he is not !;
penehclarS and takes no share in The
political dividend. 1t may or may not sup
port him. 1t is said that such a .imachine'
exists, and that 1t is opposed to nv nomi
J nation L am not a stakeholder in The
concern, and have no vote in the direc
crate
The corporation is said to be a clos,
one. and woe to the unf srtunate man wht
mas no holdings therein! have not mad,
any attack upontsuch a machine" il on,
EXISTS. and do not expect to be the ag
gressor IN case l am, drawn into a contes
Wlth'it. l have no personal quarrel Will
the men who are said to control 1t. If i
sees mt to attack me, i shall not be worth,
OF the support rendered me IL / abandon
the field like a coward, and 1 will not d,
So. Men have shaken their heads gravel,
ana said to me that / would be destroyed
pg TINS unseen, unseizable, subtle AM
called a machine" l have been told tina
TINS so-called machine. has issued, a de
cree that l must not be nominated. Tim,
only VIII tell. I do not questlo,
NE right of this machine to- exist, i
mere be such a thing; neither, do I CUES
tlon ITS right to support or oppose me ac
cording as its Belfsh interest may de
termine its choice. The issue so far as
am involved is one of principle. I hap
pen 10 be the candidate in this Instances
but some other time another may be {
candidate and the same question be u,
for consideration. The candidates MAJ
change and the stockholders in the 90
iit'cal trust may change, but the prin