The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-23
SOUTH DAKOTA MAY
GO DEMOCRATIC
[. N. Grill, Nominee for Gov
ernor. Thinks His Chances
Are Good

ELK POINT, S. D., Oct. 22.-L. N.
Grill, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, has returned from the Black
Hills, where he has been ten days
campaigning. He feels gratified with
the reception given him by the hills
people in the different towns that he
visited. Mr.. Grill feels very optimistic
regarding his chances in the Black
Hills and thinks he will carry every
county of the six counties in the hills,
with the possible exception of Law
renee county, where, he says, Congress-
man Martin is making a well organ
lied effort to hold the county in line.
Mr.. Grill says the most telling argu-
ment to stock men and one which is
greatly appreciated by his audiences
is the reference made to the speech
made by the temporary chairman Of
the Republican state convention, four
years ago, in which he said:
"Do you want to go back to Demo-
cratic times when cows We're selling at
$12, and two-year-old steers at SIS?
Now you can go out and lasso q nav
erick and sell him for $35 when he is
two years old"
Mr. Grill says with such promises
Il1du6 Dy Tile party IOul
years ago many stock men invested
very heavily in range stock, and the
result is that today COWS and steers are
not netting the stock raiSers the price
of S12 and SIS even that was laughed
at four years ago by the Rer ubHcan
delegates. This prophecy and subse-
quent events and prices are very tell
ing argument to stock men this year.
In speaking of the prospect over the
49, Z ,.oI (tr-i1 sofd
four years ago McKinley's majority in
the state was approximately 1900.
During that campaign immense sums.
of money were spent in every county
by the Republican national committee
to defeat Senator Pettigrew and elect
the Republican electors. This year no
money will be sent to the West to aid
in securing the electoral vote, for. it is.
figured that Watson will secure enough
to give Roosevelt all Western states
according to Republican estimates. In
1900 many Populists voted for McKin-
ley that will not this year support
Roosevelt. The reason for this is that
sentiment at that time to give Nc.
Kiniey another term on account of
very satisfactory administration was
very prevalent. These Populists voted
not on account of a change of views,
but rather to let things alone for the
time being The reason these PopuliStS
will not support Roosevelt is because
in campaign pamphlet written by him
in 1896 he severely criticised the 1,000,-
900 PopulistS of the West in this Ian
guage: Thrift, industry and business
energy are qualities which are quite in
compatible with true populistic feeling.
Payment of debts, like the suppression
Of riots, is ab1orrent to the Populist
mind. Such conduct strikes the Popu-
list as immoral"
Mr., Grill also says that 1000 Popu-.
lists who supported Mckinley in 1900
will this year support the Democratic
state ticket. An accurate estimate
places the gold Democrats who voted
for Mckinley at 5000 in the. state in
1900, but who will this year support
Parker. This change would make a
difference in the majority of 10000 in
favor of the Democratic state ticket.
1t is estimated by Mr.. Grill that there
will be an increase in the vote of the
state of 10000 by immigration during
the last four years. Allowing that the
new vote is about three to one in fa-
vor of the Republicans, this would just
offset the majority given to tht Demo-
Gratis by the return of the Populists
and gold Democrats. Inasmuch as
some Populists will possibly support
Watson the chances for the Demo-
cratic electoral ticket are not the
brightest. Mr.. Grill estimates that on
account of the high state taxes and
the last appropriations of the Herried
administration being more than double
that of Gov. Lee, the general dissatis-
faction and the tendency and belief
among Republican voters that a rebuff
to machine politics would be as good i
thing for their party as for the state,
he will receive from 100 to 800 Repub-
lican votes in every county of the state,
which will insure his election by a
good majority