Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1904-10-14
woULp-BE GOVERNOR SPOKE.
Hon. L. N. Grill and Hon. w. A. stuar,
Try to Stir up Democratic Interest

Try to Stir up Democratic Interest.
| Last Saturday Hon. l.. N. Grill. dem.
ocratlc candidate for governor, and
Hon. Wesley a. Stuart, democratic
candidate for congress, we're in town,
and delivered addresses in the evening
at the city hall. While not many of
the faithful turned out, several of the
republicans went up and swelled the
audience to moderate proportions. Not
much enthusiasm was manifested, but
the speakers we're accorded respectful
hearing. Mr.. Stuart led out in a few
remarks, but did not seem to be wound
up for the occasion. He stated that he
had been so busy trying to keep repub-
licans (?) out of the penitentiary that
he had no time to prepare He was
followed by Mr.. Grill who delivered the
principal address of the evening. In
justice to Mr.. Grill we should say at
the start that he is a fairly good story
teller and tells two or three good ones.
He was also brave enough to tackle the
money question. His remarks along
that line we're in the nature of explana-
tions as to why the democratic party
was this year running gold standard
man for president when four and eight
years ago they were shouting for free
silver. Incidentally Mr.. Grill admitted
that under a republican administra-
! fSn1, ho ,Jot
had increased to q greater amount than
ever before. In fact he had no fault
to find with the present money system
OF the country. He stated that the
great question was as to who was to
control the money, and seemed to take
lhe position of the Standard Oil trust,
together with the old line life insur-
ance companies, were about to gobble
up the money market, aud talked anti
trust at some length. In this connec-
tlon the speaker failed to call the at
tention of his hearers to the fact that
the democratic candidate for president
is Wall Street man, nominated by the
Wall Street wing of the party and de-
pending for his election upon the Wall
Street influence in the east.
On the tariff question, Mr.. Grill said
he agreed with Cummins, of Iowa, and
on reciprocity with James G. Blaine.
lnasmuch as he is now supporting Il
gold standard candidate for. president,
there is hope that he will yet get en-
tirely right on all the republican prin
ciples
However, he is still off on the Philip.
pine question, and in harmony with
the past record of his party-wants Old
Glory pulled down in the Philippines
He did not state just how it would
benefit ether the United States or the
Filippinos. but confined himself to
glitterlng generalities. 1t is strange
how much sympathy democratic ora
: tors have for q brown man several
thousand miles across the sea and how
} little they have to say regarding the
!, black man in our own country; how
very fearful they are that some Flip
} plno will not be entirely independent,
aud yet never a word from them in
; condemnation Of the vast election
frauds perpetrated by the democratic
party in the south by which both whites
and blacks are disfranchised,
Passing to state issues the speaker
read some figures. trying to show in
creased appropriations by the later
state administrations over the earlier
ones. but he said nothing of the great
and growing population of South Da-
kota, her rapidly developing resources,
her finely equipped schools and other
state institutions, and her magnificent
} progress under republican rule.
Finally, Mr.. Grill made bid for the
old soldiers votes and spoke dispar-
agingly of the management of the
Home at Hot Springs. Here again he
did not go into particulars. In true
democratic style he made several ex-
. travagant promises as to what he would
do-knowing very we'll that he could
! never be elected or expected to carry
out any of his promises. He did not
specify anything the democratic party
had ever done for the old veterans
either nationally or in this state.
In the course of their remarks both
Mr.. Grill and Mr.. Stuart took occasion
to eulogize Lincoln, Blaine and McKin.
ley, although the democrats leaders
heaped abuse on the heads of these
distinguished Americans while they
were living. They should have gone
farther and said, what the majority OF
the people already know, that Roose
{ yelt is a statesman and patriot worthy
to follow in the footsteps of Lincoln
and Mckinley; but the democracy will
not find this out until he is dead.
Speaking in all fairness, the SrAp
reporter must say that he heard nc
! reasons given why any man should
vote the democratic ticket.
!, w. II. q. Dinner.