The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
REPUBLICAN, STATE LEAGUE
This Great Republican Auxiliary
Held the Attention at Sioux
Falls Tuesday.

Falls Tuesday.
As the opening feature of the le-
publican state convention at Sioux
Falls the Republican League held a
great gathering at the auditorium
Tuesday evening. Addresses were
made by President Porter of the
league, and he was responded to by
Carl G.. Sherwood, Of Clark. Other
speakers Of the evening were Hon.
o. L. Branson, Of this city, Judge
Bennett, of Deadwood, Senator
Gamble. and Congressman Martin,
and Hon. /. Hampton Moore, OF Phil
adelphia. president Of the National
Republican League.
Mr.. Branson's address was on the
subject Of "rhe Outlook" which is
published In part, as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are standing tonight in the
dawn Of another great political bat
tie. Before daylight shall again
mingle with the shades OF midnight
the republicans of South Dakota will
have fired their first gun. I have
faith, my friends, that whoever shall
be selected tomorrow to carry the
banner Of the republican party in
South Dakota will carry 1t to VIC
tory. We are also in the morning Of
another great national campaign and
it Is Of this I speak tonight.
Standing as I am, where / can
hear the music Of the gathering
clans ] see the maneuvering Of the
two great political parties Of the ma
tiOn just on the eve of battle. / see
battalion after battalion forming in
battle array. ] see regiment after
regiment m%aneuvering for position.
On the one side I hear the sweet
strains of the Star Spangled Banner /;
on the other / hear its echo "My
Maryland, My Maryland" / see the
stalwarts Of the democratic party
using every effort at their command
to Ieunite the shattered hosts Of the
democracy and i e them squirting
their leaders on to attack us with a
united and solid front.
leone to speak a few words of hope
and good cheer. I come to remind
YOU that for more than fifty years
h.nners sncces paiII n1 nev ua.'' eo,n nus
Sown n deSeat I'M, Tvv,ca + come r.
.emi,,d uo,, tbat tie anmhIican
M rrv hos never vet carr,ad mon its
hsrnars those witharina ,navims ~
naraivaia and decay - Iivassi.
3nnvas and whatever NAV have come
~ ,s Il the nast ~ ou;I ~ ~ 900
I've those Rnholu dave nf Gsover
@ava,o nd;sm wo hoIa' nm o,r> i,ond
and IN the nresance If ai,ni"htv Gnd
'.a Lnnw,ed re that wa orc rasnnn.
ciS,c We havs sat 70 :" the hraa1a
.yraafeat hannar that has aver hnatan
6ver IN childran NJ men When the
rannhIican nartv nassad into the cnn.
tSa,1 ~ this unvernment thatnln han.
rars vas traiifn1 nvasp the heel ~ =
wickad rehallinn We lifted & from
its 0aithu heal and sat its streamers
adnat W. emf m with HOOKER tn
fnotn.,. Mn,nta,n. we sent Il, with
Shermen "a TIM MIGHTY sea we set
+ "a 'aoat. Snrrver nSer Annamattox
Gnlrthnsssa and whan the recon-
str,,rttcs 2rsssd caann after MANY
stars ssnrA trr11iiann 4ad rnf,,spri 70
shine. va MT them ali to glitter
auain In nat radiant diadem more
hsiliiantlv than ever before Ginri-
nus thonght. that II this night the
sreat armies az fine nation,s dead
shnnId he summoned TO patrol the
srreets nf the Golden Citv there
wnnlG oather IN the honse ions and
In the 1.v-wavs the nnnnmhered hosts
n the hIue and the pray who would
lift their hats and how when Gold
Gjnrv,s oncs screaming hy.
Rnt. wn sI will he the Issue9 They
nav M will he rhe tariff AGAIN lime
and again we have met Them on the
onen field with the tariff as an issue
and I'VE nave mi nnlv mt; them To
nm, Int we have cot ah,paze with nm.
yecadanted activitv the treat. heat.
mo tSrnhi,ino nmlsatians Of The ma
tien,s heart n This he the issue.
ief II come. We are moi fightina \
strange enemy nor On strange hattie
fields
Have ION ns soon ~foruotten the dav
and the hhnI when fhey chose a
diffarant iss,ie2 lave Won 50 soon
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