Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-09-21

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Ee. 2. r. CONFERENCE.-The. Rice
Moody County.
senator Kfttredge's Position
The recent political contest in Min
nehaha is hailed as a great machine
victory and the Senator's picture has
been produced in a few papers 10
prove that he is alive.
So far it Is well.
Over In Lawrence county the fol-
lowers Of Hon. E. w. Martin, the
man whose selfish ambition destroyed
him, fought on blindly and IT Is re-
ported the machine has won out in
Lawrence county, giving distinct
notice to the republicans OF the state
that they are not in harmony with
the party In It's progressive policy.
Day, Douglas and one or two other
counties where the Crawfordites
made no contest last spring, remain
under the machine banner.
These purblind barnaches OF a poll
tical system that has been condemned
where popular government is supreme,
stand out In bold relief as al evidence
Of the dying remnant Of a power that
robbed the people and betrayed them
that corruption might run roit.
Senator Kittredge's last fight be-
fore the people In opposition to popu-
lar government and in opposition to
the party platform and the party
nominees, must be taken as his posi-
tion at the opening Of the great cam
paign fifteen months hence, when the
people Of South Dakota will be get
ting ready TO follow up ii Roosevelt
tian policy Of a government by the
people.
Mr.. Kittredge has secured by a mar
row margin the endorsement OF his
home county at q time when such an
endorsement could work no harm at
Pierre next winter or in any way ef-
feet the cce OF the party at the
polls. Ills local success will be his
destruction two years hence, for the
people Of this state are notgoing back
TO machine politics or corporation
dictation. He will be unable to switch
or honestly claim a seat in the sen
ate, because his state will be on the
firing line Of progressive republican
ism. South Dakota will elect his
successor from among those who are
In active sympathy with the Roose-
velt policy. Nj. Kittredge's last bat
tie, In a local sense, has placed him in
= class that will never rule the poll
tics Of this state again. Mr.. Martin
by his fight In Lawrence county, Is
placed In the same class with Mr..
Kittredge. Political defeat will be
their portion In the future as politi-
cal stupidity has been their undoing
Ia the past.
The people Of South Dakota are
firmly resolved that no man will go
70 congress who is not In sympathy
with their demands, and no nan who
has served selfish ends and trust die
tation can represent them either as
governor or In the halls Of congress,
and the man who believes otherwise
Is no student Of human nature.
After this last evidence of Mr.. Kit
trcdge's determination to defy the
expressed will Of the people In con-
vention assembled, he must face the
people two years hence as q friend Of
the corporations and an avowed
enemy Of popular government and
party reform. Can he be foolish
enough to believe that the people will
surrender their rights or endorse him
III his efforts TO turn the state over to
trust vampires and corporation
agents. He has learned nothing by
defeat and hard experience. He goes
!hlindly forward hoping, it would
seem, that the people are fools or
Ignorant Of their rights. The small
evidence OF the ono powerful mach-
Inc that will assemble ut Pierre the
coming winter will only reveal It's
utter weakness, and II the Kittredge-
Martin following shall attempt TO
stay the demands OF the people, the
machine remnants will disappear
from the political history Of the state.
MI. Kittredge Is welcome to his
temporary success and political deti-
ance Of party issues In Minnehaha,
but Ne should remember that Mime
haha 4 : very small part OF the state