Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-10-11
We Trust the People.

VIC lIUASU OAAO COYA0s
Argus Leader: Every man who is
not for the denomination Of President
Roosevelt Is against him, frantically
says the Canton Leader. But why do
the insurgents refuse to say who they
are for in the very probable event
THAI President Roosevelt will Hably
|decline2 Are they afraid to trust the
people?
The republicans Of this state have
but one candidate for president in
1908 and his name is Theodore Roose-
welt, and the LEADER renews its
broad and unanswerable charge that
every man who is not for the re-
nomination OF President Roosevelt
is against him and, In the main. are
against his policies.
The people Of the country want
President Roosevelt to finish up the
great work he has before him. INT
the man or men opposed TO this are
working in various ways, secretly In
all, to aid the machine politicians n
corporations to defeat his renomina-
ton and afterwards destroy the great
work he has accomplished for the in
dustriai masses.
IT does not take a close observer to
note the change in tone of many lead
Ing newspapers In the large cities
who were quite friendly to the re-
nomination Of President Roosevelt
three months ago. Every excuse that
cunning brains we'll creased with
STANDARD Oil money and corporation
"infiuence" can produce is being
utilized to poison the minds OF the
people against a third term" but
the people know what they want and
no amount OF cunningly worded false
hood can diminish their desire for
four years more Of Roosevelt.
The Argus Leader and other So
called stalwart sheets are only waist
ing time In their efforts to mislead
the people OF this state, where every
one from the school boy to the gray
haired veteran is for the renomina-
tion OF Roosevelt. The Argus Leader
knows this to be true, yet In its
blind and cratic course it would sink
Roosevelt and his policies in the
depths OF the ocean to secure the re-
election OF Kittredge.
The Kittredge fasco over Secretary
Taft left the entire bunch in a mud
hole with no firm footing in sight .
They saw their mistake but in folly
hung on, and are in desperate straits
how to escape the wrath Of honest
men who seek the welfare OF their
country regardless Of the political
ambition Of q thousand K~ittredges.
The republicans Of South Dakota
compose a very large majority Of the
voters OF the state, and the Argus
Leader wants 20 know II we are
afraid to trust the people? Such a
question could only come from a pa
per that is trust owned and boss rid
den. The people trust their own
knowledge and have an abiding faith
In Theodore Roosevelt.
Trust the people? What asques-
tion TO ask. The people dictate the
policies and select their standard
bearers and the machine that at.
tempts TO sidetrack them will get every
coy smashed and dumped In the
ditch.
Nc man has ever fought such a
glorious battle for human happiness
as Theodore Roosevelt and American
freemen are going to strengthen his
hands and place him In position to
continue the battle that means SC
mucl, for the toiling millions.
Standard Oil and corporation mill
lions viii be employed to corrupt
every man and every paper for sale,
ia order that theodore Roosevelt
shall be defeated for q denomination,
but the LEADER has faith in the hon
est, unfiinching manhood OF the
country, a faith that places them be-
yond the reach Of q Rockefeller or
Harriman,s millions.
The LEADERS faith in the honest
patriotic manhood OF the people OF
South Dakota gives assurance that a
delegation Will 70 to the national con-
vention that will vote for and help
the people nominate the greatest
champion of the world has ever seen.
Trust the ~people-why, yes, we
trust the people and we are especially
proud that the people trust US.