The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28
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LaFollette OF The sotiset our
Country.
Owing TO the early hour SET ot the
address and the iar-e slze OK tie
I~cro~d il VAS shortly after III past
one when President Wocd, OF ;.
-. T. NJ. \ introduced the Ii Aor
OF the city. Hon. O. /. Bran,o
MO. In behalf OF the clty eNtence
ii most hearty Welcome To Tie
KNIGHTS OF the SIip, Senator
La Toilette and. Governor Ctd~tord.
Mr.. Fred J.. Vetsch, chairman OF the
executive committee responded in
behalf Of the association, setting
forth briefly the opportunities and
privileges OF the travelling men and
their duties and efforts IN moulding
public sentiment. Nh. Netseh ex-
pressed the appreciation and thanks
of the association TO the merchants
and citizens OF Mitchell Tor taeI
hospitality and complimenteti them
highly for their progressive spirit.
"With the American way. the honest
way. the best way, yes, the M0nanfs
way. 5here is no way ike the Mitch
ell way"
Senator Robert Nj. LaFollette, in
his introductory remarks spoke of
The marvellous growth OF this city
Sine his last visit and the bright
promises of its future. He said be
counted it a great privilege to ad-
dress the travelling men OF any state.
That in former days the title of the
Traveller was one of repIoach but
today the knight OF the grip is the
most progressive and patriotic of
a merican citizens. He is in the
front of ever movment for the
betterment of society and govern
ment. In the reformation of govern
ment, in the upward trend of the
times, there is no force, either social
or political stronger than that
exercised by the travelling men.
There is no body of men in American
who are in advance of the men of
this calling. They stand for business
Integrity and for municipal advance
ment. They abide everywhere, they
are not limited to the contii es of a
single community or state, they have
a broad minded. patriotic national
spirit and above all the battle cry Of
their associations is a Square
Deal " They are men of the keenest
intellect and the highest and c~leanest.
character.
In prefacing the argument ol his
address Senator LaFollette stated
that there was only M subject on
which he consented to speak. Only
on the assurance of being allowed to
talk on the subject, Our Country.
the topic which is absorbing all the
energy and strength Of his life. had
he consented to speak or this occa-
sion. The tremendous charges in
the business world and in u govern
ment in the last ten or fifteen Years,
show plainly that our princil le of
representative government wicb its
liberty and equality was in very
grave danger and he asked a fair and
u%nplejudiced hearing while he dis
cussed the facts of the situation.
Senator LaFollette talked with his
characteristic earnestness and direct
ness having mo time > as he said.
"to deal in fine pharsingnor to pad or
upholster the plain facts and logic
which he wished to present. Several
times he was on the point of closing
his remarks, because Of the l%ateness
OF the hour, but was again and again
urged by the loud calls from the
audience to go on and still at the
end of two and a half hours his
hearers were 10th to have him o n
clude. In the course of his remarks
The senator complimented the leaders
Of the reform parties OF various cities
and states and suggested that the
people Of South Dakota would do
: we'll to place their present governor,
> Hon. Coe l. Crawford in the United
: States senate. He urged the voters
: to watch the actions of their repre-
! senativrs at the national capital and
> requested the Commercial Club
= Of Mitchell to file in their roo,us the
daily congressional record and to
appoint a committee to investigate
: aud to publish every important
measure there on record together
! with its import and the position
7 taken by the our representatives and
: senator's. Throughout his discourse