The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-10

time that the n3tlonal committee
commence 70 iook about aud Inn a
man who had sorne business sa. ATTY
for a leaGer, and with sDrii he
believed that the nation couie he
swept into the democratic column.
When Chairman LaFollette intro
ducd .fofmer Senator Pettigrew as
the man who had figured in national
politics and that lie vas one Of the
great men Of the country the d, mo-
Gratis in the auGittce went wild
with enthusiastic cheering. 1t
lasted two or three minutes ,efore
Mr.. Pettigrew could speak and 1T
was evident that the former senator
was still the popular IDOL ~ d. mo-
cracy. Mr.. Pettigrew ma q tile
democratic heart grow happy when
he stated that tor twelve years he
had been a democrat because tse
believed In the principles Of JeiItr-
son. which were advocated by Lin
coin ana today are being eupnciated
by Bryan. He believed firmly. he
SAID, in equal rights for all and
special privileges to none. Mr..
Pettigrew went back into twelve
year old history 70 show the demo-
Gratis "hy ne had become one of
their party, explaining that 1T was
at the time that q conference pors
was brought TO the senate which
referred to the Mckinley tariff. He
with eleven others presented some
amendments to the bill and declared
That they would never vote for the
conference report until those amend
ments bad been adopted. He said,
however, that eventually the report
was adopted after several OF those
twelve deserted from the ranks. AND
the bill became a law. He said
that be was conscientious in o~pposinp
The bill without the amendments Tor
1t was in direct opposition to the
producing classes OF this country. lie
continued IN the same attitude until
the national republican convention of
1896, when he walked out Of the con-
ventton when the republicans adopt
ed the gold plank in the platform.
MIR. Pettigrew also devoted some
time TO a discussion of state politics
| With special reference to lack of rail-
road legislation, and the methous OF
taxation. Concerning the value OF
railroads he said that both the Mil
waukee and North-W Western roads
should be valued at S44, 600 a mile
and should be forced to pay a tax on
that amount, In just the same pro-
portion that all people pay taxes on
their property. AS a matter OF tax
alton he declared that those interests
which better afford IL should be
required to pay the burden of taxes
and advocated the adoption Of a law
requiring the taxation OF inheritances
and incomes. and then take the rail-
roads into the consideration for their
share CT the taxes. he declared that
the Improvements on all lands should
be exempted from taxation up to a
value Of $500.
Along toward the close OF his
speech Mr.. Pettigrew got rather
excited and laid 1T on TO Wall street
with his oldtime vehemence, claim
ing that the money that was saved
on railroad taxation vent to line the
pockets of the Wall street thieves
and the money was then turned over
to their daughters to buy the TITLED
nobility Of foreign countries. They
ought to all be in jail, said the s:na-
tor as he brought lis address to a
close. Pettigrew is the same Petit
grew of old, and he seems to bear up
we'll under all circumstances.
At the conclusion of the addresses
Chairman LaFollette stated that 1t
was the intention to organize a
Bryan-Lee club of Dawson county.
He presented the constitution and
bylaws. which he had taken In the
main from Bryan's Commoner as
fitting the situation here. These
he read to the members and then
invited them to come forward and
sign their names. About fifty OF the
faithful went forward and ATTACHED
their SIGNATURES to the roll. 1t was
the init ntion to elect officers n
start the club of right, hut this
part OF the organization was deier,e
until Monday evening, April 10. In
the meantime the members OF the
club were urged to take the petition
and circulate ii to get all the mem
bers possible.
The democrats seem to feel real
hopeful that they are going to win
during the coming campaign, not SO
much because their principles are
right but because they think they
have founh AN sntering wedge into
\ popularity because Of the Trouble i'm