The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-30
Those Awful Republicans
Will be the Ruination of this Staten
ana Nation-W. w. Saule and An
are" +. Lee, Democratic, Tell the
Voters Thing or Two.

dreW Z. Lee, Democratic. Tell the
Voters Thing or Two.
three act comedy was pulled off "A
the opera house Tuesday evening Nv
Hon. w. w. Soule and ex-Governor
Andrew Lee, aided by local talent
A good crowd was present comnos.
ed OF democrats, republicans. ladiee
and boys. w. w. Soule, who is =
candidat to congress to fiji tho nnex-
pred term of the late Congressman
Parker was the first sneaker.
tie showed in very glowing colors
now the terrible republicans were
running this country, and at timas
SPOKE very lovingly of Senator IA
foiiette, OF Wisconsin. He ouoted
coplousiy from newspaper CLIPPINGS
on republican wrongs. He apnealed
70 the independent voters to elect Mr.
5r! an. An incident OF more than or
binary interest was when Mr.. soule
referred to Grover Cleveland. He
said Mr.. Cleveland never voted for
M. bry an and condemned him because
ne voted for William McKiniev. =
rouno OF applause greeting the latter
name. The speaker closed his re-
marks with an eulogy to the late Con.
gresham Parker.
Mr. Lee was introduced and there
was something doing every minute to
the end OF the speech. Mr.. Lee tried
to explain his military acts regarding
the South Dak ota soldiers in the
Philippines while be was governor.
but his audience seemed to be lust a
badl at sea when he got through
as when he began. Mr.. Lee referred
feellngly to Senator LaFollette. and
told what great man he was. indie.
pendent and fearless, land how the
democrats must love him.. Every
good idea the republicans had ever
ventured to adopt was q Democratic
idea. He condemned the postal saw
ings and told what a good thing the
democratic system would be.
Mr.. Lee jumped upon the republi-
can administration of this state with
both feet. He didn't hear any one
say ''down" though. His was an
economical administration from start
to finish. Never had q republican
been SO wise as he in all affairs of .
financial nature. The figures that
republicans had been giving to the
public of his administration were too
high and OF their own Administrations
far lower than they really were. He
attacked Gov. Crawford: why, he had
lied about his adminstr ation-a mil
lion dollars--gracious alive, he had
deliberately left off the significant
sum OF one half million dollars. He
quoted newspaper figures, and iupgled
with them in way that made q per.
sons head whirl. Many people pre-
sent did not know so many figures
could be written on sheet of paper, "a
Mr.. Lee used when referring to the
terrible and extravagant republicans
OF South Dakota" And still. the
prosperity we have been enjoying, the
republicans claim. Yes, we had rain
ana sunshine and abundant crops. and
they would even try to get the credit
for that. Laughter.
Ihe state Institutions were referred
to, especially the reform school our.
ing his administration, when he want.
ed it moved He roasted the .spowers
tl.at be- for the "poor" condition Of
the soldiers home, hoping to gain
the sympathy of the veterans in this
way. In his many charges Mr., Lee
would say when reading figures,
'.they are too high, too low, or
wrong,' but failed to tell why or in
what way. 1t was one roast after
another, and the only administration
that had been wise, was while 81 was
governor" AS humorous speaker
Mr.. Lee made a great hit, but as vet no
one has asked for pay for the time
they listened to him