Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-06

years that have lived among you.
know that I arm not in the habit OF
shooting hot air daughter and APP
plause.)
Secretary Taft Is in every way
worthy to take up and continue the
work that President Roosevelt vciun-
tarily seeks relief from q year from
March, and Of carrying on the poll
cteS that President Roosevelt inau-
gtirAfed and has carried thus far SO
successfully; In continuing those poll
cies until dishonesty In high places
shall cease. until dishonesty In corpo-
ration greed shall be thing OF the
past, until trusts and m0nopoiies
shall be no more.
Secretary Taft IL a man Of splendid
ability. of unquestioned integrity. He
has made. good In every public place
with which he has been honored.
(AppIausc.) In the Philippines,
charged BY President Mckinley with
the great duty OF bringing peace 70
those islands, OF establishing civil
government. he brought order out Of
chaos establishing government
among those people that - bringing
them happiness ard prosperity, and
contentment. When Elihu RoOt.. Sec
rotary Of war first under Mckinley
and again under President Roosevelt.
desired to retire from the cabinet,
William III. Taft was selected by the
president to succeed him: and when
he obtained that great Office, In adj
diticn To the burdens incident and
properly connected with IL. he was
charged with the duty Of supervision
Of the great affairs OF the Philippine
Islands. he was charged with the duty
Cf administrative supervision Of the
great canal now building, and when
trouble arose in Cuba year ago last
September. Secretary Taft was the Of
ficer OF President RooseyeIt's cabinet
selected to determine whether there
shall be intervention under the treaty
with Cuba under the resolution de-
ciaring that the government sought
not the acquisition OF territory in de-
ciaring war with Spain but sought to
preserve. to continue, to procure
peace for the islands in the interests
OF humanity, and 10 preserve life and
property, as we'll as to establish a re-
publican form Of government He Is
q man among men, and he Is true
man every inch Of him and there are
many inches OF him. Laughter and
Applause.)
Has Known Taft SO Years.
1t Is charged that / am not sincere
IN my support Of Secretary Taft. Pres
ident Roosevelt Is satisfied with my
attitude. Secretary Taft Is satisfied
with my position regarding that mat
ter. And I declare to YOU here that
since last March. when ascertained
dent Roosevelt would not and could
not be Induced to be q candidate
again. stated that I would support
Secretary Taft. repeated It on
every possible occasion tina could do
~ With propriety from that time on.
I state Il here tonight. and / urge you.
gentlemen, TO present sQuarely the
QueAti0n 10 the people Of the state Of
south Dakota whether they mean
rsss9y Tsft 81 ssndin9 d sRvs for for
him 20 the national convention. Let
there be no mistake about this propo-
Siti0n: let there be no mistake made
BY the people when they are asked to
send an sfuninstructed delegation"
Instructed Delegations.
Beginning with 1899. which was
the first presidential election year
after our state was admitted into the
union. the delegates to the national
publtcans of tho state Of South Da-
kota regarding their choice for the re-
publican candidacy in that year, and
that ~a1 Benjamin Harrison. to
Whom more than to any other senator
or public man. South Dakota was I'm
debted for statehood. which she began
- enjoy IL 1883. In 1896. the roppb-
eoInbled instructed for william Me-
Ktn1ey for president. III 1900 the re-
pQblicans az South Dakota, III dele
fets conventiou again instructed for
Mckinley. IN 1904 the republicans
instructed their Delegates 20 vote tor