Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21

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people can trust to enforce the laws
and protect the rights of the people
against any mercenary combination.
aS
Bro. Day q Paragon of Truth.
Bro. Day of the Argus-Leader seems
a little 'touchy" On some things, es-
pecially when n questions his veraci-
ty and judgment, which of course
should never be done.
The editor Of the Argus-L Leader is
the only reliable and truthful editor
in the state, a man who scorns false
hood and abhors vile language. He
is a man who loves the Sabbath school
and church and would ratherdie than
tell a lie. He is a paragon of virtue
and loves the sweet voice that sings
Crock Of Ages" He is a mild man
nered, genial gentleman, and a man
Of great ability. Some of the editors
have been in the habit of criticising
him along political lines, but this is
unkind, because Bro. Day is ready to
swear he has never made a wrong
estimate on political r~esults--but
once and he was young then. The
editor of the Canton LEADER loves
the good brother of Sioux Falls. and
is willing to help him maintain his
matchless reputation for truth and
veracity and even risked hisd ispleas-
ure in an effort to have him keep the
record straight on the number of dem
ocrats who voted for Mr.. Kittredge,
but he refused brotherly advice and
tried to prove that the Canton LEAD
didn't know anything about politics,
a soft impeachment we are willing to
admit to please our good christian
neighbor. He vast satisfied with u
effort to correct his report as to the
republican vote, and here is how he
treats a we'll meaning friend: .
"This is the first denial we have ever
heard that it vas the democrats who
nominated Mr.. Crawford for senator.
The figures prove 1t beyond dispute
by any fair-minded man, among which
Col. Linn can hardly be classed. The
colonel Is an extremist, who knows
less about the politics of the state
than he does about the use OF coarse
and abusive adjectives. The total
vote On the republican choice for SEN
ator was in round numbers $4,000.
This was nearly 10000 votes more
than MI. Crawford secured when he
ran for governor. MI. Ktttredge was
the high man On the stalwart ticket.
TyA NonoNrn1 rNnrn vaf00 than MQff1n
or Burke or johnson, and still all OF
these were nominated by pluralities
OF from 1,O0O to 1900, while Mr.. Kilt
redges was defeated by nearly 1000.
We would like to ask how the Canton
Leader can explain this vote except
on the theory that from lo,OOO TO
20, 600 democrats voted In the primar-
les, and that at least eight Thousand
more of them voted on the senator
ship than on the congressional t1c-
ket."
This is how the Argus-Leader prov
es that a great many good democratic
brothers must have voted for Mr..
because there were $4,000
votes cast for Crawford and Kittredge,
or 10000 more than was cast for Craw-
ford In 1905. These figures can not
be disputed but II our good brother
had allowed the light of wisdom to
penetrate his Investigations, he would
have found that nearly 1900 republic
cans must have voted the democratic
ticket to say nothing about the stay
at homes.
In 1904, the highest Roosevelt alec-
tior received 72,Os3, and Governor FL
rod 68,581. Grill, democrat, for gov
ernor received PATTI.
In 1905, Governor Crawford received
4s, 100 votes. Stransky, democrat, for
governor 1928, a loss Of 10000 repub-
lican voters who stayed at home.
In 1908, the June primary contest
was one Of the hardest fought politi-
campaigns ever waged In the
state, and never equalled for intensity
Of purpose, and this primary contest
only brought as many republicans as
voted for Governor Elrod four years
previous, and the republican vote OF
the state must have increased several
lnOGS2nO IN IOuF years
There were over 72,000 republican
votes cast in 1904, and we can see
nothing wrong or any evidence OF
fraud In q republican vote Of $4,000
Tour years later
We want to assure good and
lOveable brother OF the Argus-Leader
there IS no canse for alarm over
The primary vote, because there can
Be no less than 5000 or $4,000 repub-
lican votes In the state todAy, and II
few progressive democrats voted for
Mr.. Kittredge or Mr.. Crawford at the
primary We shall have reason to ex-
pect their support for the entire re-
publican ticket In November. Open
Thy arms good Bro. Day and welcome
avery convert that comes and cease