Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-02
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 1905
DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN
Ex-Gov. Lee and Two Congressional
Candidates Speak.

Last Friday the democrats started
their campaign here with the big men
OF their party in South Dakota, having
for speakers Ex.G Gov. Lee, who is the
democratic nominee for governor,
Andrew b. Olson, democratic nominee
for congress, and w. w. Soule, candi-
date for congress for the short term.
They were cordially received at the
Soldiers Home by Commandant Dud-
ley, where Capt Seger hce .rede
arrangements for the speakers to dis
cuss politics to their hearts content
in the chapel. Consequently after the
visitors had been entertained at good
dinner at the Home they proceeded to
the chapel, which was we'll filled with
veterans. CommAndant Dudley
graciously introduced the speakers,
Gov. Lee, Dennis Hennault, who is the
democratic candidate fer state senator,
and Messrs. Olson and Soule each
doing out democracy and trying to
show the "boys" that they were ail
wrong in being republicans. However,
it was q good meeting at the Aome and
the veterans seemed to like the new
arrangement of permitting political
speaking there.
In the evening at the opera house
the same speakers, excepting Dennis
Hennault, entertained a small crowd
the weather being unpleasant doubt
less keeping many away. G. s. East
man introduced the speakers. sandy"
Lee, as he is popularity known, discuss.
ed national and state issues and sought
to make an argument for democracy
by the use of lot of statistics com.
pairing public expenditures under re-
publican and democratic administra-
tions, foolishly thinking. of course.
that people will not stop to consider
shat our country and our state have
grown immensely since the democrats
had anything to do with conducting
affairs. A family of ten can not be |
kept as cheaply as family of ave-nor
can business running into millions |
be conducted upon the same basis as
a business only amounting to thous.
ands. So that the Ex-governor's
figures were neither instructive, inter-
esting or convincing If he imagines
for moment that he could conduct
the affairs of South Dakota, and keep
up with the necessary progress of the
times, as cheaply as was done ten or
twelve years ago, he certainly isn't the
good business man that he is credited
with being. He certainly is not con-
Quoting his own mercantile business,
nor his own farm upon the same cheap
methods as he did years ago-not if we
are correctly informed. The ex official
is not making any votes by such shoddy
arguments.
Mr.. Olson did not say much, or do
much good or harm, so far as the
general impression seems to 20, even
though he made vigorous and honest
effort to win the hearts of his hearers.
Mr.. Soule is a good speaker and
pleases his auditors. He seeks to
please, and he does, for he does not
say things that tend to rile upa very
bitter partisan feeling He is probably
one of the best: orators the democrats
have on their ticket, bnt he will have
to discuss the 'sissues" more than he
did here before he will convince many
people (even democrats) that he would
be better man for South Dakota to
send to congress than Hon. e. w
Martin.
However, as the speakers and the
campaign have not yet gotten well
warmed up, it is hardly fair to judge
what these campaigners may be able
to do toward enthusing and arousine
people after they get we'll going-after
a little more "ginger"-as Roosevelt
terms It's injected into the cam.
paign.
| Boosting Buffalo Gap Fair.