The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23

Of the country still have confidence
In President Taft though not APPROX
Ing his course with the tariff bill.
Another question was this: els 1t
your desire that President Taft
should support and cooperate with
Senator Adrich and Speaker Cannon
a the general public policies which
they representa- In response. only
go voted In the Affirmative, as COM
pared with 6.293 in the negative. The
answers to the three questions given
above wers all made by republicans.
South Dakota's votes on these ques-
tions So recorde din q detailed state
msnt made by this magazine. Only
forty-sisht republicans In this state
declared themselves satisfied with
the nrst nine months Of the Taft adj
ministration while SO said they were
not. 4 much larger number from
South Dakota expressed themselves
An To- Senator Aldrich and Speaker
Cannon. only II republicans declar-
ing for their policies. while 1877 de-
~ cilslred5 aEainst them.
Cencerning Conressmen Martin and
Burke, three Questions were asked OF
thes6Outh Dakota republicans who
sfsgs.lifes subscribers to this maya
xin,e. Those questions were a. follows:
ssD a you approve the position Of
yauaf sepresentativ in congress- in the
ss klsssshhip g last spring?"
Would ron vote for him If there
should ~ another election this month
provided that he were opposed by a
reputable man Of the opposite par
yvss
lis It your desire that he (your
representative IN congress) support
Sths administration and policies Of
Speaker Cannon or would you pre-
fer that. lhe oppose them?'
From this state. 115 answered n
orsmorss of these questions as to Con
gresham Martin and AZ as to Con-
sgrAssman Burke. The difference in
the vote may be explained by the
fact@that Martins name appears first
ana also BY the fact that Martin held
0yars from the preceding session and
thSfsstore voted on the rules Of the
House 81 8 we'll as for the election Of.
sSthssspsaksr.
S1ftseen from this state answered
Sthatsthey approved the course Of
CONGRESSMAN Martin In the speaker
ship contest. while Is stated they did
not approve II. Thirty said they
would vote for the reelection Of Con-
grssl1man Martin against reputable
democrat and So said they would not
they wanted him to. sup
port Cannon and Cannon's policies
mn g stated they did not.
six from this state said they ap-
proved Congressman Burke's course
Sin#sthe sapeakership contest and %
said thsy did not. sixteen said they
would vote Tor Burke algainss a demo-
crat ana ntteen said they would not.
Twossaidsthe wanted Burke to stand
with Cannon and 50 said they did
~,
These reports q I given here for
SNkkt they are worta. Success. maga-
ssnsS asserts ! ! was exercirad to
nsloct for these canvasses men who
ySAset the sentiment Of their com
na1nitiea Tho Republican Of course,
kEngeyvsl nothing q the value Of this
Don, except that tbs correctness Of
MISREPRESENTATION detailed pre-
sdictllon q the outcome 81 the last
spsSsi1sntial elscton may serve to
g1ss / standing.
HoWgsvsr. the vote With respect to
- Cannon iIndsths policies
~ IsDtsssalt a . positive. not only
IA nth palkgota. bsaat d The United
aalols. tnat both senua-
enlI1ls5lRaser1ltA1tiyes 81 congress
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