The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
may BECOME
A CANDIDATE
Friends Urging John F
Schrader to Make Race
for Congress.
AR SegRADER WOULD REPRESENT THE PEOPLE
Mr.. Schrader Will Accept Call If 1t Is
Shown That the People Of the
District Want Him to do 80.


District Want Him to do so.
Even though the time for selection
of candidates for the various offices is
yet some distance of, names are being
mentioned for the offices within the
gift of the people. Things political
are warming up to the point where
it begins to look as though there
would be very warm contests for all
positions of Importance. In view Of
the fact that Rapid City, and for that
matter western South Dakota, has
not been heard from lately, the UNION
wishes to direct attention to one of
her prominent attorneys and respect
ed citizens, John +. Schrader, Of the
law firm of Schrader & Lewis. In do
ing so it is believed the proper person
for the position in Congress held by
Eben w. Martin, is offered on the
shrine of political servitude of the
people Of the whole state. He is a
republican of long standing and one
who has always been true to the in
terests of the party and the people,
While he has declined to make posi-
tive declaration of intention, his
friends who have called on him with
the hope of securing his sanction, are
not disposed to look upon the effort
as fruitless, in that the modest state
ment has been made that if5the peo-
pie desire his services he will accede
to their wishes, provided some other
man more worthy of the position cam
not be found. He is republican of
the type who is unalterably opposed
to all that Aldrichism and Cannonism
stands for, but should the choice fall
on another he will not be disgruntled
but will work for the success of the
party.
A representative of the UNION call
ed on Mr.. Schrader yesterday, and, in
the course of conversation touching
on the trend Of things political, he
said in part: II am willing to become
a candidate for congress provided no
more worthy party worker is available
or suitable under present conditions.
l am opposed to all that Aldrichism
or Cannonism stands for, and feel
that Senator A. B. Cummins of Iowa,
sounded the key note of the situation
in his remarks before the Marquette
club Of Chicago on Saturday evening.
Regarding candidacy for congress l
firmly believe it is a position in which
the office should seek the man and
not the man seek the office. And
further, that the man chosen for the
office should represent the people OF
the whole state, and that that which
n3i5s tils state should be para
mount with him. l favor a revision
of of the rules of the house so as to
make it's deliberations representative;
so as to permit representative from
South Dakota the right to express
himself on all questions without in.
curing the disfavor of accredited
leaders. So for as the currency ques.
tion is concerned believe it one re-
quiring careful study. So far as am
now prepared to state it is my opin'
ion Senator Cummins sounded the
proper sentiment. II a central bank
Is beneficial to the interests Of the
country it is all right, but If it means
placing arbitrary power in the hand.
of the few, it is something to b.
guarded against
Referring to thestariff, deep water
ways and other subjects, his remark!
may be summarized as follows: iTh'
tariff should be made a study, al
facts pertaining thereto should bt
placed before congress SO that intelli
gent action maybe taken, not allow
ing power to one man or set of mel
to dictate the schedules. The matte
of deep waterways advocated SO en-
Enthusiastically by President Taft
would be all right, that is If it /
shown to benefit the states by .ldtn
the country generally in the ways In
tended.
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