The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-12-08

a different mood. This time. with
his silvery tongue ;nlaid with pearls
from many seas" We see him stand
ing before a joint session o! our state
legislature, sounding forv praises
of the martyred Mckinley. Space
forbids the use of more than a few
paragraphs of this able eulogy:
When think of the greatness of
my theme, almost hesitate at the
thought of even attempting to APP
preach 1t, but whSn | think of his
splendid character that Shines forth
as brilliantly as the lighthouse that
marks the pathway of the mariner
at the midnight hour, l am inspired
to go forward and do my duty; not
because l believe l can tell the story
bettsr, not because l believe l a
sing his praises more sweetly, but be-
cause l believe down deep in my
heart that some of the most beautiful
lessons in the worlds great history
are to be found in the life of Will
lam .4cKinley.
CNote the above sentence has 40
words in IT'D
"In June, 1896, in the city of st.
Louis, the Republican National con-
ventian was held. That mighty host
of delegates from every state in the
Union was determined to bring back
to II country that confidence and
prestige that sesmed to be swiftly de-
parting from us. They called for a
leader; the trumpets we're sounded:
e bugles rang forth; and the knight
ly Mckinley came forward as the man
of the hour. His spurs had already
been won in the halls of cur national
congress, and the voters of the ma
ton we're quick to rally around his
standard. The contest came-one
of the fiercest that has ever been
known IN the history of politics. For
days and weeks the two great politi-
cal parties of the nation were doing
battle royal; but on the evening of
election day, when the SNAKE of bat
tie had cleared away, it was found
that the hosts of democracy were re-
treating, and the victorious banner
of the republican party Went stream-
ing by.
Was there ever such an hour as
that? Have you ever stood by the
sea-shore and watched the ebbing of
the tide? the receding water drift
ing-drifting until it seemed as
though they We're gone forever?
Then the change comes You can
see the returning waters, the sea
gulls the canoe and all that ride up
on rhe bosom of the mighty deep,
come gliding merrily in to greet the
sea-shore. So with the condition of
our nation. After hope had fed and
confidence had gone almost forever,
the incoming tide brought to us the
greatest period of prosperity ever
known in the history of our country"
4 man may SAL certain things to
you and mislead you temporarily in
shaping your estimate of his real
makeup; but wnen he begins to
| write. then you see the real man him
self come to the surface. A few days
since While doing a little Pinkerton
1 work in the north central part OF
the state with a view to picking up
some more data in the life of Mr..
Branson with which to enrich this ar
ticle, we ran across a letter dated
July 90, 1910. written by him to one
of his friends, which shows better
tLan we can expires. the sincerity OF
the man about whom we are writing,
and his loyalty to his friends. We
herein publish a part of it:
LAS the years have come and gone
l have made many new acquaintance,
but whenever l want a real good
Visit, I cling to the old ones. have
always appreciated your friendship
and goodwill.
As I grow older I think I car
truthfully say l become stronger In
the hope that every transaction which
1.-THE First National (the bank Of which
mr. Branson is p%resident) may be
honorable and square in every partic.
ular. appreciate fully the value Of
our friends for without them we
could never have accomplished the
few things that we have.
THAT your future may be brigh'
and your business career successful
lis the wish of one of the best friends
iyou EVER had.
20. L. B%ranson."
Business Man.