The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-27
Burke, Vessey and
Martin Make Some
Very Strong Talks.
PARTY PRINCIPLES
Made History of Party Prom
inent and Reason to
Vote Ticket.

VOlC Ticket.
With a big counter attraction a
the Gale theatre, and the apath,
which has been prevalent throughou
the republican campaign, there was
surprisingly large audience presen
Thursday evening at the city hall
when the citizens Of this city, count
and many from the surrounding
towns listed to three splendid ad
dresses on issues of the campaign
from Congressman Burge, Goyerno,
Vesey and Congressman Martin
More than a thousand people were
present at the beginning of the meet.
ing, there being hardly a vacant sea,
on the lower floor and the gallery was
we'll filled.
Previous to the meeting the Ode
Fellow band went to the Widmanr
hotel corner AMI played several Sc.
lections and then returned to the
nall to give a short musical program
The wall to the rear of the platform
had been neatly decorated with flags
upon which We're placed pictures OF
the president and the three leading
CdHuludleS OF the state.
w. K. Ronald presided over the
meeting OF the evening, and on the
platform were representatives of the
county organization, among them be.
Ing II. Swindler, senatorial candidate
G. II. Helgerson and Charles Bore.
son, house representatives, DR.. r. F.
Dundas and J.. o. Walrath. The
speakers We're presented to the au-
dience by W. R. Ronald, referring to
the members Of congress and to the
governor in terms of the highest
est character, as men who have given
of their very best effort in working
for the interests of their constituents.
Congressman Burke opened the
speaking with some pleasant refer
ences to Mitchell, for 1t was here at
the state republican convention in
1898 that he was first nominated for
congress.
No Special Issues.
This is rather a peculiar cam
paign this year." said the congress
man, IRON the fact that there are
no great issues dividing the two par
ties, and which usually permits of a
discussion of them to enliven the
campaign. Our democratic opponents
are not using any particular argu-
ment along any particular line in try
ing to secure support, but are conce-
trating the greatest part of their work
to win republican votes from one fac
ton or the other of the republican
party. believing that the alleged dis
satisfaction in the ranks will be pro-
ductive of democratic aid. 1t is on
this n point that I desire to adiure
the vot IS of the republican party to
stand by the candidates and to stand
by the history of the republican party,
which has made this country all
glorious from the year of its incep-
ton in 1860 down to the present day.
excepting the four years of demo-
cratic reign, wien Grover Cleveland
filled his second term. and when the
democrats had full control of 9th
ranches of congress-, from 1893 to
1897
Ahe record of those four years,
my friends, are not ones which we
can think of with much happiness,
for the reason that it was the period
of time when the democrats put into
effect a tariff bill which was based on
a tariff for venue only. The fulfill
fty of a tariff of that character was
discovered but a sort time after it
was put into effect without the sigma
ture of the democratic president. We
all know what happened to this
try during that period Of time, and l
venture to say that there is not a
man in the audience who will want
to revert to those days"
MT. Burke gave a glowing histori-
cll sketch of the growth of the re-
publican party from its inception in
1860, and gave a panoramic view of
the achievements of the party and
the men who have stood at the head
of the nation during those years. He
briefly referred to the administrations
of Lincoln, of Grant. of Hayes, of
Garfield, Mckinley, of Roosevelt and
of Taft. He declared these We're men
of whom 1t was a pleasure to speak,
for every administration had made
itself a benefit to the people.
Tariff Defeats Presidents.
cit was during the year that Nc
Kinley was elected president when
the tide commenced to turn for the
better conditions" said MIR. Burke.
"The election of this martyred presi-
dent seemed to inspire confidence in
the business world, and a great rest
of contentment and safety seemed to
settle dow over the country. After
the tariff law was made in 1898 pros
returned to the country and it
has been n uninterrupted march Of
progress from that day to this. New
er before has 1t been %equalled and the
country today stands beneath the pro-
tecting hand of the republican party
under the most prosperous conditions
of the age"
Mr.. Burke touched briefly. but wish
great interest, to the administrations
of roosevelt and Taft. He enumer-
ated some Of the foremost acts OF the
Roosevelt second term, where the
graf personality Of the president
room for exercise in his effort
to give the people Of this country a
square deal where they were given a
chance against the trusts. the corpo-
rations, the railroads, a%bolishing re-
bates, in shutting better conditions
on railroads for the safety Of the
railroad employees, discrimination in