Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
a Mighty Good Letter il a Sub
Scriber is Lost.

Editor Canton Leader: Inclosed i!
my check for $500 to pay my sub
scriptionS up to April 1910 and ther
please discontinue my subscription
as | am a stranger in Canton anC
Lincoln county. but l have en- joyce
the paper very much for the past sew
eral years and as l am one of "Kitt
redge'S Stalwarts,' and you have
rubbed it into US beautifully in YOU
paper, but l enjoyed it and think jus,
as much Of you as before.
AS you are an old soldier, one tina,
we younger people delight to honor
| have taken pride in noting youl
success and the able manner you run
the LEADER, and if it was not, as
said before, that | am a stranger tC
your city, | would take the LEADEF
as long as l live. Thanking you fol-
past favors and kindness, and wishing
you long years Of peace, happiness
and usefulness, l am
Yours Very Sincerely,
V. f. WELLNER
p. S. AS it may cost you something
to get my personal check, caShed, |
have added a quarter, making it So. %
which l hope will be enough, if not
let me know"
The above letter is from gentle
man who lives near kimball, who is a
farmer and deals in real estate. We
have not the pleasure of his acquain-
tance, but from his letter we are con-
vinced that his political affiliations
should be as progressive as his love
for a square deal indicates. He is
more than fair on the subscription
proposition and is entitled to addi-
tiOnal credit on our books, and by the
time his subscription expires we hope
to convert him to progressive policy,
which means that the people are tired
Of a system of government that spells
"Cannonism" and "Aldrichism," and
demand policy of representative
government through duly elected rep
resentatives of the people.
A man who can enjoy the LEADER
as Mr.. Wellner has, from the other
side of the fence, is all right, no mat
ter what he may think Of a political
leader that met the common fate OF
all politicians.
Mr.. Wellner sees good in political
discussion, for through this broad
American privilege comes justice tc
the people. Free, open discussion OF
state or national affairs keeps the
foundation of popular government
safe. No man is above the people,
no man is better than the people. and
if the people demand a change it is
their privilege through their power
to make it. Politicians may go wrong
but the great mass of the American
people never.
If any party drifts away from the
true principles Of government of the
people it no longer represents the
basic principle upon which good gov.
ernment is founded and should be re.
tired.
We hope our good friend Wellner
will join the progressive party, not
because any man may be at the head
Of it, but to help carry forward to ul-
innate success the principles Of popu.
lar government, for which the great
Lincoln stood and Roosevelt exempli.
fed in his magnificent battle to over
throw organized corruption and ar
rogant dictation from "system"
grown wealthy at the expense of the
toiling millions.
| Progressiveness, or insurgency il
you please, is but an expression OF
the wishes Of the people through
their representatives to wrest from
the moneyed interests of the country
the control of legislation. 1t is a pro-
test against the system" 1t is the
sincere attempt to restore to the peo-
pie the full measure of popular gov
ernment. The insurgent is republi-
can who stands on his party platform
and for the fuldllment of his party's
pledges, and our good friend over in
Brule county should be a leader in
such a glorious cause. The issue as
regards the continuance of Cannon
ism" and "Aldrichism" as an obstruc-
tion to the enactment of laws bene-
fetal to the people as whole is vital
and takes precedence over party SOL
idarity.
Mr.. Kittredge or Mr. Crawford, Mr..
Martin or Mr.. Gamble, are not an is.
sue with US, nor should any man be
an issue when the rights of the people
are endangered through corrupt
power that called for the aggressive
manhood of Roosevelt to combat. A
few men are as nothing when weighed
in the balance against the national
welfare, and for this principle we
shall strive with all our might, and
hope that the gentleman from Brule
may see his way clear to join u.s. AS
a farmer and dealer in real estate,
it would seem that fair considera-
tion of duty would suggest his get
ting over on our side of the fence.
In any event, brother, you will read
the LEADER to June and then we can
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