Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-04
Black Hills Candidate.

Black Hills Candidate.
The announcement that John +.
Schrader Of Rapid City is a candidate
for congress to succeed E. w. Martin
from that section, meets with general
satisfaction on the east side Of the
state because his platform represents
the demands of the people.
In 1904 the people of the Black
Hills county were In sympathy with
the Roosevelt policies and expected
that Mr.. Martin and the delegates
chosen to the Sioux Falls convention
would support the policies represented
in the campaign by Coe I. Crawford,
who was a candidate for governor
that year. This expectation was
based on the pre-convention promises
of Mr.. Martin and his friends and .
general desire Of the Black Hills peo-
pie to support men who we're support
ing President Roosevelt In his magni-
icent battle against organized mono
poly. The railroad interests learned
that Martin was inclined to support
the Roosevelt policies and he was
called to Chicago after conference
at Omaha with progressives What
took place at Chicago, we know not,
but we do know that Mr.. Martin re-
turned and stood by the railroad
crowd at the convention that nomin-
ated Elrod, and the Black Hills dele
gates were so disguised that many
protested and some went fishing when
the convention met.
In 1906 Mr.. Martins course was 10
pudiated and he was defeated for tho
nomination, but an unfortunate a.
lance was made with another Dead
wood man whose record In Washing
ton was fatal to himself and the pro-
gressives DR.. Emrick of Rapid City
was candidate and should have been
the nominee instead Of Parker.
The campaign of 1908 Is an open
record, and through the manipulation
of Mr.. Martin he was able to regain
his former position, but failed to rep
resent the people when he went to
Washington-he stood by Joe Cannon
and therefore forfeited all claims up
on the Roosevelt followers in tho
state.
Mr.. Martin so far has been able to
fool the people Of the central and
southern Hills, and while elected BY
progressive votes, backed by corpora
tion interests, he has managed to
carry water on both shoulders until
his recent declaration at Huron when
he was forced to unmask and declare
his allegiance to Cannonism and I'll
it stands for. He has been posing -
a friend Of the people at home, while
down at Washington he and Burke
have been supporting the interests.
The people of the west side now
have candidate for congress, who in
forceful and manly declaration, de-
clares against Cannonism, Aldrichism
and discriminating tariff. This
new champion of the people was the
stalwart candidate for lieutenant
governor in 1908, but the exposure Of
Cannonism during the tariff battle
convinced John f. Schrader that 10
was his duty to serve the people, and
when the exposure of Cannonism
aroused the nation he was one Of the
first to declare against such an in
famous system, and away back In
November he said to the writer:
II am going to take of my coat
and 60 into this fight and help de-
stroy system that Is eating the very
heart Unpopular government, whether
l am a candidate for congress or not.
l cannot longer remain silent when
the people are being robbed, and
am going to do all can to destroy =
system repugnant to the people, .
system forced upon us by Wall street
arrogance and corrupt power, q system
thai Is robbing the producer and
creating millionaire class of worth
less snobs, a system that makes the
Speaker the law making power in
congress, and finally, a system that
corrupts, robs and then destroys. I
am ready to go into this contest; it Is
a glorious cause; the people demand
justice and a square deal and they
shall have it. Why should half q mil
lion people submit longer to misrep-
resentation in congress through which
comes robbery of the producer and
consumer?"
Thus spoke the gallant Schrader
last November, and it affords the
LEADER great pleasure to place his
name before the people as candidate
for congress to succeed man who
loves Cannonism better than his own
state.
Mr.. Martln has renounced Roose-
velt and stands unmasked as . friend
Of the system, and his congressional
record proves that he is not fit to rep
resent progressive people, state
that we sincerely believe is IS pei
cent. progressive, yet In the face Of
this spirit he and Mr.. Burke ask the
people to again re-elect them. We
used to have a few brass mounted
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