Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
THE BATTLE IS ON.
a Contest is Now Before the
Voters Which Means Shall
the People or the Trusts
Rule?

One of the most important politica
battles ever fought in this state i
now practically before the people 70
their verdict.
The Stalwart or Joe Cannon truS
hackers met at Huron recently anC
decided on political program which
means the overthrow of progressive
republicanism and the destruction O
the Roosevelt policies so dear to the
American people.
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota
| Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota
and other progressive states are to bt
captured by the trust combines, II
the people can be fooled by the cum
ing and trickery of men who are will.
ing to betray their states and the
people for pay.
The corporations and their trust
allies are determined to overthrow
the Roosevelt policies and defeat the
progressive measures outlined by
President Taft, if money, fraud and
trickery will accomplish their purpose.
Public sentiment is behind the
progressive measures proposed by
President Taft just as it was behind
the great square deal president and
to meet this the great combines,
which have robbed the producer and
consumer out of millions of money,
are now lined up for final and des-
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spirit of the people and retire pro-
gressive congressman.
A trust victory-for the trusts
represent Cannonism, Aldrichism and
all the other isms through which the
people have been robbed for years; if
the system, another name for the
unholy alliance, should increase their
strength or even hold their own in
the coming contest, the result would
be a calamity of far reaching conse-
quences, and no one can doubt this
statement after following Roosevelt
in his magnificent battle and noting
the present indication of the system
to oppose President Taft's progressive
measures.
The issue must be decided by the
people, and we believe the people are
determined to settle this question
right, if they desire government of
the people along the lines proclaimed
by Lincoln and Roosevelt The
people must rule if they want to
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government, and it is not hard to
understand what Cannonism means
after watching how the tariff bill was
handled in congress. The gallant
republicans who uncovered the dupli-
city of Cannon and Aldrich are entitl-
ed to the thanks of the nation for
their patriotic action.
On one side stands the trusts and
their followers, on the other the
people. This represents the align
ment in South Dakota, and the men
who met at Huron on the first of the
month represent the trusts, and with
an insolence born of corporation greed
and plunder ask the people of this
state to put them in power again,
and to reelect Martin and Burke to
continue their disgraceful surrender
to Joe Cannon.
The LEADER cannot figure out why
there should be one thousand Wall
street votes in this progressive young
state; there will be more, doubtless,
but how can any man who loves his
state or his country support a ticket
or men who represent the system, if
he is capable of judging right from
wrong. The dividing line is so plain
that no man should fail in his duty.
The people of South Dakota will
reflect progressive state government
and send two men to congress who
will not disgrace the state by support
ing Joe Cannon and his infamous
system.
South Dakota should be the banner
progressive state in the coming con-
test and thus teach the enemies of
popular government lesson to be
remem bered for years to come.
The people must rule.
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