The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-27
THURSDAY EVENINGS RALLY.

000y OvOAAA6 y uSpuULlCdu AOtG
Feast n the city hall was enjoyed,
net only b. the. large audience. but
b the speakers % we'll. In this year
q political apathy. It speaks well for
TIE citlssnship 81 Mitchell and Da-
Vision county mist the people should
crowdths dty hall 70 hear a discus
mon q national and state issues. The
two congressman and the governor
iWers unstinted In their expressions
III appreciation OF the attendance and
The careful attention that was paid
y III they said.
The republican part in South Da-
ota or years had nothing in
~ diversion except TO defeat
the deaaarasic party In the general
e1ection iowever, It was so easy to
dispose OF the democratic opponents,
That the republicans were In great
danger Of growing stale, SO to speak.
The party was In need of something
moresreal In the way of practice. II 1t
sss'Wss % keep on lighting edge. So
tho republicans arranged q contest
SENk their own and In caucuses and la
ter n primaries. the members Of the
PARTY have been taking vigorous po-
Hslitiealexercise preliminary to the gen.
#alrAl election. But. lest the people
forget What they IRE practicing for.
81 . welsnoW and then to have q
meeting such % that OF last night.
Then the people may be reminded
thsat e q because Of the very virillty
10 repabloan party that It has de-
Nvslopsd contest within It's own
ssMfankrs; thatsit ! factions within it
@1slG. nj bscausss Il Il weak. but be-
gssseAuss e q strong enough to With
atandsthese inbernal contests; that
sessen4ially the party Of per-
Observation-Disclosures history. Such
Ssasalmesting recalls to our minds the
81 not Tint the republican party is
B something moro than . panty Of criti-
I cilm, somsthins more than a catch-
II fors maboon4ssts. something more
than ooppopdsliibon "a what the other par
II stands Tor, whether the other par
~ happens TO stand for the right or
the Wrong. II calls to our attention
that theEdemocratac party Is ruled in
tho east ~ the boss Of the corrupt
Tammany organization; that in the
south Il q held together by racial
Keeling, prejudice that has abso-
lntely d Srelation to national Issues
ss and fhatstn the south 1t is led by
Senator Bailey. : man who acknowl-
edges having received pay from the
oil trust while presumably serving
the people inSthe United States SEN
Abo; that In the west the man who
vas three times named for the presi-
dency BY the democratic party has
HIS year been %repudiated by the
members Of his own party In his own
statss that no himself is support
IN republican candidates because OF
that fant.
the readers Of this paper well
know The Republican does not hest
o criticise members Of the re-
ppublican party. President TAFT ha,
mi,iadesmistakes. IN the opinion Of The
SRsppnblican, and there has been nc
yI3tnllssaying 10. Men elected t.
omes ~ the people or South Dakots
sshilvsd slmsds mistakes. ad this pape,
e. i snlsstthsr bs blinded to them no,
siSIssalgiiles,ntSupon bhem. For II is b,
s2iis sissik5ialalslsDfrdon OF their wishes and
zEsx hlssarsolppin1ons b rnembers Of the par
M a. party 4 on to repre-
SSaclgaSsasasr4ly and opin
sS11If tlg Np,; he republican par
.sdstrou,sthe bottom AMI