Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-29
1t Is Up To The People.

1t Is Up To The People.
The congressional race is now open
and the candidates are before the
people asking for support on two dis
tinct platforms.
Thomas Thorson Of Canton and
John f. Schrader of Rapid City repre-
sem the peoples battle for a square
deal, while E. w. Martin of Dead
wood and Charles H. Burke of Pierre
represent Cannonism and the trust
robbing tariff interests, and 1t may
not be out of place to note how re-
publicans down east regard n issue.
The republicans down In old stand
pat Massachusetts, have shown their
contempt for the tariff and the men
who helped to make it a power to rob
the poor and enrich the millionaire
interests behind Cannon and Aldrich
by voting for a democrat, because the
republicans had to either vote for a
democrat or vote for a Joe Cannon
republican, and about $4,000 republi-
cans preferred IN honest anti-machine
independent democrat to a republican
who. was recognized as an agent OF
the trust interests that have made
Cannonism and tariff robbery possible.
Since the Massachusetts, republic
cans repudiated Cannonism, a similar
case came up In the Rochester dis
trict in New York. There a republic
can congressman died and a Joe
Cannon-tarif -robbing trust supporter
was nominated. An independent
antitrust democrat was nominated,
and here again about 10 $1,000 republi-
cans repudiated the advocate of the
robber tariff and elected the democrat
because they had no other alterna-
tive. Those former rockribbed repub-
licans would not support a republican
ecause he was a supporter OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES made tariff.
Out here ia South Dakota the peo-
ole must decide between two factions
In the republican party. One fac
tion-Burke and Martin, stand for
Cannonism and the trust robbing
tariff, not only stand for it, but they
voted for 1t and supported Joe Cannon
In all his schemes to throttle those
opposed to the robber schedules.
Their votes on all questions denying
the people . square deal, or protec-
tion In any manner, are found In the
Congressional Record. At the latter
end of the fight Martin heard from
home and he began trimming, but 1t
was too late. Burke was SO deep In
his treachery to the people that he
knew no one would believe him If he
r~epudiated Cannon who gave him a
committee Craftsmanship for his man
hood, and he stays bought. Cannon
could trust Burke but he could not,
trust Martin and Martin whined at
not getting promotion from the boss.
These conditions must be known to
every reader in the state for we be-
lieve every fair minded man in the
state has formed an opinion a to the
mon who were guilty Of helping the
trust tariff scheEers fix up a fraud so
that the poor might be robbed a little
smoother under q so-called reduction.
Nothing In the long list Of political
treachery to the common people
stands = comparison with this coward
u surrender OF republican congress
men to the demands of the robber
tariff barons, and Burke and Martin
stood by the infamous deal and voted
Tor IL, and now they are asking you to
approve their betrayal of the people.
The man who will vote for Burke and
Martin under these circumstances is
In favor OF government by trusts, In
favor Of the rich robbing the poor and
In favor Of reducing the labor masses
and producers to = condition Of serf-
dom. Evade II you may this naked
truth, but you cannot escape respon-
sibility In the decision-you must be
Tor or against the people.
On the side OF liberty, Justice and
fair play stand Thomas Thorson and
John +. Schrader, men who will fight
the battle Of the people against rob-
ber combines and tariff plunderers,
because they are republicans who be-
lteve In the republicanism Of Lincoln
and Roosevelt. who believe In popular
government and . square deal, who
are opposed to any system Of govern
ment that robs the poor for the bene-
ft Of the rich, and men like Thorson
and Schrader are deserving Of every
republican vote In the state.
The republicans of Massachusetts,
and New York ip two OF the most
loyal republican districts in the ma
tion, Fepudiated two republicans who
stood for Cannonism and the robber
tariff, and 70 aOhorant were these
things TO them that they protested in
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