Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

let them take it down to the banks of
| the Jim and there do the job in Sc
cuSiOn. The people are very tired of
this eternal grow and hackbiting. If
these two men entertain a personal
dislike for each other, let them pass
in silence as they meet, and l know
they are both big enough to realize
that their personal matters are of no
interest to the public. Mr.. richards
has perfect right to boom his pri-
| mary law and carry musket in the
progressive ranks and become La
| Toilette boomer if he wants to, and
Senator Crawford has a perfect right
to boom La Toilette and criticiSe the
enemies OF popular government and
make progressive speeches if he wants
to, but they should remember that
two men would not cut much ice in
this state for La Toilette. They may
need some help. The state is large
and the progressive cause is nation
wide, and it would seem that there is
room enough in Beadle county for
| these two brilliant politicians to pass
and rcpass without treading on each
others corns. | like them both and |
believe every man in the state would
be glad to hear Of a manly silence on
both sides, and this must come TO
pass or both will forfeit their right TO
honest consideration at the hands of
a patriotic people. and you can print
the whole dOgg0ned business if you
want to because | voice the opinion
of every progressive in Sphinx county
and the state
To close observer the Corn Palace
La Toilette political roundup had
many impOrtan features not on eX-
hibitiOn. but the main ambition OF
such a wonderful gathering consisted
in ground work and fence building,
and the workmen worked earnestly.
| There we're progressive republicans
and aviation republicans and demo-
Gratis of the Wilson and Harmon
schools: there were grangers and rem
nantS of the old farmers alliance, and
a number of men trying to find the
leading band wagons. Col. DICK
Woods of Sioux Falls said he repre-
sented the aviation wing of the re-
publican partya wing that is now
in the air but seeking home among
the progressives, and there is more
truth than poetry in Col. Woods re-
mark, because it is quite evident that
the conservative branch Of the party
has turned progressive in spirit and
purpose and the leaders are seeking a
foothold in the forward movement.
There were great many candidates
for office in Mitchell last week, and
all were full of hope and spoke en-
couragingly of the final result The
Widman hotel was the political cen
ter and there the warriors assembled
in great numbers. The next point of
political interest was the reception
room OF the First National Bank,
where hundreds of friends from all
over the first congressional district
called to pay their respects to Mr..
Branson, who is very popular with
the people both as banker and as a
citizen. The republicans of Dawson
county are behind him to man in
his candidacy for congress, and prom
inent citizens from Aurora, Brule,
Charles Mix, Douglas, BON Homme,
Union, Clay, Turner, McCook, Han
son, Sanborn and Lincoln were pres
ent during the day, many of them en-
thusiastic in support of Mr.. Branson
for congress, and the leading republi-
can progressive warrior of Charles
Mix, H. X. GjOlme, said: "Mr. Bran
son will carry Charles Mix with
whoop." Senator Abel of Huron told
of an interesting fight be and Mr..
Branson and Mr.. Frieberg of BereS-
ford, had with the corporation gang
when, through their leader, they de-
manded immense appropriations for
plunder. Branson was threatened
with all kinds of punishment if he re-
swore to no purpose. These men
saved the taxpayers Sl50,0O0 in their
refusal to be held up by the corpora
tion gang, and Mr.. Branson was chair
man of the committee. Mr.. Branson
stands square with the people in their
great battle for a square deal along
progressives lines as advocated by
Roosevelt, Cummins, La Toilette and
others. MI Branson believes in the
people and their right to honest rep
resentation in congress, and when
congressman betrayS his constituents
he should resign. "The rights of the
people are paramount to all other is
sues, and must be protected if the ma
tion lives" said Mr.. Branson in dis
cussing progressive legislation.
The Corn Palace is magnificent in
its decorations and the most abtrac-
tive yet presented the people. Mitch
ell has done great work for the state
with it's Corn Palace. 1t has done