The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-10-10

tate, met after the Chicago Ave
ton had been held and by a vote of
> to | refused to endorse the nomln-
alton of Taft at Chicago. They nom
presidential electors who had
favored the nomination of Roosevelt.
\ large majority of the delegates IN
the Huron convention We're progress
sive republicans and these candidate
es for presidential electors are pro-
gressive republicans.
.'They declared their loyalty TO the
republican party, but because they
will not accept or condone the fraud
perpetrated at Chicago. the old cor
poration guard and the nonprogres-
sive and standpat leaders, who fail
ed to receive endorsement at the
June primaries and who could not
control the Huron convention. have
banded together to defeat these elect
ors and all the progressive candi-
dates nominated last June. They have
organized to defeat the republican
ticket, except the few stalwart can
didates who secured places upon ii.
This issue had to come. 1t is here.
Let us meet it squarely.
The Standpatter.
Let us ask: Would these men if
allowed to control the republican
party. even voluntarily initiate a sim
gle reform or support a single pro-
gressive policy? Have they ever
shown even a disposition to abandon
a single one of the old abuses. They
Justify what was done at Chicago by
saying ii was no worse than had been
done before. Would any wrong ever
be remedied, or any abuse ever be
corrected, or any progressive step ever
be taken, or any corrupt practice
ever be checked or stopped, If men
We're to decline to utter Il word OF
protest because the same wrongs, the
same abuses and the same corrupt
practices existed four years before OF
eight years before? But this is the
natural attitude of the standpatter
He has opposed all the progressive
policies which drove the political
bosses from power, compelled rail
way companies to do justice, and de
stroyed the corrupt lobbyist in thu
, great states OF the Northwest in re
cent years. He has opposed every stel
taken to restore the control of gov
=, eminent to the people. He hates tn
direct primary because it has sue
cessfully prevented him from pro
noting selfish interests and securing
privileges from the state. He look
j, upon a political party, not as a vol
untary association of free men, bu
as an army of disciplined regular
= who act without question in obed.
ense to orders received from a su
4 preme tribunal which rules from tn
top by absolute DEGREES
The Headlight Law.
:. 81 do not believe many South ID;
kota republicans will follow men VIII
{ stand for such a principle as that i
> the tempt they are making to d'
feat the republican ticket in til
state by %betraying it into the hant
of the democratic party. The progre
e sive legislation secured for the pc
o pie against the corporations in a
q these Northwestern states during III
s last ten years, came through the e
. forts OF progressive republicans an
not through the democratic party. A
D. the legislation in these states secu
n ing to the people the right to direc
e. ly select their candidates for Off
TO by direct primaries, was secured
ID progressive republicans. The pla
" form OF the party adopted by Il
es Huron convention, acting in the j
" lcI eSl vi Itdtti StttlitS NlC ~
and limb of passengers and railw
employees, adopted d resolution fave
I'd ing the adoption of the law requiril
~ locomotives to be equipped with ele
ne trio headlights. The state democrat
ID platform is silent on the subject. r
l. corporation crowd of standpattel
IN which is supporting the democrat
nm ticket in this state. are not in fav
OF OF il. 1t is Legislation to protect h
man life, IA the railroads are afra
it will cost them a few dollars and
H. is the old issue OF human life on o
Ia side and human selfishnesS on t
CO. other.
We The States Record.
Sc THE finances of South Dakota a
in excellent condition. The state taN
per capita are lower than those of o
We neigh bors. A beautiful new capt.
% building has been erected and pa
a for without a single suggestion.
ed suspicion of graft. Attempts to pro
Is extravaganza, which have been ma
over and over again for campai
~ purposes, have been made ridiculo
ar when the simple facts have been p
,sc sented to the people. So there is
10 good reason for Withholding suppc
from the republican state ticket.
Nd Democrats and Reciprocity.
n 1.-The farmers of South Dakt
- who resented the attempt of the T.
30 administration to compel them to S
ia their products in a free trade mar
oh while buying accessories they do l
49, produce in a protected market,
what was misnamed reciprocity w
- Canada should not forget thai
democratic majority in the natiol
,n House of Representatives refused
repeal that reciprocity act on ft
10 different occasions during the |
session. 1t remains a valid law too
nc upon the statute books OF the Uni
nv States, ana should the Canadian &
vi eminent change its attitude and l
III ify the act, it will be IN full fo
aas and effect. The democratic Ho
stubbornly refused to repeal it.
OF Underwood, the democratic leac
stoutly defended the reciprot
agreement with Canada last win
III and his party repeatedly sustain