The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Why He Supports
Candy For Congress-
, Faith Business Man lGives
ps.son For Not Supporting
Congress Martin.

Speaking from a farmers ousl,
ness mans and a commercial
..srd rv noint, a protective tariff is
nothing ,a more or less than a local.
..,ssb individual graft upon the
,roducers and laborers of this,
,hs third congressional district;
IS there is no tariff that can be
l0v;od upon any commodity pro-
d,cad in the state that can pos
siblv benefit either the producer
or the Iaborer' 4,
Now, Mr.. Martin contends, and
hos 50 voted in congress, that it
ia benefit to the producers, la
borers and business men OF this
cn,ntry that tariff be levied upon
hides, pumpkins, straw, farm ma
ebjnery, coal, barbwlre, lumber,
ctton and woolen goods. He vot-
ID a tariff of from 80 to 225 per
cent upon the above named artl-
cles, if | am correctly informed,
and the inconsistency of his vot-
ing for only a small per cent up
on diamonds, silks, satins and
putting asofoedita upon the free
list is beyond the comprehension
Of a sane man.
Mr.. Martin either voted for,
was paired or the big interests
did not need his vote to carry
their point. Now we would sug-
gest that Mr.. Martin take a re.
cess for a period of years or in.
definitely and try and ascertain
the wants of his constituency.
Mr.. Martin talks progressive
principles in South Dakota anC
votes with the standpat republi'
cans in Washington neither has
he stood firm with President
Roosevelt at heart.
At the state convention al
Huron, Mr.. Basford and hi;
co.Workers took the water of
from his shoulders by forcing
him to take position upon tn,
issues that are before the peopl,
namely progressive or reactionar,
and Mr.. Martin chose the latte,
and stood for Mr.. Taft and tn,
great interest, which the peopl'
0tSeuth Dakota do not want ant
who will certainly register thei
vote against Mi. Martin in tn,
coming election.
What the democrats and tn,
people want is, that the easter
representatives and stockholder
a the great interests keep thei
hands out of the western men
pockets while they make thei
own change.
Inc Iatt vetoes to bills passe,
"a democratic and progressiv
muse and senate for the pas
year has cost the common peopl
@she y United States over five bi'
n.n ]. seven hundred forty million
VI vin0hey as near as can be est,
aa'ed' Mr.. Taft it seems, ha
~ confidence in the people no
,Da ~sI !. representatives in congress
sa ~ assumed as y his domestic Rich
40 40 luolclal capacity and vetoe
" %sse se, DlIls, Is and the only excus
SS,saIs SSssEe the public was that h
so..s rsusnt it would Interfere wit
Sns soat. poor laboring man wh
ss'ks 70 i in the New England % mil nil
,sI,aa ,J naOtnlng, The graft, whic
a,,sa snss +, protection. goes to ith II
ssst 'a1 ,.a. holders. If you ou~s consum, rs n,
NV ,pvP;ssI Rss It, if you do not consum
ib,lng baniag9 \ you y pay no tax or graf
as apsn,el nae' t. Roper, chief clerk {
sE q ,'s ways and means committe rlult t
stn,taaoo !, a's mouse 5, and a tariff expe,
Vetoed 'es Is,. mat the bills Mr.. Ia.
vs s fsn;;'t last winter cost the ave
de eas, ,I',s " Of !. i've $l20 added
Ills w. ,ssoh. q living. Only sis ,
,rrrsnanaess resenes the United Stat,
es sn1'redI, into y while the other $l(
lirt,eu,. u 'ne pocket of the ma
Plies refs' II IL who have boosted Il
las' las''ssf,ean snan duty or tax. tx p''
''eflcan manufacture