The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-09
McCARTER CALLS
BRYNE FAILURE
EDMUNDS COUNTY MAN, SEEKING
NEliOCRATlC NOMINATION.
A}.St>Es sORNaA SIATE-
NfE,AT.

Aberdeen, 5. D.-ll develoues that
judge James W. McCarter OF Ed
munds county, county judge of that
county, is a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor, in
stead OF congress, as was more
Judge McCarter has made formal an
nouncement OF his candidacy, in the
following:
1t rs a worthy ambition for a
member OF any commonwealth to
hope to become governor of his state.
L am a democrat. | glory in the ac-
complishments of our president, We
have the most wonderfully sincere
friend OF the people in the presidents
chair that We have ever had. Never
in the history OF the United States
have we had a president who has
proven himself to be so unsclishly
devoted to u interests and who has
shown himself to be such a friend of
lhe common people as has the hon
orab1e Woodrow Wilson. Let US
trust that he will be spared to us, so
that he will be able to enact laws
that will help TO put US all on au,Ial
footing where we can truly say, We
are equal
II deplore the fact that South De-
kota has SO far forgotten itself as to
send representatives to congress who
place partisan politics above duty to
the people of this tsate. lohonei the
day Will come when U officials will
put duty first. They have BETRAYED
us thus far. their conduct in CONGRESS-
the interests of the people OF our
great state. They are the peoples
worst enemies. Let us retire this
class OF men as soon as possible. They
are dangerous to South Dakota.
"T deplore the fact that the great
state of South Dakota is unfortunate
Ny burdencd with q person acting az
governor who so far forgcts himself
land his duty to tho peopie as to. in
his mall way. criticize our great x
ecutive, tho president of the United
States. in his treatment of questions
vital 10 the life OF the nation. Gov
crnor BrYne has proven himself to
be an absolute failure in every way
so far as his career as governor is
concerned. Never has there been a.
man III Tho governors chair Who has
convicted himself as being SO slbser.
Went 10 the wishes OF the class as
opposed to The Interests of The tax
payers as has he. Mover have we
been 50 betrayed az We were when
he and his machine forced upon US
the nefarinus tax commission. His
only object was to pay his political
debts. This is only one OF his he
trayals of the taxpayers. ] might
enumerate them indefinitely
Having defined his position toward
President Wilson US one OF profound
admiration, toward the South Dakota
delegation in the senate and house
as one of severe criticism, and toward
Governor Brvne as one of utter
condemnation, Judge McCarter con-
dudes his address to The public bv
declaring himself a candidate FOR the
democratic nomination for governor
in the following:
III YOU will name and elect me
governor. ! promise you that I will
devote my entire time and eneregv
III relieving you Of the onerous bur
dens now placed upon you, and give
10 every man a square deal. 7 re-
spectfGlly request that YOU nominate
me as your democratic candidate in
the primaries TO be held on March
"a. 1a14."
Judge McCartcr has never been
prominent in state politics, In. he is
said TO be VERY popular IN Edmunds
conuty where he has lived for MANY
wears, and is q progressive democrat,
lie has hold The offices OF states at
tornev and county nudge in Edmrnds
county. which is aning pretty we'll
for q democrat. as Edmnnds is usual
" pretty reliably republican.
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