The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22
CONGRESSMAN
RAPS EMOCRAT

49, 4AAIv4ONNkAx -
MIR. BURKE OPENS SPEAKING
CAMPAIGN WITH REVIEW OF
NATIONAL PRoFLIGAuY.
Playing the Wilson administration
TOR its alleged reckless expenditures
of the public money, it's voting of a
war tax in times of peace and dis
elimination in favor, Of southern agri-
cultural products against farm COM
modities from the north, Congress-
mar Charles Fl. Burke opened his
speaking campaign in his race for the
senatorshfpe last evening at the city
hall auditorium.
Thre was nothing of bitterness or
rancor in the address of the Repub-
lican nominee. Calmly, with no ora
torical flights or waving Of the blooGy
shirt, MI. Burke outlined what he be-
1ieyed to be the serious shortcomings
He was optimistic in his belief that
the Republicans would return to
power in 1916, IS
The auditorium stage was occupied
by the nominees on the Republican
county ticket, Including DR.. c. s.
Bobb. for state senator, Charls Well
Ter, for representative, 8. Cattrell,
for clerk Of courts, j. b. Doane, for
auditor, John Anthem, Jr., for treas
urer, Lauritz Miller, for states at
torney, and p. E. Owens, for sheriff.
The speaking was prefaced with
three numbers by the. Elk's double
quartette. The singers were enthus-
iastically received by the audience.
R. j. Lamme, chairman OF the Re-
publican county central committee,
presided and introduced the speaker.
The audience filled the lower floor
and overlooked into the balcony.
"Opening my campaign in Nit
chell tonight" said Mr.. Burke, sis
more than of ordinary interest to me.
Sixteen years ago last August 1 re-
ceivd my first nomination for con-
gress and it is perhaps fitting that the
same city should witness the com
mencement Sof my campaign for the
senatorship, Ito be decided at the cleo
tion two weeks from tomorrow"
The formal speech by Mr.. Burke
was opened by a review OF the strug-
giles between the Republican and
Democratic parties for the past fifty
years, during which time third par
ties have sprung up and languished
away, always leaving the contest be-
tween the two great political divi-
|Sions.
THE Republican party has been
in control most OF the time" continu-
ed the speaker. .::But there have been
two breaks In the continuity. AL
though you may dislike to do it, you
can remember the period between
his administratiqn. Then with the
inauguration OF Mckinley In 1897
started a period of 16 years of the
country's greatest prosperity, when
it developed to q. state 1t had never
known before On March A 1913, the
Democrats regained control again,
and after IA yearsand q half Of their
administration II lis perhaps well to
see what has happened.
Zone thing, there are three or
four timessass many idle freight cars
at the present time as there was be
fore, Indicating closely thu depres-
sion of husinessHsfYou are familiar
with the great armies Of thesunemt
played that .roaned the country the
past summer, many Of whom came
through Mitchell in their travel over
South Dakota. This is something
you had not seen f0r many years.
Something has happened. It was the
passage of the Underwood tariff bill.
"The passage of this bill did not
mean.that the principle Of protection
had been voted down by the Amer,
ican people, Thesgelection of 1912
showed that they still favored It, for
the principle Of protection was up
held by both the Republican and Pro-
|gressiye parties, who had combined
majority over the Democrats OF one
and hree-quarters millions OF votes.
The Democratic victory was a minor
fity one; being Won only against q
divided party.
pThis section of the country is ag-
!ricultural and It might be we'll to.
bill has done for you. We find that,
II agricultural items were placed on
the free list and five other items were
materiaAXs.reduced. On the other
hand, II. can be seen that mostsof &
the farm productass1rom the south
we're placed on the protested list. "a
Observation-Disclosures tho northern,
farmer hi favor of the southern.
WhilssI do not wish to be accts.
I'd OF seoti0Akllsm. III is we'll to look
the facts In the face. What do We
see! We see Democratic majority
In Congra1ss dDminatedshy the south
erns AaRStUlkeA and aSapEaQentAtives
That II .tgsepident can De Noted from
the. campafgn%text b01k used by Mr.