The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-12
CRAWFORD T0ASTS
AN OPPOSING EDITOR
Continued from page l..

TO increase the rates above the Payne
Dalzell-Cannon combination recon-
mendcd. He offered no amendments
for reductions. | offered a free coal
amendment, voted for ~thirty-three
specific amendments. making reduc-
tons in 4 vast number of The rates
named in the bill, and made vigorous
speeches in support OF them. Yet this
newspaper opposes me and tells its
subscribers that | vas not progress
sive because | did not stand for
downward revision, and gives its sup
port To Mr.. Burke who stood for
the bill in every detail. Its standards
are Mathematician. 1t does not ring
true. 1t is false; and the Sir Frede-
rick Wronghead who publishes it
stands convicted before his w read
crs of the most contemplate form of
newspaper jugglery and misrepresen-
tation. 1T supported Byrne against
Egan in the primary election OF 1912.
After Byrne was nominated, it join
ed forces with Esan and supported
johnson against Byrne.
For Wilson Last Year.
ut defended the Barnes-Penrose-
Observation-Disclosures combine, which
threw legally elected delegates chos-
en- by direct vote under primary cleo
ton laws out of the seats to which
they were entitled. When Roosevelt
had beaten Taft so badly that there
was not a shred of hope for that un-
fortunate man, the Argus-Leader
rushed to the support of l-aFollette,
whom it hates, and supported him be-
fore the convention and Wilson al
ter the convention. 1t united with
Ernest Jackson, Tom Roberts, Bask-
erville, Simmons and the Homestake
and boltcd all the state and congress
sional ticket except Burke and his
stalwart colleague and three stall
warts on the state ticket. 1t intends
to bolt The ticket nominated at the
March primaries this year unless the
voters select the candidates whom it
now supports. Yet it PIRATES long and
loud about loyalty to the republican
party. 1T grossly and %braGenly mis-
represents facts and hopes by vain
repetition day after day TO have its
falsehoods believed. This is a truth
full picture of the part played by this
newspaper which seeks to aid MIR.
Burke in his campaign for the Unit
ed States Senate. ! submit TO the
) voters of the state hat in politics it
is not a trustworthy paper; that its
l chief motive is revenge and a de-
t sire to serve selfish interests. Its his
tory proves this. In justice to my
sell and to the other candidates
whom it is seeking to injure by its
course of falsehood and defamation
l decided to come here and-afte,
due notice to the editor-eXpose to
; public view The Inconsistency and the
political %insincerity OF this paper
q which owes to the public a duty te
deal honestly and with some regard
, for the truth as a creator of public
opinion. yat q.
Expects no change.
ut will so on no doubt in the flu
ture as IL has in the past, indnigina
in studied and ingenious ~falsehood:
and villification; but | am sure thai
all fairminded people condemn it:
course and that its power to do harm
: is almost it, not entirely destroyed
:, The time when such a course cal
. succeed has gone. No better proof o
that fact can be cited than the cast
of the Argus-Leader itself which ha!
:, been defeated in every campaign
since 1906. The real issue we ar
= now facing is whether the progressive
: policies and leadership of the repub
lican party in this state shall be up
held or whether the old stalwar
: leadership with it's we'll known view.
of principles and of party manipula
ton, shall be called back into thu
a control it exercised and abused
: ,,;,r a., 1ane M pnrl.n 40 u N,
1 said to embody and %personify the fol
lowers of the old school. l may b'
said to represent what it known n
the progressive republican idea, ant
the one thing among all other
whom the old leaders wish to de
feat.
The Challenge to Debate.
"'There is evidence on every hant
tlat if they can only defeat mo the.
believe the way to a complete rehab
ilitation in power will be short ant
easy. They had much trouble in find
n ing a candidate but at last induced
e Mr.. Burke to enter the lists. l hav'
thought that it would clear ava.
e much of the fog and misrepresenta
ton in this Mampaign ii Mr.. Burk'
and myself could hold a series o
Joint meetings before the people AM
o let them hear both sides of the con
troversy from us. We have eNchang
ed several letters on the subject bu
no agreement was reached. When
S accepted the invitation to speak a
this meeting l sent a letter to Mr.
y burke Offering to give him one-hal
my time on this platform tonight
under date of Feb. 5th, l received
s letter from Mr.. Burke in which h,
+, takes the position that, because
would not agree to his proposal tina
1.-THE joint discussions be confined t
!, the last ten days of the campaign a n
If that l make no speeches in the mean
a time, and that we should confine tn,
/, debate to the technical and forma
record, the incident a closed a IN
rs he would not consider it further. IL
r flatly declined my proposal for
b. joint debate and an equal division
% of time at this meeting. Mr.. Day VIII,
does not hesitate to pose as a lam
TO guide the feet of the reading pub
lie past the pitfalls into which h
Iclaims | would Lead them, also de
vlclines to face me before an audierc
: composed OF his w townsmen an
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