The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-19
Republican Candidate for Governor Delivers
Strong Speech at Sbencer-Presents His
Policies for Building Ub State and
Disbroues Claims of Egan
and Richards

DpcIlSCI, -. D.p Ahdy a.
large and enthusiastic audience here
Saturday evening, Lieut.. Gov. Peter
Norbeck, candidate for the repubii-
can gubernatorial nomination, deliv-
cred a strong address IN the issues
of the campaign as they ave been
raised today. The address made an
excellent impression.
Mr.. Norbeck, while not a brilliant
orator, is a convincing speaker and a
keen analyst. His reply to various
charges mad by George w. Egan
proved the fallacies of the various
charges MIR. Egan is now making from
the platform. The reception accorded
his address indicates clearly the con-
fidence which the voters of this secs
ton place in him.
The address of MIR. Norbeck was in
substance as follows:
l am a candidate for governor and
l am asking your support upon my
RECORD made in this state. both as a
private citizen and in my official ca
pacity as state senator I'M lieutenant
governor. invite the closest inves>
tigation and full criticism. l cannot
be elected. or should not be elected
unlesss my life and record meets with
your approval. nor should | be elect,
ed if you feel that the policies set out
in my platform do not meet o APP
prevail. Nor should l be elected un>
less you, the voters, feel that | am the
most suitable person for the position
of all the candidates in the field.
| am not an orator. | have never
claimed the power to make the people
believe that black is white, or white
is black. l come before you with a
plain statement Of my official record.
of the principles ! stand for. and the
policy that / shall carry out if elected.
| do not ask you to approve of each
n every act of the state administra
ton. The acts of the administrator
are not mine. The policy of the ad-
ministration has not been my policy.
The duties of a lieutenant governor
are only that Of presiding owe the
senate and acting in the absence OF
the governor. If / am elected gov
ernOr. greater responsibility will fall
upon me, and the responsibility viii
be assumed. l do not NEAR from this
that the many campaign charges now
being made against the 3dministra.
ton have any foundation in fact.
They are without exception either
falSehoods or half truths. / am enur..
~ciating my own policies and am ask
ing the voters to consider my candi-
dacy upon it's merits, holding me re-
sponsible for any responsibility that
has been placed on me in the past
nothing more and nothing leSs-but |
do not. however, propose to let the
falsehoods and misrepresentation Of
my opponents go unanswered. chal,
lenge them to produce the facts. I
shall go into every part of the state
and shall always have the proofs with
me. The people of South Dakota are
intelligent and homes n it will gain
no man anything to tell falsehoGds or
half truths.
The effort Of my two opponents in
this primary campaign is along the
line Of discrediting the republican par
ty and it's representatives in this
state. They work together. They
stoop to anything hat they feel will
help in their plan. The various
charges made will be answered
through the press and on the plat
form, and the voters Of this state
shall have an opportunity to know
the truth OF each and every state
ment. And after it has been care>
fully considered and checked up by
facts and figures, here will be no
comeback because none is possible
where only the truth, and the full
truth is told.
I believe that my Legislative expe-
rience will be Of much value in case
OF my election. / believe that my
business experience will aid much in
bringing about a good business adj
ministration and assist in the up
building Of the state, especially the
agricultural interests, which are Its
main
Rural Credits.
I have for many years beer work