The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-10-05
KENYON SCORES
DENIS FOR PORK
THE IONA SENATOR DENouNcEs
PARTY WHICH PROMISED
ECONOMY IN 1912 AND
SAYS NOTHING in 1916
PLATFORM.
The Democratic party promised

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''The Democratic party promised
rigid economy in its 1912 platform
and has given us our most extrava-
CANT administration / say, turn it
out, and if the Republicans are
guilty of the same thing, turn them
out too"
Scoring the Democratic party 70,
| its broken pledges, "wiggly, wobbly'
handling Of Mexican affairs and gen
eral extravaganza, Senator w. S.
Kenyon, of Fort Dodge Ia, last
evening addressed the first political
gathering of the campaign at the city
hall auditorium. The lower floor and
most of the balcony was filled for
the meeting, held under the auspices
of the Young Mems Republican
club.
County Chairman w T. Upton
called the meeting to order, emphas-
izing the work of the club and an
nouncing that the younger members
of the party at Mt. Vernon were or
ganizing and would put forth stren-
uous efforts to outdo the Mitchell
club DIR. Nj. w. Myler. president
OF the club introduced the speaker
of the evening. On the platform
were seated Republican county NOM
inees; officers and members of the
club. Prior to the meeting, the
Mitchell Concert band paraded Main
street.
Many Political Bigots.
| AT the outset of his address. the
senator shot a few barbed remarks
to so called political bigots," those
whom he declared found no good in
any party but their own and all of
the vices in the ranks of the opposi-
tion. He declared that the Demo-
cratic party had done smany good
things and had accomplished some
things for the public welfare, in
which during the past session of
Congress it had been aided largely
by Republican support
"One important phase of the
present campaign" declared Senator
Kenyon, is the amalgamation of the
Republicans and Progressives. That
it is actually matter of fact is
shown by the nomination by the
Republican party in its primaries of
Hiram johnson in California, Miles
PoindeNter in Washington and Medili
Mccormick in Illinois. all former Pro-
gressives. And they are supporting
that great Progressive Republican.
courageous and honest, who has
fought graft all his life, Charles Z.
Hughes.
Among the planks in the Demo-
cratic platform which he SAID had
been splintered by performance in
the past three years We're those of
civil service. economy and one term
for president. The senator declared
that the child labor bill had more
Democratic votes against its passage
than Republican and that the federal
reserve and rural credits were nom
partisan in the support which had
been given them.
Wilson has kept us out of a
great strike" some of his support
ers say. He had a law passed, but
it was a bill to increase wages and
not for an eight-hour day This
Adamson law is piece of bun
combe. Nobody knows what it will
lido. When anybody or any organi-
zation, be it the president or Con-
sress, permits any union or organi-
zation to force legislation through
without first knowing its merits, it
is a cowardly and craven thing to
do"
Tariff Vital Issue.
Senator kenyon declared that the
most vital factor in the campaign
was the tariff issue, and quoted i'm
port statistics to the effect that de
spite the great volume of trade
brought on By the sale of war muni-
tions, the balance of trade was set
ting in against America due to the
i Underwood. He declared that only
'blood-stained prosperity, whereby
We have protited by The sale of
those things to kill our fellow man, y
has kept this country from suffer
ing from the effects of free trade
policy.
The senator closed his address
with ringing denunciaton of the
statement who thought his mis-
sion in Congress was to secure an
appropriation for "Podunk creek. .
and regarded his success as complete
when he had hauled out sufficient
swag from the public treasury for
buildings and purposes his district
Idid not need. He quoted instances
of villages of small population get
ting appropriations for huge public
buildings, where the janitor service
would cost more than the previous
/ rental, and scored the "pork" meth
DDS of the present administration.
As to the Mexican question. he
! declared that Wilson had vaccilitat-
ed on every problem that arose.
causing this country great annoy
ance. He urged preparedness against
war and concluded with an appeal to
support Hughes as a great strong
American with a red blooded policy. .
! The speaker was interrupted by
frequent applause throughout his ad.
dress.
COLLEGE WILL