The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-03-05
Hon. Clifford PinChOt Speaks
A. Large Crowd Hears the Distinguish.
ed Gentleman Tell His Honest
Story Why He is in Favor
OF Mr. Leonard Wood
for President

I'M ilrSt gun OF the political bar
rage was fired when the Hon. Gif
! ford Plnchot. Of PENNSYLVANIA
speaking in the interest of Leonarc
Wood for president, spoke to a goo(
sized audience at the Opera House
Monday evening.
George Rix, introduced the
speaker, giving a short out inc OF
the life and works of Mr.. Pinchot
The Mibank band played a short
concert on the street before going
to the hall where they played two
| more numbers.
Mr.. Pinchot spoke Of the needs
of the present time and the future
declaring that the next four years
would determine n large measure
what came after then We should
not only think of ourselves at the
present time. but for our children
in the future, was one of the state
ments Of the speaker. The general
conditions brought on by the war,
our relations with foreign natl )ns.
Intervals trouble and disputes, and
the individual conditions which
every man faces were the points
dealt with Facts. figures, and ill.,
lustrations played an important
part in the address. as did the per-
sona work and interests Of the
speak er. the talk being colored by
the intimate knowledge and inform
at,on Of Mr.. Pinch"t as a member
Of the National Farm Organization
and the National Forestry depart
men. He showed a complete know
ledge of the needs of the farmer.
and could have given interesting in.
formation about the national for
rests minerals. streams and other re-
sources of the nation.
The statement that there was one
man that we did not want in the
White House. even tho we 90 not
know who we want, and that one
man was democrat, was greeted
with cheers and applause. The
name of Leonard Wood. when given
as the logical candidate was ap-
plaused. He made stand on the
platform Of military training for
the men of the nation as pre-
paredness measure, in just the same
measure as training in any other
line of endeavor. He claimed for
Wood that wide range of knowledge
and experience which made him
competent to deal with foreign af-
fairs and commercial interests.
The prestige which we enjoyed as
a nation one year ago has been lost
thru cur faulty leadership and this
has to be regained. These condi-
tions make it imperative that we
have man in the leadership who is
capable of handling them, who has
the respect and confidence Of the
foreign Governments. The wide
experiences which Wood has receiv-
ed as administrator Of affairs in
various parts of the world and in
different locations in the United
States gives him an interest in local
and worldly business affairs. He
defied anyone to show proof where
the candidate had fallen down on
job which he had been given, and
claimed on the contrary that Wood
showed administrative abilities
which made him presidential
possibility. The military objection
was cleared away by saying that
Wood was not an army officer from
West Point. or had ever received
military training. His successful
administrations have been ia
civilian capacity rather than mill
tary. He ended by reading excerpts
from letters from Roosevelt about
Wood and letters from Wood to
himself about the questions of the
day.
Mr.. Pinchot left Wednesday for
Webster where he is due to speak.
He will speak in five cities Of the
Northeastern part of the state end
ing at Watertown next Saturday
evening.
Other speakers are billed for this
city. and is possible that Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. will be here in the
latter part of this month if the
dates can be arranged. Saturday
evening is the McMaster and
Richard debate with McMaster who
lined up behind Wood for president.
The Girl Scouts took the first hike
Of the season around the city last
Sunday, averaging four miles per
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