Dakota farmers' leader., October 24, 1890, Image 4

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—PUBLISHED "WEEKLY BY—
ARMERS' PUBLISHING COMPANY,
—INCORPORATED—
A.
J. WIMPLE, PRESIDENT
JERE GEHON, VICE PRESIDENT
E. W. OWENS, SECRETARY
JOHN ISACKSON, TREASUBER.
J. P. COOLEY, EDITOR AND MANAGER.
Entered at the postofflce In Canton as second
•lass mall matter.
TBE FARMERS'LEADER IS owned by a com-
fany
composed of nearly 400 of the most
regressive farmers of southeastern South Da
ota. It Is a fearless advocate of the rights of
the farmer, mechanic, day laborer and artisan
•nd as such It will use Its best Influence toward
She upbuilding of the Farmers' Alliance, the
Knights of Labor and kindred organisations,
•nd, incidentally, toward the support of the
principles of the Independent party.
The paper Is conducted uader the direction
mt
a board of directors composes of the fallow
ing named sentlemsn: A. J. Wimple, Jcre
Sehon, B. w. Owens, John Isackson, Henry
Bradshaw, Ole Byre. Nels Larson, Ole Hoksn
•tad, A. T. SuBdvold.
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INDEPENDENT STATE TICKET.
Members in Congress—
FREDERICK ZIPP,
of Lawrence.
FRANK A. LEAVITT,
of Lincoln.
Governor—
H. L. LOUCKS,
of Deuel.
^Lieutenant Governor—
A. L. VAN OSDEL,
of Yankton.
Secretary of State—
H. M. HANSON,
of Miner.
^Treasurer—
F: B. ROBERTS,
of Grant.
Auditor—
J. R. LOWE,
of Brule.
(Attorney General—
S. W. COSAND,
of Potter.
Superintendent ot Public Instruction-
E. A. DYE,
of Spink.
Com. of Schools and Public Lands—
F. F. MEYER,
of Sanborn^
Com. of Labor and Statistics—
COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator—
HENRYT5RADSHAW.
For State Representatives—
J. E. HOLTER,
E. W. OWENS,
JERE GEHON.
For County Treasurer—
A. J. WIMPLE.
For County Auditor—
ED. WARDWELL.
For Register of Deeds—
J. M. WALL.
For Clerk of the Courts—
ASA FORREST, Jb.
For Sheriff—
HENRY BARNUM.
YOT County Superintendent—
W. GOLTRY,
For States Attorney—
Commissioner Second District—
JOHN O. STEENSLAMD.
THE INDEPENDENT PARTY.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
We, the undersigned committee, pursuant to
the authority given to us by an assemblage of
people from all parts of South Dakota, conven
ed in the city of Huron, S. D., June 6, 1890. and
who in their sovereign capacity have authoriz
ed us to prepare and issue to the people of
JSoutnh Dakota an address which shall in few
words set forth our grievances and demands,
approach our task wi an abiding faith in the
people, believing that they will see its reason
ableness and the necessity of looking beyond
party lines for relief.
We believe that our nation is the sole archi
tect of its own destiny and fortunes, and by its
own acts brings either weal or woe upon itself
—surroundedTand confronted by great evils,
which, if not removed, will bring retribution.
Murmurlngs of discontent are heard on every
hand. Wealth producers are. becoming desti
tute in a
land of plenty, while the wealth of the
country has been concentrated into the hands
of the few, thereby building up a plutocracy
which is repugnant to the very foundation
principles of our government, and under which
the masses are suffering beyond further endur
ance. Feeling these oppressions, we have ap-
Srs
naled In the past in vain to the political par
who have had control of the government
for relief. Therefore, we deemed ourselves by
necessity and duty compelled to form the inde
pendent party, which has accepted the motto:
"In the Spirit of Love and Justice the People
Rule." we have adopted the following
PLATFORM.
First, we demand eurrenoy to be Issued by the
general government, to be full legal tender, to
Increase In volume with inereas of business,
to be Issued directly to productive industries
without Intervention of banks.
Seoond, wc demand railway transportation,
telegraph and telephone services at actual cost:
and that the government shall own and operate
the same.
Third, we demand the free and unlimited
eoinagc of silver.
Fourth, we demand the adoption of an abso
lutely secret systc^n ot voting, both state and
national.
Fifth, we demand the most rigid economy
consistent with the safety and dignity of our
state and nation, in the administration of every
branch of our government.
Sixth we demand the passage of laws pro
hibiting the alien ownership or land and that
congress take steps to obtain lands owned by
aliens and forlegn syndicates and that lands
now held by corporations in excess of such as
ie su-tually used and needed by them be reclaim
ed by the government and held for actual set
tlors only.
Therefore, we appeal to you. tho people of
6011th D-kota, to rally around our standard.
BANKERS WANT HURON.
Some people have noticed and looked
on it as a singular coincidence, that
ost of the bankers in the state are sup
irting.Huron for the capital. The fact
lay not seem so novel and singular,
vhen people are. once made aquainted
A-ith
the facts in the case.
About the time the capital campaign
pened last spring, the bankers all over
he state formed themselves into a gigan
ic syndicate, with a large capital, and
nvested in a large tract of Huron real
'state on which they expect to realize a
iandsome profit—that is if the farmers
•hoose to locate the state capital at
Iuron. This is the reason the bankers
re all in favor of Huron for the capital
nd it is doubtlesB the bankers who have
een furnishing most of the Huron cam
iaign boodle. But Huron may rest as
tired that the farmers of this state
vill look to their own interests. They
now full well that the Alliance leaders
vho are working in favor of Huron, as
veil as the Ruralist have been well paid
•r their work and they will act upon the
dictates of their own mind and conscience
'hen they come to vote upon this ques
ion. Dakota farmers have had too much
experience dealing with bankers, and
while we do not wish to be understood
is insinuating that they have been dis
lonestly dealt with, yet they understand
the importance of the fact tersly told by
Air.
Beaumont in liis speech the other
lay "I learned very early in life, when I
ound a banker on one side ol' the fence
to jump over to the other side as quick
as possible."
TUB 'LEADER'S
advice to the farmers
is to cost their vote against the Huron
:ink syndicate scheme, for Pierre and
hereby at the same time voting for the
inereas of the wealth of the state, for the
reduction of the surplus lands in the
aate, for the extension of railroads into
he home market for farm products in
fie Black Hills, for the opening of coal
fields in the western part of the state that
will be worth millions to us on this side
of the Missouri, for the increase of the
taxable property of the state, for the lo
cation of the capital where it will ultim
ately be in the very center of population
tnd thus save the state hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in unnecessary railroad
:'air for members of the state legislature,
in traveling to the state capital. Pierre is
the place.
A FALSE PROPHET.
In his speech at this place recently,
Mr, Moody stated that the financial sys
tem proposed by the independent party
was pernicious because it proposed to is
sue money to the people regardless of val
ues. All that would be necessary for the
people to do to get money was to sit in
idleness and the government would pour
:t
W. L. JOHNSON,
of Brown.
into their laps without their lifting a
hand or turning a wheel.
It is surprising to hear a man of Mr.
Moody's alleged intelligence and ability,
to say nothing of his avowed reputation
or truth and varacity, make such a state
ment.
The truth of this matter is that the in
lependent party does not propose to do
nytning of the kind rspresented by Mr.
loody, nor is any speaker on the plat
orm of the new party advocating any
such doctrns. The independent party,
its platform of principles, advocates
he free coinage of silver and the issuing
if money to the people at the actual cost
•f issuing it. By this is ment, as every
ntelligent, fair minded man must admit,
hat the people shall have money at a
rate of interest no higher than the cost of
issuing the money. The government has
practically extended this privilege to the
national banks for the past twenty years
ir more, by granting them the priv
ilege of making their own bank notes, by
laying to the government interest in the
form of a tax, of one per cent per all
ium. The independent party aslce noth
ng more than to have the government ex
end this right to the people at large as
well as to the banks, and if Mr. Moody is
not ignorant upon the subjectof his speech
1 le certainly knows this to be true. More
iver, he certainly must admit that noth
ing is more fair and reasonable. Why
loes he not tell the truth about this mat
ter'?
HURON WOULD DISFRANCHISE
LEGAL VOTERS.
From the Dakota Knights of Labor.
The Huronite throws herself wide
open in a charge that Pierre opened new
polling places in unorganized counties
contiguous to her, to put election places
in charge of cow-boys, Indians, roughs,
toughs, barbarians and semi-barbarians.
This libeling sheet is aware that settlers
have been pouring into that country ever
since the reservation opened, knows that
there are quite a few old settlers on the
reservation and that those people can
vote according to law, and what hurts
worse, that the vote will be a unit for
Pierre for permanent capital, and the
polling places have been established
according to law, that the right of every
free American citizen to suffrage can be
had, and they seek by such articles to
prejudice votes against Pierre and preju
dice the supreme court into serving a writ
upon the proceedings of the Hughes
county commissioners, granting such
rights to the settlers. The facts are,
they know they are downed unless they
can. by every means within their power
break the solid west. They are downed
in the eastern part of the state unless by
misrepresentations they can turn several
thousand votes against Pierre. This
writ is a virtual acknowledgement of the
nearness of their last breath. Their
dying gasp must come with a desperate
contortion because of their fear of eterni
ty and its awful and sure justice for their
unpardonable sins against their mother,
(state) their sister. (Every village and
city in the state) and every industry they
have attempted to cripple, and even the
outside world whom they have attempted
to poison against the whole state.
LINCOLN'8 PROPHECY FULFILL
ED.
Near the close of the war, in reply to a
letter from a friend in Illinois, President
Lincoln said:
Yes, we may all congratulate ourselves,
that this cruel war is nearing to a close
It has cost a vast amount of treasure
and blood. The best blood of the flower
of American youth has been freely offered
upon our country's alter, that the nation
might live. It has been, indeed a trying
hour for the republic, but I see in the
near future, a crisis approaching, that
unnerves me and causes me to tremble
for the safety of my country.
As a result of the war, corporations
have been enthroned, and an era of cor
ruption in high places will follow and
the money power of the country will en
deavor to prolong its reign by working
upon the prejudices of the people' until
all wealth is aggregated in a few hands,
and the republic is destroyed. I feel at
this moment, more anxiety for the safety
of my country than ever before, even in
the midst of the war. God grant that
my suspicions may prove groundless.
THE NOTORIOUS IIAZZARD CIR
CULAR.
In 1862, Hazzard, an agent of European
capitalists, sent the following "confiden
tial" circular to American bankers:
"Slavery is likely to be abolished by
the war power and chattel slavery de
stroyed. This I and my European friends
are in favor of, for slavery is but the
owning of labor, and carries with it the
care of the laborers while the European
plan, led on by England, is capital con
trol of labor, by controlling wages. This
can be done by controlling the money.
The great debt, that capitalists will see to
it is made out of war, must be used as a
measure to control the volume of money.
To accomplish this the bonds must be
used as a baniring basis. We are now
waiting to get the secretary of the
treasury to make this recommendation
to congress. It will not .do to allow the
'greenback,' as it is called,, to. circulate
as money any great length of time, for we
cannot control them. But we can con
trol the bond and through tbem the bank
Dead wood Pioneer: Fred C.. Zipp, the
independent nominee, is one pf the best
known merchants in the Black Hills,
a good citizen, charitable and benevolent
always. Though non-partisan in politics
he is well posted in the politics of the
country especially on the labQr problem
and economical questions.As'a speaker
lie is clear, forcible and direct atfd has
strong convictions of truth and justice.
When thoroughly convinced that he is
right no earthly power can swerve him.
We are not advised of the voting strength
of the independent party, but can say
this, that he will make a more able repre
sentative than either of the present in
cumbents. The fact that he is an inde
pendent does not disqualify him any
more than it does Judge Thomas because
he is a democrat, neither does it prevent
the Pioneer from proclaiming his merits.
As the Pioneer is a Black Hills paper, it
believes in Black Hills men, from whom
it gets its support. It also believes in
self protection and will advise Black
Hillers to support Black Hills men.
OUIDA IN THE SURF.
flow the Novelist Punished An, Impertl*
neut Young Man*
Ouida, whose eccentricities of dress
and speech, whose manner of living,
and whose wealth and sensational
novels have made her the para
graph or's pet sub.eet, displays a spicy
temper when her reserve is encroached
upon. The creator of so many
beauties of romance is herself very
plain. Her youth has lied, but she
still retains a magnificent fleece of
gold-colored hair, and a rose-leaf
skin. It is pathetic to see the time
and care she lavishes on the preser
vation of these charms, and only her
maid can tell how often her razor,
tongued mistress has been hood
winked by the charlatans pretending
to occult knowledge in the matters of
the toilet For years it has been
Mile, da la Ramee'a habit to visit
Trouville and disport herself in the
surf that affords the fashionable
French public so much scandal and
recreation. She does not mingle with
the throng rarely recognizes aa ac
quaintance, and, accompanied by her
maid, swims, floats and dives with
the grace of an accomplished swim
mer. She always enters the water
with her hair unbound, her white
neck and arms exposed, and wearing
a conspicuous bathing-dress, liow it
chanced one day that a group of Par
isian dudes were sunning themselves
on the sands as the author of "Strath*
more" came by. There had been
some previous talk of the lady
her books, when, in response to a
challenge, one of the gilded youths
approached, lifted his hat, and wished
mademoiselle "Bon jour." Without
the slightest change of expression
Ouida turned to her maid, and, hand
ing her the silk girdle of her
gown, said in French: "Fillhe,
this as a halter and lead that escaped
ass back to his stable." The famous
novelist enjoyed her baths unmolested
after this.
PHYSICAr SUFFERING.
It Is Often a Revelation of Nature.
rrotiig U* of
In a certain sense, ai'Cbrding to a
writer in Hearth and Home, |uin is a
remonstrance from the vital euei-^ies,
intended as a warnintr. when tae law*
of our being, tbe physical laws, arts
violated, preparing the way lor a is
ease and luffering. If improper food
is taken, too much, that .vhicu is in
digestible, taken improperly, too
fast or at improper times, a pain in
the stomach, or dizziness, may be
regarded as a revelation, suggesting
a chang* of habit* or the propriety,
the neoessity for treatment that the
penalty ma, be removed, if an in
jury is sustained, an accident occurs,
the pain is not on a warning, but
.'an evidence that tuere is su cieni
vitality remaining to aid in tbe re
covery. the absence of pain under
s.uoh circumstances being good evi
dence th.at paralysis has occurred, the
hopelessatfcts of the ca^e being denoted
by the inability of the vital powers
to sound the pain-alarm and to arouse
sufficient eueriry to institute the nec
essary means of recuperation and re
covery. This is designated as a con
dition in which the system is "be
low pain," while thai ic which there
is no disease or derangement of any
kind, or wuen all of nature's latvs
have been regarded—if such cases ex
ist— may be "above pain.'1 Pain,
therefore, whether intended as an
alarm, or resulting1 from vigorous ef
forts of tht) recuperative, vital powers,
may be regarded as a bless.ng,
iu-11
duatLng- tuat recover} is possible. It
serves as a merciful stimulus or an
inviLation to the victim to co-operate
with nature in her curative efforts,
nature ordinarily as the internal phy
sician—rarely receiving due credit,
while another may receive more t.ian
the circumstances may justify. Hence,
it is the part of wisdom to search for
and remove the causes of such pains,
thus bringing their important mission
to an end, with no occasion to grapple
witn dangers, rather than to use
opiates to hush these needed alarms,
sti.iing the physical conscience, so
locking up the vital powers that
they are unable to aid in curative
eaorts, crippling nature in every
possible manner.
PRECOCIOUS CHILDREN.
Vhmy Apm
Their Kltoi la Draw, CM-
venation aod Fartiapa la Wlofc»d»—i.
It would be ludiorous, were it not
so painful, to see bow old are the
children of to-4ay. While walking
the other day I was dumbstruck in
this wise, »ays a writer in the New
York Ledger. Two little boys in
round ,ackets approached a daintily
dressed little girl of seven. One,
touching his cap to her with Chester
fieldian grace, drew forward the
blusaing owner of the other round
jacket saying: "Allow me, Miss Al
mira, to present to you my friend, Mr.
Smith." The little lady recognized
Mr. Smith after the most approved
adult fashion, and I went on my way,
••a sadder Dut a wiser" woman. Be
fore 1 had time to recover from this I
heard a boy of six ask a little girl of
ten: "Mary, what do you think of
the men?" Mary, bridling with edify
ing indignation, answered: "Haven't
I told you repeatedly, sir, never to
ask me that question?" Judging from
present symptoms, kites, hoops, dolls
will be in'small request in a few years.
Male babies in the cradle will then
smoke cigars ana female babies will
cry for a little husband instead of a
lump of sugar.
ftlflicaolooi Prayer*
The story the other day about the
pious little boy who tried to walk on
the water in the bath tub recalls an
other of an equally pious little girl.
She was 8 years old and lived in the
country. She had started one day
rather late for school with another
little girl about her own age. On
their way they caught a glimpse of
a clock dial through an open door it
lacked five minutes of 9.
'Oh, dear!" exclaimed the pious lit
tle girl, "it's five minutes to i) and we,
will oe late to school."
"I'm afraid we will.
"Jenny," said the pious little girl,
impressively. -'I'll tell you what we
must do we'll kneel right down here
and pruy that we won't be late."
"H'm!" said the other, "I guess
that we'd better skin right along and
pray as we go!"
They "skun" and got there.
Antiquity of Crackers.
Very few consumers of w*heaten
products are aware ot the fact that
crackers are the oldest form of bread.
ragments of unfermented cakes were
discovered in the Swiss lake dwellings
which belong to the Neolithic age—
an age dating back far beyond the re
ceived deluge of the world. Although
this ru form ot bread was early dis
carded tor the fermented variety, yet
in this, as in many other matters, it
was found convenient to return to a
discarded and apparently valueless
process. Thin unfermented cakes
were found to possess merits for special
purposes. They would keep good for
a groat length of time and they were
convenient to carry, and thus afforded
wholesome and nutritious food in a
portable and oonvenlent form. The
simplicity of their making and baking
was also a point in their favor.
hUd*. Qaaatioa.
It is a little hard sometimes to
teach children to be humane. A little
girl stepped purposely upon a beau
tiful caterpillar on the porch and
crushed it to death. Her aunt took
her in hand.
••Dorothy, dear." said this relative,
holding her by the arm, "don't you
know that Ood made that caterpillar?"
"Well." said the child, looking up
archly, "don't you think He could
make another one?"
E. J.
Bring in jonr
years for $1.00.
and
Country Produce Taken In Exchange.
KM
J. KEflN.1
A. R. BROWN,'
PRESIDENT.
GROCERIES,
CROCKERY,
country Produce Wanted In Exchange.
O. A. RUDOLPH,
SECRETARY.
—INCORPORATED IN 1887—
Lincoln My
0. K. BROWN, Cashier.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Interest allowed on time deposits, and
special attention to loans.
CANTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.
STRAW BROTHERS & CO.
Have some special bargain's in boys, youth's
and men's clothing to offer this week.
Mens all wool suits from 35 to ize,
from $6.00 to $8.00. Boys suits 5 to 13
We will sell anything in our line of
business for 20 per cent less than anyone
else can. Call an see for yourselves.
Straw Bros. & Co.
Scott, Stover & Co,
The Cbkigo Bargain
At Centerville, South Dakota,
Wish to announce that we have our Mr. Scott, who has been en
gaged in the business for upwards of 30 years and with the ready
cash, right in the market all the time, on the alert for and picking
up bargains in goods, almost daily at 40 and SOcents on the dollar
of their real value, enables us to say to you we can help you
save from 25 to 50 cents on nearly every dollars worth of goods
you buy at our store. It will afford us great pleasure to convience you of this fact, if
you will give us a trial,
Yours Yery Truly,
Scott, Stover & Co.
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BOOTS and SHOES.
Grr'ooeirpiei
OrockLery
[BootscScSn
GROCERIES,
GROCERIES,
CROCKERY,
CROCKERY,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A. G. STEINEB.
VICE PRESIDE**]