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Show uu Sioux Falls, S. D., May 2S Tho Sioux Falls Press today prints a telegram tel-egram from Colonel Roosevelt advising advis-ing that ho cannot como to South Dakota Da-kota on account of his Memorial day speech at Gettysburg. His appeal to the people Is outlined at length in a message which, in part. Is as follows: "Thero nevor in our history has been a cleaner lineup than this between be-tween the plain people and the bosses. We are fighting for tho fundamental principles of American citizenship. I went into the fight only when It became be-came evident that unless I did so there was not tho slightest chance to nominate any Progressive candidate at Chicago Events have made it certain cer-tain that at Chicago either I will be nominated or elso that a reactionary will be nominated. Any Progressive who casts a voto for any other candidate candi-date Is merely giving aid and comfort com-fort to the reactionary. Any such vote is equivalent to half a voto for 'Mr. Taft. "Every boss In the country Is against us. But the great majority of tho rank and file of the people aro with us for this Is their fisht. "Wo are fighting for their right to rule themselves. Tho combination of crooked politics and crooked business which wo are fighting Is best tjpified by Mr. Ixjrlmer "We bellevo that the people should control in a thoroughgoing fashion not only tho intorstato railroads but all big Intcrstato business. Wo bollovo in tho conservation policy and In extending ex-tending the Irrigation work as rapidly as feasible. Wo aro agalu9t any offort by reciprocity or in any other fashion, to put tho burden of tariff reduction exclusively upon tho farmer. Tiao farmers and tho wage workers aro tho men whom wo especially desire tc i seo benefitted by tho protective tariff. It must bo a tariff to protect tbo little lit-tle men, not to favor unduly he bin men " |
