Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-25
Editorial Note.

hEADLRS OF. THE HERALD.-Bis-
marck Is typical Dakota city-im-
pfoSements beyond the demand. Two
systems Of electric lighting, water
WORKS and steam heating apparatus on
inc one hand, and on the other some
empty buildings and a stagnated busi-
ness
a visit to the penitentiary showed
the most thrift and enterprise OF any
place in the City.
There are about sixty inmates, at
present, the year 1883 showing falling
OFT OF arrivals, which the warden at
tributes to local option throughout the
territory.
The legislature was duly organized
on Tuesday, January 9Th. After roll
call by the chief clerk of the previous
session, Gov. Church administered the
oath of office to the forty-eight mem
bers present. The further organlza-
ton of the house was simply a matter
OF form, as the caucus previously held
had nominated nearly all the officers to
be elected.
The skinnishi:.g had been done in
the efforts to control the caucus. 1T
was not a question OF the farmers
against the professional men and mem
bers who sympathiZed with monied
corporations, but, as usual, the farmers
divided against themselves-the new
members against the Old The new
members who were farmers became
jealous and combined with the profess
sional men and those who were against
the farmers alliance in the election CT
Speaker l<ieth. Speaker Kieth will,
no doubt, make an impartial officer,
yet when the alliance men had an op-
portnnity to vote for Capt. Burnham,
q farmer and a lnenhe- two years ago,
they refused, and that in the face of
the fact that the Capt. would have
made competent presiding officer.
We do not complain of the election Of
Speaker Kieth, but of the action Of
farmers, voting against one of their
nwn number, equally competent. 1t IS
one of the fundamental principles of
the farmers alliance that they should
support q farmer for a position of
trust in preference to others, all other
things being equal. Some of those
elected to the legislature did not do
this.
4 resolution INTRODUCED = few DAYS
ago giving the farmers alliance the
privilege of calling up any alliance
bill at any time out CT It's regular order
was defeated by tho assistance of far
| mer members of the House. The OBJ
jet Of the resolution WAS to prevent
bills being smothered by the commit
| tee and not reported back to the house
in time for consideration and passage.
| The voters Of Jerauld county may
we'll feel proud Of the course their rep
resentatiye has taken since coming
here. Dr. Roger has stood, worked
and voted with those members, labor
| ny Ill IuC llltClSSU VI lllC 1tll ll1St.
last and all the time. Ed.
Our Roger has disappointed his enc
mics, and actually surprised his most
sangulne friends. Now the editor Of
the Jerauld county farmers alliance
column can say to his farmer friends
and the voters generally: We knew
he would make laws in the interest Of
the oppressed farmers of his district be-
cause he promised us he would. Here
after the farmer will not groan under
the exorbitant charges Of the tyranni-
cal telephone companies, for our Roger
has introduced bill to regulate their
charges. Ills first bill in two sessions.
The Blair Bills