The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-07-18
The south Dakota Editors,

Pierre Journal: An editor is a man
whe works night and day and has less
play spells than any man IN the job. He
can bear more redicule than any other
man, alive or dead, and he never dies in a
lunatic asylum. More of them die in pow
erty than in jail. There are many kinds
of editors; rich. poor, handsome, homely,
good, bad. indifferent, shrewd, ignorant,
civilized, half civilized, barbarous, finan-
cial,. telegraph, managing, city, snake,
lying, fighting and many others. The av,
erage Dakota editor came here to grow
up in the country. He brought with him
an old army press and carried his type in
an oyster can. AS soon as he got two sub
scribers and a half column Of ads, he took
a piece Of chalk, marked out a case on
the floor and proceeded to set out the first
number Of his Blanktown Boomerang.
Today this same editor prints the journal
on a power press, and his paper has thous-
ands of readers. The editors of this state
are men of unbounded faith, energy, per-
severance, pluck, and ability. They la
bored while others slept and are still
working for the up building of the state,
and doing more than their share towards
spreading broadcast its many advantages.
The South Dakota Press association has
decided upon taking their annual "out-
ing" this year in looking over the Ito
most:of them) unknown resources of the
state. Sometime about the LIST of July
they will come to Pierre. After a short
stay in the Capital City, the party will be
taken in carriages to Rapids City, and
other points of interest in the Black Hills
country. The we'll known Pierre band
will furnish music for the trip and every
effort will be made to give the pencil
pushers a correct impression by actual
observation of the much talked of reser-
walton country. and the untold wealth
that lies beyond. The return trip will be
by rail via Sioux City. The trip will
take aeout two weeks time and will be
worth Its cost many times over. The
editor has earned this vacation and should
take it, Pierre will be glad to see every
editor in South Dakota and bids them
welcome.
DISCRIMINATION Against Farmers.
John q. Carlisle: The American far
mer, although he cultiyates the most fer
tile soilin the world, and ought to be
the most prosperous member in the
community, is constantly engaged in a
hard struggle to secure a comfortable sup.
port for. ibis family and a moderate
education FOR his children, and to pay his
taxes and keep out of debt. This is all
they can accomplish; in a large majority
of cases he fails even to do this, and SOON
er or later he is compelled to sell or mort.
gage his land and reduce his expendi.
lures t0the lowest possible figure. He
has a paternal government which has
determined that certain classes of indus.
try ought to be maintained at the public
expense, and for thirty years he has been
taxed for their support; now after these
favored industries have become rich and
powerful they combine and confederate
under the names Of trusts, syndicates ant
pools, and dictate the terms upon which
the people may procure the necessaries o.
life and carry On their business. Under
our system OF taxation the farmer Ii
almost without the semblances of power
to protect his own interests. He canno
control the prices Of the products he sell!
in the markets Of his own country
because the demand is not equal to thu
supply and he must take what he cen get
and he cannot control the prices OF til,
articles he buys here, but must pay what
ever is asked, because they are protected
by tariff laws against the competition @
everybody who wants to sell them lowe
Nor can he control the prices of his pro
ducts abroad where he sells what hi
home market will not take, because Their
he is compelled to compete, under man,
disadvantages, with similar product
from all parts Of the world. II he al