The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-10-03
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able inquiry why Pierre cares SO little
about the irrigation projects now so fore
most in the minds of the Jim river valley
farmers. The reason is palpable enough
Her hackers, supporters, boomers. and
strikers, and leading men in her capital
fight, are almost exclusively the specula-
tive, wildcat, town lot class. They care
little or nothing whether the country adj
jacent to her be rich or poor in resources.
By holding a gilded picture OF the great
Future" before the eyes Of the gullible,
spectators are induced by flaming ad-
refreshments to visit her on tours of IN
spectlon. Her purpose being, then, more
in the line Of selling town lots, putting
in local improvements, making of her
self a town peculiarly for her w special
benefit, rather than reaching out with
new enterprises Of a state wide character,
which shall In any wise be conducive to
the interests of the state as a whole. The
question then arises in the minds of the
thinking farmers, what care we how
many electric lights, how many opera
houses, how many street car lines, or how
many Boards OF Trade, for that matter,
Pierre may possess? Such projects cut
no figure whatever with the taxation now
so heavily laid upon the toiling SONS Of
our prairies. If her citizens are able to
spend their thousands OF dollars in dia-
monds, silks and finery, and in electric
lights, street car lines. and gas plants,
have they in any way reduced the burden
Of our people when expanding their
thousands in that way.
On the contrary, such surroundings of
the permanent capital in the primitive
condition of the Missouri river frontier
of 0ur state to-day, are much more con-
ducive to debauch our legislature and in
crease the cost OF cur law-maldng assem-
blies.
II her surplus energies were to be or
ever had been expended in the better
ment of her agricultural condition and
in building npa wider and better market
for what we raise, or in manufacturing
articles of daily use at a lower price.
then the farming classes OF the state
would be under some obligations to her.
But as she stands to-day, ten years old.
she has done nothing in any sense of the
wordto merit our support. She has i'm
proved herself, built buildings for her
own use, and to-day she has no more inn
proved methods of communicating with
remote sections of the state than as il she
had just been plated, and her first build
ings erected. These facts are facts of an
indisputable character. There should
and must be reciprocity between capital
aspirants and the voting electors of the
state II they are to meet on u commOn
plane. In this case the concessions are
all asked from one side, to-wit: from the
farmer to the capitalists Of Pierre.
Can they afford it? Can w e afford 10
sacrifice our own and Ii children's in
terests in that wild malestrom of Pierre
speculation getting nothing in return
except higher taxation and larger mile
ages to all our state officials and legislu-
lures, all of which we must pay, only in
order that the town lot syndicates owning
blocks in Pierre's additions" may thrive
and hard earned dollars. and after scoop
ing their profits in, see them send their
shelSels back east, ana settle down to
wealthy ease and Incidence. Shall we
do, it fellow farmers? No! a thousand
times no! Let south Dakota be true to
herself and her time-tried citizens. Ii
Pierre is in the hands of and under the
manipulation oftown lot syndicate kings,
let them take careof her, say tl.cfarmers.
Huron is the peoples candidate, let the
people take care of her. Huron is cen
tent.