The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-02-10
4. l.. PARTRIDGE. President.

county.
4 l.. PARTRIDGE. President
Last week the mayor rushes to the
assistance of his friends the gamblers
by declaring that gambling is no offense
against the city ordinances, and that the
mayor has All he can do looking after
strictly city matters. 1t this is SO, and
the city has no authority in the matter
why did the mayor pretend publicly to
drive them out Of the city, while at the
same time for money consideration he
gave them the privilege Of remaining
and conducting their business? Was
the mayer anxious to "pose as reform
err but couldn't withstand the argu-
ments of his friends in the shape of
cash? Ii the city has no authority in
the matter why did .he mayor deem it
incumbent upon himself to enter into ar
engagements with the gamblers and seek
10 protect them by going 10 the police
officers of both city and county and re-
questiny them not to interfere with these
housess If the mayor has all he can do
in looking aitel strictly city matters. why
has he deemed It necessary to enter into
negotiations with the gamblers, and for
stated amount guarantee them protec-
ton SO far as it was in his power to do SO?
II 1t is none of his business why does he
get SO redheaded when the sheriff steps
in to do his duty, and why does he feel
compelled to come out as the champion
aud apologist of the gamblers, intimat
ing that these houses IN Milbank are
run without the attendant evils which
surround them in other placess Does
the mayor stand over the tables to see
that these evils are not tolerated, or does
he take the word Of the proprietors of
the places for the admirable way in
which they are conducted. All of these
questions are answered and explained by
the simple fact that the proprietors OF
these places are gentlemen OF a liberal
turn of mind who are ever ready anG
willing to pay handsomely tor the privil-
ege Of running their business without
moles,atlon. The mayor has granted
them the privilege and they pay him for
il. lie would indeed be miserable
Whelp to turn upon the friends who were
subsidizing him.
The charge that the editor OF this pa
per IS endeavoring to pose as a ''retorm-
err is one Of our neightor's little Jokes,
as he knows he has a complete monopoly
in the reform line, and we have no de-
sire or intention Of entering into compe-
titioh with him. His ability in this res
pect is well known. He yells reform
with his paper and with his mouth, eats
it at his meals and takes it to bed with
HIM at night. He would .'reform" the
whole government, state and national, at
one fell swoop, and it is generally con-
ceaed that could he have been around
at the creation the Almighty would have
made much better job OF it than he did
The only trouble with his reforms are
that they are always long way from
home. They are made for the foreign
market and not for home consumption
He can pour i hroadside into the enemies
of reform on '.monopolies" and gov
ernment oppression and "plutocracy,'
but when it comes down to battle near
home the champion can invariably be
found leading the hosts OF vice. Refor-
nlers should he made of sterner stuff
But We have no desire to make this
personal squabb.e. 1t is simply mat
ter OF public business, which is not
creditable to the city nor beneficial to
the people and if it Is allowed to go on
IT will become source of corruption that
will in the future be hard to control. No
good citizen can afford to sec it continue.
and the sooner public sentiment is
aroused that will stamp out the corrup-
tion and let the mayor understand that
the good name Of the city is not his per-
sonal property to be bought and sold at
his own price, the easier it will be to put
an end to it once Tor all.
Dr.. A. F. Clough has been called to
Hevlllo, Grant County, TO perform a sur
gcal operation. To reach tins point with
out loss OF time he went by way u Bristol
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