The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-05-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

are out after big attractions this season.
They have strong hopes of securing en-
Speaker Reed, while in the musical
line nothing short of Sousa, Gilmore or
Cappa will satisfy them. Meanwhile
they are making especial efforts to
arouse a more general interest in the
county exhibits, which are after all the
features of greatest practical benefit.
IL will he noticed this spring that the
counties which are reporting the most
active demand for farm lands are the
Corn Belt counties that were conspicu-
Gus in The Exposition displays of both
years.
Gen" Kelly, whose motley crew is
now floating down the Mississippi. os-
lensibly headed for Washington. is dis
gusted. with the Pops of Iowa, who sat
around passing resolutions of sympathy
with him and his cause. while he was
suffering for a square meal and a
change OF hosiery. He says all the
Pops are good for is to pass resolutions
and asserts they have weakened him
with genuine laboring men.
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Brother Sage's recent flop into the
Pettigrew ranks with his State Journal
has been followed by the outspoken ad-
vocacy by Brothe" Blossers Republican
OF the same cause. Verify the leaven is
workiun-or something.
II is alleged that several of the hes,
teachers in the Sioux City schools have
just been dropped because they were
not orthodox in their religions beliefs.
But why should religious beliefs cut
any particular figure in public school?
The railroads running through Iowa
which refused transportation to the
commonwealers have established a
precedent which they will do we'll 10
live up to when the next gang of state
officers and Legislators try to hold them
up for passes. There is just as much
reason in the general fare-paying pub
lie having to stand All extra tariff on
the one account as the other. Railroad
passes should be confined to the em-
ployes OF the companies. if granted at
all.
Mrs. Lease. the wild-eyed, strong
lunged Kansas agitator. who has been
going tip and down the land preaching
dynamite and destruction to the pluto
Gratis. has gone to bed with the hyster-
les because some fellow-crank has writ
ten her "a letter in which he threatens
to turn her own teachi' gs To prac;icai
account by KILN" her.
Yank,on Republicans are said 10 be
alarmed because they suspect deal be-
tween the Democrats and the Pnns in
this state by which the senatorship is
endangered. Nothing hut the most ar
hitrarv methods and the most asinine
blundnrs on the part Of the South Da-
kota Republicans can prevent sweep
ing victory this fall. fusion or no fus-
ion.
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About the same time that Saundt r.
and his crowd of highwaymen were ar
rested in Kan as for stealing railroad
train. "a similar gang was holding up q
hank in Missouri, where they secured
several Thousand dollars and shot sew
eral citizens These little enterprises
differ only in degree and a very slight
degree at that.
In recent speech in the senate. Mr.
Hoar scathingly referred to class OF
pollticinns we'll known in this country
as follows:
1t is needless for me to declare that !
sympathiZe with all my fellows III DIS
tress. sympathize with them a great
deal more than some OF those VINO al
ways nrate Of sympathy for the down
trOdden in order to advance their dis
graceful political ambitions.
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If YOU want To feel pretty we'll salts
fed with your lot in South Dakota,
keep posted on the condition of things
elsewhere.
The employees at Pullman have al
ways been considered especially favored
and have had employment all winter,
although the company claims it has
been running at a loss to keep them at
work. Now they have struck for re-
,ura to good times wages. and the en-
tire plant has been promptly closed up.
We have not been able as yet to find
out lust what the esteemed state organ
of Democracy really thinks of the pro
gress its party in congress is making
toward tariff reform. The bill which
the organ and Mr.. Cleveland 30 hearth
ly endorsed has ceased to be even
"Reminiscences.
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