The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-01-26
The Passing OF Taylor.
Sing song o. Taylor,
Pocket full o. tin,
W'en'e gets to "Hinglnnd"

Ell be hapt to blow It IN.
White Lake Wave.
Tav.Or's Lawyer:-Had the state ex-
amtner discharged his obligation and
examined the treasurer's accounts and
cash periodically, it would have appeared
three years ago that Taylor was desper-
ately short. Any subsequent inyestiga-
ton would have confirmed the true
condition of the state funds. The state
has been negligent and there is legal
plausihillty in the statement that this
negligence relieves the reliability of the
bondsmen. 1t is possibly they should
be held only for the first shortage, which
should have been discovered, save for the
carelessness of the second Official. 1t
W II be difficult to show when the losses
happened and to prove which set Of
hondsmen. those Of the hrst term or
those of the last, is liable.
| Omaha Bee:--The more that is learned
about the lootlng Of the South Dakota
[state treasury the worse is the light in
which the affair stands out. Later de-
velopments disclose the unmistakuble
evidence of a gigantic conspiracy,
involving more than one Of the state
officers, and in which the state treasurer
merely figured as the leading spirit. A
ring of corrupt politicians seems to have
gotten its grip upon the funds Of the
state and to have squeezed item so hard
that nothing but compromise of its
maturing Indebtedness can save it from
an outright declaration ot bankruptcy.
Madison Outlook:-Demorratic Mis-
souri, has over 100000 in her treasury.
Republican Ohio, with Napoleon McKin-
ley at tile helm has a bankrupt leasury
and deficit OF nearly $l,00 ,0M. and
Republic can South Dakota has S2.5!i on
hand TO hold a legislative session with,
the other $350,0GO being in the POCKETS
of a deraulting and abs conding state
treasurer. All we want now is another
Republican victory SO that we may have
a return of confidence.
| Chicago Inter Ocean:-His infamy is
like to that of Benedict Arnold. He was
chosen by the hard toiling heroes Of the
army OF pioneer industry to guard the
treasury, and he has stolen its contents
and deserted. No punishment can he toe
severe, no scOrn OF honest men too fierce
to be inflicted on or endured by him.
Cincinnati Commercial: l:-South Dakota's
treasury was looted by an absc ,nding
Official. The state might recoup its
revenues by raislug the. tax OIL divorces
the granting of which has been flour
ishing industry for several years past.
| Springfield (Mass.) epuhlican:-Sintt
u Republican state treasurer mad fl
with S350,00O of state funds in Sontl
Da ot,,. we have not heard much nj the
Old Republican claim that this orn ci
rascality was exclusively DemncIatic.
| ST. Paul Globe:-Wc suppose tht
authorities of South Dakota Will offer
reward Tor the apprehension and con
viction of their defaultng state treasurer
after the shall have given him ii IN,
enough to make his escape safe.
Chicago HeraId:-The bondsmen ant
the accomplices of the ahscondng stat,
treasurer of South Dakota seems to in
cIudr nearly all of the Republicans il
the state. No wonder they are trying t,
Compromise
Omaha Bee:-Defaulting Treasure
Taylor is now said to he on the ocean
But ii is not likely that he will cough VI
ANYTHING OF interest to his victims.