The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-17
The Arrus-Ienuerc calieel

The Arsus-I.caler called.
t Editor ARGus-LEADER: Upon. nv re-
T; turn from an eastern trip anl con-
| fronted with very scathing editorial in
the Argus-Leadcr anent bit OF charac-
/ tteristic nastincss bT the New York
Voice whereby score or more of news
paper Elen in this state were induced by
false pretentions into Offering to print
matter fayoring the repeal of the prohi-
bitlon amendment to the constitution,
one of the said newspapers being the
KIMBALL GRAPHIC. published by tho
writer.
4 1t is with no small degree Of surprise
that find the Argus-Lpader not only
upholding the unprincipled New York
organ OF the prohibition element, but
siezing the opportunity to make pollti-
cal capital for the party it happens at
this time to be supporting.
The Argus Leader opens its editorial
with the broad assertion that 1.-The free
silver papers of this state have been vel.
ling loud and long about tho advocates
OF Mckinley being subsidized" coupled
with the sweeping statement that the
bit OF funny business undertaken bv the
New York sheet is an absolute demon
stration that the papers which are anx-
Gus for a subsidy, which are looking for
chance to sell out, are the silver papers
themselves" There is no qualification
whatever. In fact, as ii to emphathize
its ven0mous attack. and to rub in the
filth it has heaped upon its contempo-
raries, the Argus-Leader singles out OF
the TWENTY-FIVE newspapers those that
happen to be supporting William j.
BRYAN for president-less than half of
the total number-and holds tho respec-
tive publishers up to public gaze as ''vil
est of would-be traitors and corrupticn-
lists" itpoints with pride to lis own
letter TO the alleged advertizing agent,
and the refusal Of its local contemporary,
the Press, as the two principal papers Of
the state advocating McKinley's election
declining to receive pay for advocating
a policy with which they have long been
identified. How long has the Argus
Leader been identified" with McKluleY-
ism? About 60 days! How fortunate
for the Argus-Leader that The Press con-
cluded to abandon all its free silver
heresies-else it could not pose with the
Argus-Leader as Il pair OF heavenly. Nc.
Kinley cherubs.
In justice to the Press. however: it
has taken an entirely different view of
matter than The Argus-T Leader; has given
the New York sneaks most unmercirul
scoring and pointed out the consist
ency OF those newspapers that have al
ways been against prohibition. But the
Argus-Leader is so pure
Its life has flowed
From its mysterious urn sacred stream,
In whose cnlm depths the beautiful and pure
Al ono are mirrored."
A newspaper of such immaculate pur-
ity should have an editor who would
promptly trample under his feet propo-
sitions like that coming from this fake
New York advertising agent instead OF
sitting down and writing a page of self
laudatory platitudes, ending by Indirect
ly accepting his proposition in the main,
and "hoping to hear from you at an early
date" as did MIR. j. Tomlinson, Jr., under
date of Sept. ID, 1896. 1t required the
editor of the Argus-Leader thlrty-four
lines to tell the New York snide what
the editor OF the Kimball GRAPHIC told
him In thirteen. Both OF US felt that
There was a "nigger in the woodpile;;"
but the editor of the Argus-Leader tied
string Oh his while the editor of the
GRAPHIC c0ntended himself with the
plain intimation that his sympathies
were were not with the prohibitionists
and consequently could write his own
editorials. The difference between the
two letters were in degree, not of kind.
How does it happen that the Argus
Leader has selected from the list of let
ters only those sent in by the free silver
papersp What about .he Mckinley or
gans that "fell into the trap?" Among
them three at least Of the most able Re-
publican newspapaper in this state and
edited by men whom the Argus-L Leader
knows cannot be bought at any price.
Are they, too, "the vilest of would-be
traitors and corruptionists? If not, why
not?
AS to the first charge by the Argus
Leader that the free silver papers Of the
state have, charged the Mckinley organs
with being subsidized. The Argus
Leader cannot find line in the files OF
the GRAPHIC making any such assertion
1t detests demagogism wherever found
and Just at this time the Argus-Leader
is no exception. And the Argus-LeadeI
knows full we'll that both before and
and when the prohibition amendment
was about to be voted upon the Kimbal
GRAPHIC was one Of the few newspapers
less than half-dczen that fought
the adoption Of the amendment from be-
ginning to end and that 1t has kept VI
the fight since.
Tho object OF the New York she ha.
been so we'll exposed by the Sioux Falls
Press that il is not necessary to refer tt
it further. The circular sent QUITO tn,
newspapers was fraud on its face anc
l personally said as much to the edito
OF the Argus-Leader in Sioux Falls two
weeks before the Voice cut its dog in tw'
and l was also at the same tine in
formed by him that my impressions wer,
correct. in that he had written to New
York and learned the facts. Leaving m,
office as was nt the time it was impos
sible to institute the usual inquiries AM
my response went in as it did. and whicl