The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-09-18

lows. Goodykoontz appeared to be the
choics OF the Populist convention. {:
1t was just such people as Republicans
who prompted that trite saying of Josh
Billings: 1t is better to know little
than to know so much that isn't so.
The assumption that Republican admin
istration Of the government has always
given us prosperous times and Democrat
ic control tile reverse, is simply more
Republican intolerance, bigotry and Of
fensive insolence. Some Of the worst
panics, lockouts ssand stagnation with
which this country was ever afflicted
hayo come under Republican rule, and
it was the elimination of Republican
rottenness which landed Cleveland in
the White House. If Republicanism
and Prosperity are synomOus. how came
it that after trying Cleveland four years,
then Harrison four, Cleveland was again
sent to the White House backed by the
heaviest majority president ever had?
Must have been awfully good times du-
ring HarrisOn's four years. The G. o. p.
:octers dream dreams. The trouble with
our Republican friends is that hey "hol-
Ter" and croak so persjstently when some
one else has the offices that they imagine
all manner OF ills for others as we'll as
for themselves. The Democrats have
up to last fall-simply contended that it
wasn't right to c0nfine good times" to
the New England states, while the Re-
publicans have persisted that the west
! and the producing classes must swell
/! the Golfers Of the eastern manufacturers
or starvation. damnation and rags GOV
+, cred the country like pail. So far as
! it was possible to make this statement
! good the manufacturers did so by intimi-
dating their Employees, with lockouts
and threatened reduction of wages.
For there is no question but that with
their vast wealth the protected indust-
!, ries, and these who seek further govern
ment aid. have it in their power to bring
about an era Of hard times all through
the east whenever it is to their interests
to do so. When to this is added short
foreign demand for American breadstuffs
from the west it is little wonder that
times become somewhat what the Repub.
lican's try to make them.
| The National Printer-lourn alst, the
official organ of the National Editor ial
association. publishes in Its September
issue the GRArHIC's write:up of the
Twin Cities entertainment of the S. D
P. A. in full. together with portraits Of
President Bates, ex-President Roberts
Secretary Halliday and Treasurer Blake
and the GRAPHIC mans response tC
the address of welcome at the Com
mercial club reception. Editor Hel bert
of the National Prlnter-Journalist made
a special trip to Minneapolis to obtain
the cuts to Illustrate the write-up and
with our permission used the GRAPHIC's
account of the affair.
Readers OF the GRAPHIC are familiar
with the railroad law-largely takeI
from the Iowa statutes passed by the
last legislature and with tho work Of
the railroad commissioners for the pas
few months in compiling a new schedul,
of rates. Judge Garland Of the U. s
court has enjoined the commissioner!
from enforcing the new rates and i
means long legal fight between th
railroads and the state lasting two o
three years before the question can b
settled.
Judge Smith made an important de
cision recently OF interest to every in
corporated town in the state. It was
case wherein the town of Parkstcr
brought suit against the county to RI
cover the assessors fees paid by the tow
for period of three years. Judge Smit
sustained the contention of the tow
The case will 10 appealed to the suprem
court.
c. w. Williams, the ,horseman wi
while at Independence, Iowa. arose t
such sudden fame, has nearly droppt
out of public attention, but his hors
live after him. Allerton is the create
living sire of bis age. Thirty-four
his colts are in the 2:3O list, Of whi'
twelve have entered this season.
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