Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-12-03

| dent of the board Of managers It is not
probable that any man, except himself,
knows the complexion of Col Clough's
politics He is a man of excellent
judgement and unimpeachable inten-
ton He thoroughly endorses the policy
pursued by Capt. Linn as do all the
best people of Hot Springs Sioux
Falls Press
The editor of the Call believes he can
write of this subject from an unbiased
standpoint as he was resident Of Hot
Springs at the time the Home was
opened and for several years thereafter
We know of the trouble that has ex-
listed there and the cause thereof and
we personally know of the efforts both
Capt. Lucas and Capt. Megrew exerted
in the direction of suppressing the evil.
for an evil it was, and it's name is in
temperance This writer has picked
veterans from the Home up out of the
streets of Hot Springs, in the dead
hours of night, who were helplessly
intoxicated, and aided them to place
of safety. He has had his own home
besieged by them after the midnight
honr, demanding ad1nittance and
threatening to kick in The door, and
nothing but the presence Of sixshooter
deferred them from making their
threats good. All this the writer knows
of his own personal knowledge. Both
the commandants previous to Capt.
Linn taking charge of the Home, made
efforts towards suppressing intoxica-
ton among the inmates of that institu-
ton, but with only moderate success.
The old topers would steal away from
the Home and go down town and get
maudlin drunk Many of them were
punished, some being put on fatigue
duty, others were confined to the guard
house for time, while others were dis
honorably discharged, but still the evil
existed and continued. When Capt.
Linn took command he took this evil
in hand from the very start and ne has
treated those who have defied his
orders in very summary manner. and
the result is these old topers are setting
up howl that the Home under his
charge is being very badly mismanaged.
But those of us here in the Hills who
are acquainted with the real facts in
the case, know differently. We know
it is being most humanely conducted
and that he is indeed the right man in
the right place. and that no inmate of
the Home who obeys the rules Of the
institution will be in any manner mis-
treated
Now word as to Col. Clough. We
have known him we'll ever since he had
nything to do with the Home. We
have not always trained with the same
political faction he at times has align
ed himself with, in fact in times past
we have been much opposed to one
another-politically, but never person
ally We are we'll acquainted with the
work he has done, and know that he
has always thrown his whole soul in
the task of doing the best at all times
for the inmates of the Home. No man
in the state of South Dakota could have
done more or better work than he has
accomplished He has guarded the
inmates of that Institution as a father
would guard a home, We write thus
emphatically because we know what
we are writing of, and for the purpose
of at least aiding in setting at rest the
minds of those who have been led to
believe, through the circulation of
pamphlet which has been printed by
one Albert G. Hopkins, who was recent
ly discharged from the Home, that
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