Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11

between "the blew and the gray" is on
exhibition in the joint session every
day. Palmer, who wears the Grand
Army bntton, casts his vote for Keller
who earned the title OF 'Colonel" in
the Confederate army, and Keller re-
ciprocates by voting for Palmer.
The opposition to Kyle led by Bow.
Ter, If successful in beating Kyle, is to
be rewarded in liberal manner. Bow.
Ter is to be made warden OF the peni.
Tertiary and to have the distribution
of "pen' patronage. Hugh Smith is
playing the ''me too act to Bowler
! with view 10 retaining hold on the
public teat.
The Ruralist speaks Of Mossesson OF
Miner and Oleson Of Yankton as
s'bright and active members OF the
house. That taffy is easily accounted
for-both have been voting for Loucks
for United States senator. AS mat
ter of fact Oleson is the butt OF ridicule
of the house and Mossesson is glorious
success as nonenity.
Under a bill just passed abolishing
the office of quarter master general.
Gov. Lee has made demand on Gen.
Carpenter OF Watertown to turn over
the militia supplies in his hands. 1t is
understood here that be will be unable
to do so. He should occount for $50, 900
worth of uniforms and arms. All of
this has been distributed to the various
companies and under the law good
bonds should have been secured. The
bonds secured prove to be of little value
and most OF the companies are short.
No change is made against the in
tegrity of General Carpenter, but it is
said he has been exceedingly careless
in his business methods. The state
will probably demand satisfaction OF
the bOndsmen.
Tom Ayers gets on his high-horse
and remarks as follows: Needed legis-
lation is dragging and unattended to.
Where are you drifting? Are many OF
you prepared to stay to your constitu-
tent that because you could not get
Mr.. Kyle you neglected the welfare OF
the people? Are the populists quail
fed to manage the welfares of the state,
or are they not? These questions are
being discussed already. Show your
manhood and your independence.
Show evidence, judgment and patrio-
tism. Because Mr.. Kyle has failed in
the past to do his plain duty is the best
reason in the world why you should
not fasten him upon us or six years
longer. There are other men in the
state besides Mr.. Kyle who do not own
a home in Minnesota.
f. G. King is a pop member Of the
Legislature and conducts the Gettys.
burg Herald. In writing to his paper
he thus describes the scramble fol
Office" The scramble for Office at the
hands of the governor and Legislature
is something awful to contemplate
Every direction in which you turn yot
find someone pitiously pleading fo1
plumbs which are supposed to grow II
profusion upon the tree Of success
While as q matter of fact the number
of lucrative positions is very small in
deed and it is dead certain fact tina
at least FIVE out of six of the applicants
will be disappointed and as conse
quence will feel that this pop admins
tration is failure. We got what w
did by close shave. SO OF course eacl
applicate can demonstrate to meet,
that it was his particular county tina
saved the day for the pops, for if it ha'
not gone so and SO the entire tickle
would lave been defeated; reasonin!
from this basis that each seem to thinl
they should get the biggest ond jucies
plum on the tree. Then again it mus
be remembered that our success wa
secured by combination of tire
seperAte and complete organization
aud each organization has full set Z
men for the positions.
There is nothing like reform" an
. the people OF the state are having
with vengence. AS an illustratio
: OF the whole set Of statesmen we posses
ct Pierre the item below taken frol
' the Sioux City Journal illustrates tn
/ manner in which the wishes and will {
4 the people are being betrayed. Som
. Of our exceedingly high minded pop,
lists should read and reflect:
4 G. J. Lauer, fresh young man. rel
reseuting the Jung Brewing compan.
; Of Milwaukee, came here several da!
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