Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Kyle is Carrying Out His
Pledge to the Republicans.
Mckinley Don't Seem to Appreci-
ate ANY Kind of a Traitor.

Correspondence YankIon Press and Dakotan.
Since Senator Kyle returned to Wash
lngton with the Republican tag dangling
from his collar, he has been much in
evidence at the White house and in the
several departments. He was nowhere
near so busy during his six years term
as a Democrat, which ended on the 4th
inst. He is dispensing the patronage for
the Republicans OF South Dakota Upon
recent occasion he went to the White
house with Major PicI]er and formally,
and with all the other forms, recon-
mended the Major to the President as the
proper person to be commissioner of pen
sions. Upon the day succeeding their
visit, the President rendered the position
of commissioner Of pensions to Mr..
Evans of Tennessee.
This includes all the patronage Senator
Kyle has thus far dispensed. but he is
very busy. After the episode above
chroncled the next day-Major
Pickler went alone to the White house
and in the course Of several hours was
admitted to the Presence. He was as
sured that he would be taken care of. A
day or two later the White house again
greeted Major Pickler and Senator Kyle.
and the latter suggested to the President
that the former would fit the position Of
assistant secretary Of the interior. Today
it is alleged that Thos Ryan, of Kansas,
is to be appointed assistant secretary Of
the interior. We of South Dakota are
making heroic efforts to ascertain what is
what in the official line, but we do not
seem to be able to arrive anywhere.
Senator Kyle is the only perspiring men,
Der of the South Dakota colony, unless it
may be Major Pickler. The rest OF us
maintain the winter temperature Of our
native plains. With the melting of the
snow there may be flood. Who can tell?
Major Pickler has outlined (not to me,
but to the party who told me) the patron
age scheme as it applies to your state.
All applications for office are to be passed
upon by Major Pickler, congressman
Gamble, Chairman Elliott Candidate
Crawford and National Committeeman
Kittredge. Their conclusions are to be
turned over to Senator Kyle and he is to
indorse the applicants who pass this
board and recommend them to the Presi-
dent for appointment.
This privilege is conceded to Senator
Kyle by virtue of his position as an ex-
officio (bill recelpted) Republican.
With the purpose of contributing infor-
nation to your readers, will state that
Senator Kyle, since his reelection, has
neglected to attend the senatorial caucus
of the PoLulist party and has IN every
way indicated that he ia amenable to the
political construction prescribed at Pierre.
l will not repeat what Senator Allen Of
Nebraska, Populist leader in the senate,
has said of Senator Kyle, because Senator
Allen might not care to be quoted in his
own vigorous terms. 1t is enough to
state that Senator Allen and Senator Kyle
have arrived at the parting of the ways,
and that Allen remains on the Populist
thoroughfare.
Senator Kyle goes about with the air
of man of destiny. who is always
willing to accept the suffrages of any
party that will give him office. The
party that now owns him appears,