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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
Fired Kipp for Patronage.

But Kipp committed a fatal blunder.
Believing himself secure. in his posi-
tion he dared to defy the governor, or
really the power behind the throne.
Secretary Ayres. Tho insurance con-
missioner's department was established
by the Populist legislature for the pur-
pose of controlling the $4,000 worth
of insurance statements. Ayres want
cd to distribute these statements him
self, so that they should 90 only ia
the Populist papers which would sup
port the governor for reelection. Kipp
insisted ON sending them equally to all
the papers Of the party. Early in jan
uary Ayres made up q list Of papers
which would agree to. through thick
and tn nsupport the governor and wen
80 far as to give an order to a ready
print house to send them the St."
ments in plato form. Kipp declared
that he was commissioner and woull
himself exercise the right Of distribu-
ton. The governor warned him tina!
unless he would desist from his oppo'
sition to the Avres plan his discharge
would follow. Ayres found that hi
could not legally send out the state,
ments without Kipp's signature ant
this Klpp steadfastly refused to give
Threats and entreaties alike failed. Al
efforts to induce the commissioner t.
distribute the statements to the Lee pa
pers only having proven abortive tn
pnverror cent his mandate removing
KiDp from ONCE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
Andy alLs

Let ~ take the governor. The Pom.
ulists are saying nothing about their
other administrative ofices. but are
making their entire claim on the gov
err 81. Governor Lee himself has gone
atsut the state. travelling on q pass BY
IL, way. distributing campaign buttons
inscribed "Honest Andy Lee" His
supporters claim that he has been an
honest, impartial friend Of the people.
insisting on equal rights for all and
punishing offenders whether found in
his " party or the opposing one. II
these claims are Justified Governor Lee
should be rewarded with . second
term. But Il It Is found that he has
used his position to foster the personal
schemes OF himself and his friends or
to vent their spite ON those refusing a.
legiance to tho bosses. that while
claiming to punish wrongdoers he has
in fact shielded admitted criminals in
his own party In return for political
support, that while claiming to be
working for equal taxes for all, he has
himself fraudulently reduced his a.
ssssmsnt. that while claiming to en-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

place and to appease him the COVER
nor forced Dowdell to sign a contract
in which he agreed that DcWoody
should be his deputy and that they
should divide evenly the fees of the Of
flee, including travelling expenses IN
case Dowdell should be able to get rail-
road passes. This agreement was read
and approved by the governor.
In making these two appointments
the governor was fully aware that he
was intrusting the public service to
men who were thoroughly unreliable,
of evil antccedents and INSCRIPTIONS in
fostering their pockets. .3ui they wer,l
devoted parts of his machine and H.
cared nothing for the interests of tho
state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
AyrssG Got the Fees

But there was apparently an addi-
tional casou for the governors great
anxiety TO get hold of this patronage.
As soon al Kipp was dismissed T. H.
Ayres, the governors private secretary,
was appointed to be insurance commits,
sioncr. He at once distributed these
insurance statements among tho papers
which would agree 10 support Lee.
But he insisted on their buying from
him a stereotype plate of each state
ment at s1.25. himself paying for these
plates % cents each. Thus he made q
commission of M dollar on each of
the five hundred statements. No ac-
counting has ever been made of this
money and it is given out that 1t wen
to the Reform Press Bureau. AS Mr..
.Ayres constitutes that bureau 1t went
to him. 1t also involved perjury for
each published was obliged 10 make
affidavit that he had not divided the
fees for the statements with anyone.
Thus the governor. secretary forced
The newspapers to make false oaths AMI
against the law and justice appropriate
ed a large sum in fees.
fAyTeS SEM out tne insurance STATE
ments to the newspapers which had
promised to support the machine. blu.
Lee refused to prosecute Kipp. He had
anderson arrested for the same Of
Tense, but kipp e scot free SO sooa
as the governors secretary gained con.
troll of the patronage. The governor
was ready to appoint n man Of evil
character in order to reward his treach>
cry TO a candidate who would not bow
the knee. He was really to p~rosecuts
with all the vengeance of the law q
Republican and rightly. When he dis
covered that his own appointee was
also a lawbreaker he suddenly dropped
the case against the Republican and let
the matchmaking process 60 on far
months. He dismissed his own COM
missioner not for violating the Law and
disgracing the state. but for refusing
to use his patronage to blackmail news
papers into supporting his chief. And
though he dismissed him as the only
means of getting the patronage away
he absolutely refused 20 visit punish
ment on him. though he had been swift
enough to take vengeance on the Re-
publican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

fees regardless Of qualifications as q
reward to the men who had lent them
selves to advancing the governors pro-
gram at Pierre.
For insurance commissioner he se-
lected j. H. Kipp. He was freely warn
ed Of Kipp's unenviable reputation in
the north part Of the state. but he had
promised the place In consideration Of
Kipp's betrayal OF Senator Kyle. and
although the aspirant freely boasted
that he would tho ONCE for all
there was in It." the reform governor"
did not hesitate.
Governor Lee was also strongly
warned against appointing r. E. Tow
dell ~ oil inspector. for similar rea-
sons. but though the viciousness Of the
appointment was evident, Dowdell had
been the close adviser and warm politi-
Ecal.and personal friend Of the governor
and he got the place. DeWoody had
also been seduced by the governor into
brtrsying Kyle IN the promias Of thi:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
Suddenly Stopped Pro.ecuting

After an emphatic demand froa; the
Republican newspapers and the Re.
publican leaders of the STATE Governor
Lee last fall caused the arrest of the
state auditor, who vas promptly ac-
quilted of the charge of ilicitly with
holding state funds and Of the eX-tn-
surance commissioner charged witt,
blackmailfng insurance companies. Not
q voice was raised in the Republican
party against this and the governor
was warmly commended by Rcpubli-
cans as we'll as by Populists. But TO the
surprise of everyone the governor sud
denly abandoned the q against An
derson, who was confessedly guilty. TO
all demands that vengeance be taken on
him the governor returned only silence
and he has not been disturbed till this
day.
This conduct aroused amazed en-
quiry. It was soon answered. The gov
ernor could not disturb Anderson with
out INJECTING the same punishment on
his own insurance commissioner. Soon
RI .nors began to float about the new in
surance Office. About the time that the
arrests were mado the Republican
newspapers of the state openly charged
Kipp and his examiner, McClaren with
systematically Matchmaking the insur
ance companies out of heavy sums.
They printed facsi:nilcs of receipts for
this illicitly gotten money signed by
Kipp and McClaren and statements
from the insurance companies substan-
tiating the charge. These facts were
freely talked about in the state houst
and were repeatedly brought to III:
governors attention. but he made nc
move. He not only did net have Kipl
and McClaren arrested as he had dom
in the case of Anderson but he stopped
the prosecution Of the latter and he die
rot offer to cven remove tho guilt,
commissioner. The latter was part q
his machine. All the storm of critf
cism which was blowing did not in
luce him to disturb his friend.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
Hs Brib.d Ii, Legislator,

II may be somewhat unfair to charge
against him the advocacy in his mes
sage OF the cOdifcation steal and the
convict labor bill, for it war proven
that his message was written. not by
the governor, but by three party lead
ers, who had personal schemes to work.
But the governor during the session
used all OF his power to push through
the bills for the expenditure Of $5G,-
GOO for codtfying the laws, to found a
btg state printing establishment to be
run by child convict labor, to secure Il
large ncEoter Of new ofa.ces and to pass
all The iniquitous sinch bills which
were to provide for a horde Of hungry
Office seekers regardless of the treasury
or the careful administration of tn.
Etate institutions. To accomplish
these ends he did not hesitate to hold
Up all of his appointments until the
last day Of the session in order to usa
them as q club over the aspirants AMI
their friends on the fioorf He had his
secretary send threatening kilograms tn
Vcrmilliop in order to force Rapubli-
can legislators to further his bills OH
penalty of losing the appropriation for
the university. He tried to induce one
man to betray Senator Kyle by prom.
Using him as a reward the once of in
surance commissioner. He succeeded
lin getting another of Kyle's original
supporters to sell the senator out ami
in consideration appointed him to thu
ONCE. !, He tried to get q Republican
vote to Offset Judge Palmer's detection
ON the charities bill, by Offering to vote
tho osteopathy law. Hc induced tho re-
turn of the five recalcitrant Popul:sts
by promising them control Of the pat.
ronage. And. he encouraged the lobby in
whose benefits he literally parto0k. M
such high handed course Of bribery.
bulldo1ing and corrupt bossisb hal
ever been known in this state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
powd.,l,. lf.,f....uc.

But shameless and dishonest as was
the governors conduct in The insurance
case. Governor Lee went further in the
car, of his oil inspector. Early last
FALL rGr ,ors began to circulate that
rowdell was brazenly defying the
terms Of the statute governing his Of
fee. The charges camc thicker and
thicker from various parts of tho state.
IL was openly stated and without con-
tradicti0n that instead of going per,
sonally to the warehouses o I the
Standard OIL Company and there test
ing the oil. as the law requires. he had
the ccmpany's agents send him small
walls Of oil to his hotel or even to his
home a hundred miles distant and from
these he pretended TO test entire car
leads, though 1t was easy to surmisO
that TIE samples sent had nothing to
do with the oil sold by the company In
this state. Great Indignation had been
aroused during the preceding year by
the odorous and low testing oil dump
ed on the state by this great monop-
oily. Instead Of rigidly rejecting this
poor material and insisting on oil of
good quality as the law requires. this
inspector was permitting the company
TO send in any oil it pleased SO long as
it could send him small walls OF good
oil accompanied OF purse by liberal
fees. He thus got the fees and saved
travelling expenses and wear and tear.
But he did more. 1t was freely
charged that despite the law which re-
quired him to personally stamp ON the
packages his endorsement or rejection,
he turned over Ills brands to the COM
pany's agents and allowed them ia
brand any packages they pleased,
whether OF the right grade or not. II
was also charged that instead OF turn
ing into the treasury a portion OF thu
!, fees us the law provides the inspector
was keeping all In his own pocket
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

force the laws he has diligently sought
to have them violated, that while
claiming purity he has employed brib-
cry and threats to accomplish his ends
and has aided and abetted robbery Of
the state by his friends, then he should
be summarily defeated. Let us exam
inc the facts.
It is to be remembered that Mr.. Lee
came to the governors chair with full
experience in shaping legislation. Dur
ing the legislative session OF 1895 he
spent much of his time at Pierre main
tanning the most active IL not the most
reputable lobby there. Certain citi-
zcns OF Vcrmillion who had contrib
nted the money for the rebuilding OF
the burned university raised a comfort
able campaign fund and sent Mr.. Lee
to lobby for Reimbursement. ell went
at the affair with a shrewd business in
stfnct. He united with the railroad.
Taylor and other Hobbies in killing the
Wheeler bill, curtailing the Taylor in
vestigation and otherwise supprcssins
the popular demand. He kept open
house in his rooms at the Locke hotel
and daily and nightly dispensed cigars
and champagne and tried to "get next
to the legislators. He controlled the
Populist senator and the two Populist
representatives from Clay County and
these three votes he traded freely with
the other lobbies. The record Of that
session shows that these three Populist
vots were cast for the other Hobbies
whenever they were wanted.
That Governor Lee remembered his
pleasant associations the record Of the
: last legislature suggests. During the
session he took the active part Of lead.
ership and relentlessly employed his
patronage. promises of prefermcnt and
open threats to push through the plum.
der schemes agreed upon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
vstses fsr SPITE.

When tho session was over and the
measures which had passed were be-
fore him he vetoed tho appropriations
for coal and q new dining room at the
Insane Hospital In pursuance Of his
threat against Senator Wyman made
during the hight ON the charities bill.
He vetoed the o%steopathy bill in fulfill
men Of his promise made to keep q
certain Populist senator in line and he
vetoed the bill framed to prevent the
spread Of hog cholera. for no assign
able reason except that It IVES drawn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

and passed by Senator Gunderson OF
Clay county who for years has defeated
Mr.. Lees political schemes at home.
These were all Just and necessary meas
ures, but the governor killed them for
corruption or spite.
lature the governor Of the state has lit
Ito power. His administration consists
almost wholly In his appointments and
his intentions an be Guagcd by those
appointments and the strictness and
impartiality with which he cornpels
his appointees to discharge their 'du-
ties. Let US review these.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

The Argus-Leader recently printed
an analysis of the record which dem
onstrated that tho leaders of the So
called reform party" during their first
occupancy OF power threw tc the winds
every notion Of reform, every idea OF
legislation for the plain people,. cv-
cry purpose to carry out n OF their
pledges, and surrendered themselves to
a mad rush for personal spcils. There
IL an old saying that new brooms
sweep clean. Old parties. those which
have long been in u%ndisputed power
sometimes grow lax. sometimes violate
pledges, sometimes allow personal de-
signs to o~vershadow public interests.
But a new party which has been swept
into Office by a wave of reform senti-
ment may be expected to pass at least
the mor prominent bills promised. 1t
was to be presumed that the Populist
legislature, having won power by an
unprecedented den,nciation OF past
politics and an unprecedcntedly solemn
promise OF purity, public devotion and
reform, would during its rat two
months of responsibility make at least
a show Of being sincere. The record
given. however, demonstrates that the
most brazen. shameless, wanton disre-
gard for pledge or constituent ever
known in the northwest and fortilies
the claim made by the Republicans OH
the stump that tho Populfst leaders
were mere timeservers without princi-
pie Or integrity, employing every DEM
agogic device to cajolc the voters mere
~ for their own personal aggrandize-
tnent.
So much for the legislative session.
It will be instructive to briefly review
tration. Here also we were promised
a business administration" cconomi-
cal. honest, conducted by men able,
qualified and honorable. II these
promises have teen fulfilled that fact
will go O long way toward mitigating
the evil record Of the legislature. II on
the other handeth administrative rec.
ord 10 incompetent, corrupt, partial
and run for personal gain rather the
public benefit then is intensified the
demand aroused by legislative perfidy
that the Populists be swept from pow.
er.
In 1896 the Populists elected the as.
pirants for the ofices OF governor, at,
tOrney general and railway commits
BtOners. The Republicans were gfver
the lieutenant governor. the secrctar,
Of state the treasurer, the auditor, tn,
commissioner Of school and publ,
lands and the superintendent of pub
lie instruction. Therefore the admin
tstratfOn OF the schools, OF the land de
partment, Of the accounts, OF the tire 81
ury. including the raising and dis
bursement Of the revenues. the main
tenancc Of the credit and the reduction
OF the debt, were absolutely in tn
hnnds Of the Republicans. The onl,
administrative Offices under the contro
OF the Populists were the railroad com
mission. the insurance department, an,
the oil inspector. To test the Populis
claim to an honest and eficient admin
istration we must therefore examin
the record made by the governor an
these three ohices.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
Appointed creeksd Candidates

When he finally came to make up his
slate the governor found It in his pow
or to appoint an insurance commission
q. and an oil inspector. It will not be
claimed that he looked over the stats
for men OF we'll known ability. tntegrl-
~ and experience. He gave ous the OF.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

Tried to RepMte tate Bonds, Traded Viii the Railroads. Diverted Public Salaries to His Owu
Provide at State Expense Fine Quarters for His Family
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
HONEST andy" LEES EVIL RECORD

A Record Which Shows That Governor Lee was a professional Lobbyist, Helped Beat
the Wheeler Bill, Brhed Members of the Legislature, CorrupNy Vetoed Good
Bills, knowingly Appointed Corrupt Men,, Dropped Prosecution to
Save His Friends, Protected swinding, Shared lin steals,s Stood
by pefautrs In Freely Violated the Laws,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Saturday.

Mrs. A. D. Lucas returned this
morning from Minneapolis.
w. Z. Darling of st. Paul, one of the
chief engineers of the N. P. is in the
city today.
H. E. Thiele, the ~postofice inspector
for this district who takes the place of
E. G. Clement, was in the city yester-
day.
The overland Klondiker who passed
through the city last summer with q
dog team, has arrived at Seattle, en-
route to the gold fields. He has been
offered 300 apiece for his dogs.
Mrs. Chas. Kupitz will give a social
Tuesday evening, January 1s, at the
Grand Pacific, from $50 to IL. MI.
Hanrv Taflev haa kindly. given the nee.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
uood,. NH, the best family cathartic
llOON > THIS easy to operate. &c.

the inaction of the French government
in regard to Furnishing the murderers of
her husband, has offered a large reward
for the capture of the members of the
tribe of Touaregs who murdered her
husband. The murderers are we'll
known, and an attempt will be male to
apprehend and punish them.
Attached to the Northern Pacific west
bound this morning were three cars
containing thirty-seven horses, twenty
eight thoroughbreds and nine trotters,
representing the most valuable collec-
tion of equines that eve went west.
They left Lexington last Friday and
have been brought passenger service
They will be taken to Hamilton, Mont.
These horses are the property of Marcus
DAILY, Ed A. Upton and two or three
other gentlemen who have recently en-
gagged in the racing business in Mon
tana.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

from the suburbs yesterday, and pass
part of the day in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Schwellenbach Of
jamestown are visiting with Mrs. Belle
Klaus in the city.
Miss Anna Hilsted has gone to Min
neapolis and will visit Chicago before
her return. Has gone for her health
and will return in about six weeks.
There will be a special meeting of the
Workmen at their hall tomorrow night.
There is a class of nine candidates to be
initiated, and there will be a hot time at
the hall tomorrow night.
j. A. johnson of Williamsport met
with a painful accident in the explosion
of a gun, the accident filling his face
with powder, and damaging his eyesight.
He came to the city for treatment.
The democratic state central COM
mittee will test the constitutionality of
the anti-fusion law passed at the last
~session-and funds for that purpose are
being solicited from democrats and
populists.
The jamestown Alert publishes a
likeness of the prisoner Villers, which
ought to convict him of most anything.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. DePuy expect to
leave the city tomorrow night. They
will visit in jamestown for a time and
Mrs. DePuy will probably then visit
with her relatives in Michigan. The
best wishes of many friends will go with
them.
County roads are as good. if not bet
ter, than at any time through the sum-
mer, as they are firm and hard, with no
snow. S eighs have not been able to be
used this winter, and all coal that has
been hauled to the city has come on
wheels.
Washburn Leader: After many
changes the mail route between this
point and Bismarck has fallen into the
hands of Andrew Peterson who will
finish up the contract which ends in
July, when the new nonresident con-
tractor will take hold or sub-let to other
parties. Mr.. Peterson is in position to
give us better mail service than any of
the many subs that have taken hold of
this route since John Ostland went
through the press drill of cut rates on
award of contract.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21

prosecution, one Peter Trautman being
the purchaser. Coulter's drug store
was closed several days ago, and the
case is now pending at the court at
Steele. One circumstance that makes
this case of alleged violation of the law
the more unfortunate is that Coulter ] g
the only druggist within a radius of fifty
miles, and sick people within the stretch
of country around Dawson have suffered
considerably in consequence, Judge
Winchester has just ordered the deputy
sheriff who has charge of the store to
permit MI. Coulter to sell drugs pending
the trial of the case. This the judge
has done on the petition of owe ninety
residents of the neighborhood.