Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-29
REASONS FOR LEES RE-ELEC-
TON.

The Press pointed out yesterday
morning the objections upon which the
Republicans propose to fight the re -elec-
tion of Governor Lee. Now we ask our
readers to consider some of the reasons
why we believe he should be reelected.
Governor Lee has made record for
honesty which even his enemies admire.
Soon after he went into Office he began
an investigation of the affairs of the in
surance department of the auditors Of
fee. He was subjected to the worst
possible forms of ridicule and abuse.
But he knew his duty and he went
ahead persistently, earnestly, unswerv-
ingly. The result was that ex-Auditor
Nipple disgorged more than enough to
pay the governors salary for year and
Auditor Mayhem had three painful at
tacks of compulsory digging up of
state funds that had found their way
into his capacious pocket. Indictments
were found against Mayhem, Anderson
and Nipple. Mayhem was acquitted by
packed jury while Nipple and Ander-
son are still on the rack. .
Not long after that complaints began
to be made against the new insurance
commissioner, J. H. Kipp. The COVER
nor began an investigation which prov
ed that Kipp had been following Ander-
sons methods of Matchmaking insurance
companies, though he was not found
with state money misappropriated. The
governor attempted to oust Kipp from
Office on the ground that he was corrupt.
In his efforts the governor was opposed
by the Republican machine in Hughes
county and the attorney general of the
state. He hired his own attorneys and
brought the case to successful issue
before the supreme court and Kipp was
ousted, the governor thus setting an ex-
ample of political honesty for which
every good citizen should be thankful.
The next great victory was in the
prosecution Of the railroad rate cases.
When it was shown that funds for the
prosecution of these cases was exhausted
Governor Lee was urged to call special
session of the legislature for the purpose
of appropriating the necessary funds.
While the cases were of enough import
ance to warrant an extra session had
there been no other means of raising
money, Governor Lee quietly raised the
money himself and the case Of the Mil
waukee, which must ultimately decide
all other cases, was fought to success
full conclusion in Judge Carland's court.
It was another great victory for Cover
nor Lee as well as victory for the rail-
road commission
When the tocsin of war was sounded,
South Dakota was called upon to mobil
ize nearly twice her quota of soldiers.
This is big state and companies were
gathered from the extremes of our ter
ritory. Governor Lee was again called
upon to call an extra session of the leg
islature. He said he would do 1t if
funds could not be raised by other
means. Other means were found and
the First South Dakota volunteers were
modified and equipped at less than
one-half what it cost other states where
the notifications were not from points
80 distant and where the volunteers
were not cared for so we'll as those of
South Dakota. OF the funds necessary,
Governor Lee furnished nearly one
fourth out of his own pocket. That
was another great victory for Governor
Lee. He has saved the state thousands
of dollars by bringing good business
sense into play where other men and
"broader' men would have called the
legislature in extra session.
These are only few Of the chief reas-
ons why Andrew E. Lee should succeed
himself as governor of South Dakota
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