Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
CONDUCTED By "PRo BONO puBLICo."

CONDUCTED BY "PRO BONO PUBLICO."
II Editor Ames does not want his
questions answered why is he devoting
so much space in asking them? He
may answer this in this political de.
partment If he wants to.
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The editor Of the Times Herald says
of Postmaster Stanley that "honor,
principle nor decency does not reside
in his carcass"
Can that be possible! Or is editor
Ames somewhat prejudiced? Let's
see what is it you are trying to prevent
POSTMASTER Stanley" from getting,
Bro. Ames?
And so the Times Herald editor OBJ
jects to the action of John Burke in
securing a reduction upon the assessed
valuation of grazing land, does he?
Wants it assessed the same as farm
lands of eastern Dakota, does he?
Wants our ranchers to pay as much on
q quarter section of Fall River county
range land as the farmers of the east
ern part of the state pay on rich, till
able land, does he? Well! Well! Looks
as though somebody better be explain
ing.
Here's q sample from the fusion
sheet, otherwise known as the Times
Herald: ed Bond, the people of Fall
River county ask why you quit rail-
roading?" Now that is indeed a most
vital question in Mr.. Bonds candidacy
for the legislature, isn't it? This de-
partment would just like to have the
Times Herald name some of the "peo-
pie of Fall River county" who are ask
ing that question. Give us just a few
name four or five-name one for in
stance. There are others who have, in
the course of human events, changed
their occupation also, but Ed Bond
has lived in this county too long to be
injured by any such Safeguarding
questions.
This department writer is informed
that Judge Cleveland in his speech at
the city hall Saturday night questioned
that there was any prosperity in the
country anywhere by asking if the
ranchers of Fall River county or the
people of Hot Springs had witnessed
any evidences of it. How strange that
some men who seek to be profound in
their logic would permit their thoughts
to become so warped that they judge
the world by their own immediate sur
roundings, and tnat they will declare
that because legislation that is nation
al and wondrous in its scope has not
directly put money into their own
pockets, has been a failure.
If silver was today declared as Stree"
as the water that runs down Fall River
how would the people about here be
benefited? Would it make two spears
of grain grow where there is but
one? Judge Cleveland further said
that republicans claimed that there
was more money in circulation, and
then declared that not a rancher could
borrow a dollar on his Fall River coun-
ty land; that there was no money. Oh,
such stuff! 1 happen to have noticed
q short while ago a statement that the
commissioner of school lands wa anx-
ious to loan some money upon good
real estate in Fall River county.
Where is the man that wants, the mon
ey? Send him forth and he can bor-
row it Of the state at 6 per cent per an
mum. But it might be wise if you de-
sire to bring in outside capital to call
off your Times. Herald from making
such breaks as this: In speaking re.
Gently ofthe generality of men, of this
section" that paper said: "They are all
anxious to borrow. Their security
may not always be good, but what of
that" That sort of an untruth does
not tend to bring more money to this
immediate locality sure enough, no
more than it does to declare that soon
all that will be- left of Hot Springs'for-
mer self will be an "unfading memory
Such calimity talk hardly encourages
money to circulate, and however much
money there might be elsewhere, in the
face of such Obstacles it might be slow
to circulate here. However, with all
such stumbling blocks in the way there
is money to loan on Fall River county
real estate ut 6 per cent aud there is
more money in general circulation pc,
capt.. than there .as two years ago.
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