Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-03
SOME OBSERVATIONS.

The Sioux Falls Press, which is the
leading populist paper in the state,
says:
Illustrating the way in which appro-
priations are made by the present
state legislature we quote the follow
ing from the Speartish Register:
Word has just been received from
Pierre that Rapid City has demanded
the support of the Lawrence county
representatives for nn appropriation
of 100000 to establish a state business
college at Rapid in connection with
the school of mines, on condition that
they support IL dormitory bill.
But it SO happens that "Rapid City"
is represented in the ''present state
legislature by populists, and that's
"the way" they seek to make ''appro-
priations." Yet these populist news
papers continue bowling about the ap-
preparations being made by the repub-
lican legislature when .their own peo-
pie attempt such hold-ups as are re-
ported in the above clipping from the
Press and Spearfish Register-two
populist newspapers.
The populist newspapers over the
state are having a happy time CRITICS.
ing the present legislature regardless
of justice or reason. Take our es-
teemed contemporary for instance
though it is no new thing for that pa
per to make such breaks. The Times
Herald says that the present legisla-
ture has ''made no effort to pass a law
to pay t%reasurers adequate salaries,
fix their liability in case of loss of
funds and to prevent any further dis
grace upon the state by inadequate
punishment of defaulters." Why did
not the populist legislature of two
years ago remedy the defect that
seems to be so apparent to our con.
temporary? But the truth is that at
the time that was written the senate
ii I'd passed a bill that aims at dangers
of loss of state funds by providing for
banks of deposit and thus largely re.
lieving the state treasurer of his great
responsibility. 1t may become u Law
and may not. But it is unfair to criti
else tho legislature tbefore knowing
what it is going to do, and especially
when it is making an effort to legislatt
for what it's critics seek to make polit
ical capital out of. Again. why die
not the populist legislature two year:
ago do something? The demand wa.
as great then MS now.
The Times Herald still further says
SIS the appropriating of public fund.-
one of the perquisities of office and
reward for party fealty?" And yet tina
paper wants the state treasurer paid
higher salary, wants our Soldiers
Home las we all do) to have larger ap
preparation than ever, wants circui
judges paid higher salaries, wants Gov
ernor Lee reimbursed for the none,
he paid out for coal for the Yanktol
asylum-when the governor promised
to personally make good all that tn,
appropriation of two years ago fel
short, but now asks this republican
legislature to make up the deficienc,
and then the populists criticise th'
republican legislature for their tap
propriating public funds" And be
sides this the Times Herald no doub
wants this legislature to appropriate
"public funds" to meet the deficienc,
of the railroad commission and it
populist attorneys. The populis
members of the legislature from Ra
. pid City want extravagant appropris
tions made for the school of mines
and populists generally are grabbing
, for just as big appropriations as the,
a get, while their newspapers ar,
bowling about the "appl opriation o