Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-08-16
sis it Right Comrades

Inc 6DStSr "oiHa ~" ~
great howl-has a he%artrending tale
of woe in it's last issue because
some of the county officers sent out
of the county for supplies and pat
ronized Republican papers in the
county to some extent, and wants
to know if this is loyalty to the pop
ulist party, to Day county and the
City of Webster. Any reasonable
person will agree with Brother
Slovenian that all work that a
be done here should be given to
home offices it is no more than they
have a right to expect. However
it seems to make considerable diff
ference to him "whose OK is gored."
Last fall when the tax list was to be
printed the Treasurer gave copy to
Bro. SLOVENIAN, but the list was
set up by Mr.. Kelley in Aberdeen.
1t could have been done in Webster,
the money paid to Webster work
men,and gone in to the channels of
trade here. 1t seems to us we have
heard somewhere, about the pot call
ing the kettle black.
Bro. Slovenian complains that
the pop papers received no patron =
age from the U. S. Land Office
under the Republican administra-
ton and says even the Bristol
Courier is cut off from the land
office patronage. Just why an *
ception should be made in favor
Of the Courier is, we are free to con-
fess, beyond us, unless Bro. S. is
simply trying to make a good fellow
of himself by an apparent interest
in the welfare of the Courier, bu I
that can not be, he is so straight
forward, and honest, out spoken
and detests policy so much. This
opinion must be gathered from the
numerous columns eulogizing him.
self and his paper which have ap.
peared from time to time in the COL
umns Of The World. During the
Democratic administration when the
Herald was published in Webste 1
as a democratic organ The Reporte r
received no land Office patronage =,
but we didn't play the baby-the
much abused little boy and set up a
great howl about it but simply took
our medicine, without making much
of a face about it either. When
BI5en is crowned dictator of the
government The World will un
doubtedly be remembered and wei
renumerated for t%oiling under the
burdens of the party during the
heat of the day.
The World man, in his distres:
makes a terrible admission, he mu 81
have been tremendously wrought up
to so far forget himself as this state.
ment indicates, he says: That during
the time, according to populist pro
phecies the country was in the
throes of physical, political and fnan
cial ruin-during the last two years
he has been enabled to emerge from
under a cloud of debt and max
much needed improvements in his
plant and paper, and this under the
gold standard-the fearful monetar,
policy of the republican party
which Mr.. Bryan said would piunge
the country into panic and distru c.
ton. The article is not at all ir
keeping with his wonderful gener.
osity as depicted in the col umns
of The World of the issue before
last, where be was so willing to
forego the Senatorial honors, step
down and out. (there is no money in
a Senatorship) just for the benef,
OF the dear people and let a demo,
crat be nominated. Although oppos.
ed to fusion personally he would
make this sacrifice of principle:
just for the benefit of the party
in the interest of harmony solely
He is very considerate when there
is nothing at stake but a little chear
glory. You a bank on Shower