Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-05-23
WON VICTORY AT LAST
National Sanitarium Bill Passed the House
Monday-Good Work by Our
congressman.


Monday-Good Work by Our
congressman.
Monday afternoon the cheerful
words came over the wire from Con-
gressmen Martin and Burke, saying:
"Sanitarium bill passed the house
today. 1t carries s150,OO0 for build
ings and $4,000 for equipment"
That was glad news indeed and it
was not long before everybody in town
knew it. Everybody was congratulate
ing each other and highly commend
ing the grand work that had been
accomplished by our hustling repre-
sentatives, Messrs. Martin and Burke.
Nothing is too good for these tireless,
successful congressman, within the
gift of the people-and Senators Gam
BILE and Kittredge are included, for al
though the senate has always been
favorable to the bill, the influence of
these stalwart senator's has been ex.
erted in every way with the leaders of
the House to win victory for the bill.
1t means much for Hot Springs, for
it establishes the town as a national
resort, gives it a name that reaches
beyond the boundaries of state lines.
and fixes the permanency and upward
and onward progress of the town that
nothing can check. The place had al
ready become established as q success.
full resort town, but to have national
sanitarium located here by our nation
al congress is recommendation of the
health-giving properties of these wat.
ers and climate that will be far-reach-
ing and effective.
1t is probable that commission will
be named to select the site, after which
plans will at once be made for the
commencement of the structure.
Such things take time. The govern
mept moves slowly in all its undertak-
ings of such character, but moves
surely and substantially. What it
does it does thoroughly and we'll.
This first appropriation is but be-
ginning. Every National Home thus
far established has cost up into the
millions. This one can not we'll be in
ferior to the others fact the very
nature of it must make it even greater
than the others. 1t will not only be
National Home for American soldiers
but a National Sanitarium for the in
valid soldiers from all of the other
National Homes. That the location is
admirable and will be much sought
after by the soldiers is already an es.
tablished fact.
The numerous and discouraging OBJ.
stacles that have been met and over
come by our alert, energetic, hard.
working and efficient quartet in con-
gress can scarcely be understood or
properly appreciated. The bill has
been pending for about six years, has
passed the senate four times, and
always until now met defeat in the
House. The strongest leaders in the
House have been opposed to it-pos-
sibly from sense of public duty, in
that they argued that such an institu-
tion was not needed, and probably
from something of personal jealousy.
because of the fact that their own To-
calities had National Homes and they
felt that the location of this one in
such delightful resort would natually
take away from them many members
of the institutions located at their
places. But these objections have all
been met and overcome and Hot
Springs comes out victorious. There
fore greati is the rejoicing, and enthusi-
astic and unstinted is the praise for
our gallant congressional big four.
And we would feel ungenerous and
neglectful of duty did we not commend
the untiring efforts of our own Black
Hills congressman, the brilliant and
persistent Martin. He said he would
not give up, that he was going to fight
for the sanitarium until he won. and
he did. Well may Hot Springs and
Fall River county be proud of the fact
that he was here first suggested and
first endorsed for congress. We loved
and admired him then and would 90
further in our appreciation of him if
we could now. He has more than full
filled the eXpects tions of his ardent
friends.
But while rejoicing in this success
let Hot Springs remember that there
is other work to do to make this the
popular and growing resort that we
wish it to be.
However, we just now throw our hats
in the air and
Hurrah!
UP TO THE PRESIDENT.
The STAR editor is in receipt of the
following message, dated Washington
May 81:
'Senate concurred in house amend
ments to Sanitarium bill this morning.
IT, now Oooc IN tho Dcoe;lo,k O.. 80