Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
FINDING FAULT.

Representative Burke explains that the
160-acre homestead bill failed because
it was not put through the house early
enough In the session to secure It's pas
sage through the senate. He promises
the people of Pierre, his home city,
that the billWill become law at the
next session of congress
The next session will be an unusuals
" long one and there will be ample
time in which to test the ability OF the
South Dakota delegation to add anoth-
er fraud breeding land law to the col
lection thatis now keeping the federal
grand juries OF the west busy.
IT was presumed that the delegation
would renew it's efforts in behalf OF the
section homestead and Mr.. Burke's pro
mise to the people of Pierre was not an
unlocked for circumstance.
The bill that failed was stronger IN
the congress that refused to pass 1t
than 1t ever will be again and behind
their cock sure assumption the senators
and representatives Of South Dakota
realize that their opportunity was lost
in the last congress. ****A strong SEN
timent against the bill has been arous.
ed in South Dakota and its people VIII
not remain passive when 1t is again
introduced.
Mr.. Burke has given fair warning
of the intentions Of, the South Dakota
delegation 1t is but fair to say IN re-
turn that he and the others will find the
task before them much more difficult
than the one they have already expe-
rienced.
The above is from the Sioux Falls
Press, which stands for everything cal
culated to create discord and dissatis-
faction in the republican party, and is
the especial champion Of the peculiar
politics of ex-senator Pettigrew, for
4 whom Editor Bowen was private secs
rotary
The. Free Press is not speaking for
Representative Burke and has never
even consulted him in regard to the
'l60-,acre homestead bill" which the
Press evidently meant to speak OF as
4 the sectional homestead bill; (this corr
rection is made free gratis,)
The Free Press will say, however
that the objections SO far aroused
against the sectional homestead bill in
this state is confined solely to the small
crowd OF malcontents who are trying
to crowd out the present republican
organization in the state and substi-
tlte conglomeration of soreheads
discredited politicians and the like
and set up an organization which will
again have PettigreW for its boss and
! political hypocrisy for its motto.
The Free Press is doubtless more
familiar with the sentimentof the PEG.
pie who will be more directly affected
by the success OF the sectional home
\ stead bill than the Press. The Free
Press lives and circulates amongst this
class Of people, and has for the pas
twenty two years. We know the feel
ing, and can aver that any measure
which will conduce to therapid deyel
Opment and settlement of the land'
west Of the river will meet with favo
from nine out Of ten of the residents o.
counties bordering the Missouri river
aud III. the Black Hills.
South Dakota is crying for railroads
to connect the eastern and western
y Snnrtinns ots The state. y. Without thes,
Z the state can never settle and develop
al 1t should. Even the the pesslmisti
Press will admit this much. Tn
sectional homestead bill would, unde
its stringent provisions. put an actua
settler and il most cases, q family
on every section between the Missouri
and the we stern line Of the state, out
sidesof the Black Hills. Every settler
with \ section Of land AZ his owl
would be in q fair way TO make lily
Ing, and would stay ny the country
With settlement such as this railroad
would not hesitate to enter the country
"a fact they would be forced to, for Til
business would demand them. This i
III result tbs South Dakota delegation
4 81 CON rses u stri wing for II urging tn
q ssctlonal homestead bin IS the Free
rssstls 4. As usual, they a,
81 gorking for TIE good Of the whole
90 and This Il the most importan
B MEASURE thsy have yet ivocated i
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