The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-05

the ticket twice IN the past six
years. The Citizen-R Republican,
of Scotland. is also republican.
with a record of going wrong
once in a county commissioner
campaign. Both are good pa
pers, and both had a right to
think they had something COM
ing. The Tyndall Register is a
good MISUNDERSTANDING, Jeffer-
sonian Democratic sheet that has
cheerfully and fearlessly lambas-
ted the republican party for over
twenty years, and il had a right
to expect the democratic men,
bers TO die in the last ditch or
land il plum. The Tyndall
Tribune has been under its pres
ent management for two years.
II is republican. The senior
member of the Tribune firm has
received from the republican
party an office worth $500 a
year; his father has the postmas-
tershipsat Avon, and prior to that
appointment had The sup~erintend-
ent's Office for four years. This
is a case where it appears the
family has been nicely looked af-
ter politically, and could well
afford to have kept out, and said
a word for their friends. The
Avon Clarion flyS the republican
flag, but laid claim To the support
of the democratic commissioners
on the ground that it supported
the tail end of the democratic
ticket, and democrats generally
have remarked that the editor
personally is a democrat editor
ially-as far rs consiStant-a re-
publican. The Springfield Times
is the only paper in the south
half of the county. For 3 years
il has been 80 strongly republican
that the mcaneSt man in Bon
Homme county would figure on
the Times support il he receiv-
ed a republican nomination-for
haven't the democrats said the
Springfield Times would support
the devil. il he ran on the repub-
lican ticket Chats a democratic
joke, however. for honestly. we
wouldn't come any nearer il than
we have during the last two cam
paigns in one or two instances.)
The Times expected the support
of the republican commissioners.
The publishing OF the commits
sioners proceedings * really for
the benefit of the people, and on
a business proposition. the three
papers that would give the pro-
ceedingS tn the most people
should have the printing. The
Times would have been recogniz-
ed ON this basis aS il is the only
paper published in the south half
of the county and is read by more
people in that territory than all
the rest of the papers of the
county togather. Another suppo-
sition is that a commissioner
would insist on recognition for
his own district. To down the
south half of the county and
compel almost a thousand fami-
lies To subscribe for a paper clear
out of their vicinity il was neces-
sary to get one of the commits
sioners of this district to soak
the Times. II was done.
The board is republican, but
the democrats needed a republic
can To lambaSt the south half of
the county for the splendid vote
II gave the republican ticket.
They found II rcpuVIi.4n willing
to do il. This is the story:
Motion was made that the Scot
land Citizen-Republican. the
Avon Clarion and the Springfield
Times be made the official papers.
Mr.. Hile, republican, seconded
the motion and the motion car
ried. Mr.. Hornstra, democrat,
made a motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Hile, republican, seconded
the motion. Motion carried.
Mr.. Hornstra moved TO swipe |
the south half of the county and
strike out the Springfield Times
making the Scotland Citizen
Republican, the Avon Clarion
and the Tyndall Register the
official papers. Mr.. Hile second
ed the motion and voting with
the democratic members. carried
it. The Times supported Mr..
Hile in the late election good and
strong. The register and Clarion
did not.
These are the facts. We could
detail the gyrations of a couple
of republican political knockers
who were Mr.. Hile'S advisors,
but will refrain with the promise