Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-03-17
LET REASON LEAD.

Rapid City proposes to send Charles
Buell. to congress. Mr.. Buell. is a bright
and brainy man but he would be abso-
! utely useless to the Black Hills or the
state of South Dakota for at least four
! years. He would be green man, he
would receive no recognition. While
the writer is an old time friend of Char
! lie Buell. while from this source there
comes nothing but good will and friend
ship it may be well to observe that Buell.
can never hope to equal Martin as a
statesman. 1t would be utterly useless
| for Buell. to ever hope to fill Martins
shoes. And this sentence is not writ
tea with any desire TO beiittle Charlie
Buell., for almost life time eoffriendship
and regard does not create a desire to
belittle man.
The Plaindealer would compare Mar
tin and Buell.: Martin has the expert
ence. He has the ability. Perhaps the
Black Hills will never again produce so
strong a man. Perhaps the Black Hills
will never again produce a man so alb
solutely fitted for the Office of United
States senator He has graduated in
the house He has been given recogni.
ton. He can get things for his state.
Tie is just now in position to do some
thing. Would you spoil it all to satisfy
the petty spite Of a lot of tin horn poll
ticians?
Buell. is bright man, a man who is
far above the ordinary. There is no
doubt but that in time he would make a
splendid representative But the Hills
! cannot afford to wait for congressman
to learn the trade when we have skilled
workman ready and willing to represent
! us. The Hills are on the very edge of a
tion, a more solid basis for the mining
industry and new land opening up are a
! few of the lights that are cleaning so
| hopefully before u.s. Thus we want a
strong man at Washington. We want a
man who understands our business At
this day and date the Black Hills can
dergarten-a primary school as it were,
for the raising of congressman, when we
have graduate of the high school OF
! American politics ready and willing to
fight our battles at the capitol.
At this moment Martin is working day
and night on his corporation bill. While
a bunch of Black Hills one horse poll
ticians are plotting and planning to beat
Martin, your Congressman is down there
in Washington fighting through bill
for your interests. He is fighting to
pass a bill thai Will protect you and
your children from the greed Of lawless
corporations. And you would retire
in his place man of no experience, a
man of whom the house or senate has
never heard, man who would not be
able to do the BlacE Hills any good foI
at least four years and even at the end
of four years, it woald depend greaI
deal on what latent ability MIR. Buell. de
yeoped.
The lord has no use for quitter but
he hates fool. Let reason guide you
you who would deprive the state Of thf
services of an expert and tried servant
Think a little Have little common
Black Hills sense. Permit the Plain
dealer to ask you this one question.
If you had in your employ man 0
experience, a man who was entirely
capable Of looking after your affairs, {
man who could be depended on, mar
who understood your business perfectly
would you discharge him and hire in hi'
place man of no experience, maj
who knew nothing about your business
man who would, Because Of his mex
perience make expensive mistakes, mis-
takes that you would have TO pay for
Consider this carefully Would yol
make such a move?
The Paindealer credits the average
Black Hitler with possessing too mucl
hard, common sense to make such
move.
Will you then discharge Eben w
Martin, the experienced and tried work
man and hire in his place Chas. Buel
the untried and inexperienced work
man?
Let reason guide you.