Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
POLITICS FOR REvENUEONLY.

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The Webster World has boldly
thrown aside it's mask Of republi-
ca nism and comes out in support of
ca ndidates nominated by petition in
opposition to those named by the
regular republican convention.
While its action is inspired by
money considerations received from
the petition candidates, yet such
action must meet with the tacit
approval of the members of the
party it, represented through the
primary campaign for it scarcely
seemsspossible that they would per-
NIT themselves to be politically stul-
titled in order to land a few dollars
in the pockets of the World. There
never was a paper in Day county
with the ability to make money out
of politics as is the World under it's
present management. Republican
or anti republican, it's all one-it
catches them coming or going. A
newspaper of this character can do
moressto sow.dissension in a CON-
munity than can be done by any
other means. In politics all cannot
be winners, there must be some
losers and here is where the World
gets in it's fine work. 1t sympa-
thizes with the losers, insinuates that
they were defeated by unfair means,
encourages discomfort generally, in
short, pours vinegar and salt into
the. wounds of the defeated until
they are stung into obtaining
revenge, all to the pecuniary advan-
tage of the World. This may be a
serious charge. but to those who
have read or followed the course of
that paper through its political
career, it is plainly true. No other
conclusion can be reached. 1t may
be a few hundred extra copies of the
paper; a political write-up in it's
columns a few circulars to voters; a
retaining fee for it's supposed inAu-
ence-but in the end il is cash
which dictates its course and this
is supposed to be covered by the
plea of Independence" Had the
insurgents o out in the county
convention, the World would have
been posing as a republican.of Of
republican papers any de~nouncing
all who might have the temerity to
run by petition, but failing in this,
it is now an independent" sheet.
Take it's action in supporting the
petition candidates for state senator.
1t has not even the Marshall county
excuse for n-support of the regu-
lar nominees. The so-called "high-
handed" proceedings of the dele
gates to the senatorial convention
%infringed in no way its rights or the
rights of the voters of Day county.
1t is fully aware that the dissatis-
faction had it's course in the county
convention in Marshall county when
the endorsement of Williams was
obviously secured and had any
other name but his been presented
the right to a nomination would not
have been challenged. In taking
the action they did, the Day county
delegates were fully aware of what
would be the position Of such
papers-for- revenue as the World,
but knowing they we're justified not
even the fear of the wrath of the
World deferred them. Marshall
county was not a unit in the sup
port of Williams and the fact that
another name was substituted for
his on the petition proves il. Now
a word as to the candidates. Is
there anything lacking in the char
acters of the regular nominees
which would warrant the World in
its opposition? Are they not both
splendid types of the independent
c~itizen9 Does the World dare
charge that either one can be moved
about as puppetss Can it pick a
single flaw in the political or pri.
vate record of either mane Is it
not aware that the leaders of the
political party which it represents
approached both of these men dur
ing the primary campaign with
offers of support for the nomination