The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-09-20

ing you for the reason that | notice
by the paper that YOU have been
elected chairman OF the state central
committee and have Mr.. Strunsky's
welfare and success at heart"
More than 90 years ago Mr. Strans
Ky came to the territory, and with
many of us who came about that
early date. had tU go through the
hardshlps that fall to every new
country, though of'course not such
as the earliest pioneers had to bear
But his faith In the ultimate devel
opment OF the state and its final
position among the leading agrlcul
ural states in the union. has never
wavered. This faith led him early
and earnestly for John Stransky
does all things earnestly into the
real estate business, and he has been
II heavy dealer In land and from the
time antedating the date Of the
land purch ase revival. He has brot
to this state perhaps the largest
number of landseekers than any one
real estate agent in the state. He
has kept an ad in the leading maga-
zines of the east for a number of
years. He has been, too. liberal
patron OF the papers of the state,
where there was a prospect OF the
ad reaching even a small list of per-
sons who might become patrons OF
his agency. He has told of the good
crops and promising prospects of
the soil and climate of South Dako-
ta, while many OF us who have al
ways said the best we knew in the
best way we could had become dis
couraged or slept.
Such u IN an as John A. Stransky
would he IL credit to the state. He
Is hound by no promises; no ON
who took part in his nomination
has u promise of anything. He has
show wn his metal against ~Ciie infam-
Gus lobby that has ruled at Pierre
through every Legislature except
that of 1897 since ita complete cap
ture In 1894. and as governor, he
would he an nvincible foe of that
dangerous foe to good government
He has never been a part of that
lobby. and Is not indebted to 1t for
any last fav rs or preferments
In all this busy life, j. A. Stransky y
has found time to read, think and
invent. Among his inventions, Is a
giant Blasting powder that has been
a. wonderful success. He is not a
one idea man, but Is broad. liberal
and charitable, and is a business
man of marked success. AS COVER.
nor Of the state he would have In
viz w the execution of the laws with
out favor, the economical admins
tration OF government in the inter
est of the whole state, the rescuinl
of the educational Institutions from
| the disgraceful condition the set o
small politicians have put them in
the killing off of the lobby by wise
laws, and the enforcement of al
other reforms demanded by the peO
pie, many OF which are not ever
mentioned by our opponents, wht
promise but little of the reforms ad
vOcated before the people prior t.
the caucuses and convention ant
who are already swallowed up by
the Gamble clement, which unit
they were kicked out by their part
ners in crime, were the most subse +
Want tools OF the corporation inter
ests, and we have not yet hear,
that Gamble has even resigned hi
railroad attorneyship while his gen
eralissimo has just been appointet
to the chief attorneyship OF the Mil
W aukee railroad
Vote for A Stransky and the Ell
tire democratic ticket, and ri,
South Dakota ef the incubus OF
corporation government, and secur
laws that will make pass-holding b.
any state official u crime.-So
Critic