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The Washington times., 1906-09-02
A VERY BAD HAoIT.

Has he any bad habits?''
"Only one
Which tsp
''That Of bOasting that he has no bad
habits. Louisville Courier Journal.
The Washington times., 1906-09-02
ON THE FARM.

What did you enjoy most about your
visit TO the country
There wasn't a blessed piece of fur
niture IN the house that folded up!'
The Washington times., 1906-09-02
NOT ALL BAD.

one thing can be said for the insur-
ance companies under the old extrava-
giant management. They gave away
good blotters.-SomerYille Journal,
The Washington times., 1906-09-02

Nine Adam. in the domain or politics
and IN that of literature has won foI
herself 4 position without parallel. "a
mastery which no other woman OF her
day has beer able 90 obtain,
For the last forty years. first in the
ranks Of the opposition under the second
empire, and lasuy I'm governmental
spheres under the third republic, 81 is
she who has been in the front rank Of
those who direct public opinion
During all this time. worthy heiress
Of Daniel Stern and George sand. she
has not ceased 10 champion the cause
OF French literature against the attacks
10 which 81 has been subjected. Ia the
Nouvelle Revue. OF which she was the
founder. she welcomed the works OF
Bourget and Pierre Lott. who honored
the literature Of the country. and mer-
cilessly closed fits pages 20 other authors
possessed no doubt of great talent. but
of whom she disapproved because they
did not adhere 20 the tradition Of deli
ca~y and distinction whIcn marked the
works of the great writer's OF former
DAYS
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Aerial Nine. Letellier.

Fair and slender. and very young,
Nine. Henri LetelIer. daughter of Mr..
Forton. mayor of Trouvine. seems from
her earli. st infancy to nave been i'm
pregnated with the spirit Of "chic. %
which pervades that fashionable resort,
Say what YOU like; style Is as much a
characteristic of some places as fresh
air is O. others. Mime. Letellier Is pos
itively aerial" When you see her cross.
ing the lawn at the celebrated Deauvnle
race course, enveloped i'm multi-cOlored
gauzes. she seems some goddess de
scended from an unknown Olympus Of
Fashion.
This charming beauty. I'm default OF
high birth or great intelligence. has
won her place among the great ladies'"
of Paris because Of the skill she has
shown in exercising the supremest pos.
sible art Of daintiness.
Copyright, 1906 by the Hearst News seryice)
The Washington times., 1906-09-02
TWO KINDS OF REMUNERATION.

Knicker-How are your boys getting
alOng2
Bocker-One gets a $ salary and the
other so wages--NeW York Sun
The Washington times., 1906-09-02
Grande Dame of Letters.

After the queens of beauty come the
great ladies in the world of letters We
are fortunate in possessing a precious
example Of this type.
The Washington times., 1906-09-02

Copyright, 1905, BY The Hearst News service
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
Low Rates to Los Angeles

Via the North Western Line. An
excursion rate Of one first class limited
fare for round trip, will be in effect
rom an stations April 25 to May s.,
inclusive, with favorable return limits,
on Q OF Imperial Council, Mobiles
OF Mystic Shrine: Three fast trains
through to California daily. "The
Angeles Limited" electric
lighted throughout, via the New Salt
Lake Route, with drawing room and
tourist sleeping cars. "The Overland
Limited" electric lighted throughout,
less than three DAYS en- route. Another
last daily train is "The China & Japan
Fast Mail" with drawing room and
tourist sleeping cars. For itineraries
n full information apply to agents
chicago d North-Wester R'y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

Senator Aldrich committed a bad
blunder when he insisted on the
selection Of Tillman to report the
Hepburn bill from the Senate COM
mittee. The selection of a democrat
to report the bill wal a slam at Roose-
welt and intended as a humiliation to
Senators Dolliver and Clapp who
fought the bill through the committee.
The intended insult acted as a BOOM
erang and the bill is now expected to
pass the senate and there is a posi-
bility that it may not even be
amended Plankington Mail.
Don't forget Kits amendments.
No doubt the machine will soon claim
that he has been working on amend
ments for months even when he was
trying to make the people of South
Dakota believe it would ruin them to
have such a measure pass.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
The Political Situation

In referring to the conditions OF the
country concerning graft and political
bossism a writer recently said that a
revolution was bound to come and the
only question was whether it would
come in our time or whether we would
leave it to another generation. He
further said that there were signs that
this generation would not postpone it
but would do its own housekeeping.
Folk has been elected governor Of
Missouri, LaFollette, Of Wisconsin,
Weaver, mayor Of Philadelphia, Jer-
ONE, district attorney Of New York,
and Cox, of Cincinnati, and several
other political bosses have been over
thrown; and the revolution we'll start
ed.
The question now interesting the
people OF this state is: Will the rev.
olution reach South Dakota!
But why should it reach South Da-
kota? Aren't we all right? Sure, we
are, if you take the Pioneer-Times or
any Of the machine organs for it.
But were not the people of Mimi
eapolis all right, until Wilcox got on
the grand jury? And were not the
people Of St. Louis all right until
Butler, in an unguarded momnet al
lowed Folk to be elected circuit at
torney? And were not the people of
Philadelphia all right until the same
thing happened there, in the election
of Weaver? And the people of Wis
consin, until LaFollette beat the bos-
ses? And so on down the list.
The people thought they were all
right, just as we thought we were all
right, until Crawford came out and
began to show up the machine and
now we begin to find out that We are
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

While do not think it at all neces-
sary to answer the Volga Tribune's
libelous attack upon my name and
character, briefly however | will say
that there is not an iota of truth in
the statement made by A. p. Allen.
This l say without fear of truthful
contradiction. The statements made
by the Folga Tribune but reminds me
OF the %utterances Of an intoxicated and
highly painted woman from the street
corner of a Bowery district to passers
by, just before being gathered in by
the police. The disparaging language
used smacks % of ill-breeding and
lack OF self-restraint, first qualities of
a gentleman, that I v reluctantly
make the above statement. I do
not propose to loose any calm faculties
because we are in a political contest.
GEO. N. BREED
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
Argus-Leader Please Copy

The machine" has been charged
with depriving the people of the privi-
lege Of voting on the primary law
they have not denied the charge.
The machine has been charged
with corrupting the state educational
institutions for the benefit Of the
"boss"-they have not denied the
charge.
The machine has been charged
with destroying the books of the
central committee to cover up fraud
and deception-they have not denied
the c~harge-they admit it.
The "machine' has been charged
with creating discord in the ranks of
the Republican party to such an
extent that nc fair-minded partisan
could help denouncing those methods
they have not denied the charge.
The machine has been charged with
attempting to smirch the reputation of
members Of the Republican party for
having done riding on passes) no
more than they themselves have done
and are doing by their W admission
they have not denied the charge.
Isn't it about time the Argus-Leader
began a campaign of explaining rather
than continue to dodge the issues?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

Coe /. Crawford, of Huron, and
Attorney General Philo Hall, of
Bookings, anti-machine candidates
for the Republican nominations for
governor and member of congress,
respectively, addressed a big rally in
the Auditorium at Sioux Falls Tues
day evening. There was a large
attendance at the meeting, despite the
inclemency of the weather, and the
speakers ably presented the cause of
the people against the machine,
arousing a great amount of enthu-
siasm. The indications are that the
anti-machine movement is gaining
ground every day in this county as
we'll as throughout the state. Dell
Rapids (Minnehaha Co. Tribune.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
There Weren't Any Issues

The machine papers are greatly
worked up over the ''howl" that is
being raised by the insurgents about
using stone from the east in the CAPT.
toll building, rather than stone from
South Dakota. The insurgents did
not commence the howl. The Argus
Leader, the state paper of the machine
started the whole clamor, and it is
owing to the Argus-Leader and not to
any other paper in the state that the
people have awakened On the subject.
Now another point in the matter. 1t
will be noted that the Argus-Leader
suddenly dropped the whole matter,
and has been as silent as a clam about
the stone to be used in the capitol.
Do you know why? We will tell you.
The original bill for the building Of
the capitol was drawn up by John
Sutherland, of Pierre. 1t was his
special work in the last legislature.
He drew up. that bill with a clause
specifying that South Dakota stone
should be used in the construction.
Senator Kittredge and Alec Johnson
had other plans. Senator Kittredge
went to John Sutherland and told
him that the clause compelling the
use of South Dakota stone must be
dropped out, and backed up his
demands by the assurance OF his
support if the offending clause was
eliminated. The case vas made clear
to him that if the clause was not
dropped out, the bill would be defeated.
MIR. Sutherland, much against his
own better judgment struck out that
clause, leaving foreign stone free to
compete with the home product. The
Argus-Leader evidently did not know
Kittredge's part in this affair when it
made its ill-advised attack upon the
selection of Indiana lime stone in
preference to South Dakota granite.
The Argus-Leader got a hunch and
cut for cover, but the insurgents were
not warned that they were treading
upon the toes of anybody, and now
they have to suffer for opposing the
will of the great man from Sioux
Falls. darlington Sun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

The Argus Leader remains silent
about the hundreds of kilograms that
were sem Senator Kittredge to help
him fight the Presidents rate regula-
ton measure. The Argus Leader can
talk freely about Mr.. Halls railroad
pass but never a word about Burke or
Martin who ride on railroad passes
and vote to pay themselves mileage
for a trip from Washington to Dakota
and back when they never left their
seats. Such men are not fit to repre-
sem the honest people of this state.
We don't care so much about Burke
or Martin, we want to know about
those kilograms sent Kit by the rail-
roads. Canton Leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
And Yet They Do 1t

The Argus-Leader maintains that
Congressman Martin and Burke have
the right to use the postofices of this
state to build up their personal sup
port. They have not. They have no
more right to offer their appointave
power for sale than they have to offer
their votes at Washington for sale.
Their positions are the gifts OF the
people of this state and in return they
should give the people the best posi-
BILE service regardless Of its effect on
their personal fortunes. What we
want at Washington is statesmen and
not trading politicians. Turner
County Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

Gov. Elrod admits that he is receiv-
ing $116 per month more salary than
the law allows him. Sheriff Campbell
admits that he has received pay for
mileage from the county when he rode
with a pass. Legislators admit they
have used passes and then received
pay for mileage and in the face of this
fact the Parker New Era says that
only one official in the state rides on
a pass and collects mileage. Hackett
ought to get over into Proverbs or
study the New Testament where it
speaks of falsehoods and casting out
devils. Please remember that Philo
Hall is the only official who has
unequivocally denounced the pass
system.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
The Railroad Pass

The Legislators ride on passes.
Governor Elrod rides or a pass.
Senator Kittredge rides on a pass.
Most of the Judges ride on passes.
Congressman Martin rides on a pass.
Congress man Burke rides on a pass.
Our Railroad Commissioners ride
passes.
The State Regents of Education ride
passes.
Every sheriff in the state rides on a
pass.
But Mr.. Hall is among the very few
who declare the practice pernicious,
openly and unequivocally.
Isn't it about time the Argus-Leader
passed. Its bluff has been called and
the above looks as though if Philo
Hall rides on a pass he rides in what
the Argus-Leader calls good COM
pany."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
no more right than these other politi::
cal boss ridden communities were.

no more right than these other politi::
cal boss ridden communities were.
There has not been a free and un-
trameled expression of the people OF
this state in the choice of its officers
| since the state was admitted into the
Union. 1t has been just as much
dominated by the political boss, by
the railroad and by the trust as any
other state or city in the Union. 1t
has not had a legislature that has not
been controlled by them and graft has
played its part as fully here as it has
elsewhere.
Two years ago, at Sioux Falls, F..
w. Martin had an opportunity that
rarely ONE to politician or states
man.
He held the balance Of power be-
tween the political boss, the railroad
and the trust, on the n hand, and
the people on the other. He was at
liberty to cast it for one or the other
with equal results to himself, person.
sonally, or SO far as his political for
tunes were concerned. One would
have thought that patriotism, political
morality, a sense of justice and fair
play, if not the promptings OF ordi-
nary acumen and wisdom, or even the
dictates Of conscience, would have
caused him to have cast it on the side
OF the people; but he did not. He
chose instead, the boss and the rail-
road and the trust, and violated the
express instructions Of his county
convention in consummating the deal
by which he delivered himself intothe
arms of the machine.
This treachery on Martins part
caused the temporary defeat Of the re-
form movement and the temporary
triumph Of the machine, but not for
long. The revolution has gone on
just the anne and is sweeping over
the state, and, unless all signs fail,
the convention at Sioux Falls in June
will see the end Of boss, trust and rail-
road rule in South Dakota as it has
elsewhere. Lead Black Hills Call.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
"The Constitution Raped Again"
OF BrOOkings

The Brookings Press in its issue of
last week quoted a portion Of the state
constitution which we hope will be
read by every voter in Bookings
county, as it clearly defines the position
that this paper has taken from the out
set, namely that there are matters
which Should be passed upon by the
people and not by machine politicians.
The law as quoted by the Press is as
follows.
Article XXI, Section 2-Constitution
of State Officers-The governor shall
receive an annual salary Of two thous-
and five hundred dollars; the Judges
of the Supreme Court shall each receive
an annual salary of two thousand five
hundred dollars; the judges of the
Circuit Court shall each receive a sal
airy OF two thousand dollars. Provided
that the Legislature may after the year
n thousand and eight hundred and
ninety, increase the annual salary of
the governor and each of the judges of
the Supreme Court to three thousand
dollars, and the annual salary of each
OF the Circuit Court Judges of two
thousand five hundred dollars. The
Secretary of the State, State Treasurer
and State Auditor shall each receive
an annual salary of one thousand
eight hundred dollars; the Commits
siOner of School and Public Lands
shall receive an annual salary OF one
thousand eight hundred dollars; the
Superintendent of Public instruction
shall receive an annual salary of one
thousand eight hundred dollars; the
Attorney General shall receive an
annual salary of one thousand dollars;
the compensation OF the Lieutenant
Governor shall be double the cOmpen-
SatiOn of a State Senator. They shall
receives no fees or perquisites what
eve for the performance of any duties
connected with their offices. 1t shall
not be competent for the legislature to
increase the salaries Of the officers
named in this article except as herein
provided.
In order to evade the constitutional
law and thus provide for an increase
the governors salary which had already
been raised from So 500 to $1,000 per
mum a contingent fund was created
amounting to $l16.75 per month or
81. 400 per year. Now the law says it
shall not be competent for the legis-
lature to increase the salaries OF the
state officers named in the above article
and yet today the governor of South
Dakota according tothe State Auditors
report is receiving 81. 400 salary when
the constitution says he shall only
receive $1,000. We are glad to have
the machine organ" attempt to de-
fend it's position by quoting this law
as it substantiates the statement that
has been repeatedly made that it was
time the people know something about
what was going n. If the governor
of the state is accepting a salary in
advance of what is lawfully his then
what can be said against any SUBJ
ordinate officers in the employ of the
commonwealth. By their own admis-
sions and quotations the machine
organs have proven themselves guilty
Of every point at issue as claimed by
the ''insurgent" or rank and file ele.
ment Of the republican party.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

The Brookings Press has been
roasting Hall for travelling On a pass
and then charging mileage to the
state. Now it developes that Camp
bell, sheriff for Brookings county, the
machine candidate for state treasurer,
has been riding on a pass while
attending to the county business, and
is found guilty of charging up mile
age to the county which he has never
paid. WATERFOWL Times.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
An Insurgent Platform

In Clark county, in this state, the
Roosevelt Republican league is circu-
lating a declaration OF principles for
signatures of republicans, who are
committing themselves to the new
doctrine in large numbers. These
republicans declare
We approve and commend President
Theodore Roosevelt for his bold and
intelligent stand for just, equitable
and progressive laws.
We approve the Roosevelt Republican
league of this state and pledge
hearty support.
We believe in direct nominations
and urge the enactment into law a
practical and comprehensive form OF
primary election law.
We denounce the present caucus
law as bungling and inadequate.
We urge.the enactment OF laws for
bidding the acceptance by public
officials of free railway transportation.
We condemn the practice as pernic-
ious and corrupting, tending to serve
the purpose of a bride by the giver to
the recipient.
We pledge support to candidates
that will support and defend these
measures.
The declarations of the Clark county
republicans do not differ in form and
substances from the beliefs Of all those
republicans of South Dakota who are
not allied to the fortunes OF the ma
chine and there are few in the insur-
gent ranks who would not proclaim
them from the housetops.
On the contrary, the machine faction
is opposed in principle and practice
to every declaration put forth by the
Roosevelt Republicans Of Clark county.
The machine faction does not ap-
prove and command the president for
his advocacy Of "just, equitable and
progressive laws" 1t has just employed
every means within its power to turn
the party away from his policies and
away from the laws he has proposed,
operating through it's newspapers and
its agents.
The machine faction does not APP
prove of the Roosevelt Republican
league. 1t is now e~ndeavoring to
defeat the purposes of the league.
The machine faction does not believe
in a primary election law. 1t has vio-
lated the state constitution in its
effort to prevent the voters of the state
from casting their ballots upon prop
osition Of a primary election law.
The machine faction approves of the
caucus law that is denounced by the
Roosevelt Republicans.
The machine faction is opposed to
laws %forbidding the acceptance Of free
railroad transportation and it now has
its agents out among the people, offer
ing the pass as a bride to those who
will combat the intentions of the
Roosevelt league in the republican
convention Of next June. 1t believes
in applying the pass bride to legis-
lators and other officials and is carry
ing its behalf into every day practice.
Dramatically opposed in all their
intentions are the two factions of the
republican party of South Dakota,
judged by the Clark county declaration,
and it differs in no essential from the
platform OF insurgency throughout
the state.
The differences between the factions
are vital and cannot be reconciled.a
One faction may yield, but an issue
is never settled until it is settled in
the interest of right. Sioux Falls
Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

We observe that the Brookings
Press was trying to do some stealing
from the county last week and got
caught at it by the board of county
commissioners. Charley Aliens
postoffice salary ought to be increased
so there would be no necessity for
such work. Stuffing bills is a perni-
cious habit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

The machine faction OF the Republic
can party at Canton made a test Of
their strength at the city election last
Tuesday and lost every ward in the
city. The victory was clearly for the
insurgents. Guess the machine had
better move out II Lincoln county
while there is enough left to move.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

Is there single machine nan in the
state who is supporting the present
machine for purely patriotic motives,
without a thought Of political or finan-
cial gain for himself or friends, but is
seeking merely the best good of the
people and the state? Now don't all
laugh. Is there one?-Turner County
Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
In face of the fact that d. ". Camp.

In face of the fact that d. II. Camp
bell acknowledges, over his own sigma
ture, that he has rode with a pass
and received pay from the common
wealth for mileage while doing so, yet
the machine press has the gall to say
that he don't ask pay for mileage
when he travels ON a pass.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

The state agricultural college
Brookings has 10000 acres of land
which will produce a million and a
half dollars for endowment. That
sum will make taxes for the support
of that institution very reasonable
Pierre Dakotan.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19

If last weeks Volga Tribune don't
prove conclusively that Art Allen is a
dupe for his brother, Charlie, then the
world is without evidence.