Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-06
SENATOR GAMBLE A WORKER.
An Old DakOtan Writes of Him
and His Good Work tor
the People.
Washington, March -, 1906.

1t has been asserted that the Junior
Senator is doing all the work. The
writer has been a resident of Wash
ington City since 1895 and part of
that time held a position in the Sen
ate and House Of representatives, and
| make the assertion without the fear
of contradiction, and the cOngreSSiOn-
al record will fear me out in the state
ment, that Senator Gamble has ac-
com mpliShed more substantial legiSla-
tiOn for South Dakota and her people
than any other man. who has ever Oc-
cupied a seat in Congress from the
state, for the same length of time.
| He has more warm friends in the
Capital than any other Dakotian has
ever enjoyed, and could they have a
voice in his reelection it would be
unanimous.
The Washington Star" which is
friendly to the Senator, stated in a
recent editorial concerning the politi-
cal situation in South Dakota, that
Senator Gamble won't be defeated as
easily as some Of his opponents thot,
from the fact that he is pretty we'll
charged with electricity, making it
necessary for his recommendations to
have the same consideration as if he
had just been reelected.
There is not Senator or member
of the House but will certify that he
is human-dynamO of energy and
that there is no man in >either end
of the Capital that works any harder
for his constituents than he does.
lie is also known as the embodiment
of everything honorable: noble and
upright. The writer has been a close
student Of political and all matters
concerning the well-being of the twin
state since 1867, and for twenty-five
years of that time a resident of the
state and we know that the people Of
South Dakota will not longer submit
to any boss or machine rule in poll
tics.
If the Hon. Robert J. Gamble lives
and this great world still revolves on
its axis next June, 1906, his nomina-
tiOn is assured.
The order given out by the Aber-
deem Kittredge- e-Martin-machine, to
get out or be kicked out will never
be sanctioned by the people Of South
Dakota. The Senator stands head
and shoulders above these would-be-
bosses. He is one of the few men in
the state who have worked their way
from obscurity and gained distinction
at the bar and in the United States
Senate without the aid of single
dishOnorable act, political or other
wise. Senator Gamble is with the
administration and will support any
good railroad rate measure that will
be acceptable to the people of South
Dakota and the people of the whole
country.
1t is reported on good autho rity
that Kittridge is secretly opposed to
the administration on the railroad
rate business and will support any
good rate bill that will be acceptable
to the railroad corporations. ''The
public be damned"
The Aberdeen meeting which was
conceived by few corrupt, self-ap-
pointed dictatOrS, to sacrifice Senator
Gamble, will never be sanctioned by
the free and independent people of
South Dakota. 1t is to be hoped by
all honorable and fair minded men
that these political plotters, by their
own action have consigned themselves
to political oblivion. The Senator
will have the moral support of the
President from the fact that he is
bitterly opposed to all forms of ma
chine politics.
Colonel, your numerous friends here
and elsewhere are glad to know that
you have taken firm stand against
the machine. AS every one knows
that you landed in Dakota some time
after the Indians left YanktOn, and
have been a resident of the state ever
since and that your great work for a
square deal leads them to believe and
expect good results from your pen.
Fight 'em Colonel, the people are
with you.
"Lay on McDuff and damned be he
who first cries hold enough
A wonderful discovery was made
some time since by an AL Washing
ton correspondent that the Junior
Senator was very early riser and
was doing all the state work. OF
course he knew he was telling a lie
but he was compelled to do some
thing in order to hold his job with
the machine boss. Senator Gamble
is not around before daylight looking
for worms. He does his work in open
day which is above suspicion or criti
cism. The Senator's numerous friends
here predict his reelection, early
bird, Sparrow, AL and machine tC
the contrary notwithstanding
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