The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-15
Thos. IRWIN.

Duh HOum6 Cuuuty lHutpeHu-
ent: There is an open rupture in
the republican party today, the
cause of which is corrupt politics
as practiced by political bosses
that hold their power not by con-
sent of rank and file OF the repub-
lican party, but by being smuggled
in by corporate interests to work
for individual interest; their dis
regard Of republican principles and
favoring of the corporations.
These conditions actually pre-
vail in the organization, and these
conditions also are the cause of
this rupture.
The above statement appears in
a column and half article written
in defense of Sen. Candles pres
ent opposition to the old party or
ganization, the text of the article
being taken from the CITIZEN RE
PUBLICAN. Fully realizing our own
obscured vision Of things political,
we are willing to sit humbly at the
feet of the astute editor of the In.
dependent and ask for light.
He says "there is an open rup-
ture in the party, the cause Of
which is corrupt politics. We
would like to know what this cor
ruption is and when it originated.
Generalities count for little; we
must have specific facts. When
did Sen. Gamble discover this great
corruption IN February, 1905
when the primary election law was
before the legislature, he wrote to
: several senators urging them to de-
feat the bill, and in one Of these
letters he said II see no occasion
for tile enactment OF the proposed
law. | have felt that the party
management, both at caucuscs
and conventions, has been fair and
Just, generally speaking, over the
state and that there is no demand
for the proposed legislation except
by o few agitators who are looking
more to disorganization than to
the better interests of the repubi-
can party" To another he wrote
"Political conditions in our state
have, it occurs to me, moved most
satisfactorily is evidenced by the
splendid ma joritjes we have had II
the state" Now these statements
we're made since the last campaign
and up to that time MIR. Gamble
was perfectly satisfied with polit
} ical conditions.
The only evidence Of politica
corruption since that time is new
, alignment of political forces which
gives Mr.. Martin the support 0
} some men Mr.. Gamble had hopeC
! to get. But is a political alliance
necessarily corrupt? If so hoy
about the alliance two years ag'
: in which Mr.. Gamble took lead
e ing part, and which bljghted tn
: hopes OF a worthy candidate from
t Bon Homme county for governor
e combination which, although thi
t candidate had loyal home support
: robbed him of even the privilege c
i having his name brought befor
!. the convention If opposing polit
: ical alliances are an evidence {
corruption Bon Homme county la
b just cause to complain of its trea'
e ment from the Yankton count
), candidate and bis friends.
G We do not blame Mr.. Gamb
u for working for his own interest
IS nor for fighting those who oppos
him, but after taking the politics
ID stands that he mas during the pa
If fifteen years, for his friends
;" claim support on the grounds th
a, he is fighting political corruption
I'd bossism. corporate rule, etc., a
to pears to US to be a very ricke
r. platform on which to stand.
this terrible political corrupti'