Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-16

dDbuLC, LIZ llO WV 49,
of good, sound republicans ar
quoted as being with us, figure
are prsduced to show how 1--WE can
not lose" Crawford, in some local.
tiles, Gamble, in others, is declared
TO be back of us, and then argu
ment failing, county Office is offered
as an inducement to desert tn.
republican party for their bastard
machine. Talk about machine tao
tics why these fellows could give
cards and spades to the most cor
rupt machine that ever existed il
boldness and ingenuity, They GO
boldly out into the townships and
ctfer the same office over and over
again to different citizens in the
hope that they will swallow the bait,
hook and all. The only drawback
to their game is that it is too course
it is pretty hard to convince a
man that all be has to do is to desert
his party, embrace their principles,
or rather lack Of principle, and a
plum in the shape of legislative or
county office will fall in his lap.
Things don't come 20 easy in this
world. One would naturally think
that after the jolt they received in
the spring campaign they would
learn wisdom and try to base their
campaign on something more sub
stantial than falsehood and malig-
nifty, but, no, they are at it harder
than ever on these same lines. The
trouble with this bunch is that they
are essentially a mutual admiration
society whose political belief is that
success lies in deception. What do
they care for the poor dupe who
listens to their siren song as long as
they succeeded in feathering their
own nest. They do not realize that
good faith is as necessary in politics
as in everything else. All they
want is Office and revenge-and
little they care how these are
obtained. Four. ffths of this insurg-
ency is right here in Webster and it
will be remembered that in the
spring campaign they mustered the
grand total of 40 votes out of 2S7.
lust bear this in mind if you are
approached by their emissaries. Let
IS give you an instance Of the
Methods employed by these politi-
al pirates. Last week Albert Holm
luist ibid you ever know he was
epublican) was sent up to the north
'art OF the county. He approached
sterling young republican in
iaritan township with the usual
ong and finding it had little effect,
ffered him the nomination for regis
er of deeds, assuring him that it was
y order of George Dunton. This
7as repeated with variations in
Liberty township and the returns
re not all in yet. Again, the CON-
nissionership in the first district
as been offered to three parties in
irenville and Kosciusko townships
the vaine hope of sowing dissen-
ion in these republican strongholds.
his was repeated as regards the
fth district in Highland and
Vheatland townships. What do
on think of such methods? AS
'oc Jenkins (another republican, is
ntrusted with the east side OF the
ounty, Geo. Dunton the west and
lbert Holmqnist, Leyoy and Frank
nderson (more model republicans
ne central portion, it is only fair to
resume that this great political
vstem extends over the entire
ounty. Another favorite trick of
,is clan is to approach candidates
seking nomination at the hands Of
he regulsr republican party and
III them that the machine" was
lodged to others and then assure
,em of their sympathy and support
i case "you come over" ALI this
lay be purity in politics, may be
sform, but we fail to see it and
ave it in the hands of the republi-
ans of Day county to discover it if
aey can. You, gentlemen, ate the
lry in the case.
"The Kilties Are Coming