Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
The so-called republican league

mas issued an announcement In
which they express their wishes,
hopes, ETC., in which occurs the
following remarkable clause: "The
signers to this address are not can
didates for any Office nor do any of
us expect to derive any special
advantage or privileges that do not
likewise occrue to all the people of
this county and state" Is not that
refreshing? What unselfish patriots?
But let us look over the list of sign
ers and learn what the facts of the
case really are. First, there is Geo.
Dunton He does not want to name
the county treasurer and receive the
county funds, oh, no. The first
night that Dunton struck Webster,
he proceeded to THE home of the
then incoming county treasurer and
begged for county deposits in his
bank, going so far as to offer to
arrange for his official bond. He
has kept this up ever since. Next
we find the name of E. A. Merger.
He has always been democrat, was
in attendance as delegate to the
democratic state convention which
nominated L. n. Grill for governor.
He was candidate for the school
board of Webster, was elected with
the avowed purpose of exposing the
crooked methods of that body, but
nothing has been heard from him in
the capacity of a reformer. We
also find the name of T. E. Egge
who also has designs on the county
deposits and makes the lives of
county treasurers a burden by con-
stantly begging, more, more. He is
and always has been standing can
didate for city auditor, clerk of the
school board or any petty office by
appointment by which he could add
the few dollars salary to his grow
ing hoard. 1t is not long since he
advanced the argument that he
should be appointed city auditor
inasmuch as he could write finer
than anyone else and could enter on
one line what would take two lines
in another handwriting consequently
could save the city that much on
books. There is no danger of him
becoming a candidate by the ballot,
but he is strong on appointive office.
Now comes the honored name of S.
E. Bronson. OF course he wants
nothing but the county printing,
county patronage, perquilites of the
official paper, etc. As he has resided
in Day county nearly year, his
wish should be gratified. Doc
Jenkins would not accept county
office-just offer it to him and see
Neither would Charley Rieger-if
there were not SO many promises
out by this bunch on the register of
deeds, you would soon see with
what avidity Charles would seize it,
abandoning the high flown clause
above. Some people can change
their politics as easily as they change
their religion, but if Charley should
become Methodist, he would be
placed on probation for period
and that is all the republican party
insists on in democrats who call
themselves republicans. David
Compton is interested to the same
extent as Dunton--wants county
deposits for Dunton's hank of which
he is vice president and chief stock
holder. Did you notice that the
chief mogul of this league, Frank
Anderson, was not appended to this
announcement. Possibly the clause
referred too had something to no
with this, but we won't be so unkind
as to insinuate that Frank wants
Office. Levoy, Peterson and Hau gen
may not be candidates for Office, but
they do want the special privilege
of "ruling the roost." Levoy as an
old time stalwart deomcrat may have
some compunctions about appearing
as candidate before a republican
convention, but it is more than
likely that these compunctions arise
from knowledge of the uselessness
Of it. There you have the personnel
of the signers of the great mani
festo and we may say right here