Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-04-19

The stalwart republicans Of Lin
coin county are tired Of he ring the
insurgents declare that every man IN
congress from ihis state Gamble
excepted is tool Of the corpor
ations. They are Seary with the
claims Of the insurgents that the
United States is made up Of thieves
and corporation tools, Never in the
h story Of the democratic party has
that party made the charges against
our public servants that are being
made today by the so-called repuh-
Leans who are irving to wreck the
party in this and other states The
thoughtful republicans are beginn
ing to sit up and take notice Of this
peculiar condition of affairs. If the
party is as rotten as is charged by
the insurgents then indeed it is no
credit for republicans to remain
within that party. Are YOU who
have fought for that party for the
past decade ready to concede these
charges? IL not, then it is about
time to give the insurgent cause a
quietus which will be remembered
for all times to come, On the 10Th
Of May there viii be an opportunity
to attend to this matter properly.
Let rs be up and doing.
Philo Hall, who said that any
man who would not use a pass when
III was offered to him was "either a
demogogue or a fool" has been
smoked out, and comes back at the
Argus Leader with long letter
defending his ideas The stalwart
republicans will take pleasure in
reading Mr.. Halls defence, as no
doubt viii the insurgents of the
state, Mr.. Hall denies nothing Of
Of that which he has been charged.
He does not deny, but he frankly
admits, that he has ridden on pass
and at the same time charged the
state wich FIVE cents a mile for all
the miles Travelled. This admission
on the part Of Mr.. Hall is very good
| indeed, and it shows that he is will
ing to work all the gratis which
comes his way. Mr.. Hall as a
"reformer" is success. He is a
fair sample Of those who are crying
wolf" in the hope Of making some
impression on the voters. He is
now in the open, however, and the
people have an opportunity Of know
| ing just what sort Of man it is that
wants to 60 to congress on the
reform" ticket
Politics nust be read hot and a
bilin' at Brookings. The other day
in that staid old town Philo Hall the
insurgent candidate for congress
became enthusiastic and laid in wait
for Editor Allen, and when Charley
was walking along at peace with all
the world. blithely singing song Of
spring Philo whacked him on the
nose. This did not suit Charley so
he took the aspiring statesman down
and sat upon his anatomy. Philo
hollered for mercy, which was shown
him, and then he was permitted to
90 home and be ashamed of himself.
The attack was brought about by
some criticism in the Bookings
Press of Mr.Hall's political methods.
He has fallen 'tDaye" Rose of
Milwaukee, one of the foremost
"splitters" of the democratic party,
has been defeated for mayor of Mil
waukee, an office building on which
he was popularity believed to hold a
80 year lease, by mere youth.
When we touched upon the posi-
bility of this cal..mity some weeks
ago, the incredulous exclamation Of
"the boys served to show us how
deeply the unexpected blow will be
felt, now that it has fallen. "Dave"
Rose will live in democratic history
as the man who always had the price
Of cold bottle for anybody who
would mention him for the presi-
dency.