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

cincts they did not have one vote
AMI yet the World predicted that
they would carry the county. After
such drubbing we wonder who
had better ego way back and sit
down." But say, that did not have
any wearying effect on the World,
not a bit of it. 1t again comes up
smiling with more predictions.
In opposition to the republican
organization is republican league
of Webster. And what of itY 1t
came forth in single night, the
result of a meeting of half a dozen
or we will be liberal, and use the
language of Bro. Bronson, Fifteen
or, twenty of as good, unselfish,
patriots as ever stood in shoe leather
barring the editor" Bronson.) Just
WHY he wishes to be barred is
beyond us, isn't he man; or is he
selfish, or isn't he patriotic. We
will bet he isn't barred, and doesn't
want to be, that's bluff, get ready
with your bouquets, that is what he
is posing for.
They met in Frank Anderson's
office, the proper place for the
organization of anything republi
can, Frank is candidate for states
attorney and was elected four years
ago on the populist ticket, he ran
two years ago on the bipartisan
ticket and was defeated, and now he
wants to run this fall, and as there
is likely to be no other county ticket
in the field Frank has to be a repub-
lican.
These good, unselfsh patriots
met, and organized the Dunton.
Levoy- Jenkins- Anderson Bronson,
land the rest of the fifteen or twenty,
actual and imaginative Webster
republican league, to lift Day county
out of the rut of bossism and place
her among that noble galaxy of
modern progressive communities
so truly awakened public
conscience" etc, and institute and
accomplish many other great and
lasting reforms. Did they invite
you, dear reader,to come in and par
ticipate in this meeting, did they
send you letter explaining that
such meeting would be held and
state the purpose, or offer any
reason why such an organization
was necessary? No we p resume they
did not, probably your conscience is
not right, it's probably "out OF time,
out of tune" However, if you did,
you are one Of the select few, in fact
we have not seen nor heard of any
one outside of the little coterie of
patriots" who knew anything of
this league until they saw the pub
lished notice in the World. But
now it is organized and it's officers
are solid in their positions, you are
invited to come in and join, it won't
"cost you cent" and they, the
officers, are there to do the heavy
lifting and they will probably give
you a front seat in the hallelujah
choir when they march majestically
into the galaxy" and you want to
remember you are not to be herded
in or coerced no, bossism will be
forever elimenated from politics.
Now, republicans of Day county,
which organization will you affiliate
with, the old organization that will
call meeting and invite oil repub-
licans to come in, express their
views and discuss the matter when
: anything CT importance is before the
people, thus giving you a voice in
> the shaping and carrying out of the
policies of the party, or will you
join league that holds it's meeting
without notice, invites no one =
assist in framing its policy, wholo
self-appointed officers are always
there to do all the heavy work
mapping out the policy and ina ugur-
ating the great reform without con-
sulting anyone. In other words do
you want to be bossed by Dunton-
> Levoy -Jenkins-et al, or do you
want to have your say and do your
share of the boss;ngs