The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-03-09

i he} tell yuu l1a' the caucus VA"
i, not constitutional. Mhl l>u't 1T:
Ererv law nr the statute books
l. constitutional under the law, un-
al il ha~ been passed upon by tue
>uprcale court and decided to e
otherwise Any other claims are
SIMPLY The un>uppnl ted opinion OF an
Indi,idual not vested in aut horty.
No" then, let us see what it is
| that these so-callcd refurmcrS would
/ have YOU DO Mr.. Voter. IN order
that David Eastman and his ,curh-
mcu may be benefited.
The caucus law provides That any
person may challenge the right Of
any eiector to vote at the primary
of any party and provides that ANY
person, knowing himself To bc it-
aliliation ar otherwise, who yu1cS or
attempts to vote shall be tineu $2O)
vi ilnpi lS'liltu tol SIN iHpiittN'
This is the law and it meaus just
what 1T SAYS. that any voter whu
votes or attempts to vote al repub-
lcah caucus this year by swearing IN
his vote. knowing himself Ia be H.
eligible, perlures himself and LAYS
himself liable to Il tine of 5000 or Inn
pli5ouuiettt III the county jail.
Thai is What the Boxer News
would have YOU do
l. ANY law abiding citizen of Rob.
erI> county going to do this in order
that some place seeker may be beuc-
fitted? Ale you? We do not believe
it. Is the voter going to Stultity
himself and serve term in isii and
brand himself Il liar and Il criminal?
for what? La order that David
Eas oman and has followers may
draw salaries Agaln we say we do
not believe it. We have too much
faith IN the people.
But, the Boxers say they are re-
pubicanS. They are not repuhll-
cans. The supreme court decided
that point in 1904 when il SAID in
PLAIN language that those who par
tlcipated Ia the Babcock ar Spack
man convention We're the regular
republicans and as such entitled to
60 on the ticket. and that the
other ticket was not republican.
Later the leaders of The Boxers,
David Eastman, a. lngerSoll. III. A..
Metcalf and others completely Gun
themselves of fro.. the republican
party 10y Nling with H. supreme
court an affidavit from which We
quote the following:
THEY sWORE TO THIS STATEMENT
During the past year there has been
Il growing sentiment among the elect
ors of Roberts county that reform In
local politics was necessary to the
best interests of the people of Roberts
county. and that the county admins
tration under the Republican party
was eNtravagant, and that primary
election law should be established.
These ideas of reform resulted in the
October LIST assembly of electors be-
fore described. and that the electors
assembled at that time were entirely
independent from the Republican or
ganization of Roberts county and were
in no manner connected with the Re-
publican party organization of said
county. and the principles advocated
and the issues raised by said ndepend-
emit party are not only easily dstin-
auishabe and generally recognized by
the electors as differing from the prn-
ciplescf the Republican party. but are,
as a matter Of fact, A N T A G o N 1 S.
TIC TO TIL e REP U B L I c A N
A RTY PR C p L IS. and
that since April 5, 1904. the Roosevelt
Independent Republican party have
openly advocated these principles and
there has been a general agitation and
discussion among the electors through
out the county, who have openly taken
! oiuSS SlLhSi Wllll tilS iSCpupiiSoh poi "
:Y with the Roosevelt Independent Re
publican party in support of the prin
ciples represented by the latter, Oh
in support of the principles represent
ed by the Republican party in said
county. At least three newspapers in
Roberts county have advocated the
principles of this independent party
since the month of March, 1904, and
public speakers representing the prin
ciples of the Roosevelt Independent
Republican party have made school
house campaign throughout the
county: they have made political ad
dresses to the electors in support OF
these principles, while on the other
hand the Republican party has called
to its aid the newspapers and public
speakers, who have been sent out
Throughout the county to address the
voters and electors in an attempt te
antagonize the principles of this new
party and the claims of the Roosevelt
independent Republican party, and the
| issues raised by political campaign
between these two parties are clear
land distinct and we'll understood by
large percentage of voters, and in