The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23
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Argus-Leader: To read the Yankton
Dakotan- Gazette, one would suppose
that it had never happened before
that man was opposed for re-elec-
ton to the senate, and that those
who do not think as it does are ene-
mics of the republic.
This is altogether too serious a
view. When a man like Congress
man Martin, who represents one of
the richest portions of the state, and
who, as a congressman has done
things, aspires to official promotion
and announces his candidacy and
begins his campaign He is neither
breaking the laws of the state, nor
is he committing political sin for
which pennance must be made. The
Yankton paper takes a very narrow
view of it. We're Martin in the SEN
ate now. and Gamble in congress and
a candidate for the senate, no doubt
the Gazette would take just the Oppos-
ite-so prone are people to be warped
by their own preferences and their
own self interest.
The plain fact is that Mr.. Martin
has for some time aspired to a seat in
the senate. He has already served
successful apprenticeship in the house
and has made splendid record. He
comes from part of the state which
was formerly represented in the SEN
ate. and which is very anxious for
such representation. He there efore
decided to make the race. The "ma-
chine had very little to do with it. 1t
was in Senator Candles power to
make the contest purely personal
one between himself and Mr.. Martin
had he so wished. He did not. SO
elect, but instead precipitatcly made
an alliance with political faction
that has always fought him, and
which is turning heaven and earth to
destroy the present sta]wart organiza-
tion. This has forced the hand of
the organization, and if Mr.. Gamble
gets the worst of it he has only him.
self to blame.
Who is there in the state to. doubt
tn at if the organization had espoused
the cause of Mr.. Gamble, thecolumns
of the Gazette would have teemed
with it's praises, and that Mr. Gamble
would himself today be boiling over
with enthusiasm in its behalf? Sure
lv the history of the past wo uld sug-
cest this, for Mr.. Gamble has been a
ss,nachine:' man, standing with it in
state conventions and working with it
as a senator How then, is he going
to convince level headed people that
it is so much worse since Mr.. Martin
pot into the fight than it was only a
few months ago when he was part and
parcel of it? Who is there to doubt
that Philo Hall would today be can
didate for congress as an Organiza-
tion man if he had seen an opening
there? Certainly the conclusion is
not a violent one when it is recalled
that Mr.. Hall was twice nominated
for Office and elected, under the gen.
eralship of the very org anizatiOn
which he now denounces. The list
could be amplified, it is very plain
case, SO plain that the people of the
state are not being taken into camp
/ very rapidly by the hue and cry now
being made in certain newspapers
| against the organization.
There is no need to get excited.
South Dakota has always had an or
machine if you will. The
| Insurgents have q machine today.
Seven men met at Huron and made up
the state ticket, and adopted q plat
form. These seven men without con-
sulting anybody else, announced the
test of fealty. II you were good re-
publican you had to get your ideas
from them. II you thought that state
wide primary was hazardous thing,
then you were doomed t0oexecution,
so far as the insurgents machine could
carry out the sentences. 1t Isn't much
of machine yet, because it has no
cffices to give out and no patronage to
distribute. But it is . machine up
70 the best OF its lights, and the seven
men who met at Huron are doing the
best they can TO run things.