Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-07-11

battle, ma more or less or Its dan
gers, would it not be more appro
pirate for this great nation to CON-
memorate the birth of it's history as
a victorious army, jubilant, marching
hosts with banners flying, singing
songs of peace and blowing bugles
of Joy? Our individual acts should
be in keeping with our sentiments,
friends, upon this question as upon
every other, and we should show our
dlsapproval of such dangerous
methods of celebrating the 4th of
July as have become popular by
refusing to participate in them or to
allow our children to do so. Surely
we can plan some way of celebrating
our glorious Independence Day
which will be in perfect harmony
with the occasion and productive of
great pleasure and no peril.
Judge X, M. Lands, of the fed,
aeral court, is recognized in Wash
ington as one of the most deter
mined men on the bench. He is of
a nervous temperament, impatient
in his determination to overcome
opposition. He will not be impressed
with the wealth of Mr.. Rockefeller
and the questions he is likely to
PROFOUND to the oil magnate will be
of the most searching and possibly
"impersinent" character, from the
viewpoint of the Standard Oil COM
pany. In cases involving violations
Of the laws of congress Judge
Lands has been severe and in the
imposition of fines it has been his
theory to make them commensurate
with the ability of the violator to
to pay. If Mr.. Rockefeller does not
enlighten the court as to the wealth
of the Standard Oil company and its
ability to pay fines, the chances are
good that Judge Lands will impose
something like the maximum amount
which, in this case, will run into the
millions.
The Garretson News suggests:
"Isn't it about time to give the stone
issue rest? Honors seem to be
about even now" Don't exactly
like your bookkeeping. If "honcrs
are even," where do we fellows who
were boosted higher than Gilroy's
kite get our bearings. But possibly
you are right: The old organiza-
ton leaders may get together for a
consultation, and the same becomes
high crime and misdemeanor.
The Crawfordites may get together
for like purpose and the same
becomes an act of patriotism; the
old organization may have years of
clean record in public and private
life and thereby merit the denunci-
alton due to traitors; the new
machine may have for its leaders
men guilty of public graft and
attempts at fraud, and still wear the
snowy white robes of spotless purity.
Such clean and upright men as
Martin and Burke may be replaced
by men who are already beyond the
pale of consideration for reelection
all done under the name of alleged
reform! Perhaps honors are even!
BY the assistance of democrats; by
the working of the fake stone issue,
by partisan chicanery to which no
selt-respecting stalwart would lend
himself, the insurgents are it. And
we are expected to stand idly by
and say: Glow very clever. We
know you lied like horsethieves; we
know you practiced every form of
lying sophistry and misrepresenta-
tion-but since you won thereby,
honors are even. We abide as toads
and vampires to applaud your sue
cess" Honors event. Not until
we have one more chance to fight to
a finish.