The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
IT'S up TO GAMBLE
The Situation Demands
Explanation-Defeat
Not Impossible.

Ihe SIOuN Falls ArguS-Leader pub.
nshes the following letter from Il
NermiliQn correspondent. under date
o! Dec, mbcr 3lst:
Unless Senator Robert j. Camille
makes puulic denial oI the charges
launched against him, supported 10y
facts, II is d"uotlul whether he will
be returned To tin" United States
senate. L the sentimens that pre-
walls H. this, a Gamble county, is d
good crit rion, he Will have to clear
himself Of the charges rf g. aff--
keeping his son on the government
payroll while that young man was
attending college In the east
The senator has said that the pee
pie South Dakota understand the
situation and will not be hd astray
by any roorbacks that may be sprung
time ago that an explanation by him
was unnecessary, But the senator's
BADLY mistaken. The present condi-
tion of mind of the voters of South
Dakota is strongly against graft OF
any sort, no matter how large or how
small. They realize that the charg-
es now being discussed all over the
land, were sprung by mis- political
enemies. If the senior senator from
The sunshine state can rise above
them, he will he stronger than ever
in the eyes Of the people. But if he
cannot dispute the graft charge, 1T is
not certain That his path will be
strewn with roses. Politics or nc
politics. the demand will be made
on Senator Gamble to SPEAK out.
Already his silence is taken by
lann - believe that he is guilty and
Coz ""i .>pute government records
He lusine ground every day, and
were the election Of a United States
senator o be Ly direct vote of the
| people tomorrow, he would cerLaini
be defeated hy a large majority, ln
the face OF his failure to prove his
| innocence.
! There is one thing that will ais
Senator Gamble IN being reelected
| to the senate The state republican
convention endorsed him, aud many
candidates for the state senate we're
elected with the understanding that
they would support Gamble. These
men may stand pat, but by so doing
they will give the republican party of
South Dakota. and likewise the state.
a great big black eye. 1t is hope6
that the senator will come out With u
statement in the near future for the
good of all concerned.
There are two good men in the
southeast corner OF the state who
would make excellent senatorial TIM
her should II be decided to make Q
change-Dean Thomas Sterling OF
the U. S, d. law department, aud
Attorney f. q. Erickson OF Elk Point.
Both gentlemen are widely known
and either would be power in the
senate OF the United States. Alreads
they are being quite generally dis
chssed around the state. The form.
er has resided at Redfeld, where he
had an extensive law practice. He
came here three years ago to tahe
charge Of the la" department Of the
university. The latter is oue Ut the
leading attorneys Of Sonth DAKOTA,
having located at Elk Polut 10 the
early days.
The feeling prevails all ever tie
state that South Dakota shohld elew
a senate who is not hampered ~
shortcomings ~ the graft depart
mtnt. II Senator Gamble is Innocent,
it Will he ar easy matter Tor liam 70
place the f'e where It belongs. II
guilty ,heh Ill" members OF the two
houses uI the tnxl legislature should
ivuOre the rec, c.,mUendatiOns Of the
stale republican, convention and sanl
a man to Washington who IA I'll vMA
and yarn vide.