Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-03

and another is flying from it. One
man is saving up to buy house and
another is trying hard to sell his
dwelling for less that it cost, to get
rid of it. One man is spending all
the money he can earn in taking a
girl to theatre or show or sending
her valuable presents in hopes that
he may eventually make her his
wife, and his neighbor is spending
all the gold he has saved trying to
get divorce. One keeps pistol to
protect himself against burglars,
while his neighbor doesn't keep one
for fear of shooting himself or some
member of the family. One man
pays for his paper in advance because
he can read it with greater relish,
while another takes it four or FIVE
years without paying one cent for it,
and enjoys it hugely all the time.
Surely great old world this is.
AS the result of the recent decline
in stocks, the number CT stockholders
in the New York Central railroad is
said to have increased from 5000 a
year ago to $4,000 at the present
time. Small investors, who had
been saving up their money against
just such an opportunity, focked by
hundreds to the brokers Offices to
purchase five-share lots, paying
cash in full. Probably the stock of
other roads has been similarly
spread out" Here is another
illustration of the absolutely sound
and healthy condition of legitimite
business all over the country. How
ever the stock gamblers and the
manipulators of schemes in "high
finance" may view it, the recent
slump has not merely failed of any
effect on the general prosperity, but
it has had a beneficial effect IN
broadening the basis of popular
interest in many great enterprises.
As says the Boston Transcripts: "It
reduces one-man power at the same
time that it enlarges the forces con-
servatism can muster against radical
assault. Nothing makes man
more quickly conservative than hav-
ing something to conserve"
The new editor of the Sioux Falls
Prsss is not as conversant with poll
tical events in South Dakota as it's
former editor, Mr.. Bowen. 1t refers
to Mr.. Pearson as being appointed
to government position in Wash
ington by the late Senator Kyle.
This shows how little the Press
knows absut the political history
of the state. When Robert j.
Gamble and Coe /. Crawford were
nominated tor congress in 1896 by
the Aberdeen convention, they
selected as chairman of the state CON-
mittee. j. d. Elliot, and for secre-
tary, Robert S. Pearson. The state
campaign of that year was left in
their hands and for the work they
performed through the recommen-
dation of Robert j. Gamble, Senator
Kittredge and Coe l. Crawford, j..
d. Elliott was made United States
attorney for South Dakota and r..
S. Pearson appointed to clerkship
in the interior department at Wash
ington. The latter has by his
ability, received promotions from
both Mckinley and Roosevelt, and
for the position he now holds he
received the endorsement of Robert
III. Gamble, and was appointed
auditor for the interior department
by the present national admins
tration. The fact that he is no
longer connected with the Gamble
! machine is to his credit. Having
, lived in Washington during the
entire peroid of Candles senatorial
career, he knows what a useless
member Of that body the Yankton
senator is. 1t is because of this
knowledge that the Gamble machine
is so bitter against Pearson.
| The Ring In His Speech.
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