The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
THOSE Insurance. STATEMENTS

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The Sioux Fails Press has an idea
that The Republican feels sorrowful
because 1t has not been favored with
som pie from the insurance depart
nent of the state in the way OF
insurance statements for publication.
This because The Republican asked
how it was that the Press, a demo-
cratic paper which opposed the
election of governor Crawford and
the election of legislators who were
to re-elect Robert j. Gamble to the
United States senate, was being
supplied with them. True, the
Press did admit that 1t had some
thing in common with the insuraent
faction concerning certain features
of the platform, and it is EVIDENT
that the Press took great delight III
trying work as an entering "eoee
between the stalwarts and Insurgents
to make the breach wider 10 y
hope of disruptine the whole political
system of the state. We question
very much whet ner the Press was
actuated in its support o! the IN
surpent faction because of the SINH
larity of political ideas On certain
questions. or because it saw the
opportunity to try and make a Killing
in the republican camp. When IL
came to supporting the candidates OF
the republican party against the
candidates of the democratic party
where did the Press land? Right
into the lap Of the party for which
has been fighting since the days OF
BRYAN. 1t was interested In the
defeat Of Mr.. Crawford, while at the
same time Mr.. Crawford represented
the major part OF the political ideas
of the Press, and it sought the
election of John Stransky, the
democratic candidate. The Press
has made a successful acrobatic feat
of carrying water on both shoulders
and getting away with the goods
When that paper attempts to carry
the idea that The Republican is sore
because it is not receiving its portion
of the insurance statements, 1T
makes a sad mistake. The Repuoll-
can is not in the least dependent
upon what political patronage u can
secure from the state. and the Press
dart falls far short of the mark 1t
hurled at The Republican-and we
are not bowling in the least because
the Press is adding something to lts
financial income. What The Repuo-
lican objected to was the foolishness
Of the republican insurance depart
mens handing the pie over to an I'M
worthy democratic paper whe ~
could be divided mere literally
among the insurgent press Of the
state.
DsrfnQ the campaign of last year
Tbe R.tublican supported the action
of the sshafe acknowledgements
sNr. Crawford aand the entireastate
ticketr1buta We xfidS not do 1t with the
idea that we we're to be paid for 1T
In insurance statements. After the
question had been raised 10 the
legislature concerning the charges
that we're filed against Senator Gam
BILE, and his son being on the payroll
ofsthe government without perform
inY the duties for which he was paid,
and the legislature whitewashed the
whole affair and reelected the sena-
tor when they admitted there was
nothing else to do, The Republican
could not stand for anything so bald
as that-and there are thousands of
republicans throughout the state to-
dag who feel very much the same and
they will express themselves so when
the time comes. The Press is about
as good q dollar chaser as IN Of
them, and we are not in the least
surprised to see 1t get something out
Of the republican insurance DEPART
n.ent to lay away for a rainy day.
And il Brer. Basford is enjoying the
alleged punishment that he thinks
he is administering to the stalwart
papers he is having a mighty lone
some time Of 1T so far as The Repub-
lican is concerned.
A jury has at last Eeen secured In
the trial of Haywood out at Boise,
Idaho, and the trial will start at
once. For several days Haywood
has been in a state Of nervous COL