Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20


no property can vote If his wife owns
property. The woman suffrage ora
tors are making some remarks on
this circumbendiLus sort of law.
1t is very evident that the presi
dent does not intend to allow con
gress to fool away any time and do
nothing in the interests of the peo-
pie. He has submitted second
message-a ringing one. He has
thrown the responsibility now upon
the members Of congress and the
United States senate. 1t is for them
to do something or we believe that
their political future will be fms.
At Alexandria Senator Kittredge
was the recipient of exceptional
fayors. After he concluded making
a statement concerning his vote
against seating Senator Smoot in
defense of American womanhood,
the ladies of the audience sent him
a beautiful boquet of cut flowers
which the senator very graciously
acknowledged. The Sioux Falls
senator is breaking all records cam
paigning in this state
The Huronite one day last week
handed out the following to the
young ladies of that city: Would
the Northwestern company pull of
their passenger service into Huron,
places of business close, newspapers
go hungry for news, travelling men
make their headquarters in Cavour
or Broadland, all the clocks in town
stop, and hundred other things 90
wrong if the young ladies should
fail to make their appearance on the
depot platform every morning when
the trains come in? Let us note
what effect, if any, this will have
tomorrow morning"
Another topic that is becoming
more or less subject of discussion
relative to the utter silence of the
entire Crawford wing of the party
concerning this interest question.
So far in the campaign, not line
has appeared in any reform news
paper except the Waubay Clipper
condemnatory to the principle
involved, and no orator-and Mr..
Crawford himself is speaking prac-
tically every day has designed to.
refer to the matter. This silence is
considered ominous, and has tend
ency to strengthen the suspicion that
possibly the Crawford campaign
may be financed, in part, through
the manipulation of this state fund.
1t has been estimated that the daily
balances, on the basis of which
interest is not infrequently paid by
banks which carry large deposits
from any single source. would be
sufficient to produce revenue rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000, the
latter figure being considered nearer
the probable amount, as the state
often has on deposit more than
S250,000. Deducting from what
ever the exact sum may be-, the sal
airy said to be paid by the Sioux
Falls bank to the state treasurer,
namely, $500, it will be seen that
if the "reform" machine is actually
in cahoots with the state treasurer
in the financing of the campaign,
there would be no small sum with
which to ''oil" the progressive"
machinery.
The new line OF the Northwestern
west Of Pierre is assessed at 81 POT
per mile. The new line of the Mil.
waukee west of Chamberlain is
assessed $4,456 per mile. If the
Northwestern had been assessed at
the same rate per mile their assessed
valuation would be $158,645 greater
than it is, and they would have to
pay $3.50 more tax than they do.
This makes il nice for the North
western, but is pretty tough on
Stanley county which has to stand
nearl all Of this loss. When the
hearing 10 regard to freight rates
west Of the river was up before the
railroad commissioners Alex john
son stated to the board that II had
cost his company $4,000 per mile
to build it's line west of Pierre, yet
in the face Of this the state board Of