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

of the total at the date named 967,- |
81. Less than 5000 pensioners
represent the wars previous to 1854,
and only l0,699 remain Of the Mex
icln war veterans. The pensioned
soldiers of the civil war number o2S-
099, and the total henceforth must
rapidly grow less. There are 2o6,-
l6S pentioned widows. Soldiers of
the Spanish war draw 1902 pen
sions, and the pensioned widows
attributable to that conflict are 200.
Isaac Lincoln an erstwhile insurg-
ent, is now pronounced supporter
of Hon. j. l.. Brown for governor.
In speaking to this writer and in
reply to an inquiry regarding Mr..
Browns strength in Brown county
Mr.. Lincoln said: "Mr. Brown is
the strongest man in Brown county.
He will make the best governor
South Dakota ever had" You may
quote me as saying -. l.. Brown
will make the best governor South
Dakota ever had. He will make as
much better governor than Crawford
as / think Crawford made than
Elrod, and that viii support him
both at the primaries and if NOM
mated at the polls know Mr. Yes
sey and know him well, but as
between him and Brown there is no
comparison Brown has Wesley
distanced on the qualities necessary
for a governor" Mr. Lincoln has
been the staunch supporter Of the
iusurgent movement; be has been a
Crawford booster and his change of
of front is only indicative of the
waning strength of the insurgent
forces. Mr.. Lincoln's postoffice
address is Aberdeen, and he is will
ing to answer all inquiries in regard
to his opinion of Mr.. Browne and
the truth of the statements here
presented.
The South Dakota state admins
tration desires to be known as "pro-
gressive republican" Just what the
first part of the name stands for is a
matter open to debate. OF course
Senator Gamble, one of the leading
factors, has manifested striking
disposition to assist members of his
family in progressing" towards
fat salary, with nothing much to do
to earn it; the state legislature, at
the behest of the present governor
and his friends, were persuaded to
adopt progressive" measures to
whitewash the senator; the present
governor, once upon time, showed
pronounced inclination to be pro-
gressive with regard to fencing in
land ostensibly belonging to his
neighbors, and il order to get pos
session of these adjoining tracts the
governor was very progressive in
inducing young men, for financial
consideration, to file on the land;
the state treasurer, who is also one
of the inner circle of progressive"
republicans, is said to have given
evidence of ability to have interest
on state funds rapidly progress
towards his own pocket, and the
whole machinery OF state appears to
be agressiyely progressive in adopt
ing the rankest sort of machine
methods to cover up the dereliction
of members of its own coterie.
The endorsement by the insurgent
state central committee of Secretary
Taft for president is striking COM
pliment to Senator Kittredge, and to
Martin end Burke. These men have
stood solidly for the secretary ever
since they were convinced Mr.. Roose-
welt would not again be candidate.
There has been no wavering. True
designing opponents have called in
question their sincerely, but that has
in no wise disturbed the
facts in the case. The laundering
elements in the opposition have
wanted to rally to La Toilette, or
Hughes, or Bryan or to some one
other than the big secretary who is
the avowed friend Of the Sioux Falls
senator. Political sagacity, loyalty,
to what is conceived to be for the
best interests of the country on the
part of Kittrsdge has brought the
whole insurgent force to look upon
the presidential recession through
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