Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-30

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canal is S200,0OO,00n. II the total
can be kept as near as this to the
original calculation the people OF
the United States will be well salts
fed.
Governor Wil-on tells Kentucky
that lawless community will ruin
itself unless it changes its course
So many of the Kentuckians take the
same view that the vigorous meas
ures to enforce the laws will be
backed up by the people of the state,
regardless of party.
In the battle of New Orleans the
British loss was TOO killed, 400
wounded and 500 prisoners. The
Americans lost s killed and IL
wounded. An old fashioned squirrel
rifle with marksman behind it
made score in pumping lead that
has never been surpassed.
The seaports along the west coast
of South America, Central America
and Mexico ought to give the fleet a
warm welcome, for it bears the flag
of the country that will shorten their
run TO the Atlantic by several thou
sand miles. As token of good will
and national liberality the Panama
canal has no equal in history
Governor Crawford is doing a lot
of travelling in the interest of the
state these days. 1t beats all how
many state matters there are to
look after in various parts of the
state. But there doesn't seem to be
very much to be done at the state
capital, which is theoretically the
governors official residence.
The campaign of w. j. Bryan for
the democratic presidential nomi-
nation has just been launched. The
result will be less anti Bryan talk.
VIM. j. Bryan is the choice of the
democrats for president and by far
the strongest man in the party
speaking from the standpoint of a
vote getter. Then his fine charac.
ter and his great talents appeal to
many who are not democrats.
When the Elrod administration
went out of office there was money
enough in the treasury, or due in the
way of taxes, to meet every dollar of
state indebtedness. The records of
the state and of the sums due the
various counties for taxes will show
this statement to be true. And yet
there are those who persistently
relate how the taxes of 1908 are high
to meet an Indebtedness left by the
former administration. Watertown
Public Opinion.
The Parker Press, edited by
King, who is holding down a Job by
gift of Crawford, wants to know (Y)
where there has been any extrava-
gance by the reform" administra-
ton. Bless his dear little weakened
up soul! If he would just look at
the farmers 1907 tax receipts he
would soon find the evidence of
extravaganza he is seeking, but is
afraid he will find. Then glance
over the appropriations Of the last
as shown in the state
auditors report and he has the
whole thing. He won't look though.
Howard Spirit.
1t is very curious, indeed, that
Governor Crawford's law firm should
have been retained by the North
western railroad to transact the CON-
pany's business after Stewart
resigned and before another attorney
was appointed, if the Northwestern
company doesn't have pretty fair
understanding of the governors
with regard to the future.
The governor appears to be going
about publicly denouncing the rail-
roads but privately taking their
money. WATERFOWL Public Opinion. |
To illustrate the methods of the
reform" machine to discredit any
thing and everybody not il line
with its doctrine is the FLOWING
Misrepresentation now ;oing the
rounds Of the reform press. Col
onel j. M. Green, Of Chamberlain,
nctional committeeman
for South Dakota and relic Of the