Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30

scarcely be taken 10 TASK lOr the
latter in view of the fact that it's
chief, Governor Crawford, advocat ties
deception, as witness the following
taken from page 10 of Crawford's
handbook to voters; Deceptive
methods are the only ones whereby
the opposition can be defeated"
But the ingenious defense of Sen
ator Gamble and his son deserves
the plaudits Of the insurgents and
must cause them bitter regret that
the World editor was not on hand
at the time the famous embarrassing
committee was at work to furnish
it with complete and novel defense
which would eliminated any doubt
in the minds of the voters as to the
truth or falsity of the charge that
| Candles son was carried on the pay
roll of the senate while attending
college elsewhere. The mere fact
that tho defense was not true would
cut no figure, but it would have
enabled the committee, headed by
that great reformer Glass, to have
laid on the coat OF whitewash little
heavier. 1t says, Ralph Gamble,
son Of the senior senator from the
state, secured a subordinate clerk
ship of some kind in congress and
for few months during the time he
held the position he obtained leave
of absence and took course Of
study in a college" He did not
obtain leave of absence, neither
did he spend few months taking a
course of study. He was regu-
larly enrolled student took two
years of study, full course both
years, and during that time was a
member of the college track and
athletic team and at the same time
drew full pay from the government
Instead of few months being spent
at college, the few months were
spent at his post and that was dur
ing the college vacation season and
then only for the purpose of making
bluff at holding his job. 1t was
graft, pure and simple, and the fact
that an insurgent committee, acting
under the orders of Crawford, white
washed his father does not lessen
the offense. Taking the Gamble
incident for text, the World goes
on to assail Bob Person who has
the temerity to obtain leave of
absence for go days, which all gov
eminent employees are entitled to
once year, to come home and par
ticipate In the campaign. Had he
gone to Europe on his vacation
there would have been nothing said,
but Person is loyal South Dakotan
and vitality interested in the politics
of his state. 1t next attacks Senator
Kittredge for absence from Wash
ington, not withstanding the fact
that he has pair" with Senator
Patterson and that his vote is vested
in the hands of Senator Nelson Of
Minnesota. But what has the
World to offer for the absence from
his post Of duty OF Governor Craw-
ford who has not been at Pierre, the
seas Of government, ten days in all
since the adjournment of the legis
lature. 1t is known to every voter
in the state that Crawford has been
on the stump, talking politics, for
months and his example is followed
by every state officer without excep-
tion, for If not actually making
speeches, they are out working
politics. The governors office, with
all its responsibilities, is managed
by stenographer, the balance OF
the state Offices being filed by depu-
ties. Most of the state officers are
candidates for reelection and it may
be considered legitimate for them to
desert their Offices for the political
field but why should this be praise
worthy of them, in the insurgents
eyes, and radically wrong in the
case Of government officer who
chooses TO spend his vacation in hia
home state combating the evils o.
insurgency. But what a bright
youth must be Ralph Gamble who
according to the World, can attend I
college 200 miles from Washingtor
for q few months and during THU
few months become class presiden
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