The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

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.,friSlAL COUNTY PAPER
HOW CONVERTS ARE MADE
The reform administration Is
having a hard time in holding tile
converts that we're made two years
1go this coming summer. AT that
time 1t was an easy matter to arouse
the public mind with the in1aming
speeches that were made by the in
surRents throughout the state, and
they we're successful In carving the
following election on the basis of the
primary law and lower taxes. In
both the essential features Of the
campaign the insurgents have been
found wanting. They have now
turned down the primary at the very
nrst opportunity they have bad to use
Il and are not going to give the COM
mon people Of the state the privilege
Of making their own selection Of
delegates to the various conventions
which are to be held. The insurgents
feel that they have too much at
STAKE to risk their success of two
years ago with the people nov So
they are going to take matters into
their own hands, have their county
central committees, where they have
the majority on them, select the
delegates to the county convention
or state convention, whichever they
choose, and the supporters Of the
primary law can stand aside and
walt for the machine bosses Of the
lnsurgents to let them know who
ares going to.be the delegates. Then
on the matter oftaxes the..insurRents
have fallen down again with q "dull
sickentng thud." The farmers who
ars today walking up to the county
treasarer's ONCE and paying an In
creased satats tax are finding that the
roiofm Naturalization has fooled
them good and plenty-that instead
Of making the state tar lower It has
been increaasd from twenty-five to
thirty psr cent, and whsn, bad not
the farm lands been raised all out Of
proportion to the crop rate interests
70 the state, they would undoubtedly
have been much lower. The Union
County Courier, published ct Elk
Point, gives the experience Of a Craw-
ford supporter on the tax PROPOSE
ton In the following article:
Howard Mosier. one Of the Oldest.
best known and most substantial of
the farmers and stockmen OF this
county. came into our office one day
last week and renewed his sutscrip-
tion to the Courier. Incidentally
our conversation dIopped into public
politics. g was at first strongly ia
favor Of Mr.. Crawford" said MI.
A0sier. II believed he would make
one OF our best governors and I did
What ]. could for him Lefore the
nominating convention and after.
Bot he has developed a rule or ruin
trait that is threatening party inter-
e6ts and ls doing him no good. Had
Gey. Crawford been content to have
eGe1elee reorganization a. Rovern0r
i Maees4 etate 1e0a clsesrfatlv accord
~ Min 1al sts1sg8ts of tie s0pub-
loan party. Having made 4 good
record a. governor, he could have
become a candidate for the United
State senate at the close Of Senator
GAmble's present term and probably
received the nomination with little
or no opposition. Instead OF this re
ls quite as ambitious to defeat Sen
1tor kittredge as he Is to secure the
senatorial prize for himself. This
course threatens to disrupt the
republican party, defeat his own
object and Inject dlscord and dissen-
GOD lor years to come into the
republican councils. / oppose Mr..
Crawiordas course very much and
would ~ support him nov for any
positiOn.'
Mr. Mosier's case is typical. we
behave, Of very many Others ia this
and other counties. Mr.. Crawford
has not made good. He has been a
disappointment to his v friends.
The situation he has created IS such
thAt democrats are taking heart and
Are plaEn1ng a vigorous campaign for
the state of1ces and are evei, claim
my the state for Bryan. The unrea-
e0ning, insane hatred OF Senator
Ktttredge has been allowed to run so
rampant that it is likely to react in
his favor, rs Is so apt to be the case
With abuse aud misrepresentation.
We believe there will be enough
voters OF Mr.. Mosier's temper and
discrimination to change tire accident
OF twO years ago into utter route for
present democratic hopes which have
been crushed and quiet since Senator
Pettiglew 8 defeat. until galvanized
Into life and activity by Gov. Craw-
toTd's high handed course.n
Some criticism has been made
through the insurRent press because
Senator Kittredge has returned from
Warrington and sill put 10 a month
OF campaigning III this state. Great
heayenss.wil tile governor of South
Dakota be permitted to travel all
over the state into every nook and
coIner on 'soflci:..s business and the
state paving his campaign expenses