Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-04-08

named Roosevelt or Taft or LaFol-
lette? Uncle Joe Cannon would
suit Mr. Crawford just as we'll
South Dakota is certainly in a
deplorable condition as far as repre-
sentation in the United States senate
is concerned We have one senator
who is merely intent on securing
appointments for his partizans,
another who is merely a cuckoo
ready to subscribe to any program,
no matter how fantastic or impossi-
BILE of achievement, Just so long as
he can remain near the throne. A
distinct contrast to his predecessor,
Mr.. Kittredge, who was not afraid
to encounter the executive disap.
proval in following course OF con-
duct which he knew to be right. As
the days go by the difference
between Messrs. Crawford and Kilt
redge will become more apparent
and the people will have plenty Of
opportunity of estimating the extent
of the gain { p inmaking the transfer.
Brookings Press.
X. 0. Richards, the man who fur.
nished the brains and supplied the
money to carry on Mr., Crawford
campaign for governor and senator
has had enough and has served
notice on Crawford, Gamble and
Wesley that he can NJ longer act
with them politically. OF course,
the bunch will laugh and say to
themselves, well, we are in, any
way, we had his money and his
brains TO carry us over the bridge
and now we ought to be able to get
along without the man." The break
was predicted long ago, in fact it
came very near being pulled off one
year ago, but Crawford got down on
his knees before Richards and
appealed to him for help. After the
fight had been won the bunch imme-
diately began to figure how to get
rid OF Richards. Gamble saying
now we must get rid of Richards"
and so deal was fixed up to have
him sent out of the country for four
years as minister to Norway, but
Richards bucked at this and then
the bunch began to offer him petty
insults and to turn down every
reform measure he advocated. -
Huron Huronite.
Senator Crawford, when asked
about the letter which r. O. Rich
ards, OF Huron, is sending out to
members of the republican state GEN.
trail committee and state primary
league, about the action of the legis-
lature on the primary law and about
Governor Vessey's attitude, and
accusing the governor and the SEN
ators of South Dakota of making a
secret deal about patronage, said he
had nothing whatever to say about
the matter except that the people of
South Dakota were perfectly able to
take care Of the matter and to decide
whether Mr.. Richards was right or
not, and that he, the senator, was
more than willing that they should
decide it. That in his judgment
Mr.. Richards would not be taken
seriously by the people. Washing
ton dispatch in Sioux City Journal.
The latest faction Of the South
Dakota political family may be
described as the insurgent insurgents,
Sioux City Journal.
X. o. Richards, who 1t is generally
understood put up $4,000 to con-
duct the insurgent primary cam
paign and elect Mr.. Crawford, had
two columns Of editorial matter in
his paper last week regretting the
failure Of the reform party to carry
out its pledges. He is now out will
an open letter to Mr.. Crawford il
which he says he and Mr.. Crawford
can no longer work together. ThI
was expected by the stalwarts, ba
not so sudden. Mr.. Crawford i
now in office where he has to act. |
was easy on the stump TO talk. Blu
Inow. with the people fooled, and b
in a position to make his own record
he can not retain the support Of hi
chief supporter six months Il wa
ever thus. Pierre Capital-Journ
II Mr. Richards has fonnd tohis ow
satisfaction that Senator Crawfor