The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-12
inc Mitchell capital.
THURSDAY AUGUST A., 1909:
A S AGAINST WEST.


EAST AGAINST WEST.
It has always been assumed in the
west that the east2framed the legisla-
ton With reference to its own bene-7
at. Charles ". ley. in Leslie's
Weekly. presents the east side OF the
story in the Following article:
.tThe absurdity of the assumption
that the east, in its wv interest,
frames the governments laws and
shapes the governments policy can
readily be pointed out. Every presi-
dent who has been elected since Blu
chanan entered office, over half a
century ago. has been aswestern man
except Cleveland and Roosevelt; and
Roosevelt, though in an emphatic de-
gree national man, without any
sectional bias of leanings of any sort,
has done more than any other presi-
dent whom the country has had, not
even excepting Lincoln, who signed
The homestead act of 1862. The
speaker of the house is from the sun
ret side of the Alleghanies. So are
large majority of the republican
members of congress. So, likewise,
are alarge majority ofthe heads of
the committees Of congress. If the
west has any observation-disclosures sep
arated from those Of the east, its
sons In the presidency and in con-
gress for the past few decades were
nalpable Of promoting them. A new
state VAS created In the west a year
axo.-Okahoma, with i've members
In the popular branch Of congress.
Two more western states-Arizona
and New Mexico will be created in
ssthe next few years. Insthe allotment
,AsOf membersfof congress which will be
based upon the census of 1910 the
West VIII make gains as compared
With the east. and thussfurther In
crease its lead theseast In house
lndSsenate.
a Take the case Of New York, which
some persons In the west imagine die
tates the selection 81 presidents and
he framing 81 laws Tor TIE country.
Nov York had ! ninth Of the mem
hers 81 the electoral college as re-
Csntly ~ 1850, when the republican.
party elected its first president. New
York had less than twelfth Of tho
olectorial college which sent Taft to
sheSwhits house. IN the vote Of 1912
Which re-elect Taft or choose
somebody elie, New York viii prob
ably hava lthirtesnth Of the
sctoral college. II general way
hshrinkalee " New York's rela-
3yeatrengthlin the chooSing of resi-
Observation-Disclosures of congress- shows
snewastheeas isslosingseven that small
lnhlance q ascendency % the ma
atonAl balance whichdt had within
aAseariy recons4ionsofsthe younger
lslanIlen1kasof the menswho cast their
SillotssonNovemb 5, 1905.
yssAs SxccsenterSoi the courntry's pop
NATION IS III indiana: the center Of
tie countfEy's manufactures is in
ohio.ssl1ach / 3 moving westward.
sChticaaglap,ss' y Cincinnati, and st. Louis
MegHeat manufacturing centers. The
growth in the industries gives
1lsSlalss large an, interest ii the tariff
ma the maintenance Of a sound
currency as the east has or ever had.
The legislation along these lines can
no longer be charged with section
aItsnn. silyesisIn IN the shape which
2 had when the nrst Bryan conven-
ton met has no longer any standing
san the west. Thesold prejudice IN the
asst against national banks, a pre-
sfudice which goes back as far az
Jaesksson''s assault upon. the c~entraliz-
"a Unitsd states bank 81 his day
~ near ITS end
Chicago ID going to try the woman
educator out Ia . very responsible
p4o,sition: Mrs. Ellen Flagg Young
has been elected to the superinten-
1ency Of the city schools and will be-
4 Ia her work with the opening Of the
Ill term. Chicago has an intricate
Mool system, and where harmony
among the factions IS far removed.
It'll big Job for q woman to under