Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-04-08
Thursday. April s, 1869.
TIE RICHARDS LETTER


exchanges that come to our desk:
To attempt to fix by law the price
Of railway service without knowledge
OF the cost Of construction or opera
ton OF railroads or without know
ledge Of the volume of business is so
impossible as to be ridiculous. '
Premature action in forcing laws on
railroad rates until we have ascer-
tanned the physical valuation and
other necessary facts to act intelli.
gently is pure demogogism. '
We must be cautious and just with
railroads the same as with other
interests and not go off half cooked
for grand stand play to catch votes. !"
"The bank deposit insurance
law is generally conceded to be a
mere farce with strong presumptive
evidence that it was intended to be a
farce by those who framed it !"
It's weak enactment may be consId-
cred as failure Of the executive
ability of the present administration
TO make good"
"The sleepless nights, the money
expended and the years OF sleepless
toll contributed in return for which
we have received nothing but injury
and insult from those who are striv-
ing 30 reap for themselves the bene-
fits Of the movement do not in the
least discourage us; but on the con-
srary spur us on TO more determined
action for final achievement We
bear The personnel Of the new per
sonal machine, give in ALI no per.
sonal III will for we know that
Mans goings are 81 the Lord,
because he thus makes il possible
for us 10 build ahew an honest prim.
AIRY law to be enacted with the colors
Of principle flying al the mast head. .
T. O. Richards in Huron Spirit
X. q. Richards, Of Huron, who
financed the two campaigns Of Coe
l. Crawford, and whose brains and
ability put Crawford in the United
States senate, has become disguised
with the insincerity of Senator Craw-
ford, and has written him an open
letter in which Mr.. Richards can
didly announces that he is through
with Crawford, and can no longer be
counted on among his supporters.
Mr.. Richards has sent copies of the
letter to Senator Gamble and Mr..
Nessey, and this triumverate is thus
given notice that whatever victory it
wins in the state hereafter will have
to be one without his aid, if not
against his active opposition. Had
the detection OF Mr.. Richards been
caused by disappointed over the TAIL
ure 10 secure office, it would not be
significant But Mr., Richards could
have secured airy office in the gift of
the new machine. 1t realized that
his money, and brains, and organic
ing ability made its success possible,
and he would have been rewarded.
But Mr.. Richards is devoted
believer in certain principles, and
when he saw Gamble, and Crawford,
going back on those principles and
working solely for their own per-
sonal welfare, he was unable to fol-
low them longer. Hence the letter
printed above. II Mr.. Richards had
followed the advice of the Argus
Leader during the caiapaign, and
Rad accepted our then estimate OF
this man, as he does now, Mr.. Craw-
ford would not today be wearing a
plug hat in Washington,and rafting
around 10 position which was so
we'll filed by really big man. 1t
Is TOO late to remedy this mistake for
this time. but il il not too late to
prevent It's being repeated when the
term Of Senator Gamble shall expire.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
That Senator Crawford's attitude,
aimee securing the Office, has dis
.gusted his own personal friends and
lornef supporters Is evidenced By
w following letter from his former
hIef henchman and financial hacker
Richsrds utterly repudiates Mr.
xnwiord and withdraws bis supper
n Mn snd his methods. Thus !
u .ereo( rsiorner'' shown UP i
81 Sros IIebt, ! man advocssin|
6I|esdd merely u sscure oi6ce fo
NJ o~n ACKNOWLEDGMENT, md ths
lnliDe >hoae very policis
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