The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-29
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1910.

The railroads of the west announce
that there will be a more general OBJ
servance Of the Sabbath day and no
more trains will be operated over
their lines than are absolutely neces-
sary The Northwestern system will
not run excursions on Sunday after
May l, and the officials of other west
ern roads are assuming the same at
titude. They give as the main reason
for the change that their men do
much better work if they are allowed
a day for rest.
James j. Hill says that the six-foot
river channel is no competitor of the
freight car, but if a tifteen-foot chan
mel is maintained the freight car is
out of business in the race for trade.
Judging from what Mr.. Hill has
shown that he knows of transporta-
ton in the past, this is certainly an
important point and it is made by a
man who, though he has spent his
life in building up railroads, is keen
to see the advantages of water trans
portation and frank enough to state
them. Sioux City Record.
WASHINGTON is dazed by realiza-
ton that with the retirement of Hale
and Aldrich from the senate and the
inevitable elimination Of Cannon as
speaker of the house, autocratic rule
under which few men have been
able to control all important legisla-
ton in both houses of congress, is be-
ing broken. These men have un-
doubleday begun to realize that their
power is waning and are going to re.
tire as gracefully as possible. Their
passing will mean complete reorgan.
ization of the senate and very likely
the house also.
In the selection of Gov. Hughes tc
I'LL the vacancy in the United States
Supreme Court caused by the deatl
Of Justice Brewer, President Taft has
made the best and wisest appoint
ment since he was inaugurated. Gov
Hughes is q lawyer of the very high
est standing, a conservative and pro
grossive man and is not allied witt
any interest whatever. He has wor
the confidence of the better element
in his state by his untrammellec
sense of justice and his absolute fear
lessness in administering the. affair.
of great state. He stands for gov
eminent that has at heart the inter
est of all interests which is neither ;
frenzied effort for reform or covering
up of corruption.
The country is evidently gettins
ready to try democratic congress.
once more. In the last two specia
elections held to ill vacancies, rock
ribbed republican congressional dis
tricts have gone democratic, clearl,
pointing to republican defeat in the
next congress if the present tendenc,
shall continue. The high cost of liv
ing, the usual desire for Change,
the protest which inevitably follows
the enactment of new tariff, anC
the disapproval by the rank and file
Of the voters of the factional fighting
within republican ranks are all charg
ed up with part of the unwelcomt
results. The Tuesday election in the
32d New York was a veritable land
slide-being the second one in tire,
weeks.--Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
ROYAL G. JOHNSON, a candidate fo
the republican nomination for the of
flee of attorney general in the forth
coming primaries, is q native son O
South Dakota. He was born, reared
and educated in our state, having at
tended Yankton college for tim'
and later the law department of tn,
University of South Dakota. At tn,
university he distinguished himsel
as powerful and versatile athlete
being proficient in all sports. He wa
also prominent for his scholarship
being hard and successful SUDDEN
and debater of considerable ability
Since he has been in active practic,
of law Mr.. johnson has been for tw,
terms states attorney of Hyde county
during which time he has successful,
conducted many important crimina
cases, among which was the prosecu
tion of a notorious gang of hors'
thieves WEIGH had infested that par
of The state for years and it was b,
his able effort that the gang wa
broken up and the leaders sent to tn,
penitentiary. Mr.. johnson is cap
able and energetic man with a fin,
record and his candidacy should b,
well received.-Clark Pilot Review.
We might just as well be fair t,
Halley's comet. If it was the caus,
of the unreasonable warm weather il
March, it cannot be blamed for the
cold snap of last week, unless it can b,
proved that it turned cold shoulder
on the earth and went off on another
tack. 1t would seem that the colo