Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-24

gents would not have anything to
do under any consideration with
any system that had spoils attached
to it. Now. let us look at the re-
cord of this lily-white faction in
reference to this one item which
they take pleasure in denouncine
IN their platform. Following is
given some examples of the man
ner in which that plank has been
lived up to in the past:
o. S. Basford was made insur-
ance commissioner because he con.
Quoted an insurgent newspaper
and was known to be handy man
in gathering in spoils for cam
paign purposes.
H. c.. Shober was made lieuten
ant governor, and later given a
four thousand dollar position al
Washington because he edited an
insurgent newspaper.
o. M. Osbon was given a posi-
tion at Washington. He was ar
insurgent editor.
w. H. King, first made sec.
retary of the board of charities
and corrections, later made a
member of that board, was an in
surgent editor.
w. F. Bancroft, for services
rendered by his insurgent news
paper, was so fortunate as to have
the office of game warden created
for him.
p. j. Bentz was fixed out with
position in the office of the com
missioner of school and public
lands, because of the fact that he
edited an insurgent newspaper
and needed the money.
A close analysis of the situation
leads also to the conclurion that
the personal friends and relatives
of this faction that now holds up
it's hands in holy horror at the
mere mention of spoils were not
forgotten nor neglected.
The insurgsnt state treasurer ap-
pointed his brother to the position
of deputy treasurer.
The insurgent secretary OF state
had a nephew and a cousin on his
force.
The insurgent attorney general
appointed his law partner as his
assistant at a salary larger than the
chief of the Office receives; and it
is stated that his private stem
ographers were transferred to the
state pay roll upon his election to
Office.
The insurgent state auditor has
a brother and cousin as clerk and
deputy. None of his relatives
were stenographers.
The superintendent of public in
struction has a brother-in- law, and
sister-in-law and a niece, and part
of the time his wife on the pay
roll of that office.
The insurgent commissioner of
insurance has the assistance of his
daughter in the Office.
The insurgent state engineer in
addition to his salary of two thous-
and dollars per year and seven dol.
lars per day as superintendent OF
construction of the new capitol
building, has his wife on the pay
roll in his office.
Possibly not too much should ba
expected of the above named Office
holders regardless of the fact that
they stand on a platform denoun.
cling the spoils system. But what
will the dear people think when
they learn that r. 0. Richards,
the father of the opposition to the
personal spoils system, who is now
the recognized and elected boss ot
the immaculate group of politi.
clans, had two of his associates ir
business appointed immigration
commissioner and assistants That
is not all, as we recall the fact that
he demanded at the hands of the
governor a year ago the appoint,
ment of his brother-in-law as
member of the board of regents
This appointment was made bu,
was rejected by the state senate ir
session.
There are doubtless many Other
examples of the manner in which