The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
OLD CONGRESSMAN
ARE RECOGNIZED
Congressman Martin and Burke
Occupy Commanding Conn
mittee Positions
Republican Press Bureau

SepuutSAn TIebb pusCeu
Republicans who may be tempted
to vote against Congressman Burke
and Martin-if any such exist-and
support their democratic opponents
should look carefully before they
leap.
Congressman Martin and Burke
are we'll aware of the sentiment of
the state with respect to reform
measures, and during the next two
years will without doubt carry out
the wishes of their constituents to
the best of their ability and so far
as lies within their power.
They occupy commanding places
on some of the most important COM
mittees of the lower branch of the
national congress, and being familiar
as the result Of their many years
experience with the routine, will
during the next two years be in a
better position than ever to do
effective work in behalf of South
Dakota and its people.
What they have accomplished in
the past is well known to South
Dakota voters. Among important
benefits secured by them for the
state was the securing of a six
months extension of time to home
steaders in the western half of the
state in which to establish residence
on their lands, and the securing of
an extension of time for homestead
ers to pay the purchase price of
lands which had been coded by the
Indians.
This legislation alone benefited
thousands of homesteaders in South
Dakota and proved ID them that the
two South Dakota congressman are
men who co things, and who at all
times stand ready to exert them
selves in behalf of their state and it's
people.
During the coming two years,
with a continuance of the great de-
velopment of western South Dakota,
and the building up Of the eastern
part of the state. there'll be numer-
Gus opportunities when live con-
gressmen, such as Messrs. Burke
and Martin, will be able to secure
additional benefits of value and inn
portance for South Dakota.
To ~displace men occupying their
position on committees and who
are in close touch with national ad-
minlstration with the democratic
nominees for congress would be
little less than a crime against South
Dakota and it's people.
Surprising for sake of argument
that the democratic nominees for
congress were elected in November,
what would result? They would go
to Washington on the basis of new
men. They would being democrats,
be assigned among the minority
members on unimportant commit
tees, where they would be effectual-
" sidetracked and placed in a posi-
ton where they could do absolutely
nothing for their state.
Then, too, President Taft's term
will extend over the next two years,
and democratic congressman could
not expect any favors at the hands
of a republican president.
Numerous other argument could
be advanced to prove that it would
be little less than political suicide
for congressman Martin and Burke
to be displaced by new untried men.
and men who politically would be
opposed to the republican president.
The democratic candidates for
congress, if elected, would be able
to do little else than draw their
salaries and to all intelits and pur-
poses the grand and growing young
state Of South Dakota would be I'M
represented in congress during the
coming two years.
The best interests of the state and
its people require the reelection of
Congressman Burke and Martin,
and all republicans should MAKE it a
point to go to the polls on Nov. 8
and vote for them and the remain
der of the republican nominee for
state, judicial, Legislative and coun-
ty position.