Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

r. II. OF DduRor town.
ship, was a De Smet visitor Wednes-
day. Mr.. Crothers is back on his
farm after twelve years absence, which
were spent in Hetland and Brookings.
His two sons Harold and Ralf
graduated from the state college at
Brookings last June. Harold is
taking post graduate work at the
university at Madison, Wis, fitting
himself for electrical engineering,
while Ralf took an agricultural course
and is now on the farm with his
father. Mr.. Crothers and his son will
operate their three quarters of land,
and at the same time will make a
speciality of raising fullblood Holstein
cattle, the best dairy breed in exist
ence. AS a start in these cattle two
registered COWS and a bull were re-
Gently purchased in New York and
the animals are being shipped by ex-
press. They are the best that could
be bought and are related closely to
world champions on both sides. The
demand for Hotstein cattle is right
now far in excess of the supply, and
as the dairy interests are large and
prices for dairy products SO high with
no prospect of being lower it is prob
able that the demand for this breed
of cattle will not be satisfied in many
years to come. His large circle of
friends and acquaintance in this
county will be glad that Mr.. Crothers
and family have decided to make the
permanent home again in Kingsbury
county.
The principal endeavor of the
democrats in this county seems to be
to secure the election of their candi-
date for the state senate. We are at
a loss to know what argument they
can advance to secure the support of
any thinking republican. On the
other hand there are several good
reasons why no republican should
vote for the democratic candidate.
The first reason is that Martin Madi-
son, the republican candidate, went
before the voters of the republican
party at the June primaries and Sc
cured the unanimous endorsement of
his party. The primary system gives
the voters of the party an absolutely
fair chance in the selection of a candi-
date, and the man receiving the nomi-
nation is entitled to the solid support
of the party. Mr.. Madison has al
ways been a true republican and has
always abided by the party choice of
candidates as he now asks and hopes
the voter to do by him. The second
reason why Mr.. Madison should re-
ceive the solid vote of his party is
that he is legislator of experience.
When in the lower house a few years
ago he was counted among the lead
ing members of that body; he has had
experience and is therefore more COM
petent than one who entered legisla-
tive halls for the first time. He is a
thorough business farmer, well in
formed, and in every way qualified
for the position for which be has been
placed in nomination. Another rea-
son why republicans should see to it
that their candidate is elected this
year is the fact that two years from
the coming session of the Legislature
a United States senate is to be elect
ed. Should a democrat be elected
this year, it would be easier to elect
him next year when he could appeal
to the prejudice of the voters in
fovor of a second term. In the event
of a democrats success this year, and
the probable success in a campain to
succeed himself, the republicans of
Kingsbury county would throw away
their vote upon United States senator
in the upper house. Personal friend
ship for the democratic candidate or
factional prejudice should not be
allowed to enter into so grave a