The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-14
POLITICAL TALK.

A Sioux Fails dispatch says that
the progressive republicans are, from
their standpoint. absolutely sur OF
their ground. so far as charges of eX-
1ravagance against them are concern
ed, is indicated by the reply OF Gov.
Nessey to open charges made against
his administration by J. w. Parmley,
OF Ipswich, the candidate OF the stall.
wart republicans for nominations TO
the Office of Lieutenant governor. Mr.,
Parmley had charged the Wesley ad-
ministration With extravaganza in
connection with a feature OF the CON
struction Of the new state capitol
building at Pierre. In his reply,
which was given 10 the public within
a short time after the charges OF Mr..
Parmley had been published, Gov.
Nessey goes into detail and gives fig
ures which he believes fully disproves
the charges made by Mr.. Parmley.
The promptness with which the gov
ernor answered the charges also in
dicates that the progressive republi-
cans are becoming very sensitive in
regard 10 the charges of extravaganza
made against them by their stalwart
opponents. and that when these
charges are reduced 10 print the pro
gressiyes will from now on lose no
time in making replies.
AS the voters of South Dakota, at
the election in November, will have
submitted TO them a proposed amend
ment 10 the state constitution confer
RIG the right of suffrage upon women,
the women of the state who desire
the ballot have become active in the
work of endeavoring to secure votes
for their aus They have appointed
a publicity committee to work in con-
junction with their campaign commit
tee, and Of this a newspaper woman,
in the person of Mrs. Nina f. Gilbert,
Of the Salem Pioneer-Register is
chairman. The selection Of Mrs. Gil
bert to handle this part OF the work
Of the suffragists is regarded as a wise
move on their part, al Mrs. Gilbert is
well known to the newspaper men of
the state, and few OF them will deny
her space for suffrage campaign ma.
terial, regardless of how they person
ally may stand upon the question of
granting votes TO women.
A movement has been inaugurated
in the region between the Missouri
river and the Black Hills to have the
mex legislature cut down the legal
rate of interest and the rate charged
upon delinquent taxes. The Cotton
wood Republican. n OF the leading
newspapers OF that region, states that
candidates for the state senate and
house before the primary election on
June z will be asked to publicly de-
clare where they stand on these ques-
tions. "As the law now stands, bank
ing institutions in the state" explains
the Republican, "can contract IL per
cent, and past due taxes draw the
same. This should be cut down to the
same rate as surrounding states, and
the men to elect are the ones that
will come out f%latfooted, so the farmer
may know what he is to expect for
his vote. The farmer Is the big tax.
payer and he should also be entitled
TO borrow money at a reasonable rate
Of interest"
X. w. Levitt, in a communication to
the Arlington Sun, calls attention to
the fact that out of the fifty-ive coun
ty superintendent of schools in South
Dakota, twenty-five are women. He
states further that the women are Civ
ing better service than the men who
fill similar positions. With all due
credit to the women, this portion Of
his communication will be disputed
as there are in South Dakota a mum