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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
CAN BOTH Lo0SEq

There is story of horse trade,
both animals being so worthless that
it was declared both parties to the
trade were cheated, says the Sioux
Falls Press. IF this story is true it
may be possible for the United States
and,Canada to negotiate trade agree
ment which shall be a loss and a
detriment to both That is what has
been done if we are to believe the
opponents of reciprocity here and over
the line to the north. The speeches
made in the congress of the United
States which were calculated to con-
vince the American farmer that the
pact Disseminated against him and
in favor of the Canadian farmer, are
being used, or something very like
them, to turn the Canadian farmer
against the pact.
r. L. Borden, opposition leader
in the Canadian parliament, is stump
ing the country against the agree.
ment He says:
For every Canadian farmer admit
ted to the American market free,
twelve American farmers will be ad-
mitted freely to the Canadian mar
ket."
What powerful interests are at
work among the farmers of Canada
and the United States to defeat the
reciprocity agreement? In each
country they have used the argument
that appealed to the farmer, assuring
him he would lose in the trade agree
ment. Yet it is obviously impossible
for Canadian and American wheat
raisers, each to lose or gain by rails
ing or lowering of the reciprocal tariff
on wheat.
Some one is certainly badly mis-
taken as to the effect of the recipro
city arrangement.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

The farmers free list bill was vetoed
by the president. He gives two rea-
sons for withholding his approval,
viz: that it had not yet been reported
upon by the tariff board, and that it
was loosely drawn and might involve
the government in endless litigation.
The wool bill also got the axe. In
the latter course the president is not
consistent. He stated in bis Winona
speech schedules were ''indefensible"
Just how the new schedule could be
more "indefensible" Mr.. Taft does
not say. Meantime the woolen trust
will continue to add the "indefensible"
tariff schedule to the price charged
the consummer. As to the farmers
free list, it probably makes little real
difference for there is practically no
scource of supply other than the
trust in our own country. We have
an idea that MIR. Taft will find it hard
to make an explanation that will sat-
isfy the people of the northwest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
THE GOVERNOR

The field of candidates for the con.
gressional places and for governor
is growing large and all factions and
groups in the party should have no
trouble selecting from the list to suit
themselves. The Press is chiefly con-
cerned in the success of the prog
ressive movement, state and national.
That it has always supported consist
emily and it still believes that therein
lies the hope to the people. The people
of South Dakota largley believe this,
too, judging from their action at the
polls. They are not following merely
after man because he is called a re-
former, or because he is fighting the
old, d,time leaders. They want to
know the man himself, and Just
where he stands on the public ques-
tions which the people are learning to
study and think out for themselves.
1t is altogether likely that every
candidate for congress and for gov
ernor will be called upon to state
positively his position on certain mat
tiers of public policy. 1t is not always
sufficient that candidate announce
his platform because that platform
may be cleverly worded to evade
a positive declaration and it may
miss some important matter al
together. A list of questions such as
Bryon put up to the democratic can
didates for president is more effective
and satisfactory. 1t is well to have
candidates polled on the same list of
questions. In such case it is much
eaiser to compare their answers and
find out where they really stand.
With Lieut. Governor Frank NJ.
Byrne, of Fulton, Judge Loomis S.
Gull, of Rapid City, Geo. w Egan, of
Sioux Falls and A. L. VanOsdel, of
of Mission Hill, as avowed candi-
dates for the republican nomination
for governor, the north, the west,
the south and the east are represented
among those who desire to have their
names presented at the primaries.
OF this list The Press hopes that the
man most firmly grounded in pro-.
gressive principles, the one who can
do the most work and the effective
work for the progressive cause, will
be elected For South Dakato is
progressive state. Ii has always
been Roosevelt state and has be-
leived in the Roosevelt policies. Presi.
dent Taft has been unpopular in this
state in many instances because he
has not adhered to the Roosevelt prin-
ciples.
South Dakota has had three years
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

PRESIDENT TAFT did the expected
thing and vetoed the resolution pass.
ed by congress providing for the ad
mission of New Mexico and Arizona.
The reason for the veto was the
fact that the constitution adopted
by Arizona provided for the recall of
judges by popular vote. The president
went out of his way to express his
displeasure in regard to the recall
feature. He denounces it as perni-
cious, and calculated to destroy the
independence of the judiciary; he
would have the courts entirely free
from fear Of the majority of the
people. 1t is evident that his criti.
cism is born of his prejudice and bias
as a judge, and it is equally certain
that Mr.. Taft is not as clear in his
conception of the duties of a Judge as
he should be. This is indicated by
his vicious attack upon a principle
adopted by majority of the voters
of the territory of Arizona who seek
to embody in their constitution only
such principles as they are entitled
to under the United States constitu-
tion, and such principles only as are
now operative in some of the states.
Mr.. Taft does not measure up to his
own standard as judge for he does
not decide the statehood question
according to law and Justice. 1t
cannot be contended for moment
that be has right to refuse state.
hood to a territory possessing the
necessary qualifications when it only
seeks to embody in it's constitution
such principles as are in existence in
states now forming part of the Un-
ion.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
THE BEEiFiT Or The DOUBT

The president has vetoed the wool
tariff bill BECAUSE, he says, it was
not drawn by tariff commission.
But his Canadian reciprocity bill
Ga tariff bilD was not drawn by a
tariff commission. He signed that.
And the odorous Taft Aldrich-
Cannon bill was not drawn by tariff
commission. He signed that.
He will also veto the farmers free
list "a tariff bilD because it was not
drawn by tariff commission.
But he said the Taft -Aldrich, Can.
non tariff law was the best tariff law
this country ever saw.
The country doesn't think SO.
He said that schedule X (the wool
tariff in the Taft Aldrich- Cannon
law was 'indefensible."
But he defends it with a veto
against the changes now proposed.
1t is conceded that the the Taft
Aldrich Cannon tariff gives the trusts
all the best Of it and robs the con-
sumers.
The wool bill, the farmers free list,
the steel bill, the sugar bill, the cotton
bill, all will be vetoed because they
were not drawn bya tariff commiss-
ion.
Yet the schedules they are intending
to revise were not drawn by tariff
commission and were signed by the
president.
Last summer he gave the trusts
the benefit of the doubt.
With each tick of the clock the
trusts through the present tariff law
are robbing the consumers of the
country.
The trusts have had the benefit of
"unscientific revision" for year.
The people have lldoubts resolved
against them.
If the Taft-Aldrich- Cannon bill
drawn by congress with the aid of a
trust lobby was scientific" enough
to be signed are not the bills reduc-
ing its schedules, also drawn by con-
gress, but WITHOUT the aid of a
trust lobby and without the aid of
Aldrich, just about as scientific"
from the standpoint of the man with
the dinner pail9
If the Canadian reciprocity bill,
written in the dark by the Lord
knows who, is worthy of being made
into law are not the wool, cotton, steel
sugar and free list revisions, written
after months Of study by congress,
equally worthy of taking chance
ont
The trusts have had their inning;
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

The great crops of the northwe st
will be moved this year with none y
furnished by the banks of the north
west, and Wall street will have no
hand in it. The Twin cities will
furnish S8,000,000 and Chicago Sl0,.
100000 for this purpose, according to
a prominent banker. Is it possible
that the vests growing Independence
of the eastern money center is what
has created the pressing necessity for
the Aldrich central bank scheme?-
Sioux Falls Press.
There is nothing remarkable In the
above statement of fact when we
remember that the west has practic.
ally furnished the money for moving
the big crops of the last five years.
At the time of the financial stringency
in 1907 the west was furnishing its
own money. There would have been
no lack of money 10 the west at that
time had it not been for the fact that
the New York banks tied up some
thing over S20O,OOO,00000 of money
that belonged in the west. 1t has
been customary to speak of New York
as the financial center of this country.
1t is the financial center, but only for
the simple reason that the west does
not have the industries to use its own
money at all times of the year, and
when our western money is not en-
ployed at home it finds its way east
for employment. The west is the
real financial center today, but un-
organized so TO speak. Not only do
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

THE Clipper believes that state is
better governed with a man who has
had good business training than it
is when governed by a professional
man. We have in mind the present
governor, and Andy Lee gave us a
good administration, also, and then
there was Sheldon. All of these men
had made a marked success in their
own business and they carried the
same prinples into the governors
office. None of them felt the
need of legal training in their con
duct of the affairs of state-their is
an attorney general to look after that
department. d We therefore contend
that past experience has proven that
a man trained in the ways of success
full business will make much better
state executive than the professional
man, be he ever brilliant in his pro
fession, and especially so should the
professional man happen to bear a
besmiched reputation. .-Canlstota
Clipper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

Ridge Reservation in Bennett County,
So. Dakota. Registration points,
Gregory, Dallas, and Rapid City, So
Oak, October 2 to Il, 1911. Draw.
ing at Gregory Oct "a. Direct route,
The Northwestern Line-convenient
train service. For rates and descrip-
tive literature concerning the opening
apply Ticket agents, Chicago & North
Western Ry., or address A. G. John.
sen, 7. NJ, DOG w. Jackson Biyd.
Chicago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

we furnish money to move our own
crops, but the west furnishes money
for some of the larger commercial and
manufacturing institution. The west
is the financial producing center and
it will not be long before it is reconiz-
ed as the only center. At the
present time New York is the center
because it handles the money of other
localities.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

why not give ordinary folks the
benefit of tho doubt.
There wouldn't be as big a cam.
paign fund forthcoming in 1912, per-
haps, but on the other hand there
wouldn't be need for such a big one.
Sioux City Daily News.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

ID. c. Gilkyson came up from
Wakonda Friday last for visit with
the family for a,few days. He will re.
turn and remain in that vicinity un-
til work closes down in the fall. The
two boys are there and have all they
can do.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
WHAT THE HOLSTEIN cow
CAN DO.

oul lCctuSlS Will lStuChjpCl thdt
last year we made mention of
the fact that p. r. Crothers had
moved from Brookings back to his
old farm home in Badger township,
and that, in company with one of his
sons, he had engaged in farming and
would pay particular attention to
dairying. As a start in dairying Mr..
Crothers went to New York and
bought some of the best pure bred
Holstein cattle in the United States.
Many of the INDEPENDENT readers
will! be interested in knowing
something of the success of Mr..
Corthers in this line. We therefore
print part of private letter recently
received from him, which is as follows:
"Now that Reciprocity has been dis
posed of let us talk some more about
dairy farming. We can agree on that
to dot. approve most heartily of
the articles you occasionally print
in your paper regarding the dairy
COW and the place she ought to have
in the agriculture of this state. Some
people may not like it, some people
do not like to milk; but | tell you,
Fred, | believe we are pretty near the
point where the farmers have got to
fish or cut bait. A man ought to be
able to learn to like al most anything,
;fitt pays.
what stopped the exodus out Of this
state and the begging expeditions to
the eastern states for help for our
people in the early COS? The COW.
What brought prosperity to the
greater part of this state in closing
years of last century? The dairy
COW and the co operative creamery.
What can restore the fertility to our
soil and make the farmers income as
a government bond regardless of
drought and hot winds? The dairy
COW, the co operative creamery and
the silo. My experience this last
year has made me feel more enthusi-
astic for the dairy COW than ever.
"Perhaps you would be interested in
knowing howl am coming with the
pure bred Holsteins | had shipped
in from New York last fall. / will
say am more than pleased
with them. One of them, a three
year old with first calf has given 1000
lbs. of milk, equal to 290 lbs. Of
butter in four and one half months,
and is still giving over 40 lbs. day
in spite of hot winds, drought and
flies. | have raised two fine calves
one of each SEX"
That dairying pays we'll has often
been demonstrated. That it pays to
get the best dairy cows possible is
once more demonstrated by the ex
perience of Mr.. Crothers. The COW be
speaks of produced 290 pounds of
butter in four and one half months
Valued at 20 cents per pound, that
cow produced $500 in that
length of time, or $l2.S8 cents a
month.
OF fcourse it is not possible for every
farmer to buy herd of such cows at
first, but anyone can make start
and work to that end.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

The decision of Judge Elliott that
the South Dakota statue exempting
life insurance policies to the amount
OF 5000 from execution for debt is a
good law will appeal to the average
man as just decision. Aberdeen
Daily News.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Teachers examination for Life,
State and First grade certificates will
be held in De Smet, Aug. 3lst and
Sept. |. The second examination for
eighth grade pupils will be held at
the same time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
LOW C0LGNIST FARES
To Pacific Coast

September 18th to October 18th in
elusive, Colonist one way second
class tickets will be sold to principal
points in California, Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia, via
Chicago, Union Pacific and North
Western Line. Tickets available on
daily and personally conducted tours
in Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars.
For full information apply ticket
agents, Chicago and North Western
'Ry.
HALF A MILLION ACRES OPEN TO
SETTLEMENT
President Taft has proclaimed the
opening of the Rosebud Reservation
in Mellette County and the Pine
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

WILDER s. GLASS, of Watertown, has
announced himself as candidate for
congress in this, the second district.
We knew WILDER would do it.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
Feared That He Has Died Of
Heart Trouble
Three Searching Parties Start
An. Out On Thursday
And A Larger Party Is Later
Organized
Mansfield News1

Roscoe Mccormick, a trapper and
fur dealer of Shelby, has been miss
ing from his home in Shelby since
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Mccormick
came over as far as the Hess corners
lear Spring Mill, Wednesday morning
on one of the Shelby cars and that
was the last seen of him. He carried
IN ak end a shovel to dig out skunks.
He did not return Wednesday night
md Thursday morning his wife report
ed his disappearance. A company of
men at once came to the Hess corners
and made search of that vicinity but
could find no trace of Mr.. Mccormick.
Neither could they find any one who
had seen him.
1t Is feared that Mr.. Mccormick
has either died of heart trouble o.
hat he has accidently cut himsel
with the ak and that he has bled t.
leath. Another party is being organ
zed to go out in search for the mi IS
ng man. His wife Is almost frantic
over the disappearance of her hus
band. Mr.. Mccormick is about 8,
ears old, married and has one child
He bought furs for II. M. Styert
this city, who received Telegram
elling of his disappearance.
Mr.. Mccormick came out on the
car that leaves Shelby at o'clock
Bert Keckler who Is the conductor O.
that car, is very well acquainted with
he missing man who often rode witt
him and they usually did a great deal
of talking. Mr.. Keckler noticed tha,
Mr.. Mccormick seemed depressed
Wednesday and had nothing to say
He had told the conductor on other oc.
casions that he had heart trouble. Mr..
Keckler saw the man get off the car,
but that is the last any one saw Of
him.
Mrs. Mccormick did not feel uneasy
about her husband until 8 o'clock last
night when she called up his father
to ascertain If her husband was there
This morning three different serching
parties came out to the Hess corners
at which place they got off, going
from fern house to farm house, max.
Ing Inquiries but could learn nothing
of the missing man. They returned
to Shelby on the one o'clock car and
began organizing searching party of
about twenty-five men who are to
scour all the country about Spring
Mills for the missing man. Mr.. Nc.
Cormick told Mr.. Keckler he thought
he would go out to try to track the
slunks in the snow. AS the snow all
melted later in the day, there was no
way OF tracking the man. His rela-
tives fear he has died of heart trouble
along some of the runs or in the
woods.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
DR.. Jones
Of Gambler To OffiCiatG At
The Ceremony
Of Corner Stone Laying OF
COShOCtOn'S New Church
(Coshoctoh Tlmes)

Rev. Hosea Jones, d, d., the dean
of Bexley Hall at Gambler, and one
of the foremost members of the Epis.
copal church in the state, has stated
to members of the vestry of Trinity
Episcopal church that he will be here
to assist in the laying of the corner
stone of the new building which is set
for Sunday, Feb. IL. 1t is probable
that the ceremony will be in the
hands of the Masonic lodge and either
Grand Master Harry S. Kissell of
Springfield or one of his deputies will
be present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
HOUSE TACKLES
SALOON SCRAP
Refers Dean Bill TO Temperance
Committee.
BOTH SIDES ON THE ALERT

Governors Plain Talk May Cause
Senate Committee to Reconsider
etockwell BlII-House Passes Fret
ner's Resolution For investigation
Of Penitentiary improvements.
Mayor Maeee Boosts Canal Con.
Meeting Lake Erie and Ohio River.
Columbus, o., Feb. 3.-On the floor
OF the house the real fight over the
Dean municipal saloon measure will
be fought, and as the vets and
drys both claim to have a major
ity Of the representatives, the fight
there will be a veritable death crap
pie.
The liquor men realize the storm
that is coming and are losing no
time. The Dean bill was messaged
to the house and given It's first read
Ing within half an hour after its
passage in the senate. A public
hearing will be given that there may
be no strategic charge of railroad
ing" it through, for both sides are
playing to public opinion. 1t was re-
fererd to the temperance committee,
which is wet.
The Freiner joint resolution to ap-
point joint committee to investl.
gate the advisability Of continuing
the present improvements at the
Ohio penitentiary or to move the in
stitutlon to the country, passed the
house by a practically unanimous
vote.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
PlTTSBURG MAYOR TALKS
Tells Buckeye solons Advantages OF
Erie.Ohio Canal.

Columbus, o., Feb. S.-Arguments
In favor OF connecting Lake Erie and
the OHIO river with navlgable wa
terway We're presented senators and
representatives from eastern Ohio In
the legislature by Mayor w. A. Ma
gee Of Plttsburg.
His plan is to build ship canal
from o point on Lake Erie in Ashta-
bula county, through Ashtabula,
Trumbull and Mahoning counties to
the Mahoning river, and then make
the Mahoning river navigable on to
the Ohio river. The canal would be
l0l miles long, and the total cost OF
the canal and river improvements is
estimated at about S54,OO0,OOO.
A bill has been prepared to enable
the counties through which the canal
would pass to vote the necessary
money If they so desire.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
GOVERNOR SPEAKS UP
Tells Senators People Want oregon
Senatorial Plan.

oChStOi 'd' v 'ail'
Columbus, o., Feb. 3.-Governor
Harmon has made 1t known TO the
members of the senate committee
named to draft a new bill for the
nomination and election of United
States senators that he is unquali-
fiedly for the Stockwell-Oregon plan.
The governor met the committee to
discuss the Stockwell bill. He de-
clared for the original StockwelI plan
of direct nomination and popular
election Of senators. Harmon met
all arguments of the reactionary SEN
ators on the committee with the dec
laration that the people or Ohio were
for the Oregon plan and the Demo
Gratis were pledged to the popular
election OF senator's in their plat
form.
Senator Cetone argued that the
principle of popular election OF SEN
ators was un-Democratic.
tits the very essence of democ-
racy to let the people say whom they
want for senator's" replied Harmon,
And the people are for it, as shown
by letters and opinions that have
come to my Office"
The progressives in the senate
now look for the original Oregon
plan bill TO be voted upon and all
steps to draft new bill dropped.
They believe Harmon's flat-footed
stand for the bill will result in a
measure for progressive popular
election of United States senators,
passing both house and senate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07
MUTlNY IN IDLE HOUSE
Guards Quickly Stop GrumblIng
Among Penltentiary Inmates.

Guards Quickly Stop Grumbllng
Among Penltentiary Inmates.
Columbus, o., Feb. 8. - The first
outbreak at the penitentiary as the
result of long confinement in the
"idle house occurred when nearly
40 men were reported for talking
and grumbling, The men were not
allowed to get beyond the control OF
the guards, however, and as soon as
1t was discovered that conditions
were becoming critical extra guards
We're sent to that part of the prison.
Following the trouble Peter Micha-
lakas, received at the prison few
weeks ago, and who day or two ago
was removed to the hospital for
treatment, attempted to commit sui
eide by taking nearly 100 grains or
quinine and large quantity OF salol.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07

tribe of Indians that do not like
whisky.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-07

Gold Medal Flour is made ON honor.
RosAnEy.