Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-03-17

SIS Eastwood Fails 5
xclusiive Sine SIN ~ Hui
YouIs Iruly 3
WOULD Be VIII / INN;
But The Governor u These
TO Sidetrack The Ambitions
Of This Woman

NJ AAaS N WNAdM
There is nothing more comment.
able than being ambitious and there
are doubtless few people who are
acquainted with sis Eastwood who
would for q moment make The soft
impeachment that the erstwkile edis
tor has no ambitions OF her own. And 4
recent events over at Pierre would
tend to strengthen such a convic-
tion In the minds of the popnlace.
The terzencies Of the won an Tor 90.
ing it5alone and free from any handi.
leap of the harmonizing Influences pf n
associates is strongly apparent from
recent occurrences over at the state &
capitol. 4
Charley Day OF the Sioux Falls All
gus Leader very nicely and succinctly
sizes up the situation In which sis was
apparently the would.be spoke in the
\ wheel. He says:
at was resolved by the three tall
ors IN Threadneedle street IA Londo
that the people Of England should
rule, This was followed BY the ,irl-
animous adoption OF the resolution:
Resolved that we are the people.
\ For two hundred years, people have
Laughed at 1t, because, in q line, "
] takes the measure of so much that
4 parades In the habit Of reform a
.iThe legislature of South Dakota
4 fhas Just had an experience with
something similar. but " had the good
4 sense to step on the selfish plan of an
I llambitious refcrmer " no tes
promote the welfare Of the stat
4 With an appropri alton attached.
"At the present time, we have tflsg l
3 South Dakota d woman's board ofs
three. appointed BY the governor, who
). visit the state penal and chnri able 8iIlss
n stitutions, inspect methods in vogue,
I especially with regard to the physic aIj
:, and moral welfare OF the inmates ,and
!, make to the proper officials such re-
! ports as they see 1T Mrs. .ydias
6, Eastwood, formerly the editor scf ~ the n
! Watertown Herald, is one Of the three
I, members Of the board. It is eported'
8 tEat the board is not in harmony with.
. Mrs. Eastwood and that when she:
!, makes her visits, she goes alone,
: About the time hat the Legislature
met, company OF women called on
: the governor, this member Of the wo-
: mans beard being among them. The
4 spokeswoman said to the governor
!, that Mrs. Eastwood had preared a bill
reducing the number Of members on
Ithe board from three to one and that
) would the governor kindly appoint
!. Mrs Eastwood as that one, when the
bill passed.
The governors reply is not record
y ed, nor is it necessary to the present
/ purpose.
: This was followed BY the intro due.
y ton of the Eastwood bill. 1t Is house
y bill No. 314 and was introduced by.
e Mr. Norbsck by request. The bill pro-
vides that the woman's board shall
3 be reduced to one member, that that
member shall have complete powers
of Investigation, that she may visit
a any state institution at any time and
/. stay there as long as she likes, that
J, the state shall pay all Of her expenses
k and salary of $1,000 a. year besides,
J. and that an emergency" exists ana
4 that the bill shall go into force and
y effect right away quick, 30 that the
!. governor could appoint Mrs. Eastwood
s and the salary promptly begin 70 roll
/ In.
= rOf course the bill was killed, and
this enterprising woman will not be
able to settle doRn into a comfort.
able berth at the expense of the two
other membe..s Of the board. Just
:, what the governor will do, We can not
: guess, but a good many men would
overlook her claims toreaDpo ment
e when her term Of office shall expire
q primarily because she has shown her
q connection with the work Is not In the
q proper spirit, and also because such q
n board should be able to work in har,
q mony. Only 80 can good results fol
es low. Meanwhile this side light On
81 the ways OF the reform folk is most
entertaining. z