The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-12

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than any other charity by the very
rich. 1t Is q case Of the strong help
ing the weak. 1t is always more
agreeable to the strong to help the
strong.
The Sioux City council will investi-.
gate the patronage of mail order
by Sioux City people. The mer-
chant Of Chamberlain will complain
because mail orders go TO Mitchell;
Mitchell is provoked by the mail or
ders going to Sioux City; in Sioux
City the merchants are plagued by
the thought Of how many orders are
sent to Chicago; in Chicago 1t is quite
the thing to send to New York; and in
New York 1t is all but vulgar to not
by clothes In Londor or Paris. Thus
1t appears that the only unhappy buy
ers in the world must be in London
or Paris.
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United States Senator Clapp, an
"insurgent," is expected to succeed
to the craftsmanship of the interstate
commerce committee, vacated by the
death Of Senator Elkins. And only
q half dozsssn.years ago the "insurs-
ents" were the biggest joke out, in
the opinion Of thesSenators.
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Senator Elkins, who died We'd
nesday night, made no imprint upon
the nations history. He owned great
wealth and believed implicitly that
wealth should carry with it privileges
to which the man without wealth Is
not entitled. AS chairman Of the
Senate committee on interstate COM
merce he wassin a position to be OF
great service. to the railroad COM
panies and he did not disappoint
them. He made It as difficult as pos
sible to secure. adequate regulation
of common carriers. His anti-rebate
amendment, for which he is best
known, in reality changed the pun
ishment for this offense from impris-
|onment to a fine. The only time in
years when 1t is recalled that
he really "bristled up was when he
threatened to Cd on-the war-path dur
ing the debate. on the Payne tariff
act. AS 1t then stood. the measure
had not adjusted satisfactorily a few
schedules in which he was interested.
His threat suficed. as Aldrich saw
that he was satisfied. The Republic
can wishes to respect the dead. but it
does not believe in idiotic hero-wor-
ship. of a man who made his way m
to q position of public trust through
his possession OF great wealth and
who was always utterly selfish in his
attitude toward public questions.
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Farmers surrounding Mitchell,
owners Of farms living in Mitchell,
and housewives in town or country,
should not overlook the unusual OPP
rportunity given them to secure valua-
BILE information in the Mitchell Short
course. A whole agricultural col
lege course is to be given, boiled
down into a weeks time. 1nstruc-
tion in the practical problems Of ev-
cry day farming compose the curse
for the men. Instruction and demon
strations in cooking are to be given
in the domestic curse for the WON
en-. The cost of the Short Course is
small. Mitchell's Commercial Club
is backing the enterprise and it is
highly important that q big attend
ance be secured the first year. For
then 1t will be seen how valuable this
short course is and It will undoubt-
eddy become a permanent institution
for the city.
Mes-
!. 1t was the opinion Of this paper
that the bankers OF the coun-
try would be obliged to choose
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