The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-05

-icould not go about 1t In an organized
way. Neither could any n OF them
Iafford to prepare a comprehensive
showing Of the states u By
all means let South Dakota advertise.
The governor sensibly cautions the
Legislature about hasty legislation.
1.-THE embalming bill put through at
the last session, abolishing the state
board of embalmers without any
Jones knowing it, is an illustration
of how carelessly work can be done
at Pierre. More businesslike meth
|ods Of transacting business and more
care in consideration of measures
would give the people considerably
more respect for the work of the as
sembly.
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1t is said at Pierre. by inspiration,
no doubt, of the formidable combine
of institutional counties, that South
dakota needs four normals because
other states have that many and
more. Iowa, near neighbor, has but
one, so that argument is not conclu-
lsive. What is conclusive is that the
four normals of South Dakota have
mot had and have no prospect of get
lting, enough grist to keep them go
ing. Springfield and Spearfish are
serving the purpose of high schools
flor local students, thus giving them
a p~retense of a legitimate attendance.
Aberdeen and Madison, particular
lily the former, are advertising regu-
liar college courses, in order to at
tract enough attendance to give
them appearance Of filling an actual
need. Regent Hitchcock, of this
city, has performed a big service for
the people of the state in showing
that all four of the normals are vio-
lating the laws by which they were
created. II confined to the purposes
specified for them, it would speedily
be apparent to everybody, beyond
possibility of concealment, that there
is not the slightest excuse for more
than two normal schools in South
Dakota. The Aberdeen and SPRING
field normals must go. Until they
do, the people of South Dakota will
be throwing away a quarter of a mill
lion dollars every two years.
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The state supreme court, though
admitting that Egan has suffered
from his disbarment, calls his atten-
ton to the fact that he has caused
others suffering. This is a society
lin which we must respect the rights
of others. 1t is not permitted even
that we should tire those about US
with recital Of u own troubles.
Much less may we commit verbal as
sault upon all who may differ with
US and yet expect to retain perman-
emily the -espect of society. Friends
are made in this world much more
easily by the open hand than by the
closed fist. Blows may make peo-l
pie stay at q respectful distance from
u.s.. but they certainly will not draw
them close to US.
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The Republican has a special rep-l
resentative at Pierre, who will give
this paper reports OF the work Of
the legislature as complete and as
authentic AS can be found in any
other newspaper published any
where. People in this section who
do not read The Republican r not
keeping up with the news.
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The sugar trust Is willing and
ready to settle for the latest frauds
discovered in its payment Of import!
duties. No doubt that monopoly is
able to do this philosophically,
against the time when 1t can make
the public in turn settle with 1t for
the amount.
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The department Of justice is told
that the officials Of the bath tub
trust are repentant for their sins in
extorting from the public. However.
it would be just as we'll for the del
partlnent to give them a good scour-
ing while It has a chance.
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Andrew Carnegie has created al
hero fund for use in Germany. Now
If there aver should be a war betWeenI