Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-06
Friday, Sept. 6, 1912.
BY WAY OF REJOINDER.

editor OF the Isabel News assumed
very critical attitude editorially
last week. There were five items
in the column which we suppose
was intended for editorial matter
and four Of them were puny thrusts
at other people. 1t is self-evident
that the man is either greatly de-
ceived as to the height Of the ped
estal which he occupies or else does
not know that extensive criticism
is the right of one qualified to be a
critic.
Wilson thinks that because the
present nominee on the republican
ticket for states attorney of this
county happens to own a newspa-
paper in which he recently gave it
as his opinion that nationally
man should be progressive, is
queer thing for real republican
to do.
No doubt the difference of opin-
ion is due to different idea as to
what a real republican is. Not
long ago a real republican" or a
real democrat" was one of those
narrow individuals who voted his
straight party ticket with little or
no regard for the standing of the
men upon it Or party policies. 1t
was a sufficient recommendation
that the ticket was republican or
democratic. But during the
past few years there has been
wide awakening. The voter now
considers both men and measures
and the result has been a big in
.dividual expression Of opinion.
Republicans have been elected in
democratic states and cities and
democrats have been chosen in
strongly republican states. In fact
this new conception of the respon-
sibilities and privileges of citizen
ship has become so general that
there are very few of the old hide
bound partisans left. We dom
know whether Wilson still clings
to the old order through ignorance
Or necessity. 1t may be that he
really knows better but having re-
Gently recured the postnastership
he reaeons that the duration OF this
reward for service may be mater
tally heightened by exhibiting a
proper attitude toward the keeper
of the plums. He no doubt knows
the position Of Congressman Mar
tin toward progressiyism and re-
CARDS it as seelnly to contribute his
little mite.
If Wilson considers it part OF
his new duties to indicate what the
position of nominees for county
office on the republican ticket
should be with respect to national
issues and cares to debate the
situation farther he is welcome to
come right in and possibly we may
have quite jolly little session.
1t is seldom that an election
pleases everybody like the one held
Tuesday in Vermont for the cleo
ton of state officers. 1t was the
first indication of strength of the
three parties since the national
conventions. The republican lead
ers assert they feel jubilant because
their state ticket received the larg-
est vote; the democratic managers
are happy in the thought that their
party vote shows considerable in
crease over four years ago and the
progressive chieftans state that they
are satisfied with the result as their
party showed decidedly greater
strength than was expected in that
state.
Chairman c. G.. Sherwood of the |
republican state campaign COM
rnittee has replied to the letter from
the committee Of ten" which ap-
pears on the front page of this is
CHE and declines ia hara the olact |