The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-29
DEMOCRATS ARE
PLAYING HORSE
WITH TARIFF, IN AN ENpeAvee
TO PUT PRESIDENT TAFT
AN A HOLE"
ASK TRANSFER OF LAND OFFICE
'e'oers IN Bennett and MeIIette coun.
TIES Claim That Gregory Office
Is too far from Their Land

Is N'o" our Washington Correspondent
re Inc principal function of tho hons
r ue"iocrats appears to be that of pla,
rs ing morse with anything concern,n
me 'arll. II every effort is bein,
n put forth to frame up bunk leeis,a+io,
If 'hat VIII pass muster before the conn
v '!' and bling about a renewal, ~
l. uinoiiy alliances in the senate Nh
s exact purpose undoubtedly Is 70 "rr,
S PRESIDENT Taft in a hole" along abou,
eon'eh'ioh time. Every possible ef
'ort Is being made TO discrodit Tho
ooard' which has been doing
'piehuid work. and which came into
eAis'ahce through a demand of tho
people OF the country who had ba-
Nonie .'red or the process of making
d iootoail of the tariff. Unless tho
democrats in congress come 70 Tho
rescue OF the board, it will nass ~.
Vi eNistance on June 3Otb. Thoro
Seeins TO be a determination TO res,so
al appropriation to carry on he work
me 'arif board in their statistics
0''cerhihg wool, did splendid work
=" submitted to congress figures I'M.
Oh which decent tariff legislation
n'ish' rest. BY the same procecs ~
Is piaih TO those who have watched
'he process Of the work. that mi.
institution of the government, =. q,
d position to perform further inva,u.
able service-but the democrats who
are not at all particular about scion.
cans in congress propose to let the
country know the real motive behind
the democratic movement.
In an effort to transfer the place of
receiving filings from the Gregory
land office, in South Dakota, which
Is one hundred miles from the lands
to be opened in Bennett and Mellette
Counties, delegations of the towns of
Murdo, White River, Winner and Greg
DRY. The representatives suggest
that the department should settle the
place at which the filings are to be
received upon the merits OF the can
didates, and while this is all well and
proper, yet 1t has developed that the
Milwaukee railroad is furthering the
interests Of Murdo, while the North
western Is advocating Winner. In
view of the claims made that the fl.
ings should be received at a place
near enough to the land that the
claimants could see the property, the
land office did not hesitate to take
the matter under serious considera-
ton. According to information re-
ceived here, it is probable that 300
filings can be received I'm a day, and
as there are six thousand numbers to
be called, it will be readily seen that
1t will take some time to complete the
work. The claimants to these lands,
which are in the Rosebud Indian
agency, are from every state in the
Union.
There are varying opinions I'm the
national capital regarding legislation
for the District of Columbia; the city
of Washington, which constitutes the
principal part of the territory feel
ing that the legislation received at
the hands of congress Is always in
sufficient for the affairs Of a great
city like the capital. However, it is
a fact that a majority OF the mem
bers are not familiar with the needs
Of a metropolitan district like Wash
ington, and the upshot is that there
Is a persistent and steady demand for
a local form of government, which
will permit the citizens OF Washington
to manage their own affairs, and en-
title them at the same time to the
ordinary rights of citizenship.
The capital city, in common with
the rest Of the country, celebrated
the 180th anniversary Of the birth of
George Washington. One Of the not
able events of the day was under the
auspices Of the Sons Of the Revolu-
ton Society Of the District of Column
bia. Representative Kendall OF Iowa,
was the orator. and he urged upon all
American citizens their sacred duty.
not only to participate in the political
affairs Of their country. but also to
exert their influence to keep politics
lclsan.