Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-14
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dare to tender it. | am resident ol
keystone, South Dakota, 81 years OF
age. but located in Pactola, and on
Monday, June 3rd, shall walk fifteen
miles across the country for the sole
purpose of casting my vote the next
day for the nomination of George w
i,gan for Governor, believing that
there are many in the Black Hills who
would do the same if necessary.
With my best wishes for your sue
cess. l remain,
Most respectfully yours,
Rob Scruton.
PACKED HALL GREETS EGAN
Geo. W. Egan, of Sioux Falls, re-
publican candidate for governor, adj
dressed a large audience in this city
Monday evening. Every seat in the
hall was filled and standing room was
at premium. The speaker was In
troduced by E. c. Mclaughlin and
spoke for nearly two hours. Mr.. Egan
is without a doubt, powerful orator
ana held the attention Of his listeners
during his entire talk. He explained
fully his attitude toward the supreme
court previous to. and since, his rein
statement 10 the practice of law, stat
ing clearly that he did not apologize,
20 the supreme court because of any
illegal action on his part during the
time he was acting as prosecuting at
tOrney in the famous trial of Mrs
NJ Kaufman in order to be reinstated.
lie did say, however, that he thought,
in saying in substance that the men
horse thieves, he used the words some
what too harsh. Furthermore, he Of
Tered to withdraw as a candidate for
governor and give any man 100000
Who could prove that he ever acknow-
edged before the supreme court that
What he did say about the said SUI
ireme court was false. He dwelt "
length upon the extravaganza of on"
present state administration, quoting
freely from the report of the state
auditor, to verify his statements, show
ing clearly that the SO called reform
government was anything but reform;
showing how, with an increase of pop.
ulation and assessable property, taxes
which should have decreased in pro-
portion, were increased nearly 50{
per cent, adding greatly to the bur-
dens of the already over-burdened tax
payer. He promised his listeners that
if he We're elected governor he would
abolish the office Of bee Inspector
as we'll as many other offices created
by the present reform" administra-
ton for the sole purpose of taking
care Of the peanut" politicians who
were hollering for pie"
Mr. Egan asked of the audience a
three-fold promise:
First, to inaugurate a cooperative
idea in the home; to have all inter
ested in the common welfare of all
Second, to tear out the dollar sign
from their hearts and to see in their
boys and girls something more than
mere money-making machines.
Third, to encourage the boys and
girls to meet and deal with life's prob
lens, and citizens duties, apart from
and independent of political machines
cliques and bosses. Thus, the future
voter will be man of thought ant
| principle and not be led here and lher,
! by every ward heller and cheap poll
itician, looking for pie Also elm
| mating the necessity of candidates fol
office travelling over the entire STATE
| giving hundreds of talks and incur
ring thousands of dollars of expense
The independent voter in the future
will choose the man for the Office ant
not the Office for the man.
4 Mr.. Egan is making his campaigI
1alone, unaided by any political gang O.
/ clique and is worthy of much credi
4 for the strenuous fight he is making
/ Previous to leaving the city he mad,
personal calls on many of our business
men, leaving Tuesday morning fo
5IDoland, where he spoke to large al
dience at 200 o'clock, and again a
|Redfield at 500 p. M. Clark Count,
4 Courier.