Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-06-06
The colonel is frequently spoken of
as the impossible Roosevelt.

Ine cOlonel lS frequently spoken OF
as the impossible Roosevelt.
T Corn is up out of the ground high
enough to show the rows, and still it
rains. @
Before you sympathize with the
under dog, make sure that he didn't
start the scrap.
1t looks as though Uncle Sam would
have to again cross over and give the
little brown brothers in Cuba q good
spanking.
Senator Bradley and a number of
interested southern congressman will
meet to discuss the omission of south
ern war claims from the omnibus bill.
The assumption that when people
are provided with half cents they will
have more respect for their pennies
may not be without some basis of
truth.
Professional advice on how to be
happy is amiable enough, but it's a
good deal like telling the individual
how to become rich. Everybody has
his own trade secrets.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, discus
sed in the senate the campaign be-
tween President Taft and former
President Roosevelt, alleging that its
bitterness constituted a "black chap
ter in American history"
1t is reported that Lorimer will re-.
sign sooner than go through the ordeal
of another vote in the senate. Some
of his colleagues who voted for him
on the first report are hoping that he
will get out before election day.
Twelve saloons will be- put out of
business in Sioux Falls after July 1
IL the city commission acts favorable
upon the petitions which will be pre-
sented to it when it considers the
license matters at its first meeting in
this month.
After this week the newspapers of
South Dakota will have lot of time
to build railroads, wagon roads and
attend to general development. After
all that is about the happiest sort of
work which comes in the way of the
newspaper man.
"a life prisoner at Saltwater,
Mimi, refuses to accept freedom, :"
says a headline. Probably he has
been reading about the Taft Roose-
velt struggle, the high cost of living
and the suffragist parade until he
feels safer where he is.-Ex.
Senator Elihu Root was chosen
temporary chairman of the republi-
can national convention by the
national committee, but the commit
tee is in control of the Taft forces.
while the convention may be in the
control Of the Roosevelt forces.
Congress voted to allow American
coastwise vessels to go through the
Panama canal without paying tolls.
Sounds good, doesn't it? But behold
the joker: All coastwise steamers are
owned or controlled by the railroads
and operated in sympathy with them.
4 Passage of the Richards primary
bill will put veto in the future on
slate making by Sutherland and his
stripe. Tie new act as contemplated
by Mr.. Richards in his amend ments
/ provides for party organization and
the conduct of campaigns in regular
channels.
Everybody has accommodatlngly
called him 'the colonel instead of
"the ex-president.' And everybody
has talked about the colonel tossing
his hat into the ring" instead Of
about his candidacy fora third term.
The colonel has had the best Of the
phrase making. and there is no telling
how much it has helped.
What's the use Of being impatient
about the weather. II it happens to
be unfriendly our howls OF complaint
have no. effect except to make the
situation more dissgreeable. We
have to take the weather % it is hand-
cd to US, whether we like it or not. .
rs the Englishman says, and the good
way is to go on about our daily duties
with smile on our lips and song
in our hearts.