Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-22

PIERRE. SOUTH DAKO
1t was decided last week that con-
gress would adjourn and if there is
no further hitch, it will drop business
today.
Pause and consider the amount of
the war tax if President Wilson had
allowed himself to stampeded into
Mexican Intervention.
Germany has concluded to winter
its eastern army in Warsaw. Time
was, not long ago, when Russia had
made up its mind to winter in Berlin.
But somehow things do not pan out
in time of war as they do in time of
peace.
One of the surprises of the war has
been the lack of deadlines of the attacks
of the aeroplanes and airships, which
we had been told before hostilities be-
gan, would transfer the arena of battle
from the earth to the air The sub
marine is about the only deadly weapon
among the newer devices of war.
The citizen of the United States
who protests against doing his small
share to uphold the financial credit
of the United States in the present
world crisis doesn't deserve to be a
citizen of the United States. 1t ap-
pears that number of such hold
seats in the United States Congress.
No one desires to see the great
European conflict fulfill the prophecy
of those who predict that it will last
eighteen months or two years. But
il it does, the fact that an American
tourists money is no longer good
across the water may give great i'm
petus to the "See America First
movement.
1t is a crime to compare Richards
and Byrne az men. Richards out
spoken, big, open hearted and fight
ing for justice for the people Of his
state. Byrne, little, very oily and
suave, talks tax commission and
keeps the machine around Faulkton
we'll oiled and in good running order.
Canton Leader.
The admitted fact that in every
state democratic success is predicat-
ed upon the strength of the Wilson
administration with the people, is
the greatest possible proof of the
real value it has been to tile nation
Politicians are canny folks, and they
do not hitch their wagons to dimming
stars.
In spite of the efforts of some. who
style themselves progressiyes, to
place Byrne in different class than
Burke, the fact remains that they
place themselves together; the stand
pat state machines places themselves
together, and the voters will place
them together on the political dump
heap after election.-Call To Action.
After dull period that was ma
tural consequence of the gigantic
European war that closed the ports
of the old country and sent their
ships into hiding, orders are begin
ing to come.to the manufacturers of
the United States. There is a pro-
nounced revival in the industrial
and very soon the manufacturing
speciality will experience revival.
Frank M. Byrne, governor of South
Dakota, is getting his just criticism
AAOW sAAOAS hSuU plO COdtC.
of Crawford know his treatment and
how he keeps his word, and the whole
state knows how his tax commission
works out and lot of the state mon
ey goes to pay salaries on the state
boards that are henchmen of Byrne s..
Canton Leader.
It's getting to be procession. The
Mobridge Bulletin, the Lyman Coun-
ty Settler, and the Ziebach County
News are new recruits to the cause of
democracy and stillthe third reserves
have not been called out. 1t takes a
strong stomach to take on some of
the things messed up" by the re-
publican doctors of this state for the
editors to swallow, and great many
of them do not feel equal to the eff