Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-18

year.
Lincoln Journal: The only way to
get men to go to church, says E. V.
Howe, is the only way to get good
country roads-drag 'em.
Lots of people who are just now
studying railroad folders must feel
some sympathy for Senor Huerta.
They don't know where to go, either.
The house accepted the senate
amendment to the tolls exemption
bill with an alacrity that suggested
desire to get home to spend the
Fourth.
The Boy Scout that cheerfully cooks
his meals in the woods is the same
one that in private life always for
gets to split the kindling for the
morning fire.
1t must be consoling to Secretary
Bryan to reflect that if he were not
being criticised for one thing he
would be criticised for another.
Since the judiciary has been taken
out of politics it would be we'll for
the judges to keep their hands out
and refrain from whooping it up for
partisan candidates.
The really hard part of the prob
lem may come after a law has been
secured by which the Mexican peon
can take up piece of land. 1t is a
good deal harder to work a piece of
land than to revolute.
With Byrne, McCarter, McMaster
and Richards all seeking the COVER
norship, South Dakota seems to be
billed for some lively politics this fail
which will only prove that it is
South Dakota. Sioux City Journal.
Expectation that direct elections
would lead to the truth being told
about candidates for United States
senator is confirmed in Colorado,
where the wife of one Of them is 60
ing on the stump for him.
The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the decision of the Su-
preme Court of Missouri in it's de-
cision ousting the International Har-
vester company from that state and
fining it s25, 900 for being member
of a trust.
On the 1st of June, crops in gener-
al in the United States we're 2.2 per
cent above the 10-year average, while
in South Dakota they were 5.4 above.
Since the 1st of June, more than ten
| inches of rain has fallen in South Da.
kota and the crops must now be some
better than in the 1st.
In several of the Adriatic cities OF
| northeastern Italy, the people were
| misled by reports Saturday that the
king had been over.hrown aud re.
public established. They hoisted the
black banner Of the peasants league
and several of them were convinced
that they had been misinformed.
That the colonel will adjust the
differences between England and Ire
land over the troublesome home rule
law that has passed parliament is the
cheering news that came by wire from
London. The colonel never over
looks anything at home or abroad
and the two scrapping islands are
fortunate In having him fall into
their midst at critical time.
In deciding to let the house vote on
the prohibitory amendment, Repre-
sentative Underwood must be COM
mended for straightforwardness un-
usual in politics. No doubt Mr..
Underwood feels that the democratic
party's interest will be oetter served
by permitting a test of strength than
by evading one. And no doubt the
guess is good one.
Eleven democrats voted against the
repeal of the canal free tolls law in
the senate and thirteen republicans
voted for it, making it certain that,
had the republicans gone the other
way, the repeal would have been de-
feated. The house took the senate
amendment into immediate consider
alton, agreeing to it without the
formality Of conference, and it was
sent to the president, who signed the
document on Monday.