Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
OUT FOR McCARTER

jumped the traces and is supporting
Judge McCarter, the democratic nom-
inee for governor. The Herald has
hitherto been republican paper. In
lengthy article at the head of its editor
lal columns it makes strong plea for
Mr.. McCarter, among other things
saying:
The people have not forgotten many
of the charges made against some of
the winning candidates at the late pri-
maries, and they are not going to sit
idly by during the campaign, but shall
expect some of the old charges to be
proven, either false or true, and will
govern themselves accordingly at the
polls. We have heard the charge of
the "Homestake deal' as regards Gov
ernor Byrne and Congressman Burke.
We have seen with what regard the
people Of the state hold r. C. Richards
as law-maker, and have heard the
primary law carrying his name damned
from Dan to Bersheba, but there is one
man who is candidate before the peo-
pie against whom no one has heard a
single word of reproach. and that is
Judge j. w. McCarter Of Bowdle, the
democratic candidate for governor.
While not known so we'll throughout
the state, as are some of the other
candidates, yet the Judge in the sec
ton of the state where he has lived for
many years is considered one of the
most gifted men before the people of
South Dakota today. He is a man of
the people. He did not go on state
wide trip before the primaries asking
for the suffrage of the qualified voters
and taxpayers. He stayed at home at
tending to the duties his home people
had called him to do, feeling that if the
rank and file of the party of his choice
wanted him as their standard bearer
they would express themselves accord
ingly at the polls, and they did call him
by an overwhelming majority.
He is an able jurist, with years of
practical experience as lawyer, and
has filled his present position for sever
al years with honor to himself, his pro-
fession and the entire satisfaction OF
his constituency.
An unknown candidate, yet man
of genial personalities, remarkable
ability, enriched by education, expert
ence and good common sense, and no
man before the people Of South Dako.
ia today can put forth better claims
and qualifications for the office he seeks
than can Judge j. w. McCarter. He
has made close study of state and
governmental affairs, and in his public
speeches and private utterances shows
a broadness of view and close atten-
ton to details, that while replete with
good democratic doctrine, shows that
he regards the cause as larger than the
mar, and it is, but Judge McCarter is a
big man. AS leader of his party in
South Dakota he feels he has work to
do, and if given chance he will do it
and do it we'll.
If ever the good state of South Dako.
ia needed to be rescued from a state
government which is not large enough
for its job, this Is the time. Inefliciency
and high taxes radiate from Pierre in
about equal proportions, to the great
disgust of all who are not keeping poll
tically blind and who are keeping tab
on state government affairs. The Her.
aid editor does not wish to thrust his
political beliefs on any man or set of
men, but as editor of this paper we
want to feel that we speak in the inter-
est of all, for the greatest good of the
greatest number. 1t is time that the
people turn from the beaten track of
accepting men for great public office
OH the ground of past active partisan
ship and length of public service. Let
US get out in the open. forget party
alignment and work and vote for men
whom we can trust to run our affairs of
state in an honest, equable and straight
forward business way. The candidate
may be partisan, but his action as
public official may be independent and
logical May we point as precedent
to the official acts of our beloued presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, who, while
democrat, has nevertheless proved him
self the greatest executive who has
filled his exalted station since the birth
of the republic and every day some Off
cial act of his but further proves that
he is not only democratic president,
but president of all the people of
these United States, and press, pulpit
and public irrespective of party or sect
are loud in praise of his work. The
Herald feels that in j. w. McCarter
the people of South Dakota haye man
who, if elected governor of the state,
will do as much for the commonwealth
as President Wilson has for the nation.