The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20

Albee saloon two years ago for a po-
litical purpose.
Votes are votes. But why does
John Birch mention The Albee case?
Votes again. And when a majority
of the votes at Albee we're for a wet
town. the drys Numbered in Revilio
in refusing to accept the verdict.
! They wen to court on tec~hnicalities
and got in the highest tribunal a de-
cision that placed them In a far worse
status than they We're before. Those
who try to defeat a baliot-boX verdict
on d technicality Away, get the worst
OF it, and they ought TO.
Before house bill $50 was passed
and became d law, no court in this
or any other county so far a. VT ATE
able 10 tnti, has held that a person
may not IT lie sees fit acquire title 10
real estate for the purpose Of qualify
ing htm.cIi 10 sign IL Il treehoiaet.
So THIS question is not the Albee ease,
ana Judge MeNuItN 80 ruled.
JOIN Bfrch did not say to his con-
i stltueute lA the W. primary and cleo
ton That lhete WAS a general demand
FOR house aliI $50. Mum was the word
and tie promised these constituents
that III VA, r44Ing only II horse:
bltt John ndu made another promise
" tIe reiotme{e, ike himself 10 br
come better amt to abandon eXIl at
ira>t Wtie Pierre. Again John
wants ~ rIa0 to victory ON 4 record
on cause lac forgot to finish while at
Pierre.
If John Birch made any record at
Pierre. aad rad Il .etord lnthls coun-
y he would not nave to appeal to the
$50, L. G4Y.AI lN4ll EJAh ENtE4,.r
American citizen helieyes that the
people shall rule, and by the people
We u,ean ma ority and not minority.
and house blll $50 is a minority bill.
Birch say, nearly all towns that
were honestly entitled to a saloon in
the past can have it under the present
law. Yes, hat is true ii money Is
law and money i, power. Let us have
a law where people rule and not mon
ey. Let us send men thai will make
laws that we don't have to fight with
money every year. The saloon is a
moral question, and YOU cannot settle
a moral question by law.
We are not opposing John Birch
on house bill $50, to which he lay,
claim to bei1 g father, but we don be-
lieve John is even fuster-tather Of it.
We are opposing John on general
principles, his general business abill-
ty and past character and qualitica-
tions.
The above is some OF John work.
Where is the rest of it.. He hash
deprived any one from their right, or
any one from drinking, but has de-
prived the state. counties and towns
like Albee, Revillo, etc. OF a good
many dollars. and deprived a good
many pigs OF their eyes. which Is cruel
tN 10 animals and liendish to man
kind. for John Birch believes in tan
ing the farmers. merchants, and IN
fact all ~freeholderS, and consoles
himself that he pays no tax.
John Birch SAL 5 the main points Il
the blIl are: \ freeho der must "
legal title to a lot or Parcel Of ground
issued for at least $500 and must
have been such %freeholder for at least
one year prior to such election. J. i
asks the support OF the Voters 81
Grant County on thi, Bill when n
himself has none of the qualifications
that his bill dictates. John ,hou d
not presume hi, opposition ON pre-
sumption, opposition cofnes from
another source entirety, namely man
hood.
i, ii possible that Ire thinks yoU
don know that there are narrow and
one sided men, men that carry water
on one shoulder and lire on the Other
trying to burden the Voter, and free.
holders Of Grant county. is that a
Birch wood plank Or a Republican
plank:
1t IS strange that j. r. Birch
should appeal to the voters Of Gran'
county through House Bill 2SO, he
! himself not being a freeholder. and
] has lived in this county for the pas
: score of years and ten. He says he
knows the ups and downs of farm life
in Grant county, but mostly downs
with John.
Birch says ia conclusion OF his ap.
J peal to the voters: and If you see fl
: to give me a second term as has beer
customary in the county | assue YOU
it will be appreciated and | will dc
my best to serve you. Serve you
with what? He forgets that broker
promises all proving poor things up
on which to base e uests for r~e-elect
ion.
How many voters know how Johr
Birch stands on a single question:
We do know and will caution vO,
beware of wolves that come to you
in Sleeps clothes vote for men for
whom you won't have to apologize
afterwards. No state can be secure
and strong except on basis of indiyid'
ual freedom and competency.
We noticed that John Birch made
the same appeal to the voters ir
Grant county in a political shee'
known as the Grant County News pub
lished at Milhank. under the heading
"Political Communications" The
same sop but he would like t o injec'
it a little different.
BY common consent. ever since tho
world was built. and men began the
great game Of fighting each other fol
gold. for ON and for nothing a
all, the sneak. the spy and the traitor
have been blackballed from society O
brave and good men.
Voters don't forget the black balls
when you GO to your voting precinc
Tuesday March -. Vote for men yo,
know are right. for right jus
tice and democracy.
w RI RrNTING.