Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-26
Answer TO Mir. Glass
Letter in the P. @.
CONSISTENCY NOT PRESENT
WiIbur's Extreme Itching for Office
Makes Him an Amusing
Straddle-Bug.

Wilbus S. Glass, who is now can
didate for the state senate on the
majority party ticket has a long and
exhaustive letter in the Public Opin-
ion of last Saturday, in which he
comes out endorsing the ticket Of the
majority, or what is otherwise called
the progressive republican ticket.
Mr.. Glass seems to have either en-
joyed a new birth or has applied to-
himself a coat of whitewash. During
the last primary campaign Mr.. Glass
was candidate for congress, and
made very extensive campaign pro-
claiming himself independent of all
political affiliations and standing aloof
from what he called political gangs.
He at that time publicly proclaimed
from the platform in his speeches.
that the political organizations, in
cluding the socalled progressive re-
publican organization, was composed
of political pirates and organized for
8 the purpose of carrying out its crook
ed political schemes. S
On the night before the primary
election, a meeting was held in the
court house yard and tdr. Glass spoke
from the band stand, under an ar
rangement whereby he was to occupy
the band stand for an hour and a
half to tell the people of Codington
he would serve them as never man
served them before, and that after he
had concluded his speech Frank M.
Byrne, candidate for governor, then
addressed the people in behalf of the
progressive cause. The two meetings
were not supposed to conflict and
were not held in any sense in indulge
in Joint debate.
Mr.. Glass, spoke for an hour and a
half, telling the people of the state
what great things he did for them
in former legislature, and why he
should be sent to congress. Among
the many things that he said about
himself was, that he had procured the
passage Of the law which poyides for
the physical valuation of railways,
which, he stated, had brought to the
state about s400,000.0o in taxes, and
that because he had procured its pas
i sage he ought to be sent to congress
of the United States where he could
do the people great, valiant and glor-
ious service. In fact, by the way he
talked one would imagine that he was
the only person that could instigate
or put through legislation in behalf OF
the dear people.
There was large crowd of people
there and Mr.. Glass. as he usually
does, and in fact never fails to do,
spent considerable of his time in abus.
ing other people. During that time
he made special effort in abusing his
opponent, Ira IA. Curtiss OF Aberdeen,
who was running for congress on the
progressive ticket, and also jumped
onto S. X. Way, whom he character
lied as "httle Stitzel," with both feet
belittling him, making all manner Of
fun Of him, and condemning his po.
litical methods and those who he said
little Stitzel,.' was supporting.
Governor Byrne was in waiting te
address the large audience after Mr.
Glass finished, and while Mr.. Byrne
was standing in the audience, Mr.
& Glass at the close Of his speech took
occasion to announce his admiration
and support Of Geo. W Egan, who
was then candidate for governor
MI Glass then taking the position
that only those that were standing
aione not associated with other polit
ical candidates were entitled to the
confidence Of the people, and com
naented very freely upon the candi
dacy of Geo WI. Egan, and ENDORSING
him for governor.
Mr. Glass did not tell tils people
that Geo w gan had been tfavslins
over the state cond demnipg that saEsis