Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-16

the meantime the political highways and byWHyS would be StrcWnI
the carcasSes Of the politically dead.
The Saturday News isn't particularly concerned. Its leas" of
doesn't depend upon either horn of this dilemma. But it per
rcives that the republicans may secure harmony through cooperation
or they may get it by killing one another off until there is no longer
left to prolong the %battle-but they II have to get it one
or the other. if they ever get it at all.
If they 20 after it in Kilkenny cat fashion. and if the national
timrnt in this state, the republican nominees troubles would about
with the close of the primary polls.
In any event the country still lives!
Chairman IIiIles of the national committrv has appointed for
ncr Congressman Chas. II. Burke to succeed the late Thomas Thor
son as national committeeman for this state Some of the ''radi-
1 +hi Mr. may F NO. D h S"''S sIway W'' hoe M lovei ! TO- t% %"' st tas ti HJr a 'ed'i is is
even by his political enemies, as a man OF ability and
fairness. Since the selection of presidential nominees is made by
primary ballot, it doesn matter much who represents the state on
the national committee, 50 far as affecting the decision of the party
IN South Dakota is concerned.
With one democratic senator. which, during the present admin,
istration, will be more than half Of the senatorial representation, and
with one-third Of the congressional representation, which, SO far as
federal patronage is concerned, will be about two-thirds of the state,
the South Dakota democrats have reason for the smile that won t
come off. But they II find out, i'll the course of time, as the other
party ascertained long ago, that federal patronage is a source of
weakness as we'll as strength.
The Aberdeen News was called upon to apologize the other day
for having misled its readers. 1t had stated that the Daily Amer
lean had been again named as the official city paper, whereas it was
itself that had had this distinction thrust upon it. Force OF habit is
strong-the other daily had been so frequently appointed that the
News mistake was but natural
If the European countries were not engaged in war, and if the
Mexican situation were not acute, there would be reason to give
the country is drifting back towards the G. O. P, but, under the
circumstances, political prognostications may be taken for what
tHey are WORTH.
1t is assuredly a violation of ethics for any representative of
affairs. The letter written by the Austrian ambassador is sufficient
to justify the demand for his recall No American repre-
sentative in Berlin has any business to stick has nose into Germany
industrial affairs.
Newspaper reports indicate that Mr.. Bryan is losing some o
the pep that characterized his earlier utterances regarding uni
versal peace. So long as men are human and inclined to resort t
fshc encounters among themselves and over trivial matters, we can
rot expect nations to be otherwise than occasionally belhgerent.
MuLa; +s,, rood +b;,, +bo+ +boro is Soma doubt ahout +a nr
lticular brand of law we shall be operating under in our next primar
campaign. There is no likelihood of having the battle formally an
Ivociferousy opened until we know when It's gong TO ed' Whlc
isn't Like the European war.
The state is being raked by a fnetooth comb, as it were, in tn
proceedings for disbarment: Ordinarily speaking if a thing is wort
the same sort of undertaking we commend the parties mtereste
for going to the bottom
Senator Cummins will probably again be in the president'
trace, 50 far as the nomination is concerned, lat any rate. Among th
list of available aspirants, 50 far as regards favorable mention, tn
South Dakota choice would very likely lie between Senator Gun
mns and Justice Hughes Of the United States supreme court.
When an old-tme sportsman who has shot more ducks than II
average man has ever shaken ! stick at fails to get out in 1915 befo1
the sixteenth of the month, it's a sign that he's either physical
incapactated# or that he's getting pretty old.
Corn il bound to be soft under the most favorable condition
for the balance Of the season. The corn will go to the cattle and y
hogs and the barley will go to the market instead, SO that one W.
offset in part the. other.
1t costs Colorado only about three million dollars 4 year
operate its state government and support its state institutions. Sou
Dakota has something to be thankful for, for d fact, and that is tn
II is not living IN Colorado.
Ne are not 1t all prepared for war, but according to Congress
Imam TavenerH we re spending more money for military purposes thi
either Germany or England-that is, before the European war bro
If the Saturday News had only the interest for 4 month. on q
sum which the European governments have spent for war within Il
past year, II could show stitz Way and George Eastwood how
so some
If Pete Norbeck becomes the governor of South Dakota there
one favor We shall ask-we shall ask him to denyssteve Trav
entrance to the state house unless steve8sends us an item now ar
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