The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-19

pluyeS he wOula ulsinlSS, II VIII m
cluue those VINO are engaged III the
enforcement Vi the laws IOr the pro-
lection Of me puDllc, ever though
THESE departments are nop supported
ny ullect Iaxallon, uut W lees ClluIS>
eu Tor Inspection ana examination.
4Arlcalull Wen at State 0apiIOi
Mr. Lsan makes Il personal at
tack upon me ana Claims that 1 over
charged the state in the urliIlng OF q
Meil at the state capltol; also that
IT was done in vocation OF the law.
me lacts briefly, are as follows:
Inc Well Was urlileu at a very LOW
price. The bid OF my tlrln was lis
lowest by S4oUO.Uu. 4 invite comparl
son with price OF other wells. size ana
depth considered. | am making a COM
pete answer to these charges through
the neWspapelS. Mr.. Egan started
u lake suit over two months ago to
compel the return OF the money. He
could lot win tol, there had been no
violation OF the law. Our attorneys
promptly demurreu to his complaint.
t1gan could ave brought on a hearing
in ten days, but nothing further has
been heard from him.
The Well Drillor
In his Gayvilie speech, MIR. Egan
very mucn deplored the fact that his
leading opponent is not a man OF suit
able appearance for tho governors
chair. He felt hat he did not com-
pare at all with the speaker. He says
that l am just a well driller, that !
am sometimes dirty and greasy, and
that l am not as with the
English language as | might be, etc.
l n deny all these charges.
Artesian wells cannot be drilled in
parlors; dress suits are not Used for
the occasion, but | ave no apologies
to make for dirt and grease. My life
has not been saltogether along paths
OF roses. While my opponent was in
high school and at the University, l
spent most of my time on the farm
and with the we'll rigs. but l am proud
Of the work hat has been accom-
plished, and of the record made. A
large part Of the state was being de-
populated twenty a ago for lack
OF water for stock and domestic pur-
poses. h cost Of artesian wells
through this district was from four
to five thousand dollars. Since we
have designed new machinery and de-
veloped new methods, the cost OF
farm wells has gone down to ten per
cent Of what 1t was formerly. The re-
suit has been hat prosperous COM
munities now exist where houses were
few n far between. Over 1000 farms
in Sphinx county alone have flowing
artesian wells. My whole life has been
spent in this state. and it has not been
an idle AS for the language, /
am getting along pretty we'll and am
learning every day.
The Richards Candidacy
My other opponent in this primary
campaign is r. 0. Richards. Of Huron,
who, k Egan. has made two un-
successful campaigns for this posi-
ton, and is making a third one now.
There is no real opposition between
Richards and Egan, for Richards asks
his audience to vote for Egan if they
cannot vote for him. Mr.. Richards
is not new before the people of South
Dakota. Fol twenty years he has in
each campaign made vigorous recon-
mendations to the voters, frequently
advising them thai the public was in
6lC0I uIIl6C ullCSS Ills &uV1C6 WdS
followed-which seldom happened.
Sometimes his advice relates to moral
issues, some times to economic; other
times it only relates to Mr.. Richards
but it is always urged with the same
vigor. He told us hat unless we
adopted free silver, u nation would
fail as Rome did, but he has since
recommended the gold standard.
He secured the election of Govern.
or Vessey, afterwards wrote a public
letter, denouncing his administration
later solicited the position of cam.
paign manager for a second term;
managed it successfully and again re
pudiated the governor.
He spent large sums Of money tt
elect the United States senator and
fourteen days after the senator tool
his seat in the senate, he wrote pub
lie letters denouncing M repudiat'
ing, and all because the newly elected
mate would not acknowledge the
Huron man as absolute dictator, botf
on matters Of politics and legislation
He was the campaign manager fol
Mr.. Cassel. state treasurer, and FOL
Mr.. Brinker, land commissioner, bu'
afterwards pointed to their failure il
Office as a reason why he Orchards,
should be elected governor in 1912.
He has been for the bank guarant!
law and against it. He has been on al
sides of the railroad rate Legislation
matter. He is now out speaking agains
the state rural credit system. He pub
licly advocates that the campaign ex
penses OF candidates should be pait
from the state treasury. He says !
costs too much money to run for Of
fce. He also strongly advocates purit.
and politics. also writes letters to tn
United States senators appealing t.
them to seat Senator Lorimer of ILL
nois. In one campaign he advocated
that a law be passed so that member
OF the legislature should not spen,
over $4,000 for campaign expenses
The same year he was a candidate TO
member of the legislature from Beadl
county, and filed a sworn statemen
with the county officers after election
showing expenditures Of approximate
ly $4,000. 6O-in the primary, and wa
defeated. The office for which he rar
paid a salary Of $4,000 for the tw