The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-02-20

and other things that might in
criminate the individual concern.
ed, and in this way the rights OF
individuals, IS jealousy guarded
by the Bill of Rights appended to
the Constitution would thus be
simply thrown to the dogs.
To be sure, the Sunset man
would not advocate this drastic
method of procedure to all crlm-
inals, or suspected criminals. 1t
is to be applied only to those who
are disloyal, seditious, guilty OF
treason, etc. But the matter as
to who really are disloyal, sedl-
tious, or guilty of treason, that
is to be left for the mob o decide,
and usually, if he victim is a So
cialist, member of some commun
istic association, or one who is
inclined to favor the soviet gov4
eminent of Russia. or even II he
is only a member of the Nonpar-
tisan league. he is to be appre-
hended, tarred, feathered, or it
may be a rope is to be thrown a
round his neck and thus holsted
up into tree, etc. according to
the fashion OF the average patrl-
otto mob,-and all such proceed
,,re is noble work. the very eli
max OIL oyalty and good citizen
ship according to the savage
philosophy of the Sunset man.
But the Sunset man is not the
only one who entertains this de-
generate sense of justice. He
prides himself of being backed
by a majority That is not so,
however, nevertheless he has an
alarming host of followers. But
these followers are n0 likely to
follow him very long. Lincoln:
said. You can fool all the people
part of the time, and part of the
people all the time, but you can
not fool all the people all the
time and so it is here. This APP
peal to the brute element of the
humen instinct wins a great many
followers for the time being
the grotesquely distorted propa-
ganda causes the populace to i'm
agine that the Bolsheviks (and
Bolsheviks. according to their
superficial notions, Includes an
archists, communists, socialists,
sovietists, Nonpartsans and
what not; to them they are al!
the same) are causing them an
awful 10 of trouble. and so the
Sunset man and his tribe appea,
to their brute instinct of re
venge, and heir appeal usually
brings results. for revenge is
sweet to those who let their pas
sions run wild.
1t is a matter-of-fact that
there is no organization, politi
cal or otherwise. that is better
posted on the science of govern
men, political economy and kind
red sciences than the socialist
are. They pore over books, mag
azines and papers that pertain t,
their favorite subjects day ant
nigh, often to the neglect o.
their own business, but they us
ually absorb an amazing amour
of information as to how govern
ments are conducted in the var
ious countries, what their de
fects are and how many of thes
may be remedied. When it come
down to a matter-of-fact discus
sion of the principles of govern
ment, the average politician j
no match for a we'll posted socia
list, not to speak of the averag
young men who to the neglec
of the training of their NATURAL
somewha deficient intellectu'
powers, take special pride
their physical prowess. To sue
Individuals and their tribe no
seems to be multiplying like tai
poles in frog pond,- an oppo
tunity to make use of their brut
force to silence the agitation
inellects superior to theirs is q
ways welcome, especially VIII,
, here are plenty of individuals
the Sunset-man type to appla,
while they are doing it.
4 It is simply amazing he
r short sighted so many write
{ for magazines and papers al
e including the Sunset man. n
Il only writer's are thus, but
! many Of our public officials
/ so have this kind of aberrat
Il vision, prominent among wht
o is our by certain element mu
Il applauded attorney general P
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