The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-08-26

the people of the state should
know that IL has been tried
1t has been tried out 10y the poll
teal office seekers and their frien.
DIS who ragged and bounded the
governor to speed up his appoint
ments. But they did not get very
far, although it is safe to assume
that their attitude. which was ag-
ainst the best interests of the
commonwealth. worried the cover
nor at that time. They have tried
to make capital of the situation
but their capital is dwindling fast
and will dwindle more in the face
of thoroughly considered appoint
ments which have not been made
for political effect.
A sidelight on this phase Of the
administration can be seen in the
thirteen vctoes which came after
the session off the Legislature had
closed. Even friends of the COVER
nor who did not stop to think
were asking why .vctoes were
not made on the spot. They did
not know it, hut they were crying
for snap judgment from a man
who will not make snap Judgment
for fear it might work injury to
the intcrcstst of the state. The
governor took all the time he
could 10 consider. and then did
what he fcl was right.
In these days of semi-hysteria
ON the heels Of the reconstruction
perod, it strikes us TINT the people
Of South Dakota can thank thei,
lucky stars that they have at the
head of affairs in Piexrc a man Of
this type.
1t was the governor, himself.
Who started test suit to have the
supreme court insure the constitu-
tionality Of the state cement plant
laws, passed by the last session.
The unthinking, especially in the
vicinity Of Rapid City, thought
that Governor McMastcr ,-as their
enemy But when they came to
think Of it, they found that the
governor was ther friend and the
friend and wise counsellor Of the
state at large. 1t would have been
an easy matter to start spending
the states money for the Rapid
City plant and then find. in the
end that the whole thing was a.
against the constitution. McMast-
Ter is mot conducting the states
affairs in that way Cautious and
careful in business, he wants TO
know that the state is right be-
fore it ges ahead. We venture to
assert that before the governors
term i'll office is over. here will be
saved to South Dakota a good deal
of money by this policy.
The same situation exists in the
action Of the governor in demand
ing a supreme court test Of the
judicial, legislative and other extra
allowances provided by the last
legislature.
We are going to be frank. There
was time when, in the earlier
days Of his administration we were.
rather impatient with McMaster's
slow and cautious policy. We wish
to apologize. The governor has
grown on tht state at large. He
IS growing every day
His is and will be that sort of an
administration, its results not APP
parent day by day but becoming
so month by month and year by
year. Let the governor continue
slowly. 1t is doing South Dakota
good. Give him time to make in
the yeers before him reputation
for South Dakota as n good state
from an executive business stand
point. 1t will be in sharp contrast
to our sister state to the north
and will be blessing to the peo-
pie of our own state.
McMaster is making Il good gov
ernor and a better one as the mon
tbs go by.
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