The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-03-14
TO THE VOTERS OF KELLETTE AND
BENNETT COUNTIES:


The undersigned is one Of your fel
! low citizens, farmer and tax payer.
As YOU will note from tine Republic
IAN ballet which you will RECEIVE at
the polls, my name appears III the In
dependent column as "A candidate Tor
Representative from the 57th Legis
latiye District, at the next 5cs3.cn CT
he stae legislature.
1t was my purposc$cmc months ag
t. make a personal canvass Of the
district making speeches at all the
voting precincts. Bat since It Seems
that good share Of our winter wea
her is re.crycd for tie month Of
March, with probability 4 dccr snow
nd impa sable reads, have thOdght
best to abandon this plan and ad.
lress you all trough the newspaper
nd the mail; revealing tD some con
,iticns which exist bv rcas n of IT,
ntral of our party poiitics by t.
~"tc Hrlactine "
An address dealing wiz
aonditions will no doubt reach you
i thin few days Should you not
COR any reason receive the article, ask
y.ur postmaster for one, or one Of
your neighbors. eB very sure that
YOU read il all, not once, but scvcral
times. You will find it of particular
interest as it affects your taxes, your
property and your success III the bat
tie of life. SO do not miss reading the
article, even though it is quite lengthy
Later on in the campaign | shall
be around to meet you at your accust
omed gathering places, discuss tho Is
sues of the day and perhaps deliver
nv latest lecture on "The Price Cf|
Citizenship. This is not political
and is free.
Som candidates, you know, send out
announcement cards. - This method
is seems to me very "cheap' meth
cd Of soliciting support. 1t indicates
two things; that the candidate is not
vitality interested in his own campaign
and also that he puts very low esti-
mate upon the value of your support
Either Of which is repulsive to think
ing men and women.
| believe that every representative
If the people owes it to his constitu-
onts to render them a good and ac
curate account of his stewardship. II
am privileged to be your represent
tive in tn stae halls of legislation
asure you shall consider it my duty
to send you through the papers or By
letter the weekly doings of the legisla
ture. ! shall be pleased to have any
If you transmit to me any recommen'
dations or suggestions which you may
deem of Importance to the welfare OF
yourselves and the district.
AS far as | am able to learn n"
from this district has
attempted to inform You OF his aetiTl-
ties for or against your interests. II
your representative works faithfully |
for your interests he will be proud OF
have YOU know the fact. If he is
ashamed of his record he of course
will keep that record to himself. Is
it not your privilege and your right
10 know what your representative
.loes? If | betrav your interests
deserve your condemnation. IT | am
true to the trust you impose upon
ne SO that / merit your confidence
and respect / shall feel repaid ar
hundred fold.
In the newspaper article referred to
I have set forth enough truth, | be-
'ieve, to convince any god Republican
that it is high time we as voters sat
lown on the wasteful extravaganza OF
he McMaster "machine.
So, with the statements therein
'ontained / will elave these issues
for the present, trustil :
hat you will "do the right. as God
r. vcu to see the right
Sincerely yours,
7 A HonSeman