Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-16

An Enthustastlc Republican meetiuw
saturday Nixht ana q Bennett Car.
patgn Club OrEanixed.
At Gayville on Saturday night u meeting
was held for the organization Of a Bennett
campaign club. The gathering was largely
attended and much enthusiasm was mani
tested. A temporary organization was
effected by the election of James Zuner as
chairman and It's. Dixon as secretary.
H. B. Wynn, president Of the Yankton
Bennett club, was present and presented a
form of organisation for the club, which
adopted. An election Of officers ensued
which resulted as follows: s 1
President-Myron Blodgett.
Vice presidelh-A. L. Van Osdel, John
Abbott.
Secretary-T. 8. Dixon.
Corresponding Secretary. Bagstaf.
Treasurer-Dr. Walton.
The various working commit.
tees were appointed and the
president. Myron Blodgett, made
q brief address, in which he advanced
the true principles of rcpublicanism, past
aud present and announced his fealty to the
political faith he had so long followed.
]. II. Gamble, of Yankton, was called
upon to address the meeting. The speaker
took up national politics and assured his
hearers that he had not yet seen any reason
why any one should ,,eave the republican
party and 60 to the democratic party. He
had not yet seen enough of good in the de-
mocratic party to induce him to change his
allegiance. The subject of county and ter
ritorial politics was presented in q ciear, de-
ltberate, reasoning which carried
conviction with every word. The republi-
cans were asked to vote for q democrat sim
ply because the democrats wanted to elect
their man and could not do it alone. There
was no other argument in favor of democra.
tic claims and this was no argument at all
to republicans. Their candidate stood high
in public estimation for ability and integ-
rity. No mar could vote the democratic
ticket and still claim to be a republican. as
the principles of the two parties were n
tirely antagonistic and would not harmon
ize. There was noting in the pre-.
sent situation to induce men to
leave the old party which had &C.
complished SO much good. Reforms were
needed, it was true, but there were no re-
forms which could not be accomplished
within the party. The democratic party
had charged upon the repub:
lican party the cause of financial depression
of hard times, because hard. times had
come during republican rule. Yet the dem
ocrats were directly responsible for the con
dition of things, and it needed no long
course of reasoning to reach that conclusion.
They caused the war. The war caused
enormous expenses and caused the debt.
Those expenses and that debt was what made
US poor to-day. As an illustration, the
asked his hearers to suppose that an
Indian war had occurred here in Yankton
and the property owners Of the
county had to put down that war. To do
this they must furnish soldiers and equip
and maintain them at an immense expense.
They must borrow large sums of money.
When the war was over there would be an
enormous debt upon the people of the coun-
ty, and the payment of that debt would
keep the people poor for years afterwards.
Would any one think of asserting that the
people Of Yankton county we're responsible
for. the hard times which would follow? The
cause would be placed where it belonged,
against the Indians who brought on that ex-
pensive war. This local illustration of the
situation had a telling effect upon the
audience. The speaker continued his
remarks 10 considerable length in the
course of which local issues were dis
cussed and the two candidates for congress
referred to according to their merits. When
he concluded a round Of applause went up.
After Mr.. CANDLES address remarks were
made by T. S. Dixon, H. B. Wynn, R. J..
Gamble, Clark West, E. Miner, II. A.
Burke, John Abbot, A. L. VanOsdel and
NJ. A. Baker. All we're enthusiastic in their
support of the republican ticket and the
Gayville men promised their precinct solid
for Bennett and the republican county Off
GERS 10 be selected by the convention.
A vote of thanks was extended to visitors
from Yankton for their aid in instituting
The organization, active cooperation was as
,ured, and with loud cheers for Judge Ben
nett the first meeting Of the Gayville Ben
net club adjourned. $
PERUVIAN BEER, a strictly temper
.nce drink, ia . delightful hot weather bev-
srage. ~ ss% Mills & PuRDY.
YANkToN PRODUCE MARKET.
September, 16, 1878.
The receipts of wheat to-day were light,