Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-25
TAKING THE BACK TRACK.


An Influence has been brought to teal
upon the counting room of the Sioux City
Journal and its effect has extended to the
editorial room The journal now takes the
back track entirely and appears in a long
editorial defending Mr. Hudson and DR.,
Livingston and sharply criticising Ham
mond ana the Indian department for in
suits perpe trated against men OF eoad stand
ing. Where the shekels are there also will be
found the Journal, though it sometimes is
slow IN getting around to the exact locality
Hammond wooed it with fla'tering nronlis
es of great gain to Sioux City, ard outlined
the gigantic schemes he hso set up 10 -turn
The channel Of coming wealth into III
Golfers Of the Journals patrons. In weak
moment it yielded aud agreed to agree that
tremendous frauds had byen unes.thed in
the Dakota Indian country. The sch hames
didn't pan, the promises were but em,'y
bubbles Public pressure closed in abou,
the mercenary concern and began to shu.
out its regular recciits. A new view of the
situ-ton was instiled ilto The editorial
mind through the medium of the financial
mind AID with great fDp and
spatter the animal has turned over In the
place Of ungenerous in mutations and open
statements against men who have been sus-
tanned by the intelligence of the whole up
per country, we now find the Journal pub
fishing paragraphs like this:
W. L
government have charged the responsibility
of Hackers death upon DR.. Livingston
and Mr.. Hudson. We have reason 10 be-
lieve that Gen. Hammond conveyed to Mr..
Hayt the opinion which he in turn 20 readi-
ly expressed to Mr.. Hudson. Our under
standing is, however, that Gen. Hammond
says no proof can be adduced to fix the al
legged crime upon the parties against whom
he makes his serious allegation. Itwould
become him, therefore, as it certainly would
become the commissioner, not to be promis-
cuous with bis charge.
This is strong language for SO conservative
a sheet as the one quoted, and We are graft
fed to know that it is finally manifesting
disposition to treat this case fairly. But We
remember what our cotemporary seems to
have conveniently forgotten, namely: that
the Journal was the first paper which put
forth the intimation that DR.. Livingston was
responsible for the death Of Haakker. We
quote from its issue Of the 21st of April,
1873. This from an interview with Ham
mond:
We called his (Hammonds) attention to
the report that Sevart Hooker (he gave the
latter as the right name, not Hacker, as re.
ported) had committed suicide because he
had been hounded by Hammond and his
minions. Mr. II. ssid this happened while
he was away from Red Cloud, and that the
cause of Hookers death would be subjected
to rigid judicial Investigation. It had been
reported that the unfortunate man had died |
BY his own hand, but Mr.. H. intimated that |
here were grave doubts IS to the case.
And this from an interview with Tom
Cowgirl, published in the same issue of the
Journal.
eport of the death of Hooker reached him,
md the statement indicated that Hooker had
,een murdered, and not that he had com
nitted suicide, as was the report here.
hammond Immediately sent Or. McGil.t
acuddy to Grow Greek to investigate the
natter. Hooker was an important witness
gainst Livingston. The report brought to
ssd Cloud by NEG Gillacuddy upon his 70
urn was that the man had his feelings
wrought upon by the friends of Livingston
o such an extent that be bad killed him
elf
This is how the Journal happened to
rave heard before that the officers Of the
etc. The information was
from its own fntimations. But
be Journal bas reformed now and doubt.
ess expects that there will be more Joy
'ver one sinner reclaimed than over all good
that went not astray.
Good name for . woman Of many coates
iors-Lise. -Ex.