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


An Influence has been braueht to lear
upon the counting room of the Sioux City
Journal and its effect has extended tn the
editorial room. The Journal now takes the
back track entirely and appears in long
editorial defending Mr.. Hudson and DR.,
Livingston and sharply crticising lam
mond ana the Indian department for in
suits perp, trated against men oeeoad 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 fl,'tering promis
es of great csin to Sioux City, ard outlined
the gigantic schemes he hao SIT up to 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 been unes.thed in
the Dakota Indian country. The sch mes
didn't pan, the promises were but emD'y
bubbles. Public pressure closed in abou,
the mercenary concern and began to shu'
out its regular reccilts. A new view of the
situation was instilled into The editorial
mind through the medium Of the financial
mind AID with great f)p and a
apatter 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:
We have heard before that officers of the
government have charged the responsibility
of Haakker's 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 fx 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
sheet as the one quoted, and We are graft
fed to know that it is finally manifesting a
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,
1878. This from an interview with Ham
mond:
We called his (Hammond's) attention to
a..
latter as the right name, not Hacker, as re-
had been hounded BY Hammond and his
he was away from Red Cloud, and that the
to rigid judicial investigation. It had been
by his own hand, but Mr.. H. in,imated that
there we're grave doubts as to the case.
And this from an interview, with Tom
Cowgill, published in the same issue of the
Journal.
Hammond was at Red Cloud when the
report of the death' OF Hooker reached him,
and the statement indicated that Hooker had
been murdered, and not that he had com.
nitted suicide, as was the report here.
Hammond Immediately sent Dr. McGil-
lacuddy to Grow Greek to investigate the
matter. Hooker was an important witness
against Livingston. The report brought to
Red Cloudfby McGillacuddy upon his re
turn was that the man had his feelings
wrought upon by the friends Of Livingston
to such an extent that he had killed him
self
This IS how the Journal happened to
have heard before that the officers of the
government" etc. The information was
propseated from its own intimstions. But
the Journal bas reformed now and doubt,
less expects that there will be more Joy
over one sinner reclaimed than over oil good
newspapers that went not astray.
Good name for . woman Of many cosles-
s-Lise. .-Ex.