Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
Sat 3sily 3ress aud 41tstaisa,
vANkToNqoxkotA
Friday E's'esHal2, III
NV pEMSbzs

ss44E.
Thie, l2th .deY Of April, A. D. 1878, gives
to Dskesaa ~ lavslaaor i thu. peiisoa 81
Hon. W. 4, Howard, IT Michisae, appoint.
Cd By Precedent Hays Is Ais AiSIAAaars;
specialize 6@oe. His accession to Tie sxecu.
tive chair retirss e private life Gov. John
I. P~eaniagten, ? xsntlemaa- yhe has served
Us thsuauiikSs svslslN stso6all ndTiApoftlnS
ysanah the'hipscry Of ahe tsszitasy. -Four
years ago on the 2oth q LIT Janfdsr, Gov.
Pennington reached Yankton, Is an ap-
pointss Of President Grant From ,asSs
tinshe hes remained atttheheadiof ouur Z
fair, and has served Tie peopiie.nd the
government faithfully, honestly. md ia a
manner entirely ~,stisaseser1.., Daring thsss
four years he has s,!ipedr fen enemies, but
in eye4y instance q this siedzt, Investigation
would show de cause To- 81 either political
prejudice orthe thxarting of private schemes
in the conscientious ps4tosh.ns of public
duty. No man of = positive nature can oc-
cupy a high executive position for a series
Of years without encountering occasions
when it is necessary to inaict disappoint-
ment upon,a few that many may be benefit
Cd. One weak and vacillssins in his ways
might perhaps manage to compromise With
his opponents and convince his friends that
Cancellation was the best policy. and 80
slide along serenely until the inevitable de.
cree relocated him to the oblivion OF
. retirement unregretted alike BY those
whom he had served and those whom he
had failed to serve. But such is not the
composition Of our lsts governor. Eos.
sessed of strong convictions upon al sub
jects, he has boldly faced questions Of a
public nature and openly expressed his
opinions. In the light of his best judg.
ment he has acted and withl conscientious
belief In the justice Of his conclusions. He
entered upon his official duties At . time
when the body polite was distracted By
dissensions innumerable, and no man knew
at what hour his ncighbor might be turned
against him. A man of less courage, com.
ing as a stranger among strange people,
might not hsve faced the stor@ of
contending factions, but Gov. Pen
nineton was happily SC constituted
that the emergencies to be met
did not swerve him from the strict line OF
official duty. He remained with us, and
during the four years of his administration
peace and harmony has ONE upon the PEG.
pie and they are all busily At work, shoulder
to shoulder. for the advancement of the ter
ritory Of Dakota and the realization of q
prosperous and brilliant future. Governor
Howard takes the executive chair at the
most suspicious hour in our history. The
dead past has buried its dead. The days Of
struggling inertnes are gone to return nc
more and there ID established 4 common OBJ
ject towards which all are systematically and
effectively advancing. We stand upon the
threshold ofa lasting prosperity-our field.
are Welding millions in bright wealth-oul
cattle are grazing upon . thousand hills
our mines are pouring fourth their treasures
to enrich the worlds coffes-laborers from
eastern farm homes are swarming oyer our
bordsrs-capital is reaching out to develop
our long latent forcs-railraads are seekina
% ont and the commerce of oNrriyer is null
tiplying itself. With our venerable Cover.
nor It our head We shall soon step into The
union of states. To him Dakota extends {
warm greeting 7; to the retiring governor ii
gives congratulations for an administration
marked with the success which it it not vani.
ty to feel . pride in.