Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-18
5rHHsJouRNAn AND DAKOTA.

The Vermillion Republican, pape,
which is always loyal to Dakota because il
has "been with it" from the beginning and
has learned to feel pride in all its enter
prises. dashes off thus at the Journal: q
If the Yankton and Sid1x City dailie,
keep on snarling at each other, we shall
soon come to the conclusion that they do
not love each other as neighbors should.
Its none of our fight, but we feel constrain-
ed to say that the charge so often laid to the
Journal, that it is disposed to "put on airs, /"
ls partially sustained by its sneers at the
"little Press" Experience should teach
most Of us that it is not we'll ito despise the
a big daily, and good one, too. but it
would have been less had it been located
further from Dakota?
e4 In reply, the Journal Gays: t
We have done what we could for Dakota
in return for what Dakota has done for us,
and because We wanted to. The Journal.
might have been less if Dakota had been
further away; the same may be said Of Ne
.braska; the observation is not inapplicable
to Iowa; we even venture to say the truth
will not be violated if we shall also name
Sioux City,
If time would turn backward in it's
flight far enough to lay before us, the
Journals of few years ago what tale
of Justification our types could unfold. 1--WE
have always done what We could tor Dako-
'ta," whines the Journal. Rscollect ions of
the sand hill route throng upon US. Mem
cries of Dakota's infancy return. The days
far away now when the, Journal and the
people of Sioux City warned the trembling
traveller to venture not beyond the Sioux,
for there desolation reigned and the parch.
cd earth gave nothing but sage brush and
clouds Of alkal Twas then bu, step
from Iowa's green shores to the realms of
the deadly desert, so said Sioux City to the
immigrant and thousands went not beyond
thetraditional line, and lost the opportunities
of the glorious present which has come to
Dakota, the garden spot Of all the. world.
Whenever the Journal refers to what it has |
done for Dakota" we take grim pleasure
in relating these "reminiscences of the past.
because we feel that its words are but the
sweet gush of self-interest-the molasses
spread out to catch the fat flies which came
to Dakota in spite of false warnings from a
paper and a people ever jealous of our pro-
gress, and ever ready to retard it. But Elk
Point and Vermillion grew, and Yank-
ton grew in the face of all this op-
position. and have become cities of i'm
portance. Their trade. has been les
sened by the grasping spectators
ut the Gateway" it is true, but they have
gore steadily forward. Though Sioux City,
in later years, by systematic representations
that nothing could be bought in ''the set
Elements beyond" managed to secure the
cream of the trade, the little that fell into
he hands of Dakota's tradesmen kept
7lality within their towns until they are
1ow strong enough and large enough to
paddle their own canoe. At this juncture,
With views of possible profits before it,
comes the Journal and puts in the claim
hat it has "done what it could for Dakota"
Gould the record of the past be oblterated,
We might believe it, but under the circum-
tances candor compels US to say that the
tatement is not true.