Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16

Cast out upon the cold charities q
tho world, dcspised By repylblicaIls
A4ids dlstrusted by demoats, i
stands a. 4 beggar a hing 9ims q
those equally us poverty stricken
III printiple. Such is the true
condition Of that paper-a sheet
that has disgraced itself BY a pub.
lie barter Of pfinclple.
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PHYSICIAN. HEAL THYsELF,
Last Friday night the .invinci-
|DfesFs met III LaBes1IITts hall to listen
to an address ffonf iffon. s. Il.
Sphinx. There are some features
Or the address as well as. circum-
stances surrounding the speaker
that call for short comment. To
those acquainted with Mr.. SPHINX
and his previous record in Dakota
politics, q question Of consistency
naturally arises, and to tho new
corners in the Territory We wish
to give the honest facts in the case.
We have no desire to write a per
sonal attack on the gentleman, as
n4NaiAa A4SNasE $500
he isspersonally q fine man, but
we mean to compare his views
with his record and consequent
actssin this campaign.
The principal argument urged
against Judge Bennett by the
speaker was that he has only been
iii the Territory little more than
threelyears, and came with a COM
mission b his pocket. He argued
that Dakota had material among
cid residents, and that Judge Ben
nett has no interests in common
with our people. But let us look
at the record Of the speaker.
Thirleen years ago Mr.. SPHINX came
ID Dakota with q. commission in
his pocket as Secretary Of this
Territory. Ten years ago, and
three years after his arrival, he
was nominated in the court house
III this city by the republicans for
to Congress, and was
elected. He justifies his acts and
those Of the party, but charges
Bennett with being a carpet
Dagger. AS Mr.. Bennett has the
same citizenship now that Mr..
had ten years ago, why is
he not as much entitled to the
suffrages Of the people as Mr.. Sphinx
was when he rum The only ar
gument on that point advanced
by the. speaker was that the Ter
ritory, with age, has accumulated
plenty Of Congressional material.
The thought suggested itself to
Mr.. SPHINX q few years ago when he
could not 60 forward, and now we
find him ~denouncing what he con-
sidered righteous when he was
getting the loaves and fishes.
The speaker seemed to be wor-
ried because Judge Bennett is not
the happy owner of a town lot in
Yankton. Poverty in the eyes o.
our democratic friends seems to be
q crime, when we have always
thought it an inconvenience. The
idle twaddle about Judge Bennett,
being poor is minus a common
coloring Of docency, much less thu
respect due from man to man.
MI. SPHINX says there is no civ
ing issueS-the fight being simply
the personal popularity Of the can.
didates, and more particularly ths
precedence of citizenship. Mr.
sphinx is the worst man ia Dakota
the democrats can send out. Hi.
explanations are awkward, and
must be exceedingly embarrassing
But there happens to be an issue
ii the campaign, and they dare
not meet it, neither dare they EN-,
body consistency in their speeches
when they depart from the "stil,
hunt" that burlesques their cam
psigning.
The last transparent point made
by the speaker, was thatall judges
leave the Territory because they
have Q good practice where they
came from. The case of Judge
French and several others fatty
contradicts the last part Of the
charge, while that Of Judges Kid
der and Bookings and the ex.
pressed intention Of Judge Bennett
contradicts the former. But it il
plain that any charge that may
draw a vote from the republican
nominee, they are willing to make
and we ask republicans to watch
these men and 60 slow on theil
49, &arHEs ES HHasIt EE e.