Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-15
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New Ie Mapssns that Jealous N~swspaResl
Are InAuesa - AteAsk their
NsigAhers.
Fargo Republican.
Scarcely q week glidss b. without q or
moro o. eur southern Dakota exchanges
Hfoaming at the mouth" ~ it were, about
"The Yankton Ring" Ever sisce the Re
publican c~arpet-basged into the territory,
this CRY Of Z "Yankton ring to rob the
people Of their hard earnings," has bsen
coming up from the hamlets down below.
Those who compose "the ring" q hr % We
gather from the pres, are the Prssb 4 Da-
kotaian, Secretary Geo. H. Hand, and
others according 70 whom the writer Of each
specific article may b mad at. Il was once
said Of . doctor, you know, that his practice
consisted in throwing . patient into fts, and
said he, sTn death on fts." So it would
seem with the papers down the Jim river
aud along The Big Muddy. They throw
their opponents into 1.-THE YanEton Ring"
and then 60 for the ring"
The Yankton Herald has . grievance
against Secretary Hand, probably because
he gives the patronage under his control to
the Press and Dakotaian; % It dissertates
learnedly on - wicked world" and accuses
"the Hon. Geo. H. Hand Of bsing . high
chief Of the Yankton Ring" who i q ''reg-
ular attendant upon religious meetingss"
YEA, even unto the "Thursday evening
prayer meetings." "Ex-Gov. Pennington 10
. sort Of . disintsrested volunteer member"
says the Herald, while the p. and d. makes
money in printing, and because it gets the
printing, the P. and D. is accused Of obtain
ing, to quote from the Herald, "a big lit."
Accordingly the Herald prints ably written
articles Gin the interest Of the poor tax-pay-
era" denouncing "The Yanktsn Ring"
The Bug Valley Statesman, learns that
the Hon. Peter Dos, whom it elected to the
legislature, has given the Bug Valley North
west and Southeast, its local opponent, .
dollar and a half job which should have
gone to the Statesman Office, and at once
copies the Herald's we'll written article,
adding to the Ring the said Peter Doe, i'm
paling him ON the m%etaphorical hook Of it,
wrath, and Cutting him of without = shill-
ing" ..
Seriously, Is not lhe press and Dakotaian
entitled to the patronage 1t receives, under
the usage, and would 1t not he regarded a.
. very bad sign If the p. d D. did not get
it? Not knowing Secretary Hand person
ally, We gather from sitting the comments
of those who think they do, that he is .
competent official, and an able, shrewd and
stalwart republican. There never has come
under our observation p charge ofa lack
Of ability, or inattention to official duties
on the part of the territorial secretary, and
80 far as bis having q choice of newspa-
pers, and giving them q full line of patron.
age, that ought to commend him to every
considerable newspaper. OF course from .
local standpoint, the Herald, perhaps, may
be excusable for its takingg exceptions to
1.-THE big lifts" he gives "the other paper"
but We venture to say the P. s. D.. don't
object, and as the late lamented Thad.
Stevens once put it, "as between two bad
eggs, politicians should remember which ID
our bad egg" Up to present advices, just
record this section for the mar who re-
members his newspaper, and sis q regular
attendant upon religious meetings." the lat
ter. il he feels like it.