Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-10-30
Jno. r. Wilson.

record the dongs. and greet the coming
of our brethren of the north-in Other
words, from Lawrence county. When
ever We really get our eyes on such al
one and solve him as satisfactory ex.
ponent and defender Of Clusters in
terests, we tumble" to him with genu
inc relish and feel us though some good
.might come out Of Nazareth. 1t was onr
fortune as well as pleasure to meet last
week, Mr.. Wilson, Of the law firm OF
Van Cise 4 Wilson, and the Lawrence
county Democratic nominee for council.
man. Mr.. Wilson is young rhxn
through whose studiousness, candor
competency and success, who has secur-
ed for his firm the law business Ofsuch
men as bankers, Star Il Bullock, Stewart
of the Land Office, a large number Of the
principal mining companies Of Law
renee, Pennington and Custer counties,
rs well as the leading business firms of
those counties. While not Il rostrum
speaker-and perhaps this may be
charged TO the fact that his business has
been exclusively that of law and the
preparation Of legal cases involving
many thousands of dollars-he did on
the occasion Of his maiden political
speech n kidville, Custer county. last
Saturday night, give evidence Of sound
sense, honesty and capacity. The ah-
brcvated space of the CHRoNICLE to
command, precludes extended mention
Of his speech on that occasion. but from
our reporters note book we excerpt the
following:
"Gou may ask why I am here
Because there are here tonight some of
the friends Of my early days in the
Black Hills; friends tried and true, who
lik" YOU have toiled hard and faithful TO
develop the wonderful land which We
have made our homes; men whose poll
teal opinions | do not know or care to
know, but men who will say that have
| been faithful and true TO the interests
! they have committed to my hands, and
| ! feel are willing 10 show that trust and
confidence by cordial endorsement on
the 2nd day of next month 1t affords
me gentlemen not a little pleasure TO
present to YOU for your consideration
the action Of the conventions repre-
senting the political parties of this re-
preventative district But first | must
call attention TO the wisdom of your Sc
lections made for your county Dfiices
On all sid | hear only words of ap-
proval and commendation, and am as
sured that not only our own party but
many of the independent thinking re-
publicans refusing to be lashed and
controlled by the party whip will unite
in declaring them the choice Of the
people for the respective positions
Now with reference To the district con-
vCniions. BY an act Of the legislature
renee. Pennington and Custer were
constitutedthe Fifth Representative Dis
trict and were allowed two councilmen
and FIVE legislators. If it was the in
tenton of our legislature TO disfranchise
Custer county, why 60 through the
tOrmality of inserting its name in the
act above mentioned? They should
have added that Custer county and the
Indian Reservation shall have no voice
in the deliberations of this body upon
affairs that are Of vital import to all or
canized counties only. Such surely was
not their intention. But Judging from
the action Of the republican party as ex-
pressed at their district convention,
such was the meaning Of the act Need
| recite To YOU their acts-they are too
we'll known to every man in the district
not only republicans but to all lovers Of
Justice and fair play as we'll The trouble
seems to have been that even the liberal
allowance of representation secured to
you by Dr. Flick and his associates. was
not sufficient to supply official loaves
for the hungry sharks of the republican
party in the county Of Lawrence. That
is the whole secret aad every man who
believes in equality and justice must
have felt his fee burn with shame
when he heard the ballot read showing
the vote by which Custer county with
her coo sturdy yeoman were utterly
ignored.
l now point with pleasure to the
action vf the democracy under just sim
liar circumstance, and remember
with pride that it was Lawrence county
that made the demand Of that conven-
ton for the rights Of your county and
which were granted, heartily and cor
daily and the request OF your delegation
asking the selection of > VI. Booth, was
unanimously approved and adopted,
Are YOU democrats? Then party as
well as county pride should induce you
to show your appreciation Of such action
by rolling up a majority for your ticket,
as will give that convention pleasure
and cause them to remember you in all