Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-10-30
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1880.
On next Tuesday the Cpd Of Move,

On next Tuesday the end of NOvem-
Der, every voter in this county and
in all counties throughout the Union is
called upon to cast his ballot. In the
states the political issue is the one of
most importance, and the n with
which we have nothing to do. The Of
fees to be filed by the people of Dakota
are merley local; it makes no difference,
as far as the duties to be performed are
concerned, whether the delegate sent to
Washington, and the men sent to Yank-
ton, or those placed in county affairs,
are democrats or republicans, it is mere
ly the question of the right man in the
right place, regardless Of politics. The
nan who represents Us in the national
capital should be a representative man
OF the territory, one of acknowledged
ability, honesty and entegrity, a man
who has the interest Of the whole terri
tory at heart, and assuredly q man who
has made all his money, his reputation,
and, in fact, everything that he has, in
S'ahONu, oiiouhi aIAu Al NC tilV iIittIi w
represent us. Such a man is the Hon.
X. +. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls, Dakota.
In supporting Mr.. P~ettigrew, we are
supporting the first man, and if elected,
we will send the first man to Washing
ton who is not identified with the Yank-
ton ring, and will most efFectually put a
Quietus upon that institution, which
has heretofore had the run Of the terri
tory q mar who has invested his
money in the mines ofthe Hills and the
real-estate Of the territory; one who
came in the territory in her infancy and
hls"groy n up vita the coIntry," and in
our opinion is the one that every suf
fragist who has the interest Of the terri
tory at heart will vote for.
The candidates for You next tn on
sidered, are those for the council and
the lower house. This We look at in
this light, inasmuch as the republicans
in their district convention thought
that the vote of this county was not
worth taking into consideration, it rests
with the republicans Of the county
whether they will meckly submit to the
slight put upon them, and vote for the
men who did them the injury for no
other reason under heaven than because
the men to be voted for are republicans,
who have told the people of Custer to
their faces that it was virtually a "put
mp job on the part of Lawrence county"
and the men who ask you TO vote for
them. No doubt il would be very chris
tian like and following the advice
laid down in the Good Book, but chris
tian like acts and the Bible would pro-
badly be thrown away on the repub-
licans Of Lawrence county, and advan-
tage again taken of our meek and lowly
spirit two years hence. This is proven
beyond a doubt by the fact that, seeing
that they have made a mistake they do
not come forward and give Custer her
rights, which they could easily have
done. But no, they preferred still to
take the matter in their own hands and
have offered to consolidate with the
democrats of Lawrence county, thus
electing all the men from that county
and leaving both Pennington and Gus
ter in the cold. But this has Indignantly
been refused by the democrats of that
county. This will make the vote ofthat
county a close one, as will also be Penn
ington's, and Custer will be able to turn
the table against them by voting solid
for the democratic council men and re-
representatives. and place the entire dele.
CATION to Yanlton under obligations to
this county, then any reasonable de-
mand made by Custer county for legisla.
tive favors will be granted, and we will
guarantee that the republicans of our
sister counties will not again slight us
With such men on the ticket as j. II
Wilson, S. Nj. Booth, Jack Hale, w. A
Rinehart, P. b. Mccarthy and John. ii
Miller, you can cast your vote for it and
feel sure that the interests Of the Hill
will not be neglected. A solid delega.
ton Of II complexion from this por
ton of the territory will have no troubl,
in passing any measures in the interest,
of the Hills, where a mixed one would
and We say vote the straight Democrat,
ticket for members of the council ant
representatives, and thereby place Gus
ter county in the front ranks.
y hext ronro to~ctSg County Sicac;s
and each and every voter who owns on,
foot of ground in the county should de
his utmost to put the right man in tn,
right place. Because a man pats you OF
the back, asks you to take a drink an,
is u coed fellow is no reason why hi
would make a good officer. We don
want good fellows as Office holders, W,
want, first, for register, a man who i.
honest, of well known probity, and 4
man capable in a business sense. Gus
ter county has q bright future before
her and the next two years will place