Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-26

Our reporter. estrrdny decided TO inter-
view all the candidates for mayor of the
city Of Yaakt ~ he could approach upon
so delicate q subject. Determined to at.
tempt the undertaking no matter how i'm
possible it appeared, he accordingly sailed
forth and had no difficulty in stirring up
the kind of cattle he was after.
The first individual approached upon the
mayoral,y at once signiied his readiness TO
accept the office, acknowledged his fitness
and capacity to fill the same with grace and
dignity. He believed if he could once at
tain to the position he would be Il happy
man, and be admitted into political circles
q which his public services would be rec
ognizsd and appreciated.
Our reporter left him exhausted and tack.
ed No. 2. Here was a character no
believed the city owed him The office and
that If he did not obtain it, he could see
no,h,ng in the future Tor our city but
IF ,aucial decentralization, absolute bn.-
ruptcy and overwhelming disqualification
%pecuniarlIy considered, of all the ramitica
lions of our municipality" Here our re-
porter got mixed up somewhat in the Ian
gu sr bul disentangling himself excused
himself aud soon after struck another
channel.
No. 8 was ss.delighted to be interviewed
upon q subject so near bis heart. He would
serve the people not for the emoluments,
but because he brlievcd that q pure, honest
and highly moral man was needed to purge
out aud Keep .ou, corruption from our city
government besides his elevation to the
office would give tone and responsibility to
the position.
Our reporter was forcibly struck with his
modest p%retensions, and while musing upon
The same fell in with No 4, who claimed
he was a candidate for mayor, and wilo
confdentially proposed to have the salary
increased after his election, so that he could
interests. Upon being asked his politics
he exclaimed 10 The language of Artemas
Ward deceased: mot q 1arned Polly.!ick'
I'm after the -'dollar of our dads"
No. s informed the reporter that politics
was his best mott that he would attend
the aucuses and get the nomination Oh
one side or the other in case patty lines
we're drawn. In case they were not, be be-
lieved The people would spontaneously unite
upon him as the only man in the city CON
bining in himself all the qualifications
necessary for a successful administration.
No. 6 vas next called on. He very
frankly SAID be was in a lucrative business,
but his friends. "his sisters his cousins and
bis %aunts," had per'usled him that the
arena of politics was his appropriate sphere
and accordingly in Difference 10 their wishes
and in esponse to the appeals Of his polit-
icsl friends be had decided to accept the
office and believed he would surely get it
Here our reporter pretended to coincide
with him, and thereby borrowed a cigar
and hurried of down street.
No. 7 was next corralled. He expressed
himself as the champion of the temperance
element, which he believed was unanimously
in favor OF him for mayor, because Of his
prominence in all moral movements, his
church relations and his support of temper.
ance and missionary enterprises.
No. 8 was found on the street corner,
evidently waiting like "Micsuber, for some.
thing to turn up" Our reporter brosched
the subject of the msyorality 10 bin aud q.
once discovered another subject willing TO
preside 10 the chair of municipal authority.
He believed the masses Of the people want
ed him as mayor because Of bis admins
trative ability, and because as he modestly
expressed it he was born to command"
having commanded a mule train during the
war of the rebellion. OF course our re.
porter acquiesced In everything he said and
as q consequence went in and obtained a
free glass of beer.
No. 8 was found in his carriage enjoying
q ride 10 the suburbs. He said of course
he was willing to preside as mayor OF Yauk.
ton and that the salary was no object 10
him, as be had amassed wealth in abundance
but that he was ambitious for political dis
tinction. and that the office of mayor might
be advantageous to him as q stepping stone
to more exalted honOrs. He was sated
with all that opnience could purchase for
him and looked forward to political renow
as q means Of satisfying bis soaring spirit
| Our reDOfter was particularlv cnnrtoopo IN
this individual until he was refused the loan
of a dollar.
Nineteen other individuals we're inter.
Viewed and all we're willing to take the
office Of mayor, and oil were sspguine of
success 10 getting IT, The approach Of nigh,
and other pressing business precluded ali