Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-02-13
THE PRESS AND DAKorAlAs.
Its Acts Criticised in Somewhat IRA
tional Manner.
Huron Tinec

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tional Manner.
Huron Times.
The Press and Dakotaian, q newspaper
published at Yankton, has proven itself
to be the Dogberry of the Dakota press.
It has spoken, or uttered, or written, as
ones fancy may construe its acts. Yet
whether spoken, or uttered. or written,
it is the Dogberry of Dakota newspapers.
over nothing. 1t has become the de-
fender Of Injured innocence; the cham.
pion OF every mans honor. With sur
prising rapidity it goes through its great
act with the ease of circus contortion.
ist, and the whole thing only lacks stage
thunder and saltpetre to make the scene
weird and impressive. Unfortunately
we have the contortionist without
the thunder and lightning and in
place of weirdness We have very poor
return for our money.
The aforesaid newspaper is mad; boil
ing over with indignation because the
Times criticised where it thought crit.
cism necessary. Therefore it charges
the Times with various crimes against
humanity. The wrigglings of the Press
and Dakotaian are very funny. More
funny do they become when We analyze
the motives at the bottom. It is the old
story OF the dog in the manger. Several
months since this same newspaper when
the capital question was discussed,
thought it would take Father Time by
the forclock. The proprietors of the
newspaper were to secure possession OF
inside facts, move with the capital to
Huron and become the pivot of Dakota
journalism; or, may be, the central sun
around which the other newspapers
should loom as sun dogs. But somehow
or other Father Time was not conciliated
and the paper did not come to Huron,
even now peter point for the publica-
tion OF daily than Yankton. The Times
secured the telegraphic franchise and it
is here to stay.
This is the reason of the Press and
Dakotaian's anger. It does not cnre for
this man or that; but it does care for it's
own future. Therefore in the agony of
its spirit it cries out to the powers that
be to help it. OF course the legislature
Of Dakota was created as q sort of wet
nurse to this spoiled child. OF course
the gentlemen of the legislature will
ignore popular opinion, will sacrifice their
self-interests solely that the interests of
this excited paper may be carefully fos-
tered. Ol course the first time this bill
is brought up tor vote, each member
will rise in his chair with the remark,
"Mr. Speaker, vote nay because the
Press aud Dakotaian is mad" In the
mind OF the publishers each member will
do this. But The dispassionate man will
say that they will do nothing Of the
kind.
This is the cause of the Press and Da.
kotaian's nervousness. Tit were not
that 1t is moro like Dogberry than IN
old maid We should say that its highly
sensitive nervous organization has it's
counterpart only III that of an old maid
And We should recommend it to sip q
cup of tea without mix or sugar were il
not so much like Shakespeare's hero
But verltable Dogberry it is, with al
Of Dogberry's oonaeit, and vonity, ani
fears; aud between the lines we see Dog
berrys "phiz" sticking out aud hear hin
drawl in half pathetic. half-timorous
half bombastic way: "Dost thou not sus
pect my place? dost thou not suspeo
my years o that he were here to writ,
me down sn ass but. masters, remembe
that I am an asst though it be not wlittsl