Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-11
We are reminded that 81. A. Jerauld.
OF the legislative council from

We are reminded that ID. A. Jerauld.
member Of the Legislative council from
Lincoln county, has written q communi-
cation addressed to the Press and Dako-
taian and first published in the Sioux
City journal. In this article Mr.. Jer-
auld implores It's to charge him in spe.
cific terms with having been bribed to
vote for the capital commission bill.
The prayer of the petitioner would seem
a singular one were it not known that
the petitioner is himself a singular man.
1t is known that Mr.. Jerauld was q
strong opponent Of the. bill-that he sud-
denly yielded TO the pressure and be-
came an advocate of the bill-that his
friend (some say relative) Mr.. Delong
was then named as member Of the COM
mission-that none but those who voted
for the bill were permitted to select
members Of the eommission-that after
the bill had passed Mr.. Jsrauld was ap-
pointed by governor as one of the trus-
tees of the insane asylum-that the gov
ernor's appointments were made almost
entirely from among those who were
friendly to the measure. These are the
facts which are known to the public and
the public will reach it's own conclusions
It is also known that during portion
of the Saturday evening prior to the an
nouneement of Mr.. Jerauld's conversion
he was closeted with the
governor. This combination of circum-
stances leads to the belief that the gov
ernor exercised an influence over Mr..
Jerauld in tho matter.
The communication of Mr.. Jelauld
also contains denial that he stood up
with five members of the council and
pledged himself not to vote for the bill.
We have the word of five reputable men
that he did 80 pledge himself and Of
they are men who resisted temptation
in various seductive forms, we must con
olude that they are as truthful as they
are honorable. The distinguished coun.
Gilman, from the depths of the politica
grave he has made for himself, assert
that he became q convert to the provis
ions Of the bill at the eleventh hour, be
cause OF certain amendments which wer
attached thereto. It is matter of con
mon belief that the amendment whic
contained the name of Mr.. Delong wa
the most potent of any of the alleged i'm
provements to the measure. Th
amendments themselves are evi
dence that they do not contain enoug
in the way of saving grace to have alon
accomplished the sudden conversion G
one who was so vigorously opposed t.
the bill as Mr.. Jerauld. This is the d.
liberate judgment of the public afte
Ia careful review of the measul
as it is. Such being the ease the publ
| is naturally given to speculation as
the real cause thereof. Mr.. Jerauld ".
j, known by the enemies of the bill to be
weak member and the prediction ",
freely made that he would be reacht
by the schemers through his weak point
That he was reached in some way Il
roll call on the passage of the bill show
? His vindictive screed in the Journal do
not place before the people any tangib
reason for his acts. It is more .
effort on his part toirevenge himself up
: : the Press and Dakotaian than to furni
b convincing proof of the purity of
purposes.