Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-03-27

NbDhtb. F's0s pSI year, Si6."'' bJ IiAi', peA
month. 81 cents; per year. 1000.
Office on Third ST., Press and Dakot;tian
BOWEN g. KISGsEURY. Prop'ts.
Ex.Delegate Pettigrew reached Sioux
Falls last Saturday and in the evening
the citizens rendered him n reception at
which numerous speeches were made. A
prominent feature of the affair was the
formal address OF welcome, 1t was de-
livered by Melvin Giigsby, citizen of
Sioux Falls, who for years has been The
bitter opponent of Mr.. pett,grcw. The
recent disgracelu acts of the governor
of Dakota have wrought repentance
in the heart of Mr.
Grigsby and that repentance
induced him to make an open confession.
Ever since Governor Ordway came to
Dakota Mr.. Pcttigrew has been pursu-
ing him with unceasing vigor and has
given the public in plain terms his esti-
mate of that individual. In this war
fare he has not had the general sympa;
thy of the people until since the hypo-
critical mask has fallen from Ordway's
face and he has shown himself to be the
prototype of Mr.. Pettigrew's ideal
schemer. It was with the fulfilled pro-
phecy in his mind that Mr.. Grigsby
spoke. We quote from the Press report:
He said that while it has passed into a
proverb that republics are ungrateful-
exacting the most laborious service and
then forgetting the servant-he still felt
that Dakota is but just getting ready to
remember Frank Pettlgrew, and is be-
ginning to painfully remember what for
years he has been telling her people.
There is also proverb that prophet
hath honor save in his own country.
When some of Mr.. Pettigrew's senti-
ments in past years had been predictions
as to what would happen in the years to
follow, there had been those in his own
country who were not disposed to accord
him the honors OF a prophet;but the dire
history OF the past three months has
demonstrated that if his forecasts had
been accepted and his advice carried into
effect, the knavery and betrayal would
have been averted which makes Dakota
stand to-day dishonored in the minds of
honest people.
In reply to this candid admission, Mr..
Pettigrew said:
am most highly glatifed at this en-
dorsement and this welcome. While
trying always to do my honest duty,
still the regret cannot be avoided that
the results are not what we might wish
them to be. So far as those dlsgraceful
matters in the territory's recent history
are concerned, to which Mir. Grigsby has
alluded, a few Of their features may be
referred to. The only benefit claimed
for the territory in all the deal about
which the rest of the iniquity centers, is
that she has thereby secured 100000
for government buildings. But is not
the good name of this territory among
the other commonwealths worth infinite.
ly more than 100000, or any other sum
The record which has been foisted upon
her in this matter is disgrace which no
conceivable amount of money could off
set. Interpolation which she will secure
| if tie consummation OF the iniqulty be
permitted, will make her stencil in the
nostrils of square men everywhere, and
blacken Dakota with q smirch worse
than Wisconsin suffered at the hands o
| Barstow and his forty thieves. Now, be
fore this crime be carried into full effect
let Dakota rise Ill her might and put he
foot upon it and crush it.
Furthermore, what is 100000 TO
capital buildings compared with prop
er location of the capital l?-one no
made to help corrupt syndicate in
mammoth land speculation,bu one mad
tsolely for the benefit of the people who's
capital it is. If the capital is to be lccat
territory have ali the land likel
to be demanded for the accommodate
of the projected city, and let her cut
up into town lots and sell it and max
the million or more which it is hoped b
the manipulators will be put into thei
own pockets. The project now in prt
!: gress and threatening to be success
not speedily and unrelentingly foug b
let 1t be treated as dlshonorable act
wisely and earnestly take hold of I'll
fight, success will certainly come to the1
by reason Of the fact that us resu
thereof the very head and front of th
offending will summarily cease to be
citizen of the territory he has scanda
lied.
Mr.. Pettigrew seems to favor the pr
position to apply cure to the case al
his views ore the views of very many
Dakota's people. The right.sort of a
uprising would rid the territory of i
trading executive and restore to Dako
the good name it possessed before ]
became ita chief official