Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-01

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INVITED 10 SHOW Up.
a Nor'hern sewsp.psr Points out the
Legal hsmedy.
Grand Forks Herald
The Bismarck Tribune adds another
article to it's mapy contributions to cani.
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NJ. NJ. ~ 'son n'e'asuio AZ i's iesue o!
thursday. whose authorship 1t is not
difficult to discern. The hand Is the
hand of Lounsberry. but the voice i, the
voice of Ordvav 7. co.. ~
A''el Tue seiection was msde' and the
money and land turned over to the terri.
feat the solemn enoaoamsnts enta.sd
into. souoht 10 blaaLmsil marni,a,s If ~
commission and ofFered to seonra the
withdrsval Of nroeeedine. % = to ". on.t the the
commission II naid Ina ann ~ th;rts
thousand dolisrs. Not hav,no ne,ro;steS
others to pribe them the com miss,oner.
did not care to entar nnon That rois
Themselves and thu nroceedinos vere
permitted to be nushed With tba ,asnIt
known. And Il NAV Il. ssfa1v .s.nrna aS
that eyery man ia Dakota vho ha. hasn
instrumental in raisino thi. crv ~ co..
ruption has been q marty to soms a.
tempted bribery in connaction nth tbs
matter. The parties At Grand Forks
who have 80 persistently nnrsnad H.
Scott. using the sssociated press to mn.
lipp him. themselves assumed there vae
a ring and an immense snecnIat;nn sn5
sought to get into NM ring. threatanins
to do lust what thew have done II thei,
rights" as they we're pleased to call
them, were not recognized.
srThe commissioners. collectively and
individually, invite the most searchino
investigation into their conduct. and def1
any man or set of men to show a sinoie
act of theirs that can be even tortured
into the appearance of eyil. They can
not meet the lies that have been mann
factured and circulated in the public
press, but they are ready for inyestioa-
ton by courts or legislatures. or con.
gressional COMMITTEES"
For cool effrontery, the above. to use
an expression, rather takes the cake.
Why, the very first act of these I'm.
maculate capital commissioner. after
having accepted Bismark as the capital
on the strength of 'tsolemn Obligation
on the part of that place guaranteeing
the property turned over to the COM
mission to realize for the territory the
sum of 100000. was to deliberately
release Bismarck from that obligs-
ton, and thus defraud the territory out
of the security upon the strength of
which tie commission, as agents for the
territory (lllegally 20. it may be,) claimed
they had located the capital. That
guarantee was morally, If not materially,
a part of the contract with the citizens
of Bismarck, and if the latter had been
held to its terms, the territory would
have realized this 100000. if the town
was worth it. As it il now, it is question
able if one-half that sum will be realized.
The governors organ affects to believe
that the commissioners were offered the
withdrawal of the action questioning the
legality OF their existence on payment
of $4,000, and claims that they virtuous-
ly resisted the approach. We believe
this statement to be barefaced, bald
headed falsehood. and the public will
continue to 80 estimate it. until the
Tribune makes some definite statement
upon the subject. Clause 80 Of the penal
code provides - follows:
Every person Who gives or offers to
any executive officer Of this territory,
with intent to influence him in respect
to any act, decision, vote, opinion, or
other proceeding of such officers, il pun
ishable by imprisonment in the terri.