The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-11-28

tStIiCC IL Is kHUNIIdltIdt SiSfClotiu 20
elected the Kimball Graphic has
climbed down off the fence where til
perched itself at the beginning of the
campaign as an independent mug
wr1np. The Register was sure that
only a slight scratching of the cuti-
Gle of Tinan would d~evelope q heal
thy Ohio Bourbon.-Chamberla'n
Register.
The GRAPHIC has not cllmed down
off the fence or anything of the kind.
The Register makes a mountain out
of a mole hill. There may be some
of our republican readers, however,
who may think it was not the correct
thing for the GRArHIc to bring out
its ROSTERS on Cleveland's election.
Nevertheless, if any man on the face
of the earth ought 70 be excused for
liberating his poultry that same nan
is an Ohio "Western Reserve demo-
crat editing a paper in Dakota. We
wrote no editorials Of rejoicing and
have written none since. We merely
let the ROSTERS do the growing. "This
much hath our offending no more.'
AT the onset of the recent county.
election we said tls GRAPHIC woald
be independent and how we'll it kept
its pledge, despite the great pressure
brought to bear to obtain It's support
for this or that candidate, is we'll
known. But it never said it would
never be democratic in national poll
tics, or rejoice over the election of a
democratic president. Therefore, it
was perfectly proper to bring out our
roosters if we saw fit.
The GRAPHIC has never received a
dollars worth of patronage to our
knowledge because it was an indepen.
dent journal. People subscribe 70,
it or berrow it to read, because it Is
4 lively and interesting local paper
The business men of Kimball support
it not because of its politics-or non
politics, rather, but because it is /;
loyal and hard working friend t.
Kimball, and it would receive jus
that same liberal support whether i
was a republican, democratic orBcly,
Lockwood journal. A newspaper il
Dakota which depends for its exist
ence upon the party whose cause i
champions, be it democratic, republ
can or independent will sooner or la
er .go up the spout" VIZ have ne'
er solicited patronage from an
source, mucheless from any party. ]
has come, we are pleased to statt
without a personal effort on sur par
but it has come for reasons aboy
stated, consequently no n has bee
wronged by the GRAPHIC because
saw fit to exhibit some Cleyelan
ponltry.
The editor of the Register has 4
: ways known that it was only a que
: ton of time when the GRAPH
= would be a democratic paper, or rat
s er an independent paper with dem
. cratic principles, not controlled |
: any body of politicians or manipnl
: tors. He has heard it right from o.
: lips. He also knows that the on
: reason it was not democratic from Il
= start was because Dakota had |
voice in national affairs and any lab
on u part for the success of q del
g ocratic president would be so mu,
space taken up which might better
J devoted to local interests. ,
on this subject we will have som
IS thing tosay at some future time.
d The editor of the GRAPHIC is n
8 a bolter or a Hopper. There is not
!, nan in the county who knows hi
!. but what knows he Is a democrat,
!. Guiding the editor of the Regist
who has always known it. He /
twice been elected a delegate TO re
" resent the Democracy Of Brule COZ
i ty. The GRAPHIC of Aug. 22nd &C
" tained an editorial in which he wro
sThe editor Of the GRAPHIC is a de
|y ocrat and his sympathies lie who
"a with the Democracy" lie WIS be
N a democrat, and Graded in the ]
re mocracy Of the Western Reserve
III Ohio, a locality that contains I
,e pluckiest democrats in the wor
Therefore the remark: "The Regis
was sure only a slight scratching
the euticle of Tinan would deyelc
Mt a healthy Ohio Bourbon is iaopp
d. tune and fully in keeping with I
~ total disregard for truth Of which
ct Register enjoys a wide reputation.
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