Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-06

gone to WASHINGTON to demand our rights,
anu the rights of our fathers. Who were
then in charge of ever branch of the gov.
ernment! The republican party-tha,
party which pro fesses to be the champion
of the rights of the people. They ire
publicans) will prate about the great ma
,ional protective pollcy-the policy which
compe's the workingman and farmer to
pay two prices for everything he has to buy
and sell his wheat Tor SO cents. The vi.
tai questions to US are the questions rela
ting to the interests of the territory Of
Dakota. 1t behooves every democrat to
stand by his convictions of right and
wing. Reports in the newspapers and
otherwise should convince you that Q
change of government is desirable. The
republicans have an overwhelming ma
jorlty in this territory, the last ele tion
showing 5000 democrats and $1,000 re.
publhcans. such majorities are corrupt
and are more likely to wrest from the
people their just rights. The house OF
representatives ls democratic and all fa-
vors mus, co lie from that quarter 1t is
therefore for the interest OF Dakota to
snow congress that we will not cast me-.
iorlty vote so damaging to the interests
OF our territory. He was told that John
Raymond had a large majority IN the
Pierre convention, yet he had not received
the nomination. Ttis was the result of
trading. You have the power to retuke
the wire pulers of the party, and it is
important that the management of the
republican party should be wrested from
this com blnation. You will uphold that
combination by giving Judge Clifford 50,.
900 Of majority. He had known Clifford
tor years, and knew HIM to be an honest
and honorable man, but lie has made
himself subse,vient to the omoinatlon by
accepting their nominate n. lie expected
Judge Clifford TO be the next delegate to
congress from this territory. He had been
btou ght out On an arrang' ment that the
capital at Bismarck should not be dis.
turbed. MIR. Wilson declared himself to
be in favor Of the division of the terrific.
ry. The convention which nominated
him hal adopted plank to that effect.
BY giving Judge Clifford large majority
you are doing all IN your power to defeat
that object. II a republican is elected
the territory will be admitted as whole.
He advise those not permanent residents
and therefore not interested IN the prop
erty Of the territory to 80 in and roll up
big majorlty for the republican candidate.
He had cast his lot in Dakota and was
interested IN the welfare and pro- pc,ity
of the territory: la conclusion he asked
his hearers to consider we'll these ques.
tions before casting their pallots.
MIR. Wilson was listened to throughout
with attention, and was accorded fair
amount of applause.
Hon. Roderick Rose, candidate for
county attorney. was next introduced.
He had nothing to say against the prin-
c,ples of the republican party, but had a
great de IL to say about the way IN which
they had administered those principles.
He had heen republican up to the last
presidential election, but irregularities
and abuses had crept in and lie was now
opposed to the l.aders of the party
who permitted and introduced these
abuses. Various attempts at reform had
been made. but they had not been carried
out. He referred to the Star routes.
There were mock trials over these frauds,
but every man had been allowed to 60
scott free. When Hayes attempted to
carry out the civil serv zee and other re-
forms promised in the platform of the
Chicago convention (which nominated
him, he WAS so strongly opposed by the
leaders of the republican party that he
could do nothing. These men said to
Hayes: "You old blockhead, do you sup
pose we meant them" (the reforms).
HAYES tried to institute reforms but Was
pTcScuLcu UY LuC lC0uCAS oA sAS PSASy
o. the question OF division he said that
what we required to develop the territory
was capital, and this We could get to
much better advantage If we were made
state In the meantime we should en-
act such laws as would protect capital.
Our laws were not such as would protect
capital. The Sc laws were good enough
when first enacted, but that Time had now
gone by. In regard to county matters he
would say, when you go to the polls in.
ouire which candidate will best subserve
your interest and vote accordingly.
j. w. Goodrich followed in brief
speech, after which D. NJ. kelleneH har-
| augued the assemblage for some time on
a multitude of subjects, personal, politi-
cal and general.
The meeting was then adjourned.
How The Major Views The Situatfo D.
As many anticipated, the true men OF
Stutsman couoty Assem- bled at jamestown
o~,o;,r ropudiofaH without a