Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-13
JUDGE PE1Ils.

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Psnusylyalia's Candidate for the Guser-
material Chair of akota.
Meadvills (Pa) Democrat.
print the following from the Demo.
cratic Messenger of January 3lst: We
pnbllsh in another column a communica.
tion, received from one Of the most prom.
inent democrats OF our county and en-
joyil g the entire confidence Ot the demo
cratic party, concerning the governship
of Hon. 8 Newton Pettis.
Heretofore when Judge Pettis' name
has been mentioned in connection with
ment, as q recognition of any party ser.
vices, q sheet claiming to be the organ
of the republican party Of this county,
controlled BY one Of the most
abject slaves of the state ring.
sters, has not been satisfied with the
most malignant attacks upon the judge,
but has often indulRed in q personal
warfare that would disgrace the columns
of the Police Gazette. This business
was carried to such an extent at one
time. as to disgust all fair minded clti.
zeps of Crawford county without regard
to their party associations or political
predilections. When in 1880 the repub-
lican organization of Crawford county.
feeling that further forbearance had
ceased to be a viltue, relegated such
crusaders to the rear xkbey placed the or.
ganization OF the party IN the hands of
the judge and his friends. aud Ora ~ford
county rolled up majority Of l.345.
And it is we'll known that but tor
his untiring personal labors in
1889 for the Beaver ticket,
the effect 0f sub.boss rule SO we'll known
in Crawford would have gwen John
Stewart q many votes in this county as
it did for Beaver. While We as demo.
Gratis should fnd no fault with the mode
of warfare, yet as citizens. We must re-
joice for the good name OF the country
that the republican press is now conient
to extend to the judge the consideration
he SO will deserves
The Judge is we'll known here and has
been almost his entire life. A pronounc.
ed republican. aud yet sharing the
friendship of more democrats than any
republican in the county, the personal
aud political attacks that have been
made on him by pretended
republicans, have never attain.
ed any real publicity in the columns OF
democratic newspapers in northeastern
Pennsylvania, for it was we'll understood
by all honorable men who knew the
judge. that they originated IN the minds
Of that class of men who glory iu the
destruction, or even di grace OF their
superiols, even though they themselves
gain nothing thereby. We, as citizens
OF Crawford county, will rejoice for the
honor Of our county. should the presi.
dent of the United States nominate the
judge for 30 honorable position as gov.
ernor of Dakota. aud should he consent
to accept the offer, We earnestly hope the
senate will unhesitatingly confirm the
appointment. When . republican ad.
ministration appoints to position oi
high trust, inasmuch as the appointee
naturally must BE- republican, We like
to see a real old fashioned republican
receive the favor.
In giving place to the above we cheer.
fully concur in our peighbor's estimate
of our fellow-tcwnsman, Judge Pettis.
The columns Of the Democrat have never
been prostituted to the abuse Of Judge
Pettis. which a small class Of small men
have engaged in, and deemed necessary
for the advancement OF their own po
litical fortunes. The files of the Demo.
crat will show that those who have re-.
sorted to such dishonUrable means were
tit- tingiy branded as conspirators. MIR
Pettls has always been republican and
a gentleman. The republican party
never had more earnest or efficient
worker in this county, alike fair to the
democratic party and to his own in biz
whole political life. Both his own and
the democratic party iD this county will
be glad to see an end put to the persecu
tion from profossed republicans to which
he has for so long been subjected; for he
is and ever has been the friend aud de
fender Of the people.