The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-11-01
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Chattel Security. 1885,

Clifton will be there when the
general roll is called next Tuesday,
and don't you forget it.
All in favor of honorable dealing,
a fair vote and an honest count,
should vote for Clifton for the county
seat.
Henry Rohrer, of Carson. accompa-
MED by his brother, A. 7. Rohrer, of
Ohio, who is visiting HIM, made us a
pleasant visit, Thursday.
The Republicans who have been
warmed-over III the Demo-I indie
pendent stew-pan and hashed up for
Office on Peoples ticket, should be
thoroughly cooled off ; next Tuesday.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mrs. David Staples, wife of our Supt
of Schools, which occurred at the resi-
dence of her husband in 1l4-SO, on
Tuesday night, last, of consumption.
One year ago last spring the Oni-
da Journal made the statement that
the Commissioners of Sully county
were honorable gentlemen and that
it was willing to trust them in the To-
cation of the county seat. In their
wisdom of justice to the people it was
located at Clifton. The same reasons
of justice demands that it remain there.
By their votes next Tuesday let the
people see that it does.
The Carson Herald says that every
Democrat has duty to perform in vo-
ting for Leslie for Register of Deeds.
Just So There are some Democrats
who will swallow anything to defeat a
regular Republican nominee, but we
are pleased to know that there are
many honorable Democrats in Sully
county who have expressed the prefer
ence of voting for an honorable,
square-toed Republican on a straight
ticket to an uncertain one on a mixed
ticket.
Read the affidavit, elsewhere, re-
garding the political affiliation of NJ j.
McCann previous to coming to Dakota,
and of his being member of the Sa-
ratoga Garfield and Arthur Club. We
have never had any doubt of his sound
Republicanism, and this affidavit
should satisfy the most skeptical. We
have the documentary evidence
that the Hon ID. s. Potter was mem
Der of the New York Assembly as
stated, and c. III. Atwell, of the Board
of Supervisors.
1t is always the plan where the
Democrats are in a hopeless minority
to bluster around and howl fraud,
ring" or something of the kind, upon
which to base an issue, and then seek
around for a few disappointed office
seekers in the Republican ranks to
split the Republican vote. The Demo
Gratis then put i'm few nominees and
is solid for the-anything to beat the
Republican ticket, and claims the vic
tory. Sully county is no ex-
ception, only that there are many con-
scientious Democrats who think the
straight Republican ticket preferable to
this duplicity.
The Fairbank Tribune makes the
unqualified assertion that the WATCH
MAN makes the statement that Frank
A. Leslie and p NJ. Liddy are boilers,
that they were defeated candidates in
so-called Republican convention that
was held at Clifton several weeks ago"
The Tribune knew it was uttering a
vile falschood when the above was
written, for the language we used was
as follows, verbatim: ' Messrs. Leslie
APE Liddy, who are practically boiters
fyswih Y Y Republican convention-not
before ~ hut withdrawing the last hour
before for fear of defeat" This was
exactly the state of the case, and i'm
the spirit they are lust as much bolters
us though they had been defeated in
the convention. The Peoples conven-
ton which nominated Liddy, Fair.
bank man got up and made a speech
opposing him and saying that it was
all they could do to "choke him off
in the Republican convention, even af-
ter they saw his defeat was certain. 1t
was the same with Mr.. Leslie, only he
had the good sense to see that he stood