Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-31

BOWEN q KINGsBURY, Prep'ts.
There is considerable more OF unrea.
soning rage than fair good sense in the
vituperative language which the Bis
marck Tribune applies to the Yankton
agent of the associated press and to the
people of Yankton in general. This is
the sample 20 which we refer:
The ring editor of Yankton, alias
Bower, of the Press and Dakotaian, never
loses an opportunity to wander from the
truth, and it is unfortunate for the peo.
pie of Dakota as we'll as direct insult
to Manager VIM. Henry Smith, of the
Western associated press, that through
him must come all telegraphlc news
from the southern end of the territory to
the members of the press association.
All the dispatches are colored in the
most brazen and libelous manner. For
instance, in speaking of the decision of
the supreme court, he makes it appear
that "the attorneys for the people," ap-
peal from the decision favoring Bis
marck to the United States supreme
court. 1t is false. The people do not
ask an appeal. It is the thievinp, bull
dozlng, corruptionists of Yankton only
who ask an appeal.
Even over 80 exciting theme as
the capital commission case the Tribune
should not permit itself to lose it's
head and indulge in senseless invective.
The case will be fought out upon its
merits and the end will come in the
tribunal of lsstsresort-the United States
supreme court. Meanwhile it is best to
concede the right of the party defeated
in the first court to appeal. and that in
SO dong they are not performing the
role of thieves, bulldozers or corrup.
tionists.
The press telegram SO violently com.
planned of was correct enough in it's
" ording and the Tribune itself must
concede this under fair interpreta-
ton. The title of the case stands, "The
Territory of Dakota. &c rel, us. Milo w.
Scott ct al." Who are the territory Of
Dakota, if not "the people"
This is common expression
in designating actions of this nature, as
it is clear proposition that such actions
are brought by the psople of the terri
tory of Dakota, or, in the name of the
people of the territory of Dakota. The
Tribune knows very we'll that brevity IL
enjoined in the transmission of press
telegrams, and that its agents are in
structed to convey their meaning in the
fewest possible number of words. Ir
employing the expression "the people
the Yankton agent gave an implied cor.
rect rendering of the title of the case
and if CRATES upon the tender suscepti.
bilities of our northern neighbors it ii
the statutes that should he criticised and
not the sender of news, who followed the
form at the least possible expense to tn.
associated press.
To show how differently the same mat
ter is viewed from different etand
points, we have only to quote from al
unsolicited letter just received from tn
northwestern manager of the associated
press. 1t was not written for publica
tion, but as the Yankton agent has beel
assailed without cause, we take the lib
erty of using it in his defense. The let
ter, which bears date of May 81, 1885,
says:
II desire to tell you that the servlc
the associated press has recently ha
from Yankton has equalled, if not el
celled, that from any other point in til
northwest Please let the service con
tinue as it is. concise, unbiased" etc.
1t does not appear that the manager {
the associated press feels in any manne
insulted or even aggrieved 1t is no ne
thing for certain newspapers in Dakot
to assall the Yankton agent of this new
association, and it is no new thing fe
the Yankton agent to receive assurance
from headquarters that his work Is 81
tlrely satisfactory to the management
We believe these attacks, as gener
thing, are not inspired by malice, bt
that they are the outRrowth of an e
> cited condition of the public mind w
intense partisanship, which prevents the
\ authors from taking comprehend,
view OF the case under discussion. TT
Tribune would have the Yankton agel
word his kilograms to conform to Il
Bismarck view of the situation. Th
be cannot do any moro than the Bi
marck agent can give Yanktonian We
sion Of Bismarckian transaction. IT
Yankton agent, however, has endeavor,
to eliminate personal prejudice from
recitals sent out for general publicatic
and the highest authority says his eifol
in this direction have been suceessf
The charge Of the Tribune is not We
serious one, involving as it does only t
substitution Of the words "the peopl
for the words "the territory of Dakott
But it has given an opportunity for
explanation which seemed to be need
A circumstance without parallel
the experience Of any state or terrific
occurred in connection with the men
rial day exercises in Yankton. the. {
import Of which has probably not oce
red TO the general public. During
= day devoted to tho solemn ceremone.
memory OF the dead the governor Of
kota was in Yankton, but was not asl
to participate and would have been Q