Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-10-30

WHoh IL ashs ioI ScntteuFSn To rise and eX-
plni REpuprICAN
The PRESS has sbswn painly that it
dislikes to enter into discussions Of per-
sonal matters such rs the above calls for,
If for no other reason than the fact chat
bad blood is the usual result, but as the
young man has shied his castor with such
evident confidence he will have ONLY him.
self to blame if he gets singed.
| Asa positive proof that 4 he young man
don't know what he is talking about when
he says Miller was not fought. but only
the "old ring which he and every body
else comedies is buried deep in cold,
cold oblivion, it is only necessary to state
first that Miller did not get anything from
the convention. And just as kind of
p. s. We viii give the opinion st. Law
renee as expressed through their paper.
the Journal. which says: ..The gentlemen
selecred are anti-ring men WITH THE EX-
CEPTIoN OF TWO OR THREE SO, il
would seem from the way they look at it
TWO or three "ring" men did get on the
ucket--Dut nary Miller man.
2. There is always some cause for this
outgrowth of sore head mutterings as
contained in this paragraph, and some-
thing that is uninteresting TO the public
because people in general care very little
for the disappointments and grievances
OF such fel ows who think themselves
born to grace politics, or lend respectable
ity to what would otherwise be tricks that
are dark and ways that are vain" You will
notice that the small point he tries to make
against the Miller delegation is entirely
submurged by his desire to get in stroke
at the ring candidate for the legislature"
Well this would sound all right, Johnny,
il we were not inclined to inform the pub
lie that the Cause of it is so easily plain
ed by saying that you were defeated op-
ponent of said ring candidate" for legis-
lative honors.
3. What fiimsy argument OF how the
Miller delegation could serve the interests
OF the tewn, when you and all the other
Republicans know that the delegation was
fairly elected at the caucus for the very
purpose Of assisting Mr.. Weeks. to the
Office of Register, and II the delegation
had failed to vote for him it would not
have represented the sen.im. n Of Mill, :
Republicans
4. In this paragraph johnny attempted
to show how the delegates slapped their
constituents in the face. by not voting for
MIR. Williams. Was the delegation chosen
by Mr.. Williams friends? Hardly, when he
allied his forces with everybody opposed
to the Weeks delegation. And ii would
have been the proper thing 10 vote for
their Gown townsman" because
he bitterly opposed their election? Such
childish innocence needs to be guarded,
1t is to volatile. As TO doubling whether
the delegates We're MEN or not, we think
they stand In the eyes of the citizens of
Miller AS near the principle Of MANHOOD
as your own sweet self And we think it
very poor showing for your case to init
mate thew were NOT men, because they
failed to vote in accordance with YOUR
wishes. As to voting for st. Lawrence
men instead of Miller n.en we presume
You refer to the Probate Judgeship. The
Miller delegates voted for Parish, and
after the complimentary first ballot st.
Lawrence voted for Williams. Is PARISH
A ST. LAWRENCE MAN?
8. Yes, the PRESS is Republican all
over. We abide by the majority in this.
the boilers candidate, was
selected by a committee. and endorsed by
this convention here, out you don't stop to
think of the fact that the regular nomi.
nees we're selected by a large convention.
representing ELEVEN counties instead Of
ONE. The Hand county convention
selected county ticket which we will
do all we can, in our humble way, to have
elected. The district convention of eleven
counties selected district ticket which We
also shall work for. Your argument is
gauzy. because il the majority |
should rule, the regular C INVENTION at Red |
ield would have had nina counties rep.
even besides Beadle and Hanu,
where the only dissatisfaction or kicking
was dcne.
z. As to "telling both sides of the
story" we consider your article and every
day talk far short OF that You say the PRESS
claims to be for the peple." We fiatl,
leny ever making any such absurd claim.
rhe PRESS is for Kephart 4 Bushfield,
he same as any other legitimate business
for its proprietors. Is Loew, the
roceryman 'for the peopleT What alb.
urdity! We will never beg patronage Oh
uch pretext. The editors of the PRES 8
'ttcmpt to give as much news as possibl.
make the paper acceptable anywhere.
0 give value received for the price of SUBJ
cription, aud to be as liberal minded and
Conservative in the advocacy of our con
lotions according to the small amount
brains the good Lord has seen ft to en-
or us with. We can readily inform any
ne We are not here for our health, MI
OR OFFICE, But simply to conduct