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BOWEN q KINGsBURY, Prop'ts.
The question Of proprlety as to the
action political conventions may take in
regard to public affairs is one which has
been raised by number OF the territorial
papers, since the Huron convention.
There seems to be disposition in some
quarters to excuse the convention for
not expressing its sense with regard to
certain public matters in the territory
by protesting that, notwithstanding the
most scandalous corruption has been
openly and generally charged against
the highest official in the territory, it
would outrage the propreties of politi.
cal convention called to elect delegates
to q presidential nominating convention,
to allude to the subject in formal man.
ner because the convention was not called
for that purpose. While recognizing
that there should be limit to the
range of subjects such a conven.
ton should consider, we contend
that there are occasions when conven-
tlons of q political party should give on
expression to the general sentiment on
matters not strictly in tbs line of the
purpose for which it ls called. Particu-
larly should this be done by the domi.
nant aud controlling party when great
abuses have grown up within its lines,
when its representatives in places of
honor and trust have proved unfaithful
and dishonest, and by their public acts
brought disc1edit upon the political Or
ganization to whose success they owe
their position. At Huron three.fourths
OF the delegates there assembled believed
the present governor Of Dakota to be un-
fit tor the high aud honorable official
station he occupies. They believed he
had brought odium upon the republican
party by prostituting the Office aud
using the power, conferred upon him
by republican president. to his individ-
ual interests. Then why not
have said so? If Huron was
not a proper place Tor such an ex-
preston, where shall we look for prop.
or place? 1t was representative con.
venticn of the republican party. and it
Was its duty to give au expression, look
ing to the correction OF abuses within
tue organization or tor which the party
is held responsible, as much as to give
expression to tie general sentiment in
relation to division and admission, q
matter which the convention was not
called upon to consider, but which was
IN every sense pertinent to the duties OF
the convention. 1t is subterfuge to con.
tend that any proprlety would have
been violated In formal expression of
the sense of that convention represent.
ing the people, in regard to matters OF
public disgrace, matters that interest
the good name of republicans. that are
vitality connected with the vel
fare of Dakota; matters that have cos,
the taxpayers many thousands of dollars
and will cost them many more.
1t is wide.spread belief that Dakota,
governor is corrupt official. 1t is use
less to urge that private animositles con.
fined to any section or small community
have epgendered thls general distrust
The official acts of the executiv,
are public property, and til,
political party to which be processes t,
belong Is responsible to the people TO
his flagrant NAL administration, and it i
its duty to denounce it and ask the ap
pointing power to relieve the party o
tue odium.
The difficulty ut Huron was not tina
the sensitive feelings of its member
would be outraged by an impropriety
A half dozen Ordway henchmen, mel
directly interested in the scandalou
matters which have made Dakota
present executives record 80 uusavor,
were there to prevent the convention
from giving such an expression. The.
recognized the fact that the convention
WAS strongly disposed to take such actio
and they used their best generalshir
and money also if rumor is to be credit
ed, to prevent it. They we're willing t
give up everything and make any sor
OF combination to protect their chic
who had been so useful to their plans
aud they succeeded. They cared nothin
who was elected to Chicago or who wa
endorsed for president, but they did car
to stitie the voice of the republican part
when it should have been heard IN de
nunciation OF the most fragrant ofifclt
corruption, and they succeeded.
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The Watertown Courier gives place I
the following call Tor territorial col
vention. The only feature of tile ca
that will strike the reader as significar
of ways that are dark" is the hour ,
which it is called:
A convention of the anti monopolisl
of southern Dakota is hereby called I
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