Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-06
FAiRWARNjNa1

III 49, AlnhW nNlN0s 1875
4 i only question Of . very short
imeNhenthe men in Dsakloota capable
# deliberately andsopenly conniiyviin,g, 70
Ehwast55 the popular viii, is in the case
) theI a Moure outrage in this !legisla
i've district, must 90 to the rear polit-
ically, socially and Otherwise. Dakota
IS becoming too pspulous, and the peo-
pie who have come here in the past two
three years are too intelligent to long
submitto 90 shameful and disgraceful
. thing. A.political revolution in the
Territory IS now imminent. The party
takes the monster Of corruption
and schicanery by the throat and stran-
giles it, no matter what the name ofthat
party may be, will be upheld by all
honest citizens. The masses are opposed
to the miserable conduct Of the men
who are thrust into places Of public
trust by reason of their ability to con
troll and manipulate political conven-
tons; the people have grown tired of
knavery and trickery on the part Of po-
litical bosses and their tools; they have
seen enough to warrant a just abhor-
ence Of jury-6xing and other methods
Of: open bribery. In, fact, the reign Of
~rascality throughout the Territory and
the shameful Endorsement Of it by
certain public men and their newspaper
organs is creating a general alarm that
must certainly swell into a sweep
ing revolution. Ample proof Of this was
furnished in several counties at the re-
cent election. 1t has been. clearly es.
tablished that the majority party
in Dakota is weary of the leader
ship Of dishonest men. In future there
must be some. consideration accorded
the wishes and rights of the people and
less arrogance. on the part of impure
and selfish persons. The public will
cannot be much longer overridden by
the low-bred political hoodlums who
are making o profitable profession Of
jury-ixing and who have turned the
halls Of legislation into boards of trade
and bribery marts.,
In a few weeks the Territorial legisla-
ture will meet at the city Of Bismarck.
After a careful reading Of, the names Of
those who will go to the capital to make
and amend the laws, we cannot believe
that the result of the forthcoming legis
lative deliberations will show anything
like a fair compensation for the cost o
the session. We find in the list tn,
familiar names of men who have fire.
quently been tried and found wanting
the names of men who have alread,
done their full share toward d~isgracinl
the Territory at home and abroad. W.
have the best of evidence that certain
schemes are now brewing to legaliz'
former Legislative jobs and to concoc
others equally IS dishonest. Many O
the "old. wheel-horses' Of past session
will be there, not that they ever die
anything to earn a reelection, but be
cause they had the local machinery il
their hands, and the influence of tn
"ring" at large was thrown in their favor
1t is also charged that corruption funds
subscribed by corporations and other
desiring favorable legislation, or mo lie
i~slation at all, were used in several dis
triets. At any rate there is no improve
ment in the class of men who will con
troll the coming session; the new mem
bers will have but little to say unles
they tumble into the maelstrom at tn
beginning and content themselves wit
going round and round with the "ol
Warehouses;" =,
The men who will control the legisla
ture that meets at Bismarck in Januar
1.-THE old hands at the business-a1
Alex Mckenzie, Frank Pettigrew ,Geolg
Walsh, Jud La Moure and W. F. Steele
The first four named have run previou
sessions to suit themselves, and all sign
fail if they don't hold the fort this wir
ter. This will be the most profitable
session ever held in the Territory;h enc
the struggle made by these men;to g
in. La Mourse was beaten in this di
trict by 95 majority, but his ~"excellen
services" will be in such demand that
was decided he must have a seat. in til
council anyway. The names of some {
the men who helped to count him j
would surprise a great many people j
Dakota were they given. Walsh *
there ''on the face Of the returns" b.
it is claimed that he was beaten fairly O
an honest count. His presence is yer
necessary in Bismarck this winter, {
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