Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-23

Is devoting the larger portion of its space
each issue to booming Sam McMaster,
superintendent Of the Homestake mine,
for the nomination of delegate to con.
gress, with very Indifferent success. In
its issues OF the 10th and goth several
columns Of Reasons Why McMaster
should be nominated" for that position
by the Republicans, the sum and sub
stance Of which is the statement that
McMaster has made the Homestake, the
Hills, the sole dependence of the north
ern camps for ~existance, and lastly that
he will Immediately open the reserva-
ton and have railroads built to the
Hills. So far as the individual in ques-
he is possessed of those qualifications that
60 TO make a good and successful mining
superintendent, for himself and CO.
stockholders, and everybody will admit
that he might develop into a legislator
of such ability ETC., as TO rank with the
greatest legislators of our times, but as
yet such is not the case, he is untried.
When, however, the scholarly editor of
the Pioneer asks his readers to swallow
the statement that the Black Hills are
indebted to him for being what they are,
he goes a trifle too far, so to with the as
sertion that McMaster's has the infn-
ence to open the reservation, etc. So
far as the people Of the Hills are con
cerned re think they can deny being
indebted TO any one man for what the
country was, is and will be. On the
other hand they are indebted TO the fact
that the country contains such mines as
the Homestake, varied resources, ETC..
and if nc such person ever existed as
McMasters, we very much doubt bu,
what the Homestake would have been
operated, and the country developed as
much as it is to-day. AS to the last rea-
son advanced "why he should be nomi.
mated" we must beg to differ with our
esteemed contemporary, in fact we
think that if at the conclusion of the
reason given the editor had added an ex-
preston used by q German character of
Custer, "and don't you believe IT," he
would have conveyed to the public his
own opinion of the assertion, or else his
obser walton Of legislative action where
railroads are effected has been very
limited OF superficial. As we have
many times asserted, when the railroad
corporations are ready to extend their
lines through the reservation, all OBJ
tacles will be removed, and the com.
bined power Of all parties interested in
the Homestake corporations will not
make that day nearer or more remote
One more reference to the articles
from the pen Of this champion Of Nc
Master. In his issue of the 10Th, after
innumerating the many things for
which the people of the Hills are in
debted to McMaster, he says:
"What an adsurdity to say that Nc
Master has not the ability to be a mere
delegate to congress. The wonder is he
will condescend to take so comparative.
ly. insignificant a place. 1t argues a
willingness to sacrifice self to promote
public good which few would do"
While we are not at present writing
for or against McMaster, we must say
that we give him credit for possessing
the ability to be more than a ''mere"
delegate to congress, but as to his con
descension, we don't sce it i'm that light.
It's a position that many men, the equals
of McMaster, are ~contending for and the
number indicates that there are a "few'
more who are willing to sacrifice self
to promote public good"
To conclude, we think the Hills
should have a candidate for the position
of delegate on whom all can unite and
in looking owe the names of those men
toned We will have no reason 20 be
ashamed of the one who may be the
choice of the Hills delegates, no matter
whether it be Sam McMaster, Judges
Moody or Bennett, Seth Bullock, or Col
Parker, or others, but il the first named
gentleman would be that choice he
should put a curb bit and bride on his
steed, the Pioneer.