Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-21
THE DAKOTA oovERNoRsHlP.

THE DAKOTA G0vERN0RsHlP.
We met Col. DOMAIN last evening and
asked him what he thought of Mr.. lie
bach as the successor of Gov. Pierce.
Dakota politicians will be interested in
the Colonel's reply, which was emphat-
ically as follows:
president Cleyeland deserves the
unbounded gratitude and commenda.
ton of 100000 people in eight great
territories OF the Union for his announce
ment that, under his administration,
none but citizens of the territories shall
be appointed to territorial offices. l
suggested that "home rule" plank in the
Republican national platform last year,
and both parties unanimously adopted
it, for it spoke the honest sentiment Of
the whole country regardless of
party. The dissolute tailor's dun.
'' - Has lust hA~~ ~;snenain-
lously dismissed, with his e~ighty-four
pairs of breeches and his eighty-seven
colors Of neckties, from the white
house, ignored and disregarded it with
that sublime contempt for the -n~r'dlar
will which ave- char~~eer1zed him, and
which largely contributed to the defeat
f~she Republican party at the election.
President Cleveland's promised policy
in this respect will be approved by
every citizen of both states and terrific
ries, except the played-out old bummers
of the states who want Offices in the
territories.
"But it is to be hoped that the new
president, who is starting out 80 fairly
and so favorably, will not make the
mistake of appointing such a man as
Ziebach governor of Dakota, the great
est and grandest of the territories. lie
bach is u rough, uncouth old fellow,
who runs a acknowledgement paper at
Scotland in the south part of the Terri
tory. He is in no sense representative
of Dakota or Dakotans. He is in no
sense representative of Dukota intelli.
gence, Dakota enterprise or Dakota
decency.
eff we are to have a Democratic gov
crnor-and I suppose there is no doubt
of that-we have plenty of good mate
rial. Let President Cleveland give us
some such man as Captain Dan Maratta,
who is a gentleman and an honest man,
and has long been identified with Da.
kota's interests, and nobody will have
any reason to complain. Judge Brook
ings, of Sioux Falls, who ran as the
Democratic candidate for congress
against Raymond in 1882, has all the
qualifications necessary to make a splen-
did governor. He is a fine lawyer, a
scholar and a successful business man.
Barney Caulfeld, of Deadwood, is a good
fellow, and has many friends. Judge
Corson, of Deadwood, would be a first
class official, if he would accept such q
position. Bartlett Trip, of Yankton,
hos far more gu%bernatorial talent and
accomplishment than the best average
outside appointee. Mccormack, o.
Grand Forks, or the "old war horse O.
the Jim valley" Kelleher, would be
preferable to Ziebach. But let Presi
dent Cleveland appoint whom he may
so he is a resident and citizen of the
Territory, and we will be pretty sure t.
have a better governor than many of thu
carpet baggers who have heretofore
been sent in to pasture on us, and tn.
triumph of the principle of "Dakotan
for Dakota" will render me contentec
and a little more.
III see Ordway is having the Wash
. ington correspondents of one or tw,
western papers that he is tt
be a power in the matter of appoint
ments under the new administration
I don't believe q word of it. In fact,
think a more preposterous and absur'
t lie could hardly be imagined. If j
= had yer an atom of truth in it to tn
mountain OF rumor, it would be bad 70
the new administration. One Ordwa
fly would make the whole Clevelan'
pot of reform pomatum stink-or word
. to that effect"