Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-04-27

The following appears under date of
Fargo, April 23d, in the telegraphic
columns of the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The inspiration of Dakota's disreputable
ex-governor appears between the lines,
assisted by the gang of Ordwayites in
northern Dakota who oppose Secretary
Teller because he will not fall in with
their plans and aid their schemes:
Just previous to the opening of the
Grow Greek aud Winnebago Indian
Territorial Secretary
James 81. Teller, brother of the late Sec
retary of the interior, left Bismarck dur
inP the session of the legislature, report
ing that he was compelled to go to
Washington to obtain funds to pay the
members their per diem and mileage.
The rumor has been current for some
time that Teller went to Washington in
the interest of little syndicate of land
grabbers and monopolists, prominent
among whom were NJ. q. Day, member
of the national democratic committee for
Dakota, and also man whom Gov. Ord
way had trouble with in regard to the
organization of Douglas county, and the
issuance of fraudulent bonds, which
created some stir four or five years ago.
Teller and his friends furnished money
and bought large amount of scrip.
Day, who was in Washington packed
started for the west. Secre-
tary Teller drafted the order opening the
reservation, and submitted it to his
brother, the secretary of the interior,
who submitted it to the president. It
was held by the executive nearly three
weeks, until it was found congress
would take no action. Then our Teller
left for the west. He turned up at the
Mitchell land Office, and met his partner
at the Huron Office, and when the tele.
graph announced that President Arthur
had sent an order opening the reserva.
tion, he and Day had some 400 squatters
ready to move on the valuable lands
They scripped several townsites and To-
Gated squatters on the balance of the
rich grazing and fine agricultural tracts
After Cleveland had taken possession, be
wiped out the prospects Cf these land
grabbers. To.night's train brought
here Attorney General Rice, late speak
er of the house of representatives. Al
Argus representative called upon him
while waiting for south bonnd Fargo
southern train. He SAID he was under
instructions from Governor Pierce
to proceed to Chamberlain, at the
seuth end of the reservation, and ther
by private conveyance proceed through
the same as far north as Pierre through
the Winnebago reservation. He was tt
L in 10 oor1;k;1,, @e
pants. the charges against the settlers
ascertain who they were, where the.
came from and why they were there
and if there at the instance of specula
tors to ascertain the fact. It is antici
pated that some rich developments viii
follow, and there may be an investiga
tion which will involve some gentleme
recently and now high in authority. Th
encouragement was armed with
printed proclamation, signed by Go,
Pierce, which he was authorized to sho,
if necessary, The proclamation was nc
to be seen, but the Argus surmises tha
it is warning to settlers that they car
not be protected in unlawful acts, an
that the presidents proclamation mus
be obeyed.
This is o strained effort to fasten upo
Dakota'a secretary an alleged offenc
and the manipulators have ingeniousl
taken advantage of circumstances on
used them as the basis for their NAL
cious narrative. During the six montl
prior to the opening of the Grow Cree
and Winnebago reservation by Presidel
Arthur, Secretary Teller openly ar
frequently asserted that there was
probability of such action, and later
he stated that in case congress failed
pass the Sioux reservation bill it W
his opinion that the Grow Creek Ian
would be opened by executive order.
!. o thorough investigation showed th
there was ample authority for such orde
q There was no attempt at secrecy
the part of Mr.. Teller either before
after his Washington visit, his vie
, being freely expressed in public al
private conversation, and through
newspapers. The fact that the reser,
tion had been opened was known
over the country at the same time, q
the rush from the states and from va
:. GUS Dakota points began 81
ultaneously. The Yankton pilgrims,fo
or fifty in number, started for
reservation as soon as the order was p
!, mulgated and on their way fell in W
. hundreds of immigrants from the stat
who had equal chance, sofar as time '
concerned, with those who resided ne
er the scene.
~ Secretary Teller needs no defense III
al at home and the foregoing effusion
cy not intended for home use. It il
thrust by the Ordway combination
effect upon the administration, to
prejudice of Dakota's secretary, v
was not in accord with the late executi
The democratic party OF Dakota b.
?. not even hinted at desire for Mr..
ler's removal. On the contrary, Il
" have expressed themselves as fully
!. isHed with his conduct and desirous
his retention. There is, however, +
. go man who is desirous of stepping
his shoes and there is the old cap
manlpulators who would like to see
60. for obvious reasons. A combinat
of these forces has produced the fore
] ing effusiop, which will be almost ur
imously repudlated by the press and
people.
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