Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-26
GOVERNOR ZIEBAcH TALKS.

kotaian who tarried in Scotland during
Thursday found, with no very laborious
search. the latch string OF Governor
Zlebach's sanctum and entered the pres-
ence of the stalwart democrat whoImayyet
be governor of Dakota, despite the pre-
maturely wise affectations of the Wash.
ington vampires of the Ordwayian class
or the sage reasoning of home friends and
enemies, who are always ready to spread
out a cause for every effect and!an effect
for every cause.
The governor was found in a medita-
tive mood and was, as he confessed,
mentally scanning the political events of
the past few months and running them
down to the time when the newspapers
gavehim the first information that he had
been appointed receiver at the Yankton
land Office. He told the Press and Da-
kotaian representative many things in
confidence and other things which he
said might go to the public. If that
which is yet of a confidential nature
could be divulged the prevailing judg
ment on the situation, hastily formed
out of apparent indications, would
be reversed and those who seek to in
form or prejudice the public and to ex-
plain why this is thus and that is 80
would fall smitten with obagrin over
their own stupid reasoning.
The governor said he first learned that
he had received an appointment to some
unknown position through a congratula.
tory telegram from Grand Forks. After
wards a telegram came
from Washington informing
him that he had been appoint
cd receiver of public monies, but did
not give his location, Wednesday
night newspapers reached him contain
reinstatement that the president had
nominated him to the receivership of
| the Yankton land office.
And you know nothing more about
the matter?
Absolutely nothing. The appoint
ment is q surprise.
Had you made application for any
such plac
No. More than that, it had not been
even limited ct and the thought that
such a position would come to me had
never been given consideration.
Will you accept the place?
lam not prepared to answer that
question.
In regard to his canvass for the gov.
vernorship of Dakota and the effect OF
this appointment upon the gubernatoria.
case, Governor Ziebach " as reticent. II
was not now proper, he said, for him tc
give to the public information in his
possession. 1t could probably be di
vulged in the course of time. He sale
the representatives OF Dakota democ
racy (alleged or otherwise) now in Wash.
ington knew nothing about the situation
and that whatever came out in the news
papers as their utterances on the subject
was manufactured out of whole cloth
Either the correspondents or the so
called democratic representatives. uttered
nntruths for the purpose of misleading
the public. Their presentation of the
situation was entirely fictitious, as couit
be easily demonstrated, and wss made
without any actual knowledge of wha
was going on.
You have seen in the st. Paul paper
the claims of Boynton and others il
league with him that they got you up
pointed receiver for the purpose of put
ting you out of the way for the COVER
norship?
Yes "a smile of quiet disdain rutfie'
Mr.. Ziebach's countenance). You ca
say that there 10 not zone syllable Q
truth in all that has been printed in thi
connection in which Boynton and hi
fellow workers figure. l know tina
Boynton & Co., have not the slightest in
huence at any of the departments an
that they have thus far been unable
, control ever so small
I move as the appointmer
of q fourth class postmaster. The
knew nothing about my appointmer
until they saw it announced in the new
papers. They are not In q position I
gain any information as to what is to
done, much less to direct or control tt
action of q department head. 1 spea
rather feellngly on this subject becaut
, all these newspaper CLAIMS in behalf
Boynton and his followers are an imp
. sitlon on the public.
What is their motive?
1t appears like all effort to gain
little notoriety. They have bee
opposing me in the governo
chip contest and take advantage of IL
recent unexpected action of the interi
O department to send abroad the impre
sion that 1T is a victory for them. I {
not so regard it and ] am in a positic
to know.
Relative to TIE plans of the admin
~tration in connection with the Dako
o governorship, Governor Ziebach b
Z nothing to say and if he entertains
theory it is a. private one. With an e
% pressed hope that Governor Zieba
= would soon become a resident of Van
J, ton the interview closed and his repop
was:
!. Well, III see. PIl let you know.