Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-11-04

seek to speculate at the expense of the
people Of a county, is entitled not only
to the respect, but the highest regard, of
every American citizen. This does not
apply, however, to shoulder.strapped
aristocrats or civilian camp-followers who
seek to force county division upon un-
willing citizens by purchasing and cajsl-
ing legislators, or through the procure
ment of fraudulent votes by wholesale.
g. W. said that the Times is published
in the interest of the Missouri River Land
and improvement Company" corpora
ton which has been, and ID, . bane not
only to the people of Winona, but to the
whole county.
If not, what was meant by "Thc WI
mona Times: George DosSaas, Naaakor," +"
as it was recently printed over Georges
editorial column7
4. We referred to the 'srmy people who
have made investments in Emmons
County as aristocrats who hAve no other
use for the people than to make catspaws
of them"
Army people" refers to suffers ct al.
Did not Douglas Major attempt 70 get a
bill through the Legislature, hst winter,
dividing the county without giving the
northern half an opportunity Of voting
on the question: In this he failed, as t
was known that Gov. Pierce would veto
such an act. Didn't the Greater Douglas
70 about the county seeking to discOur.
age anti-divisionists by telling them that
division was sure to be carried, the people
in such .and.such section had concluded
not to vote, etc.7 Didn't he, mat least
one instance, seek to bulldose voter into
casting his ballot for divisionf Didn't
he know that over fifty illegal votes were
cast at Winona-by men whose persons
or property cannot be found by the as
ses.or and are not the names Of those
men who proved up on claims near town,
under conditions which the land authors
ties say were peculiarly crooked, to be
found on the Winona poll-list? Were they
legal votsrs7s Until their aid was need.
cd, did the post-trader ever manifest any
particular regard for the old.timers who
had braved every hardship in settling this
country, and who made subsequent gen.
exal settlement by an agricultural class
pSseible3 Or have his shoulder strapped
coadjutors that have made investments
in Emmons County" ever shown any par.
ticular interest in the welfare of the old
settlers until they wanted the votes of the
latter with which to pull their townsite-
speculation shestnuts out of the fire7
Again, are the investments these ''army
people" have made in Emmons County
of nature to advance the interests of the
people of the county, Or has the COB.
bling OF government land around Winona,
through false swearing, by people living
at Fort Yates, been benefit to the town,
the country around it, or the county gen
eraHy7
s. We are Jealous" says the Times.
Pray tell US of what, George. IL it your
m mi HnafAnf ypn vAu QSS rNhorA~ io
war between two ready-print publishing
houses in st. Paul, George, and "innartls"
arc cheap. Quality in q newspaper, as in
other things, is preferable TO- quantity.
II 1t the circulation, the mechanical ap-'
psarancs or the editorial ability of the
townsitc organ' In what way have you
hurt us7 Since the paper was first issued
at Winona our circulation has nearly
doubled, our advertising patronage has
increased, and thirty pounds have been
added to the editorial avoirdupois Be-
sides. George. to be jealous were foolish.
It would be the height Of folly to suppose
that in large county such as Emmons,
capable OF supporting vast population,
and with those now here all reading peo-
pie, we could build Chinese wall around
the county to keep other papers out.
Aud the same is true of both the Times
and RECORD. Other newspapers will
come. and it is only in the nature Of
things that We will all have numerous
journalistic rows. At divers times each
of us will wax exceeding wroth in defense
of his particular section-yea, frequent
", We may pass almost beyond the
bounds Of fact, even within the realms Of
fancy. But the fttest will survive, and
the world move on ''just as it used to do"
A politician or newspaper man,
George, has no call to be over.sensitive.
On entering either sphere Of usefulness
one should efldeavor to so tougher and
harden his cuticle as to render it as i'm
penctrable as the hide of rhinoceros.
The couch of the country editor is not y
bed Of roses over. .sensitivsness will make
1t one Of thorns. As the years roll by,