Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-19

them posted in regard to the doings of
Congress. We will try to 80 do. We
have been cfeditably informed that but
four bills Of the present session have
become laws. Neither OF them have
heea the Dakota admission bill
We clip the following from the Shah
Qll9 Argus:
Albert Gllndersop, the former boy
cooper at this place, is now a lawyer
and real estate dealer 1T Washington
Springs, Oak. and was one of the dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention
Of the State OF Dakota, held at Sioux
Falls in September last, 'sSe!f made"
expresses the fact.
And we might add that Ike is, our
District Attorney at present. iEd.l
Major Thompson Of the Iowa l,egis-
lature seems to think that whiskey and
old line repEAlicanismH are inSepara-
be. He thinks that the republican
|party would be held responsible for the
Impeachment Of Judge Hayes. What
if it was? Would it be Il disgrace? :?
Should THINK they would feel proud Of
the opportunity to impeach an officer
with such Il disreputable character
The time is coming when the republic
can party must yield to the "few fanat-
ical leaders" Us he terms the prohibl-
tion:hts in the republican party, or be
left behind in their struggle EGr su-
tpremacy.
Col Steele owner Of the Steele town
site of North Dakota has been lsap
pointed in his efforts to secure recog-
milton ut the hands of Congress. His
townsite is on section l6 and he is pray
ing Congress to permit him to buy 40
acres at $40 per acre. He claims that
the location was an error. He suppos-
ed he was plating his town on sec II.
Reply to "Slum's" articIeo OF last week
'Slum thinks we do not understand the
true import and spirit Of Socialism.
Perhaps we do not. Then it is because
we do not understand the meaning Of
the English language. We Judge all
organizations by their platforms and
their visible results. by their fruits
shall ye know them. Society may need
reforming but not recognizing. What
woul Slum do to regulate property,
industry, and the sources Of livelihood,
and also the domestic relations and So
cial morals of mankind - 70 regulate
Is not to reorganize, These t.ings
need reforming, but it socialism, com-
munism, knights Of labor, unions and
even greenbackism should obtain, we
: doubt whether they would accomplish
the desired end. Public opinion is not
prepared for such radical changes.
They must come slowly for the good Of
society. Such sudden changes can
come only by force and through great
detriment to society. Abraham Linz
coin by one stroke Of the pen freed the
slaves hut what did it require. fight
ing army and what has been the re-
: suit, since they were not prepared for
such change. The king of Brazi!
emancipated his slaves through q ser
les of years and thus did not disturb
: the equilibrium of society. Educate
public opinion before you attempt to
reorganiZe society.
We notice that the News censured
the Co. Commissioners for the way
in which they treated the 'Sheriff's bills.
That's right Mac. such gentle reproof
is in place. Was thinking OF doing the
same thing ourselves. We wish to
know who would have taken such Il
man into the bosom Of their own fami
" and kept him as Mr. Spears has done.
Under the circumstances it was neces-
! surv for the prisoner to sleep, eat and
: live with the family. He was there
t without IA change Of clothes unless he
+ borrowed, and the usual result follow
ed. This condition, to say nothing
e of The moral effects upon the children,
made it a burden too grlevlous to be
horne Who would have done it,
Not even the sheriff if he could have
5 helned it. But the Co. Com. compelled
f him to keep the man in his own house
p and then cut his uill Of charges for the
y same. The sheriff asked the board to
oct place to keep the man, but after
Visiting Woonsocket and finding that
thnv would not keep him for less than
@ the m sheriff they allowed Mr.. Spears to
continue harboring the man. CON.
: in session had the face to tell Mr..
. Snonrs that he had said chat he would
Y r,ther keep the prisoner than not, and
then hen to add injury to insult they cut
his bin for doing what he was compel
:. led to do and doing it for less than they
2 could get 1t done elsewhere. compare
the sheriif's bill with thht or other 70
,n;.nrs vl,; anl see the9rps,llt. "Consistan-
rs ;.ou art II jewel.