Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-01

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1t is silly to say the removal of the court
from YaDkton will not affect the city's
interest materially. The removal of the
the capital, the surveyor generals office,
United States paymastsr and United
States qnartermester has been seriously
felt by business houses. tits true that
Yankton bas few hundred more in
habitants than it had before the removal
OF these offices, but these have been
added as the natural result of settling
up the surrounding country and the ac.
QUESTION of new line OF railway. Had
these public offices been retained in
Yankton, its increase might have been
numbered by the thousand instead of
the hundred. IL is said here that there
are home influences at work to effect it's
removal bv those who are antagonistic
to the members of the legislature just
elected.
The foregoing appeared first as a
Yankton special sent to St. Paul under
date OF November 2S. 1t was there taken
in charge by the agent of the associated
press and conveyed to all the news.
papers within the jurisdiction of that
organization, THIS is the second time
such an accusation against Yank4
ton people has appeared in
print and in both instances it has
been given currency by men who were,
prior to the nominating convention,
personal and political friends OF the
members elected to the Legislature and
who are still as closely allied as before
to the political fortunes of those gentle
men. Ths. 1.-The charge ,ss wholly with
out foundation does notdeprive it of
the covert Significance ambnshed be-
tween the lines. The gentlemen of
Yankton who were sntagonistic to the
nomination of the republican legislative
ticket permitted that antagonlsm to end
with the close Of the nominating con-
yention and their votes went into the
ballot box for the ticket selected by the
republican party. Some OF the legisla-
tors.elect have chosen to keep alive
ante-oonvention differences and
this they are doing through the covert
means exhibited in the foregoing special
bearing YanktoD date. Now is hardly
a time to raise conflict among our
selves, but there seems to be a stndied
design to impress the outside public
with belief that an antaeon1stio con-
dition exists upon the subject OF the
United States court here in Ysnkton.
This is SO utterly false that we hardly
aee.a it necessary to institute q de-
fence here at home. Still We cannot let
the implication pass without denial for
the effect it may have upon outside
friends and enemies.
Much Curiosity exists over the cause
which prompts this studied effort to
prepare the public mind for coming
catastrophe. Statements like those con
tanned within the for ging special tc
st. Paul are wholly gratAii ps, nnneces.
sary and untrue. There is but Quo senti,
ment here in Yankton upon the subject
under discussion and that sentiment il
IN hearty accord with Yankton's legis.
lative representatives, presuming, Of
course, that they are opposed to the
removal OF the court. The effort, there
fore, to create an outside impression
that our own community is divided upor
this matter, instituted wlth all the
evidences of malice aforethought, may
well lead our own citizens to q serious
inquiry into the situation. We know
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we'll enough the parties who are re-
sponsible for the erroneous statements
put forth and 1t is with shame that We
acknowledge them to be residents Of
z ankton.