Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-10
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.

"A SENotSLE
Something for the Business Men OF
Yankton to Read, Ponder Upon and
Act Upon.
To the Press and Dakotsian.
1t is time for the people OF Yankton
to look calmly and dispassionately upon
a grave question which seriously affects
it's interests and TO consider and act
upon the best means for an amicable
settlement of a difference which
threatens to expand and gather strength
to the detriment of all classes within
our CITY.
/ refer to the conflict between two
radical elements which has for it's origin
the legalizsd liquor traffic of our city,
l do not purpose entering upon q dis
Ecussion of the right or the wrong in the
case, but rather to touch briefly upon
the effect OF the controversy. 1t is
patent to all that we cannot prosper as
an inharmonious community. There is
no single element in our midst strong
enough to stand distinctiyely alone and
base it's business calculations upon the
arbitrary dictum of personal belief.
Nor is 1t desirable that the personal
preiudices of any class should enter into
business relations. / am speaking now
from o purely commercial standpoint,
with the material interests OF Yanktoa
as the impelling motive. My business
experience, covering a period OF
fifty years in this and
other cities, teaches me that there
are certain fixed laws of reciprocity IN
trade which cannot be violated without
damaging results. In our business To-
lstions we need to condone each others
faults and TO spread the broad mantle
of charity over the personal deeds of our
fellow men. Whether we be SANTA or SIN
ners, as business mon We need to be
christianlike in our estimates of char
actsr and at all times tolerant. Violence
of prejudice, in whatever direction it
may tend, should be entirely eliminated
frose the code of ethics which governs
the commercial transactions OF our every
day life.
We are now occupying q crit
ical position here among our
selves. Two antagonistic els-
ments are monopolizing the precious
time which should be devoted to the up
building of our city and are sowing the
seeds of bitterness from which may be
gathered the harvest of impotent re-
pentance. This should cease and if We
are sensible, comnon sense business
men, who deserve success in life, it will
cease.
| am O believer IN. arbitration. In all
my experience l have never yet encoun-
tered o case of difference which could
not be amicably settled by arbitration.
l have often aided in bringing about the
settlement of vexatious public matters
in this manner and have never known an
instance wherein the parties thereto
were not delighted over the result and
happy over the final conclusion.
The present difference between the
saloon men and the citizens league
could be arranged and overcome by
wise arbitration and we would all be
happier and better for the experience.
Both sides would need to concede soma
thing, but as both have been somewhat
pugnacious, a little yielding IN the COM
mon interest would do them Egood and
would comfortably affect the entire COM
munity. Let all these differences be
submitted 10 @ committee of business
men selected with due consideration for
the claims of each element, and by this
committee settled and pat out of the
way. III Yankton is wise 1T will adopt
thls course.
I mako this suggestion as an un-
preiudiced citizen, as a christian and as
one who endeRvors to look upon O public
matter as the property of every resi-
dent of our city, Whatever may ba his
calling or his habits in life.
BUSINESS MAN.