Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-11
TO oRDWAY,s PAL.
A Yankton Democrat Addresses some
Pertinent Remarks to IA Traitor
Eifhin the Ranks of his Party.

Abraham Boynton, Lennox, Lincoln
County, Dakots-Sir: | stood n day
under the shade of a tree, and standing
hitched to o post near by was a noble
looking horse. Around the horse buzzed
a CAD fly, and it buzzed and flew, and I
watched the noble beast, and I watched
the contemplate insect, and it seemed
almost impossible that SO insignificant
a thing as that insect coald sting that
noble beast; but when l had thought
for a moment / remembered that the
Great Being who had created the earth
aud everything on it, great n small,
had given to even the smallest insects,
stings, wherein lay power to make even
the largest of His created creatures
aware of their existence. These thoughts
few through my mind as | watched the
norse and watched the hy-watching l
waited, and after a time the fly lighted
On the back of the horse-one step and
4 smack of my hand and the fly lay dead
On the ground-even before 1t had had
time to sting, but not before it had had
ume to cause some annoyance by it's
buzzing.
This scene is recalled to my mind as l
read the letter printed over your name,
under date of January 4, 1886, addressed
20 Hugh J. Campbell, end as l read
mother scene comes before my mental
vision. l see Hugh Campbell Occupying
. similar position to the horse, in the
.bove scene, tied by his party ungrateful
# his work, honesty of purpose and his
abilities, and left to the mercy
IF such attacks as yours. The
anne motive that prompted mt
u destroy that CAD fly prompts me now,
Mr. Abraham Boynton, Lennox, Lin
,oln county, Dakota, to notice your at
ack on Hugh j. Campbell. l see you are
)ne OF those curious insects created by
he great God of the universe for some
wise purpose probably, but If wise
beyond the comprehension of those who
| know you, buzzlpg aud buzzing, and
Watching for al opportunity to sting
| Hugh Campbell, and l raise my hand to
iestroy you-but [ hesitate, curiosity
| Jakes possession OF my mind, and j
took at you and stop to thlnk-aed
linking | wonder-what kind of an in.
4 ct 10 this, or is it an insect at all,
| Thinking aua wondering, turns the
| mind, leads to enquiring and therefore !
| top and address the following questions
20 You:
Did YOU read that letter before it was
| given to the press? The letter over
| our name, dated January 4th, address
ed TO Hugh ]. Campbell?
Who wrote that letter?
| Would you dare tell the people OF
| Dakota who-and then look any honest
Dakotaian in the face?
Did you really think 1t was necessary
to state that you did not represent Sen
ator Vest?
Did you suppose for one moment tina
any Intelligent man in Dakota or else
where would think that you did?
How long did you serve in the arm,
during the war?
Will you inform the public of tn
amount of money paid to you as bount.
before your patriotism was aroused?
Were you as a~ffectionately inclined
towards "Those who wore the gray" be
fore the 4th day of March, 1885, a
now?
Will you state in what battle, skirmis
or fight you distinguished yourself dun
ing the period you. served in the late
war? Over four years?
/ Will you explain in what name
Hugh j. Campbell, or any other man c
set of men in Dakota have in any wa
r been guilty Of an act that would endar
ger what you are pleased to term 18th
, decision made at Appomattox?"
? What was "the decision made at Apo
+ mattox?" Was there any decision mad
! there other thsn "those who wore tt
. gray surrender or be licked out of the
} boots?
: Did you not as a member OF the col
stitutional convention of 1888, at Siou
Falls, vote with Hugh j. Campbell, ar
j with q minority of that convention for
r section which ordered an election
{ state Ulcers for Dakota?
Was not that convention held wit
out any authority Of law?
20 Do you know the meaning OF t
y word Revolutionary?
Did not the president of the late CO
- v%ention, "who left the chair and public
repudiated the extreme views" of Hu
rs J. Campbell, afterwards accept the off
of senator rendered to him by the
tremists?
rs Where and when did you find out tt
this was "the best government ever {
p vised by mani" Did Nehemiah G. Q
way tell you it was? or who did?
Will you explain in whose service J
are in Washington? do not in ans
to:this question, and say il the service
the democratic party, for should you
go, unless a just God sleepeth future
tory will tell of a second Ananias).
Abraham Boynton, Lennox, Line
county, Dakota, do you realize VIII
fool you arep
Abraham Boyntop, Lennox, Linz
county, Dakota, have you ever kic