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

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C0mmitteeman--Yar Matters of
Interest to Oak otaians.
Bureau correspondence Press and Dakotaian.
Washington, May 3-All. of the presi
Dental postoffices in the Hills are now
filled with democrats, and yet they are
not happy. The new land districts are
troubling the souls of the democratic
patriots out there. The trouble is there
are not enough offices to GO around. Ii
it were not for the fourth.cIass post
Offices there would be O sorry lot of
patriots throughout all the land, from
Dan to Bersheba.
The recent visit of Messrs. Temple
ton and Mcdonald, of Pierre, TO the ma
tlonal capital, was made partly for
pleasure and partly for business. They
have returned to Dakota with higher
appreciation of Mayor Mcclure than
ever. It is patent TO everybody who
comes here that Mcclure has done good
and faithful service.
Hon. M. H. Day has returned to
Springfield. Dakota, and thence to his
new home at ssTyndall. He has impor-
tant legal cases which call for his per-
sonal attention, and he will be obliged
to remain in Dakota at least month.
His absence will be made use of by
those vino can only play when the cats
away. MIR. Day has fled great many
papers with the congressional commit
tee, showing the concurrence OF many
leading democrats of the territory, in
his charges against Ordway Johnson.
do not know what defense Mr.. johnson
has made or is making. 1t seems that
he claims TO be member of the commit
tee, while the chairman ard leading
members of the committee say that he
is suspended, pending the progress of
the investigation. 1t is very pretty
fight all around.
MIR. Boynton, who wes JohEeon's prin-
cipal adviser and assistant, says that Mr..
Johnson has not been affected by the
charges made by Mr.. Day, but that he
had been strengthened by them. He
says that Mr.. johnson will soon return
to Washington, and that he will sit with
the committee, and then it will be
demonstrated that he is member and
an active one.
| The st. Paul Globe man has shown
me copy of dispatch which he has
just sent to his paper, in which great
taffy is given to Mr.. Ordway, as power
full factor in Dakota's politics. He il
Represented as being the man without
whose consent, Dakota can do nothing
but sit idly dawdling away her time
waitingfo for tho old man to die, and ge
out of the way. Pity about that ole
man, amt it, Wonder il he rea lize
what rnighty man of valour he is.
The division of the territory j
ouestlonable, while there are so man,
diversified showings of it before con
gress. There can be no move made fo
the benefit of the territory which doe
not evoke argument and dispute. There
are always opposing forces. and it is
wonder to me that tho people of TIN
empire ever get any recognition by con
greas. If / were congressman
should take no side at all. but SHOULD
simply oppose any move for the terri
tory, until thefsi we're unity of action
and of purpose amongst the people. Mr.
Hill, the chairman of the house commit
tee, assures the friends of the measur
that be will push the bill and secure it
passage. Nevertheless, there are thos
who see their capital schemes going +
| the demnition bow-wows.,i in the even
OF division, and they arc fighting to de
feat the bill + know that Mr.. Hill ]
in earnest IN ths matter, and am there
fore inclined tofbelieve in the success Q
the measure; but. the opposition is o
strong, at present, that there oan pc n
ID certainty.
FL The festive Sioux must go.S Ih
n gentle red man must HE himself ava
J. from his millions Of gebbIed lsad, an
lsssx she ses.asiOn Of bis thousand d-acr,