Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-06
A NEW DEAL.

Ancient Customs to be O~biiterased and
Fresh Life to be Infused into tne
Body Poiitic-lnterview with a
Rnsiness Citizen.
In tis walks and talks about town to-
day the reporter ran across q vigorous
sentiment, born of yesterdays election
enthusiasm. 1t was preached by q man
who is possessed Of political fealty in
large movements, but does not believe
in extending il into the domain of local
affairs. He said, with an expressive
ness which Yves d departure from
his usual mild hammered enunciation:
We've ripped up the old way of
doing things"
"What do you mean"
II mean that the ancient custom of q
few men running elections has gone by
the board. | mean that the theory that
saloons must be consulted and coaxed
and feared and dreaded and soaped is
busted"
"Do o believe such things have
happened?"
"Have happenedl why of course 1 do
You know it yourself"
sand you think the day has passed
when their aid must be invoked?"
Eyes l do. Yesterday demonstrated
it. And l don't believe in politics
either, in local elections.
"Nor in reiigion?"
MOL don't believe in religion in such
places, nor in temperance"
"What do you believe in 2"
81 believe that the business men OF
the city should stand together and
elect business men to conduct the bust
ness affairs of the city, regardless of
politics, religion, temperance or anti
temperance. If good business men are
elected they will always b found to be
men of sufficiently good morals to be on
trusted with the important affairs OF
the city. What 1 mean is, to be
more explicit, that capacity should be
the test, rather than politics, religion OF
a radical position for or against the sale
Of liquor"
"And you hold that a victory was ac.
complished yesterday in behalf of your
doctrine ?"
swell, a partial victory. We can't do
everything at once. We made a start
And [ tell you from this time on politi
cal jobbery will take a back seat and
Yankton will go ahead upon a broad
utilitarian platform. We are in a posi-.
ton now to unite the people for genera
good and to get rid Of the bugbear o
saloon domination which in the past hal
weighed us down and made us afraid Of
our o n shadows. We need no long !
recognize any controlling influence
but the controlling influence o
common good, which takes under itf
sheltering wing the merchant
the professional man, the mechanic, the
laborer, the temperance advocate anG
the advocate Of personal rights and priv
ileges and treats them all from q com
mon sense busin 5ss standpoint"
"a sort Of a millennium, With q lion
and q lamb il 1t?"
"Well, it will come to that, for the
people will see that their own rights
and interests are guarded Wien those
who own the city rule it and will com,
kindly into the arrangement if the doc
trine is adhered to-"
"And will be adhered to? Will The
new organization be able TO Withstand
the temptation of power?'
sit is worth while to try 1t anyway
for a change, and l would like to see i
80 we'll tried that every time-server ant
bulldozer is kicked out and made tc
stand aside. I go on the principle tina
one man is as good as another and that
all are entitled to equa rights. W,
haven't had much OF that lately ant
some of US have become very much ia
tigued sitting on the back seat and see
lug the same crowd turn the crank YEA
after year. Good day."
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