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

apiece reservation; SO that the white
man may come ir with his iren steed,
and bring wealth, civilization and re-
volvers with him. The Sioux bill will
pass 1t Is only short time now when
1T will not be unlawful to carry flask
of whiskey across the Missouri river. Lo,
there is God in Israel, after all, and
the bad hearted Indian agent must
follow his protegees into the greater Sc
clusion of the wilds of the mauvaises
terres. Before the contamination of
these things, however, there must be
much labor done. here in the capital
city; and the people of Pierre are aware
of the fact. Hence, they will SOON send
their little giant, McManima, and he
will again take hand in the congress
sional scrimmage. He knows how TO
do it; and his labors will prove effective.
1t is the last battle OF the campaign; and
it will hasten the departure of the be-
loved red man, from the beautiful and
arabic lands which separate the Hills
/
I've beck and gone and done it,
again. feel like the fellow who never
opened his mouth but that he "put his
foot in It," I've been complimenting
Judge Clifford and Mr.. Day for their
friendly ways OF working, and their CO.
opsration in matters before congress, and
1 now they are both giving me, sheol
They say that they are merely on friend
Fly terms, but that they are political rivals
and have nsthing in common. Although
they give me this bluff, and both abuse
me for misrspresenting them, / kno v
/ | am right about their being chums in q
certain sense, anyway. I've eeen them to-
gether great deal, and I've heard then
speak in praise OF each other often
times. If they are political enemies
it only goes to show how dreadful de
ceiyipg" these men who are in politics
may DE. They are like lawyers who
swear at each other and shake their fists
in court: and then go and drink to
gether, after the suit is over I have
been surprised to hsTe both OF thes,
gentlemen go for me-, within the las
week. AS they both swear enmity, polit
Ideally, and assert that they have moth
ing in common, politically, I suppos
they must know. And, at any rate, it j
we'll to .'giye the prisoner the benef
of the doubt" They ought to know
: how they feel towards each other, bet
ter than any other fellow, hence We wi
/ conclude that when they say that the
like each other, and that each of ther
is gentlemen; they are both lying, an
/ hope that they. won't find each othe
/ out. Facts is, the more see OF me
q here in Washington, the more | decid
that I don't know any of them, nt
q what they are made of. Senators wi
v atand up and deride each other. Repr,
sentatIves will swear that the countl
r is going to ruin because their fello'
8 members are rascals, and then they wi
, go to the theatre or ball room togethe
a and fairly hug and kiss, to show ho
9 loving they can be. It's enough to MAX
: anyone tired. I'm q western boy; an
I may be greener than I think, but if nj
Day and Judge Clifford are not friend
: politically, as well as socially, then OF
. pearances have gotten the best OF me
and I'm ready to receive the apologies
!. OF both, and two boxes of cigars.
o Judge Clifford Is an earnest worker
8 He has done good service for the ter
9 ritory. hope that he is a candidate TO
o re-nomInation, and that he viii receiv
another stewardship from the people
: for two years. He is able aud poIuIa
S AS yet, he will not say positively that h
: is candidates but BELIEVE that he is.
4 * observe that the Bismarck Journs
0 thinks that tbe trouble with the demce
o lracy OF tbs territory, is, that 1t is moi q
organizsa body, and that that accoanl
ID fef all the kicking which is done hsl
y lbefers sopngress, on Gil measures. Fro,
d my STANDPOINT Of observation the nigg'
8. lin the woedpile appears to me Just in Y