Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-23
DAKOTA IN WASHINGTON.
The Chamberlain P0stmastcr-Iivi-
Ssion ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Fraud,
and Other Important Topics.

llitt!e good i'll democrats or their party.
Under the circumstances, he did pretty
| we'll.
Some other fellow writing over my
| signature is causing me great deal Of
| annoyance. Nearly every day / have
letters from people whom Lido not know
asking mo why said thus and so about
them. Whoever tie spurious John is.
he is bad egg, and you should beware
OF him. The one and original John
Smith is as harmless as kitten and
never said word against anyone in the
world, except for cause.
He is, however, like Don Piatt, in one
sense. Don said: 81 have been ac-
cused of being bitter writer. am
not. But there sometimes comes to me
little devil and gets into my ink-stand
and spreads himself all over my paper
and when 1 get up from my writing the
article is full of gall. l can't help it,"
You have all heard of the Dakota man
who came to grief in New York, buying
counterfeit money. He was sold badly,
and called upon the police authorities Of
Philadelphia for assistance. They
ought to have locked him up. He was
as much Of criminal as the fellows
who duped him. He came all the way
from Dakota to purchase bogus money
from New York sharper. He got saw
dust instead. The silly rascal.
John Fl. Oberly, of Illinois, recently
appointed civil servire commissioner, is
one of the strong partisan democrats.
He is not an original civil service advo-
! cate, but has been converted. He is one
of the finest gentlemen L have ever
known. No man could want better
friend; the public service could not
have more honest official. He said q
great deal of truth last summer, when
he said: "There are only two demo-
| crats in the administration. the presl-
| dent and the first assistant postmaster
general" 1t was q strongly partisan
saying. but it meant business. AT that
time only those two officers were max
ing removals and appointments.
BE- By the way have ever told you any
thing about the first assistant postmas-
| ter general? He is an Illinoisian, 6
strong partisan and thorough gentle
man.. He has chosen as his conidentia
clerk, VIM. Duff Haynie,gof Illinois, and
the two make o splendid team. Every
one who comes to them ON business il
well received, aud their wants prompt,
attended to. They run their offces fo
the benefit OF the public; and do ros Tor
get to take care OF the faithful of thei
time. No officials in this city are NOR,
popular; few are SO deserving OF com
: mendation. Their clerks are thei
, friends. They have none of that over
bearing, domiueering, tyrannical al
, which characterizes SO many of the mel
who have "a little brief authority.
Their employees like them, and worl
for them with pleasure. Other mel
!; watch thsir clerks like hawks, suspect
ing one and all of being crooked becaus
they are republicans left over from
former regime, but Stevenson ant
Haynie treat them all as gentlemen
They get good service from them there
4 by. 1t is not the service of serfdom, bu
of friendship and almost Of love.
4, Secretary Lamar has done wise ani
commendable thing IN his decision il
the ex- -parte case of James Britain. HI
reverses the decision of Commissions
Sparks, and opens great possibilities il
the matter of the pre,emption OF publi
lands. It's great good thing for iDa
|, kota. believe that you are very mucl
/ indebted to Messrs Clifford, Day, ant
Engel for this decision. They all work
ed for it, and labored like beavers for il
) Mr.. Commissioner Sparks may be homes
in hls Intentions, but he has injured TIA
: territory very much by some of his act
! and decisions. Mr. Lamar is broader
! bigger man, and looks out for the publ
! veal first and all the time, although h
! never forgets that he is a democra
q Mr.. Sparks needs great deal of defend
: ing by his party associates. Mr.. Lama
a needs none. Mr.. Sparks may mean vel
2 but he is an unfortunate man for hi
party. He is like MIR. Blaine, in OF
: sense, he needs too much defence.
n Things look decidedly gloomy for M
Attorney General Garland. His tell
phone stock is a good investment, final
3 cially, but it is not worth having, polit
. oally. The man was probably honest
u accepting the stuff, but hs is unwise
3 retain it, and remain in the cabinet
, MIR. Gilman, of Chamberlain, is her
He is one of the applicants for the pos
mastership of that place. He has g
cured the favorable consideration
3. Hon. NJ. II. Day, / Judge, because
!, was introduced to me this morning
a. that gentleman. II Mr.. Day endors
h. him, he will be appointed. He has cor
,e well recommended, by personal lette
a from the best people of Chambeflai
Id and will probably sacceed. 1t appea
es that he ia the choice OF the people
I'd that city. He is very gentleman
man and appears to good advantage.
G 1T ia pretty safe now to predict div