Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
To the Voters of Jerauld County.

AS o life long Republican who
cast his first vote for the noble Lin
coin and who has voted the Republ~
can ticket ever since. | address you
as one who believes in the great funda-
mental principles underlying true
republicanism as taught by Lincoln
Chase Stevens and Sumner anc one
Of the chief and paramount principles
they advocated and the one which the
late war for the preservation of the
Union was bought and one On which
the chief corner stone of our ltapublic
rests is the majority shall rule. AS q
Republican and one who believes in
the perpetuation of Republican princi-
pies in the territories state and nation
and believes that the best men Of the
party should be brought forward to fill
the offices and our conventions should
not be contro lied by rings and cliques
and that republicans should be nomi-
mated by Republican Conventions and
no Democrat be allowed to crowd out
a republican because he belongs to the
ring. Republicans this is strong Iangu~
age but l repeat it a Democrat was
nominated by our Republican Conyen-
tlonin the interest OF the ring and the
candidate for county Treasurer. Mr,
Smith a life long Republican and a
man respected by his neighbors for his
honesty and integrity as citizen was
crowded out by this Democrat (who
ashamed or disowned by his party)and
nominated by this ring. G. E. hackett
an other Republican was nearly beat
en-, by one who owns no party, because
he would not cater to the rings in
terests. TO the Republican soldiers Of
Jerauld county | contend that the sold
iers of the late war where their quail
tications are equal they should stand an
equal chance in securing q proporti-
nate share OF the offices with those
who were more fortunate not to have
been soldiers. But dc they stand the
same chance, say no,!a thousand times
no. They are prescribed and ostraclsed
by this same ring. and if Major Rice's
popularity had not been so great he
would have been sacrificed, bnt the
ring thought his name would add
strength and prestige to the ticket fol
well they know the Democrats and
people would take him up and elect
him. Republicans Of Jerauld county II
the party is to be run by a class OF
men whose sole object in life is tc
grind out of the people three per cent
month whose necessities drives them
to the yoracious paws of these money
Molochs (whose greed is more remose'
less and insatiate than the care Of the
Juggernaught whose ponderouS
wheels crushes it's victims and still
cries for more blood,) it is time for tht
party to call a halt and get rid OF TINS
fungus, cancerous growth that is
dragging the party to ruin. and ther
purified Of this element like u young
giant it will arise in it's might anc
command the respect Of honest men Of
every party and go on as conquorer to
other conduests. cast my first vote
for Lincoln at Petersburg Virgini;
while the guns Of the confederacy Wa
hurling shot and shell at the life Of
the Nation and have continued to yott
so ever since believing it to be in tn
interests Of the people and OF good gov
ernment to do so and have been un
swervingly loyal tc the party and as
Republican, / enter my protest agalns
rings and trai tors running the part
and believe all honest Republicans ar
Of the same mind. | do not make wa
on any citizen o. individual but q
party bosses l hold them responsible.
Republican Voter.
IRE Sanborn county conren5iol
PASSED resolutions that made IN ac
ceptance of a nomination at the han't
of thaG convention, .equlEaient