Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-16
THE LATE C%AUCUSES.

L.. ID, f. Poore Expresses his senti-
ments in Connection Herewith.
Yankton, Dakota, AuRust15-To the
Press and Dakotaian: at is q very dirty
bird that will betoul Its own nest" and
1t is a matter OF no little surprise to
many thinking men that any such birds,
hguratively speaking, should be found
IN the ranks of the republican party Of
this county. 1t is q fact generally an
derstood and admitted, that Yankton
county republicans had the opportunity
st this time to make a successful canvass
for the important honor of naming the
next republican nominee for delegate in
congress. IN the person of one OF their
most respected and able citizens. In
one OF the precincts Of this city yesterday
the republicans appear to have fully
appreciated this situation and elected q
unanimous delegation for Gen Campbell.
But in the other city precinct some of
those who seek to dictate what men and
measures shall be endorsed by the re.
publican party. aided and abatted by
the Milwaukee railroad company and it's
money, instead OF embracing an oppor-
tunity so propitiously thrust upon them,
so to speak. by wsy OF the outside coun-
ties taking the intistive in naming our
fellow citizen as their choice for that
office-spurn the preferred opportunity,
and bring disgrace and shame upon
themselves in the eyes of all fair minded
men, by refusing that endorsement to
Gen. Campbell whloh in all deeency he
is entitled TO.
If | were q democrat I should have no
fault to find over such actions by my
political opponents. In fact from q
political standpoint I woald have reason
to rejoice thereat, because it is Just Buoh
outrages as this that shock the sensi-
bilitles OF ell honorable men and tend
to drive them out OF q party that can
stoop 80 low as to perpetrAte them. Had
there been any other citizen Of the
county asking this honor besides Gen.
Campbell then a fair, manly and
amicable strife for the goal would have
been expected and proper. But to re-
ject the preferment of O citizen and
neighbor who is certainly the peer in
every respect, if not the superior in meay,
OF any man that has yet been named for
the position, is an act 80 ungrateful, 30
uncharitable and go repugnant to every
principle of Justice and right, as TO
merit the severest condemnation OF
every fair minded citizen of Yankton
without regard to party. I ssy this
more as o citizen than as q partisan be.
cause l have an honest pride. pardon
able [ hope, in seeing our beautiful city
forge its way to the front in everything
that will in the least tend to advance
her material interests, either politically
or otherwis And when our citizsns,
no matter to what party they may be.
long deliberately sacrifice and trample
underfoot, opportunities to advance the
common interests OF all our people, for
no man can deny that it would be an
advantage to us to have one OF u
citizens as delegate in copgress-then 1
say they are showing q hostility and en-
nifty to Ysnkton and her best interests
that cannot be justified from any stand
point, and merits and ought to receive
the emphatic condemnation OF all fair
minded men.
In shis view of the case, it might be
we'll Tor some of our hot-headed po-
liticisns, who seem to be aotusted more
by q spiteful zeal to tear down rather
than to build up, to consider WHITTIER
they are drifting. Ii this kind OF po-
litical assassination is to be made the
role, then so be it, and good by to the
aspirations Of all those whose ambition
dares soar beyond the boundary lines OF
his own county, for he is sure to have
his throat cat FROM ear to ear in the
home Of his pretended friends. But il
is expected that the county convention,
which meets next Saturday, will decline
to ratify this act of assassination, and
instead Of placing 8 brand upon the
brow of Gen. Campbell. will declare him