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Professor Douglass Pays his Respects
to the Yankton Organ of Democracy

Professor Douglass Pays his Respects
to the Yankton Organ of Democracy.
Yankton, Sept. 24-To the Press and
Dakotaisn: L notice an article IN the
Dakota Herald of the Goth in which it is
asserted that 1 am a leader OF the re-
publican party of Yankton. 1 do not
style myself q leader, but if the Herald
does I am glad OF it, for l am sure the
republican party is going to be led to
victory this fell, not only in Dakota,
but in a majority OF the states. 1t would
therefore be an honor to be q leader in
the party upon so happy an occasion.
The republican party is preparing to
storm the white house so hard that Mr..
Cleveland will have to leave it.
The Herald says each republican in
the meeting rose and told how he came
to republican grace. L am glad to know
that all republicans can tell clearly how
they came to endorse the principles OF
their party. I have not yet found g
democrat who can state his principles
and relate why he is q democrat. l know
the principles of q southern democrat.
But it is hard to find out what are the
principles of the northern democrat.
The Herald goes on to say that the
republican meeting reminded it OF an
old fashioned Methodist revivsl. 1t is
safe TO say that the Herald is never
found in q place where reminders of this
nature prevail, unless it happens &c
stray into a republican gathering. In
it's own party councils there is nothing
TO furnish such highly moral reoolleo-
tions. The democratic party is not built
that way. Yet the republican party is
trying to do ell the good it can and vii.
set out q m%ourner's bench for the Her
aid. I suggest that you send up n o.
those old fashioned prayers and say the
experience reminds you OF being very
tired of the democratic party-the party
that is always ready for free trading
and negro trading and negro killing
and stealing elections and calling for E
fair vote at the same time. It will make
you live longer and feel that some grea
sin he's left you.
Does the Herald want to know what
democratic meeting reminds Protesso
Douglas Of +? II reminds him of how man.
negroes are killed in the south ever.
time the democrats have a meeting an
make their plans to carry on election
The first move ID to kill some negroe
and scare all the others nearly to death
and then they have the thing all theI
own way.
The Herald says Professor Douglas
told how the elections were carried on i
the south. Yes, sir, I said it, and l wi
challenge the best democrat you have i
your party as to how they carry the cleo
tions down there, and as &c democratl
principles in the south. l wall make bin
swallow the democratic record in tn
, south. I mean what I say. l am OF til
, opinion that il the Herald will look
the situation straight il will advise til
, democratic party to have its chime
r cleaned and lay in a supply of coal-fc
il is going to be- very cold for that part
after the sixth day OF November. Th
], republican party has made it very ht
: Tor you all summer and now the now
coming. So don't fail to get ready, an
como up to the republican meeting an
send up one good prayer and be Dal
i, tised in republican faith and be puriiie
by telling the truth.
PpnERssnR THOMAS DouGLAsS.