Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-09


democratic party having been grossly
violated by The O2ureh ssasion, war is
now deelaEed against that fonsion and it
vail be vigorous ana unrslenting, waged /
10 the infereat of bettes government
than the government given Dakoba by
Mr.. Church. The Day letter reaises that
Governor Church has failed TO give sat |
istaction 20 his party and tkss the party
has risen in opposition to one man
power and the overthrow Of political
bosses. In concluding half oi Mr.. Days
letter in the Globe reads Rs follows:
1t is true that / did COLL on Governor.
Church ut Bismarck for the pnsposeof
uniting ard harmonizing Cur party. not
without an.inyitasiSsn. but essine enrnsst
request OF she ftiends OF Gov. Church,
and by his inVitafion; aud earnestly
hoped md believed that we had sac.
ceedsd 80 fer as We we4e personally con-
cerned. and tbnt when our territorial
committe net ct Bismarck, April 30sh,
Whey would teke such sotion as would
bring about sauh desirable resait.
Acting in good faith. and relying upon
such an understanding, myself and my
friends made no effort to influence said
committee or secure their proxies, What
was the Eesult2 When the,committae
met, only thirteen ont OF twenty
we're present, six Of whom were ap
pointees of Governor Ohnrah, repre-
| gsnbiug eleven other members By
pgoXy, making o tutal OF ueyen-
teen votes ont ol the swenty.siG
| represented on the committee. Ignoc-
| ing ali the pledges, refusing eli over
| tGres OF peace, and Csriag nothing Tor
fne democratic party only so far as fur
| therIng sheir oWa personal interests, /,
they proceeded TO faroe their cut end
dried programme down tue throats of
| the dissenting minority. As to whether
| s'tas rank and file will now fall into line
and nominate hia (C.luroh's) choice as
delegate TO the st. Louis convention
remsins 60 be seen. That those dele
gates will be for President Cleveland
there will be no doubt, aud none vii
work harder for such delegation than
my friends aud myself. Ii is true that
was, and still an, for peace, providing
it can be brought about Without Baeri-
ticing my friends or ray principles. Aftei
having done all IN my power so bring
about auch result, and having failed
the responsibility muBt rest where it be
longs. In conclusion / viii sey tina
when "bhe gailant marines" such as M.
friends Goodrich, Warnock aud Others
! go down, (iE 60 they must) will be wit.
= them spd will be the Last TO desert th;
) ship, and 1 nov prophesy that when ta
(. | raan-of-war tGhur5ti shall have gou
down with his olfieehoIding crew an
shall be known only aa d shing OF th
past, ''the flagship" of democracy vii
{ sail on Go victory under the command Q
tTHe Dakotaians. I do not desire th
= publioasion OF this article for the pui
q pose Of widening the breach, already to
> broad in our rauks, has thas my positie
4 may be known and understood by th
: democrats of Dakota. The sum OF N
| offense has been shat ! am a demoeFa
= and Dekotaian. Now let the paopI
3 speak.
r This open announcement by one OF IL
leaders OF the democratic party in Oak
TO ereets dividing line between the tw
4 factions of that party, and difference
eauuot now be healed--one or the oth
h must be defeated and held in subiugi
d tioD-tbe will Of the majority must pr
i vail a breach Of this nature was ineV
II table from the beginning Of Goyernc
h Chureh's administration. 1t is one
i the certain results OF tina carpet bag ey.
: tenn OF government imposed upon tt
territory of Dakota, and it makes l
ID difference which party is in power, Il
= same result must come. Mr.. Bay al
). his followers represent the people
y their conflict against the evils Of provi
a ciei government. Mr.. Church and b
II followers represent the spojlsmen WI
u prey upon the people and take IN
y themselves the patronage and the pow
= extended to them by an alien executiy
e It's battle oi the people against
Ia pernicioas eystem and the represent
,- tives of q pernielous system. The saD
le Ieouh.ot ragged under two republican q
7e ministrations aud has been exsend'
a. Into the first democratic sdminisbEatit
e and will continue through successive q
in ministrations so long as mature Dako
n- exists under an immature system
local government. Mr. Day, being &
champion of the people against the 0
es gresaiyeness OF carpet -hagism, has
he popular side of the controversy and :
ed rally the masses abouxx b
,st without reference to the so-cal
,n. political aspects of the case. Up
40. matters affecting the internal welfare
I'll Dakota there cen be no politics SO 10
iee as Dakota remains territory. Their
ties ever present the irrepressible conflict
Of tween home iule and alien governm
A. right against political might-ant
an the struggle party lines are obliserai
al The hope of all true and nnbribed
ted kosaians is that MIR, Day may win.
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