Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-26
AN uNTeRRlFlED DEMOCRAT.

AN UNTERRiFiED DEMOCRAT.
Julian Rennett, OF sYatertown, Dishes
Up theiGoYernor and Carries q Cnncus.
Watertown correspondence Huron
Huronite: The Wetertown democratic
caucuses were held on Saturday eve-
ming. The fight against Church was
very bitter, especially in the second
ward, of which the notorious Colonel
Sheafe is president. The colonel made
u hot attack on bay, end vigorously de-
Tended Church. Among shose who re-
piled to him was Julian Bennett, who is
a rising attorney and life long demo-
orat. He said that he wished to explain
his position and that es the other candi-.
dates to tina county convention which
we're on the ticket with himself. 1t was
the policy OF democrats to recognize the
rank and file of the party, and to give
each voter the privilege OF freely ex-
pressing his opinions in the selection of
candidates and the direction OF party
| measures.
| Notwithstanding this doctrine of our
party, the governor has established GER
tain military outposls which are in.
hahited by political sachems, who have
dictated the gubernatoriel policy and
appointments, and no matter how loyel
a democrat might be to his party, he
has been unable to counsel with the
chief executive except through these
political upstarts, who wear gilded
| epaulets end the ensignie OF
office. (Applanse) The fact is that
the democrats OF this territory are unit
to-day, and the only dissensiop in our
ranks is made by our great magistrate
and his political retinue by dictator
iaI policy. cloud eppfanse) BY COM
Idemnlng Governor Church are we an
1tagonizing the administration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland? Are we to endorse the
action OF every soalawag ard thleving
postmaster because he has received his
commiasion from his administration /
Will you deny the democracy OF Amos
Ooggswell, OF Minnesota, because he
said Church was no more fit to be gov.
ernor than hare-lipped mule is to be a
. ter.)
No one man can dictate the action ol
the territorial democracy, he hea Ohurct
or a Day. [Applause.) The principles
of our great party are against it. The
rank aud file ofademocracy are rising IL
their might, and NJ. II. Day is will
them (cheers), and they can not be pm
down by such men as Governor Church
any more than "a steam rotary snowplo1
can be stopped By toothpiok. (Grea
cheeying,) Mr.. Days democracy car
not be disputed. He is one OF the p1o-
neers of this political wilderness, anc
when the party has notroom for him, anc
|. other old time democrats, like John r.
Wilson, too want to step down ant
out. (Great applause and cheering
Ii men of this class are to be placed
upon the shelf and relegated to tn
political museums of the past, then
am ready to go with them. John d
Benton, as q democratic candidate 70
sheriff in Oass county, cheated the dem
ooratic party out OF at least one thoug.
and votes IN the last delegate cam paigr
by cutting off from 5000 tickets th,
name of M. FL. Day. Yet this traitor Il
his party was the fret man appointe,
to office by Governor Church, [hisses
L being made territorial treasurer H
has filed many of the offices with dis
Reputable republicans, like Railroa,
Commissioner Smith, of Huron. (Groan
of oontempt.) He agreed 60 arbitrat
his differences with Mr.. Day through
the territorial committee, with the un.
derstandiDg that the members were t,
mittee met there were present 13 offic
holding appointees of thie carpetbagge
Church, with proxies representing l
out CT the 26 votes. Is this true dem
ocracy (Noi noD The rank and ill
democracy have always been sDd alway
!. will be against the importation Of pub
: lie officers. Great cheering.)
o / arraign Louis X. Church before th
bar of public justice and the territoria
democracy:
/. Because he has established militar
!. outposts ofpoltieal seehems who contrc
- the gubernatorial policy and appoint
y ments and who alone can reach the ca
i. OF the Dakota magistrate.
n I'd Because he has ignored the oil
line democrats OF the territory.
Sd Hehaa appointed political enemie
n to Office
n 4th He is carpet bsgger. (Uproa
o ious applause.)
Our party always has denounced, an
always will denounce carpet bagisr
,r Church came to this territory with
II commission to Office, FIVE clerks of IL
o. court, and Billy gostI (Shouts
! laughter and cheers1. A public Office
., public trust, (applausel and not va
a. tage ground for influence in politics
Or secure party control. When men
81 public office, disregarding the letter
IL Cleveland, of July 1886, are compells
+ to come into meetings of this kind
~ abuseM. H. Day, and to defend the te
e. ritorial ADMINISTRATION, il ia high tin
l. that Mr.. Day, private in ranks, shou
0, be protected from the unsorupulous .
> saults OF such political adventure
ot Great eppiause.)
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