Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-26

persons who represent their principles
and interests regardless of party,

persons who represent their principles
and interests regardless of party,
Resolved That the representatives
from this district elected to the legis.
lature of this Territory are requested
to use their influence against usury and
to reduce the legal rate of interest
from l2 to ID per cent.
Resolved That the County Clerk
be required to keep the books Of his
office in such u manner as to be a com.
plete check on the business Of the
treasurers Office.
Resolved;-That this convention
expresses our strong disapproval oi
the crookedness as practiced by the
ring element Of Jerauld county, in
controlling and distributing theScounty3
offices among its members
Resols d;-'rhat we all work for the
election Of the peoples ticket
| Resolved; That a copy Of the pro-.
ceees!dlings ,ess!l OF his convention and Of the,
above resolutions be furnished to all
the county papers for publication.
The above ticket was then placed in
the field for the voters of Ierauld
county.
Those OF our friends who are
criticising us for supporting J. NJ.
Wheeler should remember that the
fight had narrowed downto two candi-
dates j. M.Wheeler and F. W. Whitney.
Both Of them, as we have always be-
lieved, Ring men. We could consider
| neither of them as a personal friend,
their friendship and patronage being
given to our opponents, and we have
no reason to believe that these relations
will be changed. We consider the.
two men equally competent and re-
liable and being ourselves Republican
in principle, we have made it rule to
support Republicans in preference to
Democrats, ALL OTHER THINGS
BEING EQUAL. The HERALD has
for three years been opposing the
careless management of county affairs
and criticlsing the public acts Of oul
county officials. Our course has
brought upon us a malicious prose-
cution in which our readers and tax
payers seem to take no interest, al
though it is but q result OF our stand.
ing by their interests in the face OF
fearful odds. We also know that our
course has taken hundreds Of dollars
from our pockets and can the people
think that now at this late hour, we
f! will throw up our hands and surren-
der? Never! AS long as we conduct
= newspaper in Jerauld county we
| will demand good, clean, honest
county government and feel it our
duty to criticise careless or illegal acts
in any county Official. Mr.. Wheeler
has given US pledges in black and white
which will brand MIN as a hypocrit
| and liar, it he does not bring about a
! change in the manner of keeping our
| county records. We trust he will do
this and that hereafter it will be i'm
possible for our county treasurer, who
ever he may be, to defraud us OF
$1,000 or 5000 and the county clerk
have mo way of knowing anything
about it, We have had enough OF
Ring Rule, Boodlers and Bosses.
Elect Converse for your district attor-
ney. Elect Gunderson for your pro-
bate judge. Elect Spears tor your
Sheriff. These with a good anti ring
commissioner from the east side Will
give the Rlngsters a seat SO far back
that they will never again get to the
'front.'"