Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

SNSSPtAbs uio hD6euC6 OF It's
rector.
In the Press and Dakotaian of the
18th OF May was published the follow
ing card from we'll known resident of
Seotlend who is engaged in the pub
fishing business in Yankton:
10 the Press and Dakotaisn: In a
recent issue OF your paper, giving 40.
count OF democratic meeting held at
Turner hall in this city. you spoke OF
me as one who is opposed to the admin
istrstion of Gov. Church. This is mis-
take and If true would place me in q bad
light as democrat. Personally [ have
no Ill feeling whatever towards Cover
nor Church. Instead l entertain the
most friendly relation for him as a
brother democrat. | approve generally
his administration. I fully recognise
the fact, that all men, even generous
may make mistakes. Governor Church
may have made his, aud I may have
pointed them out, but they were not OF
so much weight, that should for any
time entertain them. Tregard Governor
Church as an honorable man and think
his administration demands the support
OF the entire democratic perty of Dako-
to. am too old democrat, with a
record that have some pride in to stain
1t by engaging IN g fsotional warfare
upon the FIRST democratic administrs.
ton that has ever had, and which / re-
gard as great Improvement upon sny
which has been heretofore. am for the
democratic administration from top TO
bottom. U. T. CAMPBELL.
The Press aud Dakoteian had in o
previous Issue mentioned General @. T,
Camphsll as one opposed to Governor
Church and his administration. This
mention was madein good faith honesty
and sincerity, from common under.
standing of the sentiments OF General
Campbell aud without suspicion
that he would take exceptions to the
allegation. His published card placed
the Press end Dakotaian In the position
of having wilfully falsifed the record of
the writer end in this position it was
compelled to remain until the evidence
behind its statement could be procured.
We now have before US copy of Gener-
al O. I. Campbell's paper, the Investors
Guide, issued at Scotland under date of
September, 1887. From this paper, pub.
lished and edited by the,gentleman who
signs his name to the foregoing card,
we make the following extracts;
AT Fargo the camp Of the d. NJ q
was named Camp Grant; at Aberdeen it
was Camp Hancock at Huron it was
Camp Church. ''Oh, Lord, how wa
apples sw.m AZ" saith Church.
That drunk that Church and the rest
OF the sober buys had st Huron. that
Brother Owen tells us about, amt worth
mentioning. You ought to see some OF
the big drunks We have had at Washing
ten City, with cid Andy johnson, Zack
Chandler, Grant and Joe Hooker, DICK
Yates, Dick Oglesbey and lot of those
goodhearted, jolly old bucks. Why,
that little commander in.ehief OF the ID.
N. It. would haye been Knocked ont IN
the third round. ''Come to my tent,
boys. Were bully boys (hic) as long
as this thing lasts, boys. / amt proud,
boys, if am governor. boys. Let 'er
go, dallaherl Who struck Billy
Patterson
The democratic papers, and PARTICULAR.
iy those two wool dyed democrats, Bar
rett and Warnock, should have more
sympathy for this New York scion and
not keep pluoking at him. Why, they
wont leave feather TO adorn his cha
peau when he appears at the head OF his
grand phalsrx In the next encampmens.
Preserve him ss one you northern peo-
pie Will soon need. You will only know
him then by his powers wtren you hear
the neighing of his warhoyse upon the
shores OF Minnewaukan, when he goes
to meet the halfbreed warrior who oryeth
cloud for the blood o! the tax gatherer.
There may be some good yet come out
of Nazareth.
The sbortive administration of these
great principles lquoting historical ut.
teranees of Jefferson, Adams, Stevens
and Lincoln by the present administra-
tion of affsirs in Dakota is enough to
sicken unto death the best democrat or
strongest republican within the wide
domain. Our administrators denies the
petition of the people. He grasps the
money OF the people. He denies and
rescinds the laws of the people; or, in
other words, he struts about like little
bantam, growing "straight.oue demo-
cracy;," ike little court jester backed
by his master and privileged to make
scandal OF the democrats of Dakota, and
aHd try to make believe that he is the
mud statue around which Dakota demo.
Gratis must how.
These extracts the Press and Dakota
ian reprints in its own demonstrating
been charged with misrepresenting their
sushor in giving surrepoy to the state.
ment that he was opposed to Church and
his administration. Our conclusions
were drawn from his own utterances.
Our defense is little tardy. the papar