The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-11-02

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inclination 10 handy words with our
contemporary the 1!a,ocatc, nor wish
to iillou. paper with the unsce,niy gar
hace extracted from the Oelriclls Or
sans. We arc willing TO measure clean
weapons Will, oar wasYy alversaiies,
upon square questions at issue, bat
we Will not step aside to swap slandcr.
We arc firm in OH. convictions that
we are pursuing Il just couis. VIC un-
derianc to prove to tie unbiased pub
lie that We stand upon the question in
VOWED in the only true light. We
have nc o;lscy purpose hut those of a
common citizen of this county. and We
contend now as we did in the begin
ming. that ii is suicidal to move the
county scat now from its present lo-
cation. whilst Fall River County is vet
II, its infancy. II the people of this
county will stand idly hy and permit
| hesa willy $. hcmcrs to carry the county
scat away farther still than 1t is now
:rom IFS III shtinl place, it perhaps, viii
never he i'll tho power of the people
to rcct;fy the mistake. IF there was
an object in this move that would BE- of
any pecuniary advantage to the couniy
OF its interest in any way. the people
of Hot Springs would say amen. iiat
we cannot see anything but selfish mo-
tivcs Eron the part ola few u; Oelricll>
who have llarrassed this measure from
III, incipicncy with such a bitter hatred
that it surprises and DISGUST the whole
Surrounding country. This is the sit
uaiion to-day in Fan River County
and i! i; to be deplorca. IL has been
and is the custom with the Oclriclis
papers to puAlisl, the statement that
Hot Springs is sclGsllv holding out
j against the voice Of the people Ia
prevent the moving Tie county seat
and tina. is false also, as there is no desire
upon the part of this community to
tliwart the purpose and intent of the
majority, but we do proposeas far as in
our power lay, to head of scheme
;oinjurc the future of this county.
The issue is very simple. it is easily
nnrave!led. Oelrichs wants the Co. seat
permanently established there. the peo
pie as we'll as Hot Springs are rot will.
ling to acceed to this demand. Now
.he balance of the issue is simply this
Is the county or the people in moro
danger of being robbed by leaving t,ls
county seat at Hot Springs than il
would be, if taken to Oelrichs, (,lere VT
cite you to The , years administration
now drawing to close, wholly Oelricl
men in otlice.) In the meantime woul,
. it cost the county any more to leave i
at Hot Springs for the next two year
than it would to move it to Oclrichs t,
remain indefinitely with the same an,
very likely higher rates of rent for Of
fee room to consider. There is the tw,
pictures. loos at them slowly and con
sidcratey. But some man from Del
richs, the Advoctte say, will happel
along aftcrward and say it is all bosll
y Bnt right here we want it distinclt
understood that we are supposed +
J. be talking tlYouh the columns of thi
" paper to men of sound judgement. wit
# an opinion of their own not easil
Il swayed by jealousics, and have an cy
to the future welfare os this count,
, And here isanother question the pee
pie wants TO solve before it is eternal!
too late to remedy. what benefit wi
it he To the north and west portions {
this county to move it father ava
from the center and still far,hereast?
This is the last opportunity we sha
have to plead for Justice from the pc,
pie to the county. These are the 81
rious things that the citizens of th
ID ID county have got to decide on Nov.
Z. This is an issue where rumor or pref,
'' dice avaiicth nothing. II YOU have a
q interest in the welfare of the connt
~ there will be no mistake in the wa
}, you cast your votes.