Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-02

The Washington Springs Herald, pub
Lished at the home of the democratic
congressional candidate, says of that
gentleman:
j. w. Harden will not carry his own
legislative district, his own county, or
| even his own township. The democrats
| made great mistake in picking up MIR.
Harden for farmer-thus expecting to
capture the alliance vote. His family
lives on farm, Mrs. Harden and the
boy are farmers. and John w. lives With
| them when not roaming about the ter
ritory occupying or in search OF some
Official position. That's the ealibre OF
"John w. Harden, farmer" Living in
barn don't make man mule; nor
does living in the country make farmer
out of chronic office seeking politician
1t this man Harden was as we'll known
throughout the territory as he is In
Jerauld county, three fingers would tally
bis total vote this fall.
This is presumed to bs statement OF
facts. coming as it does from the news
paper published in the village the OBJ
soure Harden calls his home. 1t ia from
such sources only that information can
be obtained, as the candidate of the
democratic party is absolutely unknown
outside the limits OF his own county
and even within that county is by nc
means conspicuous individual. When
voters are expected to cast their ballots
for candidate for the highest office il
the gift of the people OF Dakota if is bu
reasonable that they should ask to know
something about the man who is an ap.
plicant for sheir suffrages. More es-
peeially is this demand to be fairly
met when factionsl convention selects
from the entire list of Dakota avsilables
q person who has never earned the right
to the honor by public or private SER
vices even OF the most unconspicuous
character. Thus far those
who placed Professor Harden
in nomination have failed to present &c
the democratic voters OF Dakota any req
son for the marked preference bestowed
upon him by the jamestown convention
or any account of his previous career
In looking about for light upon shis sub
jech no source of information was devel-
oped until the home paper OF the csn-
didste gave place to the foregoing
paragraph. The remark OF the Wessing
ton Springs Herald that If the demo
ati@copgressional candidate "waa Of
we'll known throughout She territory o,
he is in Jerauld county, three fingers
would tally his totsl vote this fall" i.
significant. Professor Harden must be
known in the village of Washington
Springs, if he is known anywhere in
this broad world. That is the place he
calls his home and there he he's neigh
bors with whom he comea in persona
contact. The Herald is one OK tholt
neishbors and presumably know.
the man. That paper speaks OF him il
the contemptuous terms which even
political opponent would not employ i
their object was man OF sufficient stand
ing to make even presentable candi
date for the high Office for which he he
been listed. Local pride always ae
cords recognition and respect to th,
worthy object and politics do not en-.
gender such sighting remarks about tn,
Citizen who has earned the honor OF dis
tinguished party preference. There ca,
be but these conclusions from the hom
estimate OF the democratic candidate
that he is q man Of meagre attainments
Of no especial standing among his neigh
bors, and one who has NOT earned tn
righS to demand the suffrages OF mel
much better qualified than himself TO
the duties of the position to which h
| aspirea