Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-23
BLATANT BIGOTRY.

obeys the laws of the land only when
permitted to by the laws Of his church
IT. in case Of his election to the Office OF
| superintendent he receives orders from
Catholic church officials to Danish the
Bible from the schools he will do it il
! ordered not to hold County Institutes
he will obev if ordered to grant certi-
ficates to none but Catholics, none but
Catholics will receive certifcates-and
the success of the Catholics will be our
shame.
The above, taken from the Buffalo
Gap News Of the 18th inst, will be ac-
cepted as the first inhexible evidence of
the existence Of genuine, double dyed
uncompromising Black Hills news
paper bigot that has yet appeared
in cold implacable type. This
unstable sheet, whose checkered course
has been marked by so many editorial
changes, has at last, under the direction
Of one Shaver, a preacher and teacher OF
that place, reached the acme Of its in
famous career by the public denunc,a-
ton Of one of the leading Christian
denominations Of the world, and by the
promulgation of fanatical and intolerant
notions of religion which can but result
in bringing disgrace and reproach upon
Black Hills journalism. This selfpoised
oracle Of the News, who would inveigle
his readers into the belief that political
purity did not exist beyond the pale of
his particular church, might, however,
find it somewhat difficult to reconcile
with religious consistency, his action in
deferring the matter of publishing his
grave (?) charges against Mr.. Mcmahon
until few days previous to the election;
thus purposely depriving him of the
privilege of making reply.
The frenzied fanatic of the News has
doubtless ere this discovered that his
article was an over-draft upon the
creduity Of his readers, who are suffici-
emily intelligent to realize the fact that
the laws of the territory are the only
orders given to county official, school
superintendent or otherwise, for his OBJ
servance that he dare consider; and
that any newspaper claiming average
intelligence, should so far presume upon
the ignorance Of its readers as to expect
them TO swallow such shallow sophistry,
is simply inexplicable; and that such
an effort should result in the defeat of
the sanctimonious, the spotless, the
sanity, the seductive, the scholarly (?),
the best Bower in the pastoral pack,
will excite little surprise in any portion
Of the Intelligent county in which it is
published.
After further consideration Of the law
excluding residents Of Independent dis
tricts from voting for county superin-
tendent, and after being apprised of the
intention Of the residents of Bismarck
and other prominent places in the
territory, to participate in the election,
in all of which Independent districts
have been established, it was decided to
hold an election in this city, which was
accordingly held, resulting in majority
Of 80 for Mr. Mcmahon cut of vote of
5S. 1t remains to be determined as TO
whether this vote may be legally
counted, nor does it clearly appear at
this writing from the meager returns
at hand that they will be required to
insure the election of Mr.. Mcmahon
but it does definitely determine the
relative standing Of the two candidates
in community where they are both
well known. In examining the returns
thus far received it is not necessary to
read between the lines to determine the
fact, that Mr.. McMahon's popularity is
more marked in localities where he is
best known, and that on the contrary,
his opponent has been more successful
in securing votes where he was least
acquainted.
The result of the election, although
not definitely known here at this writ
ing is beliered to be favorable to the
candidate for whom the CHRoNiCLR has
repeatedly expressed its preference a
result which owes its existence to the
blatant bigotry Of the champion editori-
al fanatic of the Hills-Shaver-who
has, in the publication of the above ar
ticle, given to the world certificate OF
his own pronounced bigotry, and his
absolute ignorance of the simplest
principles involved in ordinary common
sense journalism.
These Were Elected