The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-23

tented for their rights, for division ana
statehood, for the opening OF the reser,
walton, and stood their champion at all
critical times when the services OF a
great leader OF ability and power were
demanded; they also saw the lmpor.
lance to the great interests arising OF
having a representative in the senate OF
! United States, well knowing II a IL the
precedent for senator for TINS hall OF the
state be established, III tins U llrs1
statehood election, it would obtain 1or
all time. Neither did they propose to
have this county placed in hostllity 70
its best interests by becoming a "kleker
and therefore %jeopardize it's own welfare.
1t needed, above all things, a friend at
court and it will have II
No doubt republicans honestly dliler,
ed with the majority but we apprehend
such difference was the result OF not tul-
ly understanding the situation OF the
great issues at stake. These differences
were settled at the primaries and Will
not be heard OF again."
The Moody stampede was so rushing
in Rapid City that there was o
money contributed by his workers and
himself to carry the republican primary
than is usually used at II county cleo
ton. The enthusiasm was SO great
that over one hundred votes were
bought and paid for in cold dollars and
as high as ten dollar was paid for some,
the price ranging down to a dollar and
a drink OF whisky. Even a poor old
drunken democrat, who was so full us
to require help to walk to the box, be-
came enthuscd and was escorted up by
u couple OF leaders( ?)and deposited his
vote. That's the kind OF Moody enthu.
siasm prevailed here in Rapid City
The slums were %canvassed and bought
and they yielded Moody votes. II those
vute pusclasing agents want proc
that votes were bought and paidior, The
UNION has it ready for a grand jury, ant
if the current is turned Oh the Tightening
wont strike a thousand miles from tho
Indian sheets office. There won't b(
=, any call for an investigation. There
we're some votes bought.thatwer Dough
: for a purpose, bought to keep.
Another evidence OF the great popula
uprising was the action OF Moody u lev
a DAYS before the caucus when he cam
), ldown here and told the Chief that Ii
:. was such a hoodoo to the Moody way
that he must hide, like a toad under
cabbage leaf, until the, inllowing tide ha
reached it's flood and let Dave Clar
: distribute the enthusiasm or else all I'll
y, money in the Homestakc Golfers woul
ID not suffice to carry Rapid City. \
er Chief must be U. S. Marshal for revenl
It only OF bust he hid as ordered, and Ill
u,any %lick-spittlc offered the use OF hi
If self and team and carriage to help II
ed wave get in to shore.
These truths will not be overly pal
% table to Il considerable number OF pc
all pie, but that makes no difference to III
al UNION. The time has fully arrived |
I'd honest methods in politics, and if t
ev practice OF buying votes, and usil
nd whisky to influence voters is not sto
of ped the names Of those doing the wo
I'd will be published.
wi AS to the statement that the diffe
e. ences in the party are healed, III
d UNION hopes it is true and will do i
d utmost to promote harmony SO long E
0 Honorable methods are pursued in di
tributing party favors. Any othe
means will be exposed and condemne'
regardless OF whose pct schemes ar
! destroyed.