Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-06-08
WANTED

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A revival! A revival of staIwart re-
publicanism. A genuine one, too. Not
little namby- -pamby thing from which
all backslide in week or two. But a
revival that reyives, purifes and saves.
For thirty years our republican papers
and their followers have been hammer
ing on local lines. "How to get there Z
has been the first and the last question.
1t has made us all selfish and jealous,
and caused us to almost forget party
principles. 1t is full time for republi-
cans to get onto higher plane. To get
our republican primers and study their
rudiments. After dreary decade of en-
deayor we have succeeded in inducing
our political friends to give us statehood.
They were then promised that we would
endeavor to make this a republican
state. Now let us keep our promise.
To do this means deal of hard work.
Thus: Organize republican clubs lin
every voting precinct. Put the best
fitted men in as officers--they who are
quick. alert, enthusiastic. For the pres
ent, have meetings once in two weeks.
Discuss republican measures. Exchange
opinions in party principles. Consider
the benefits which ARE ITO come with
statehood. Take up minority represent
alton now and put it down hard in Oc-
tober. Talk up the prohibition amend
ment and decide on which side of it is
the most good for the greatest number.
Compare protection and free trade.
Pulverize mugwumps. Have some sing
ing. Talk more Tepublicanism. Do it
again. Encourage your party papers.
Tell them to lam it to democracy. Then
double the dose. And keep it up. ALI
this will do for starter. Now let the
papers take it up and have it "Continued
in our next" until election day. Pioneer
Press.
Last week General Dawson occupied
about three columns of space in the Lead
City Tribune in writing up some Of the
incidents connected with Judge Moody's
judicial experience in this district. A
few days afterwards someone, over the
nom de plume Of "Crysos," wrote an ex-
tremely brilliant( y letter to the Times
slurring General Dawson on account of
physical infrmities, received, though
they were, in defending his country's
flag at the front during the great rebel
lion. General Dawson, although polit-
ical enemy of Judge Moody, is entitled
to the respect and consideration of every
man, woman and child in this country,
even if he is against the man OF our
choice for United States senator. The
chances are that the man who endeavored
to provoke mirth at the generals rebel
rheumatism was, during the war if old
enough to know anything of its horrors
either a copperhead or q coward. II
Dawson is to be s.rounded-up'' on his
political standing, well and good. The
ADvERTIsER has not supported him at
all times in the past, but for the sake of
American patriotism, however, do not
poke fun at his disabilities, received
where hundreds of thousands gave up
even their lives in defense of our politi-
cal institutions now existing. 1t will be
a boomerang.
The management Of the Rapid City
Republican has changed hands, the lease
of ]. p, McManus having expired. A..
J.. Simmons is now the business manager
and will run the institution for the COM
ing year. The new board of directors
are: r. G. Lake, William Hecht. John
Hall, M. Willsie. J. w. Fowler, A. J..
Simmons and w. 7. Coad. It Is need
less to say that the politics Of the paper
is straight, rock ribbed republican
The Sioux commissioners are busy at
Rosebud. The first meeting. with the
Indians occurred Tuesday afternoon and
the feeling shown by the Indians proved
that they were friendly to the measure
and the commissioners. There seems to
exist no doubt OF their ultimate success.
New York state has sentenced it's first
murderer to death by electricity. The
manner of killing by this new method is
MS follows The criminal is sentenced
TO be executed at some time u given