Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
WEsNGToN pAKoT s 1850

Our attention was called to an ar
tlcle in last weeks True Republican
IN which appeared the following:
Now for the. HERALD: At least
Iwice mat boosted "organ of the peo-
PIE mas undertaken to give the far
mers Departmental column through
when they might express their views,
poiltlcally and otherwise. and advocate
such men and measures as they saw
ht-and as many times has Mr.. Blank
cnoked off the editor of said depart
ment, whenever his (Blank's) cherished
schemes or pet, candidates were OPP
posed: While the Republican, ever
since the farmers department. was
opened has allowed its editors the same
privilege, Of free expression which we
claim cor ourselves.
The above is a false representation
conceived in the maudlin brain of the
writer
The first time a column was pub
lished in the HERALD it was one devo-
ted to "Agriculture,"' conducted by
Mr.. Hill, IN the interest of the farm
ers; and he was free to publish any
thing he saw Gt, Because it was al
ways given as his opinion for which
we were not responsible. The second
time it was an alliance" column edit
ed by o. j, Marshall who was elected
by the farmers of Jerauld county to
edit q column IN the interests of the
ALLIANCE. Whatever appeared in that
column under the name of Mr.. Mar
shall was necessarily taken as the
views Of the Alliance. Mr.. Marshall
sought to bring out and urge, before
the convention, the nomination of
certain MEN for office. Among them
were men whom we wished to see
elected, and was working for them.
But we told Mr.. Marshall that it was
not right for him to commit the Al
lance as an organization to the sup
port Of any one man unless the Alliance
had SO instructed him, but that he
might publish the articles in favor of
any candidate if he would have it APP
pear as his individual opinion. This
Mr.. Marshall refused to do. Ee did
dot wish to go on record as being in
dividually in favor of any particular
man, but wished to do so uuder the
apparent sanction of the Alliance.
Had Mr.. Marshall possessed the
sturdy independence in this that he
does in many things, and been will
ing to have farthered his own views
and opinions, and not attempted to
have saddled them on to the Alliance,
the colum would still have been open
to hisscommunications. l talked with
leading members of the Alliance, and
with Mr.. Brownell one of the editorial
committee, all of them SAID my posi-
tion was correct.
There was a desire on the part of Mr..
Marshall and some others to curry ia
vor with the True Republican and
that position Of ours was taken as a
favorable excuse. And now their pet
paper and editor is working for the
nomination of q man who has been
whollya at variance with the interests of
the Alliance.
There Is considerable discussion just
now among our citizens as to which
place should receive our votes for the
capital. Some believe we should vote
for Chamberlain, for with the capital
at that place we would be more apt to
get railroad from the Northeast
through our county. The capital at
Chamberlain. would cut no figure so
far as railroads for Jerauld county are
concerned, Those being built in that
direction will 60 there, or some place
near there to cross the river, regard
less of the capital location; VIII ereas,
with the capital at Pierre it increases
our chances of additional roads.
There are but three cities in the capt.
tai race that stand any show for WIN
ming: viz. Sioux Falls, Huron, and
Pierre, with the chances in favor of
either Sioux Falls or Pierre. Every
vote we cast for Huron will be one in
favor Of Sioux Falls, against Pierre.
The Black Hills vote Is said to be
nearly double what 1T was in 1885: and
reason and sense would say that it
would be cast for Pierre. With this
large increase of votes in the hills, and
with Sioux Falls in the race, Huron
stands but small chance for the capital.
II YOU don't want Sioux Falls TO get
the capital, vote for Pierre.
The Duluth and Black HILLS Il. H. is
anew venture that promises great
good to our citizens. 1t is an organl-
cation, effected by Huron, Chamber
lain and Jerauld county people. 1t is
proposed to build from Huron TO