Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-06-29
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.

The Aberdeen Republican seems to
think every town entered for the capital
race is in "for revenue only" with no
idea Of attaining the much-desired OBJ
ject, with, perhaps, the exceptions of
Pierre. The editor of the above-named
paper goes into eztasies over the many
advantages of Pierre and is evidently
trying to make everyone else see through
his spectacles. The Black Hills is a
fruitful field for his operations. There
is chance here for him to argue his
case. Hear him:
After all the merits and demerits Of
the different cities which are actively in
the field for the capital have been dis
cussed by the different journals in and
out Of the territory, it appears to- the
Republican Pierre is the place for the
capital and is far in the lead for the cap
ital, not only upon her merits, but IN the
minds, of the business and unprejudiced
citizens of the territory. Chamberlain
is only in the field to, attract attention to-
her prospects in the opening of the res
ervationl Mitchell is half hearted in
the race Sioux Falls is coupling it
with her boom that Frank Pettigrew
gave her by his active work and adver-
tising in the east but in the early his
tory of the territory through her states
man, Pettigrew, che secured several
public institutions, and the people don't
intend she shall have any more at pres
ent until the honors are easy in all The
aspiring cities. Watertown, through
her Mcintyre, has coupled the capitalcry
with the temporary railroad boom McIn-
tyre has given her, but in the minds of
the people is too near the northwest
corner of the territory. Huron is prac-
tically out of the race, as her mode Of
securing the temporary capital IN the
first place made her odious, and no
Dakotan will now vote for her on ac-
count of their objections to putting a
dollar in the late dethroned and disreput-
able ex-governor's pocket, as it is believed
by the business men that he had been
given large interests IN land around the
city by the citizens on account of his
supposed powerful influence. That in
fuence will be shown on the day of cleo
ton, as it was at Watertown. The bus
ines men, as far as the Republican has
been able to find out, propose to locate
the capital at Pierre on account of her
central location and her natural advan-
tages as capital city. Her beautiful
townsite, her elegant hotels, her splendid
water works system, her natural drain
age and the beautiful scenery viewed
from her different plateaus, and her
crowning hills and winding river, make
every Dakotan see there can be built
upon this site one of the most beautiful
capital cities, with less cost to the tax
payer, of any state in the northwest.
And then the business men OF Dakota
don't want any more fight over the loca-
ton of the capital, and if located at
Pierre in this fight it will forever settle
the capital question, for with the loca-
tion of the capital at Pierre and the
opening Of the reservation, the unsettled
country between the river and the Hills
will be as rapidly settled up as was
Oklahoma, and then we will have our
whole state producing and taxpaying
one. To the taxpayer this is important,
to have no unproductive country within
our borders. The different border cities
may boom, and Huron and Mitchell may
fight each other to death, but the peo-
pie will on the day of election quietly
vote for Pierre, as business proposition
which interests them. Then let the pol
iticians fight over the offices. The Re
publican, after careful consideration of
the claims of all aspirants, believes it
would be best for the laboring man and
the tax payer of Dakota to vote for
Pierre as business proposition, and a
just one to all, and it believes they will
do it.-Aberdeen Republican.