Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-21
DEFENDING THEMsE. YES.

Messrs DOilard and Washnbaugh. o
h Council, Reply to NewspRpel
Criticisms
Legislative assembly of Dakota terri
tory, Council Chamber, Biamerck, Da
koss. February 18th lsS9-To the Pres,
and Dakotaian: In the issue OF the
Yankton Herald OF the 14.h appeared
the following:
In discussing Mr., Van Osdel's resolu.
ton, in opposition TO making spproprls-
tions for new institutions or additions to
| old ones during this legislative session,
Mr.. Dollaid. OF Bon Homme, said:
1T seems 20 me it is rather cool for the gentle
man from Yaakt6n to Come here and attempt
to shut off new institutions after Yankton has
had all it has needed for ten years.
There is broat-gsuged craftsmanship
indeed! Does Mr.. Dollard mean TO be
understood that the Dakota hospital for
the insane near Yankton, is the property
of this CITY, and was built expressly for
itF Does he mean to be understood that
because this hospital was located here,
and money has been spent TO maintain
it and enlarge it to meet the pressing
needs OF suffering humanity, therefore,
other localities should have new ipstitu-
lions located among them, regardless OF
any necessity for their establishment, or
the ability of the people to pay for them ?
Is this what the astute statesman from
Bon Homme means? AS on exhibition
demagogic spleen and narrow-minded
~foolishness, this takes the cake. As q
Doodle legislator Mr.. Doliard will no
doubt prove o success.
The resolution referred to wae brought
forward to meet the bill, which had
passed the house, locating q aoldiers's
home at Hot Springs and approprintinR
$4,000 therefor. This measure was
urged upon the legislature by the Grand
Army Of the Republic, through its COM
mittee, for the reasons that there are ct
least n hundred old soldiers who would
be benefited thereby; that the number
is rapidly increasing and if they are 60
receive public consideration the time 30
act in their behalf has already arrived.
In view OF these facts and that $40, 600
was appropriated two years ago to add
two additional wings to the insane hos
pital at Yar kton; that there are those who
believe such addition was not i%ndispen-
sible; that while the report of the t.ust.
ees, the Heisld's political friends, shows
but twenty-five more patients in the in
stitusion on November 30sh, 1888. than
on December LIST, 1886, they are asking
at the hands of the legislature for main
tensnce $45 900 more than the liberal
allowance for that purpose two years
ego. The resolution in question, 30 far as
it aimed at the soldiers home, was not
deemed to have been inspired by such
lofty notions of public spirit as to pre-
cluie criticism. If the Heraid's article
in the light Of al! the facts is o reflection
of the sentiment OF its supporters. it goes
very far to prove that in building for
Yankton in the past the membess Of the
legislature from Bon Homme county
have loYed not wisely but too we'll.
ROBERT DoL1ARD.
My name having been coupled With
that of Mai Dollard in the criticisms OF
the Yankson Herald regarding the
ellis action on the bill to establish a
soldiers home, and having been one of
the defenders of Yankton's interests for
the past four sessions, l heartily concur
in the statement Of facts and the senti-
ments of the foregoing letter.
+. J. WAsHABAUGH.