Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-04
STURGIS ADVERTISER.
!. r. GROW. PRoPRlgToR.
JUSTLY CRITICISED.

behalf OF division and statehood, the
opening of the reservation and the wise
Legislation he was chiefly instrumental
in procuring during the last session OF
congress, and declares in effect that the
most conspicuous example Of political
ingratitude in the whole northwest would
be presented by failure to return him
to the senate.
This is excellent talk, Notwithstanding
it comes post norton. If the Pioneer
had applied consistently such sensible
and vigorous medicine prior to the cleo
ton, il would no doubt have saved the
party from partial defeat in Lawrence
county and in the Hills.
The article then proceeds to tell how
it happened, as follows:
The detection of republican voters in
Lawrence county was not the result of
ingratitude or opposition to Senator
Moody. Tt was because number of
Deadwood ward politicians with unsav-
DRY political regulations, who had for
merly been his bitterest enemies, fastened
themselves onto him in his hour of sue
cess, like SO many octopusses, and I'M
dertook to drive the band wagon
That is plain admission of the Pho
neer and amounts to this that certain re-
publican voters were controlled by mere
personal considerations and lost sight of
the great political issue at stake. They
would rather see democrat go the
United States senate than to see man
for whom they cherished some personal
animosity go to the Legislature. They
would rather defeat a party nominee who
in their exalted estimation was a ward
politician and bore an unsavory political
record for the Legislature than elect q
republican to the United States senate
from their own town. Whether or not
the Pioneer itself has been afflicted that
way we will not stop to enquire but it is
patent that such methods adopted by
narrow guage politicians and newspapers
has had its effect in other counties than
Lawrence. It has nigh wrecked the re.
publican party in the state and came
near defeating the highest hopes and
aims of the republicans of the Hills.
It is the quintesence of mugwumpery
If it prevails the republican party can,
not be maintained, nor can any of its
great principles, policies or reforms be
carried to a successful issue, neither car
it hope to elect United States senator
The Pioneer then delivers itself of adj
vice to the party from it's standpoint, al
/ follows:
The fact is that to ever be successful
the republican party of Lawrence county
must purge itself. The Martins, Var
Cises, BENEFITS, Bakers, Burns, Driscolll
Phillips and men of like character mus
manage its affairs and it must be man
aged in such a way that respectable mer
like Harding, Dawson and Court can re
turn to its folds without compromising
their manhood.
| While the Republican is not intimate
ly acquainted with the politics If Law
renee county, yet it has pronounced
opinions on certain general party ques
tions and policies which may be brief,
stated. The republican party of Soutl
Dakota has just gone through the mos
trying ordeal perhaps of it's life. A mos
important party issue, doubly importan
to the republicans and all others of til
/ Hills, was at stake, the election of
! United States senator. Without goinl
| back to anti-statehood days to enquir
into political records the fresh, live is
snes of the present are sufficient and vii
be applied by the party to ascertain VIII
| are republicans. How did he depor
| himself at this supreme hour when th
party and its principles were on trial 70
their lives? Did he bolt his party tickle
because of some fancied personal griey
ance at a candidate? Or did he supper
it with his voice and his vote? If he
J possessed OF influence and leadership di
he make them felt in the interest OF hi
party or did he sulk in his tent? Wa
1 he political Nero and did he fddl
while his party was passing through tb
frey ordeal? The correct answer |
these and the like questions will
requisite to establish republicanism wit
the party Of the future. No amount {
personal reasons will be admissible 3
held as valid excuses for going back o
great principles.
So too with the party gods set up an
ordained by the Pioneer as worthy
lead and preach the true republica
2 gospel, the republican masses win appl
the test to them and il will be well *
: soma Of them il they pass muster, espe'
tally should their names be sounded
republican circles beyond the confines
Lawrence county.
The republican party j. not . clol
corporation Or government but yolul
Itary association 81 the people to promo
certain principles While any one ma
/. Join or leave ii at pleasure. yet Its SUI