Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-06-12
SHE'S BOILIN' HOT.
The Great Party Battle Now Being
Fought ont Among Republicans
Of Miller Township.
An Uprising Among Business Men 10
Rebnke Politicians Who Betray-
ed Miller's Interests.
The Scheming Politicians Working for
Mccoy and Against the Gallant
Maj. Pickler for Congress.

Mccoy and Against the Gallant
MAJ. Pickler for Congress.
FOR HOME AND NATIVE LAND.
To preface final consideration OF the
important questions pending tor settle
ment by Miller citizens the PRESS wishes
to express few OF the writer's sentiments
upon the general situation. In the first
place We have no personal revenge to
wreak against any man we want no
political favor; We have no pets for
office; we are not fighting for or against
any man personally, only insomu ch as
some one persons individual interests may
cunflict with the entire community's in
terests. 1t is our privilege and duty to
take issue upon questions Of vital import
to the republican party and the town of
Miller, and advocate their settlement as
seems to us best for the greatest good TO
the greatest number. This shall be done
as forcibly as we know how, with due re-
gard for the opinions OF others, and q
hope that our zeal may not lead us into
disrespect of any fellow citizen. 1t is our
privilege to honestly differ with any man.
1t is the duty Of this paper to explain
the exact situation of political affairs
with regard to the party's interests and
towns interests that the members of the
party and citizens of the town may clear
ly, intelligently and honestly decide what
they should do under existing circum-
stances. And it is done through
nothing but adherence to principles OF
conceived duty in the face Of possible
personal enmity. II is net our privilege to
abuse any man because he may differ with
us. and we shall do so only If self
defense demands it.
THE ISSUES.
The republican party is not scheme
ii is not a machine; it is not the slave Of
any man to be dictated to at his will; it
was not organized to advance the personal
ambition nor crafty the resentment of
any man.
The republican party is an organization
"of the people, by the people and for the
people" II is the party of progress and
principle. 1t detests monarchy and one
man power. and bends the knee alone TO
honesty and fairness. The methods
adopted by the present party officers are
detrimental to the partys interest, in that
their every move is coupled with a scheme
to interfere with fair and honest party ex-
preston. By this utter disregard OF party
principle they forsake the party IS interest
and court its ruination. They called
county convention four months before
election, evidently because they had made
still hunt and felt safe. The only excuse
offered for this Is, that some county in
Iowa has also called its convention, and
lit is none OF your business" They call
ed two conventions in one to capture the
state delegation by trading and promising
as many as three men the same county
Office. They recommend that township
caucus be held July 5th, tLen the next
week issued call for the Miller caucus
June IA, three weeks earlier than their
first recomm endation. How do republic
cans like this monkey business any way 2
Do you love fairness and honor, or do you
love scheming and trickery? The case is
In your hands--to endorse or rebuke.
The next issue is the fact that the ma
chine has been secretly working against
the gallant Pickler with whom nearly all
OF our people are acquainted, They were
cleseted with Mccoy at the Huron com
conduct still hunt against brave soldier
whose campaign requires nothing from
the charity Of silence.
Another, and by all odds the most i'm
pertant local interest affecting every busi-
ness man and property holder in the
city, is the fact that the men
who ask continuation of leadership,
have betrayed the trust placed in their
hands. The business men of Miller have
labored hard to build up the largest town
in the county, the county seat, at the
geographical center, donated o large sum
of money to the county for this supremacy,
and does any body suppose for moment
they will quietly submit to having their
interests bartered away to satisfy the per-
sonal ambitions OF ANY MAN2 The county
convention should by right have been
held at Miller. We assume this position
without ifs or ands. The machine men
failed in their duty to the interest that
gave them life, viz:
THE BUSINESS MEN OF MILLER.
This interest should now bequeath to
these negligent or untrustworthy servants
that oblivion so richly deserved and self
induced 10y public error. The machine is
responsible for the convention being
located at st. Lawrence, and the defense
that II could not help it, is weak very,
because there were only three members OF
the committee present besides Mr.. Milan,
and only with his consent and by his vote
could they act at all. The same thing
was done in 1888 when Mr.. Milan was
chanmanlof the committee. Now are the
business men satisfied to have this thing
occur right along without at least at
tempting correction And again, why
were the two conventions put into one
Even admitting that ST. Lawrence is en-
titled 10 one convention, there should
have been two, as was the G Sc last wear
one ofwhich would necessarily come to
Miller But this Sould endanger the
machine iterests. Why Because they
want Mccoy delegation TO the state con-
yention, and know that il would be inn
possible to get IL in Hand county unless