Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13
PLAIN POLITICAL POINTERS
A HooSier in South Dakota Talks o
I4arriSon'S Intentions.
How Indiana Aided Harrison at the Chicago
ConVentlon--Thc Independent-Demo-
cratic Alliancc--Indian Ques-
tion In south Dakota.


SON is deputy state treasurer and hm
only been away from indianapolis, Ind,
his former home. about ii year. Mr..
Pattison and fumily lived for a number
of years on the opposite corner from
President lIarrison's indianapolis resi-.
dence and the two families are quite
well acquainted. 1t is need.
less 20 say that pattison is Il
strong republican and Harrison man.
At the Chicago convention he was one
of the first crowd that went down to
nominate benjamin Harrison for prcsi-
dent. Mr. pattison tells Il very inter
esting story in this connection.
There is no question but Indian
apolis nominated Harrison. Nou never
saw finer political work done than we
did all through. We took every avail
able force from the city with MS and il
seemed as though we were all inspired
that we should be successful From
the minute that our campaign begal
TO the end there was not n moments
cessation. Every possible avail
able force was brought into requi
sition. We captured the streets
the hotel lobbics and everywhere
with nothing but Harrison. Saturday
night we sent down for n hundred
more uniformed men. They came
promptly with their banners, music and
all the accessories. Every man of the
delegation was expected TO put in his
best licks wherever they would coun,
most. Most of my time was spent with
the Texas delegation. / had an ac.
quaintance with them, a man by the
name of Terrill, after whom | was
named. He is the present minister to
Belgium. Yes, indianapolis did it,
duty by Harrison and he was nom
mated. | believe that his success Is
much to be attributed to the fine
political work that these indianapolis
boys did for him. But what has llarri.
son done for these men who made his
election through the nomination posi-.
bic? Not the first solitary thing.
What is the result? In my opinion the
result is that it is exceedingly doubtful
whether Harrison will be able to carry
Indiana for the nomination next time.
1t is known that the state went demo
cratic at the last election largely on
this account. indianapolis has dem
ocratic mayor now for the first time
in fifteen years. Oh, yes, he
has appointed Indiana men
to office, but they happen to be
in every instance different
men from those who nominated him
Are they good men lie has appointed.
The very best, but they are men who
have taken no interest in politics
barely getting out To the polls TO vote
The men who have done all the work
and | tell you it takes work 10 run pol
itics in Indiana-have been inglori
ouSlv left out in the cold. And they
feel it, ! do not know as they will
lead any very antagonistic movement
against Harrison, but ] do know that
they are even colder than luke.
warm and that they will retire
in favor of the appointecs which
off with the whole bakery. John G.
New fought against the way things
were going as long as he could. The
president wanted to send him To Eng
land, but he said, NO, do something
for these men who have done every
hing for YOU Finally finding that
all his efforts were useless, and being
urged by his wife very much, who
thought she would like the climate, hC
finally consented to accept the consul
ship. saving that he could do quite a.
much out of the country as in it.
'One of the things that we promised
in Chicago if they would nominate
Harrison was that we wouldn't ask q
cent to carry Indiana, and they took us
at our word and never IA cent we got
through that whole hard campaign
Don't you think there is some ground
for the complaint that is going up in
Indiana against Harrison at the pres
ent time? No one can find the first
fault with his administration. 1t il
the simple question whether it is poll
tics or not"
Who would have thought a short
wear ago that South Dakota would bC
something of doubtful state any NOR,
than Iowa? But that such it is ther,
is no doubt. The independents anC
democrats have joined hands and tina
they mean business there is ever indi
cation. The Cincinnati convention ap
pointed on the South Dakota independ
ent committee Messrs. III. l.. LouclSs. j
w. Harden and Fred Zipp. Loucks i
the popular president of the Farmers
alliance who came SO near bein.
elected governor last year. liar
den was the democratic candidat,
for congress in 1883 and at that tim
had the full support of the Farmers
alliance, but the movement had no
gathered the force then that il ha
since. Zipp was the candidate fo
lieutenant-govcrnor on the indepen
dent ticket last fall. He halls from
the Black Hills where il is confidentl,
predicted that fusion of the demo
crats and independents will at the mex
election sweep everything. Altogethe
it is doubtful If II stronger independen
committee could have been found TO
this state.
The biggest question in South Da
kota at the present time is not tn
negro question but the Indian ques
tion. TO see the big effeminate buck
at Sioux Falls assisting in the jollifica
tion meetings of Plenty Horses, wit
the chief distinguishing characteristic
of their white brother dudes--all smok
ing cigarettes-the question suggest
itself, is the state big enough to hol
them and a white population at tn
same time. Who would have though
that the savage redskin was S
soon to distinguish himself a
the bar-and at the polls
South Carolina has her negro question
what's the matter with South Dakot
having her Indian question? From re
ports of blood-curdling massacres, tn
great public from now on will b
treated 10 accounts of how far advance
in ciyilation Great Lo is. The India
is certainly passing into new era
Look ont for him and keep out of hi
track you white man, or you will b
run over,
A Polygimist Fired.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1.-For til
first time in the history of the countr