The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
UNITED STATES SENATOR

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On Tuesday, january 9th, the ~leSisll-
turc will convene ut Pierre and before
IN other issue OF The UNION, the Qucs-
ton OF IL successor to Senator Moody
will be fairly before that body.
What are the objections to the pres
ent encumbent? Not sorehcadism IL
personal spite, except it be i'll IL very
small circle in his own county, but that
he is not a representativeman wouldnot
represent a majority Of the voters OF
South Dakota. This charge docs not
apply to Pettigrew as strongly as it
does to Moody. Pettigrew may claim
to represent the business interests OF
South Dakota, the land spectators,
the money loaner the banks, the raa-
road interests. Moody can only lay
claim as the representative OF mining
corporations, which interest is naturally
classed with those already under the
care OF Pcttigrew. Thus the a~gricultu-
raj interests Of the state, an industry
which embraces t~hree-fourths OF the
population, by the election OF Senator
Moody, would remain for the next six
years, unrepresented or worse still, mis-
represented. 1t is useless to argue that
d man can be found so fair minded and
level headed as to serve all classes alike.
"No man Il serve two masters His
past association, if not his present posi-
ton will bias his acts.
For this reason, where many interests
demand attention and all interests can
not be directly represented, the greater
interest Of the state should have prefer
ence and this in South Dakota is surely
agriculture.
TO this end was the independent party
formed and on it's platform, arrayed
against corporations, was the indcpen-
dent legislators OF South Dakota elected;
how can men SO elected, Moody?
How can men SO elected support Bartlett
Trip? While perhaps an ADLER and
cleaner men than Moody, would his past
associations any better fit HIM to repre-
sent the people? Who then is the man?
It should be a Black Hills man, but
have the Hills earned any c~osideration
from the Independent party. No! With
only n and a half representatives in
the legislature we can ask nothing.
On what grounds can the republicans
expect any help from the independents?
They could not have opposed them more
bitterly, eve going SO farm the n case,
where the independents endorsed an able
republican representative, as to bolttheir
W ticket and support a democratic
legislator whom the supposed would
support Moody. No, the republicans
surely have more to expect from dem
ocrats than independents. Why should
democrats expect any help from indie
pendents? Where there was an iota OF
q chance for success they conceded moth
ing. In the few rare cases where they
endorsed the independent ticket it was
their only show. With their handful OF
legislators they may, if they SO elect, re-
turn Moody, but they cannot seat a
democrat.
1t must be an Independent and one
WIZ Id5 CuI loOSC j "a HE otu lolu "
no matter which it may have been, and
will work toward the strengthening OF
all factions looking to the success Of the
peoples party in 1892. This cannot be
accomplished except with the aid OF
democratic votes and to succeed the in
dependent legislators must agree on
some man in whom they nave implicit
faith as IN independent and yet a nan
whom democrats could consistently
support.
Viewing the field from this distance,
but one man looms up, who is able to
I'LL the bill. A man OF culture, who
has taken high rank as an edurator. a
practical farmer. One who las stood
high in the councils Of the dNnocratic !
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