Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-02-26
.KNOW THYSELF.
Numerous Little Straws Picked up
Throughout the State to Show
Republican Drift.
An Almost Spontaneous Demand for Re-
form Within the Party Of Lin.
M. coin and Grant.
B0ssism must be Shelyed and the Party
Lines closed on Principle In
stead OF Deals,
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.

The result of last years campaign aud
OF the senatorial contest has brought the
republican party of South Dakota face to
! face with proposition it can neither
mock off the bridge nor sneak past by
mother route, viz; What caused this
terrible shaking no Of the 6. OPP? That
there was a cause. all men must now con-
cede, although when tho PRESS CLAIMED
last year that cause existed, it was met
with abuse. The "scabby" members Of
the party in Hand county, claimed the
local fght was ali there was to it-simply
factional fight-but retrospect does
1ot corroborate this. as the entire state
was in the midst of the same political
tbroes as conyulsed Hand county. Eight
teen thousand voters left the republican
party in one year, and joined the indie
pendents What for? That is the mis-.
sion Of republicans to determine. Is it
the part of wisdom to abuse or redicule
them, on the SUI position that the new
party is but for day?
Right now is time when republican
statesmanship is at premium. Bull
doing won't do. As defect undoubt-
edly exists it is best to acknowledge it
and seek a remedy. The PRESS can
lightly lay claim to having been one of
the first republican papers in the state
60 sound the tocsIn II party warning
against bossism and dictatorship in party
management. True, it was principally
IN regard to county politics, but the Hand
county campaign was but miniature of
that throughout the state. The party has
been hampsred every where by this same
dictatorship, and it behooves the GENTLE
men who have wrought such havoc to
Keep their ear close to the ground, and
heed the ominous rumblings growing
more and more audible each day. The
Republican party will be party of the
people and not of bosses. The man who
Is foolhardy enough to Try to buck this
Proposition of the track will get hurt.
Here are number of straws from differ
ent parts of the state to show that the
party's defect is spontaneously reeogniz
ed in nearly all sections of the state:
Parker Era:-The trouble began at the
Mitchell state convention with too much
bossism and dictation, and carried on in q
much more aggressive and insolent man
ner at Pierre. The people of Dakota
have been taught for years to resent OFF,
cial dictaticn, believing they we're fully
: abie to Judge for themselves.
Washington TImes:-The republican
party has suffered enough by the care
less methods employed in the past. A
decided change is demanded by the anti
boss element OF the party and they are
bound to have it. Look out for great
changes in the near future
Flandreau Herald:-Several of the
staunchest republican state papers
noticably the Dell Rapids Times. Canton
News and Parker New Era,-lay Moody's
defeat to bossism ard machine politics.
They do not however, hang over the
ragged edge of nowhere in talking Of it,
but think that reformation must come
from within the party.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader:-Senator
Moody has neglected the legitimate meth
.ods of politics and has depended almost
wholly on the worst form OF machine
bossism.
# Sioux Falls Journal:-Who killed
Moody Moody killed Moody, Petit
grow killed Moody; the republican party
killed Moody. Yes, it is all true. You
may not believe it, but SO 1t is.
The question is asked seriously, Moody
was strong man. In ability, no South
Dakotan had reason to be ashamed OF
bim. He made himself respected in the
United States senate. He was a clean
man and a capable one. Nobody antici-
.pates that any one surprising hlm in abil-
tty, or in general fairness of character
will be sent to take his place. Why then
was Moody so hopelessly slaughtered
~ The answer is in one word:
1t was bossism.
Watertown Public Opinion:-There is
one very important lesson that the repub-
lican leaders of South Dakota have got to
learn-a lesson which they must learn and
It's usefulness unimpaired- that is,
Mere must be stop put to dictatorship
or bossism. The republican party is too
broad guaged to allow the introduction of
such an innovation, and we warn those
Who would attem2t-or who has attempt
ed ito be careful aboat tresspassing
upon forbidden ground. The political
graye yard yawns for such,
Pierre Free Press Representative Tay-
Ior went home to Huron this morning
As he passed by he pulled the reporter S
car down to him and in a stage whisper
teid: sour tails are dragging IN the
dbst; 1T is righteous chastisement. Re
nembsr whom the Lord loveth he chas-
teneth'-on the next whirl the grand old
party will come In, tall erect, and the 9TH
or fellows will not know they are in it -
Mitchell Republican: When Geo. A.
Matthews and his friends revert to their
srbitrary and unjust expulsion from the