The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-04-01
Meade County Items.

a lew Gays ago man named Master
son, who, with his family were wintering
at Tilford, went to his farm in the
Southern part Of the state and when
his nome was prepared he sent for his
family. When their trunks and house
hold effects were removed to the depot,
a saloon-keeper attached the goods on
claim OF 50 for whiskey which he
claimed to have sold to the husband.
The wife refused to pay for the reason
that her husband did not drink and
never went inside the doors OF saloon.
A democratic justice issued the attach
ment and a republican deputy sheriff
attached the goods. The distinguished
officers holding that saloon keepers
bills could not be disputed in their
courts, that the prohibition law and the
constitution Of South Dakota were un-
constitutional, and that the lady should
pay eight dollars for the decision so
made, which she accordingly did, and
came to the county seat to have the
saloon keeper arrested and his place
closed by Injunction. The authorities
here upheld the decision Of the Justice
and sheriff and gave the woman to uu-
derstand that it was against the prln-
clples OF the party in power to disturb
saloon keepers.
A mass meeting OF the tax payers OF
this county was had at the court house
on March 26, and a resolution passed
requesting the board OF county commits
sioners to instruct the treasurer to
transfer all money in the interest fund
to the general fund and to make no fur
ther payments OF interest on the 5 per
cent bonds until ordered to do so by
the courts OF last resort. Commissioner
Marshall was present and stated that
ne was in accord with the tax payers
and that no interest would be paid on
those fraudulent bonds.
The old party bosses in this country
and their news papers appear to have
all united in an endeavor to lie the peo-
pies party out OF existence. When an
independent comes to town who was
formerly a republican, he Is taken in
charge by republican boss who pre-
tends to be friendly to the peoples
movement, but opposed to it for fusin,
with the democrats and agreeing to sup
port democrats for all the county, state
and national Offices, and form a reduc
ton OF the tariff on wool, and ther
states that if it were not for this sell-out
he would vote the peoples ticket.
When an independent comes here who
was formerly a democrat, he Is met by
the democratic liar who informs him
that the republicans haye made arrange.
ments to fuse with the independents and
stand for the Mckinley bill and the
tariff on tin. These old time politicians
and bosses have lieing down to a fine
science, and it is surprising the amount
OF discord they have caused in the ranks
OF those independents who believe in
keeping in the middle OF the road. and
want no deal with the Harrison or
Cleveland gangs. 1t is true that one or
two men who have falsely claimed to be
independents render the old party bosses
considerable assistance by pretending
to have authority to enter into fusion
for the peoples party and have prom
ised office and influence to about forty
old party office seekers. They are those
fellows who betrayed the party two
years ago. Last fall our party kept in
the middle OF the road and away from
these old party bosses and carried the
county by a majority OF 80. There are
no independents in this county who
want fusion with either OF the old
parties. There is no talk OF fusion
among independents. There is no ma
terial difference between the old parties.
1t is reasonable to suppose that if there
Is to be fusion it will be fusion OF the
old bosses, the money lenders and
dance house people against the inde-
pendents.