Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-02
THE DAKOTA METHOD.
THE DAKOTA GANG CLiNGETH
CLOSER THAN BROTHERS.

| an Evolution from the Land OF
Billiards and Cyclones - How
HOPp, ScObey md Their Mutual
Friend - Workedr the Leg islature
| OF This State-Sc0bey as a ssPro-
fessOr'' and Hopp as a Financier.
| Upon the admission OF our State to
the Union, an opportunity was af-
forded for these sharpes who had
served An apprenticeship in the
methods of working" new fields for
personal aggrandizement to transfer
their base of operations to our pro-
ductive soil. And this idea doubtless
suggested the plan that had been
tried with success in the Land Of
Billiards..
The history of the Pullman Agri-
cultural College swindle, OF Eastern
Washington, affords notable in.
stance of how these sharpers, with
the experience derived from previous
exploits, were able to foist upon the
people the sham of praiseworthy and
beneficial institution, and make it
serve only one purpose, the lining OF
their pockets with the peoples money,
without the slightest compensating
benefit. Let it be borne in mind that
Mr.. Scobey, the Republican candidate
for the Legislature, was member OF
the South Dakota Legislature when
an Agricultural College bill, a counter
part OF our own, was passed for that
State and Geo. Lilly, a friend of
Scobey, was its first President. Scobey
was accused Of having some interest
in that deal, but Lilly saysit was not
official" Mr.. Hopp, the present part
ner of Scobey, and close friend of both
Lilly and Scobey, in Iowa and South
Dakota, came to this State previous to
the session OF our State Legislature of
1SS9-90, and lobbied through bill for
establishing the Pullman Agricultural
College, and secured an appointment
on the Board of Regents OF that insti-
tuition from Acting Governor Laugh
ton. Lilly WAS imported by Hopp
and elected President of the College,
taking that position in May, 1891.
Through Hopp's influence Lilly was
allowed to recommend professors for
the college, five in number. every one
of whom belonged to the close corpo-
ration formed to work" this field of
enterprise. Scobey was one of the
elect, and he was imported to take
the chair of Professor OF Agriculture
in that institution. 1t appears in evi.
dence taken by the Legislative COM
mittee, while investigating charges OF
incompetence and mal-administration,
that Scobey had never attended an
agricultural college, had never studied
chemistry in school. and WAS not
practical chemist; had never taken u
degree in any college, and his sole
qualification rested upon a general
course in some Iowa denominational
institute. 1t was soon found that
Scobey was not only incompetent, but
recklessly negligent of duty; that he
kept stock Of his own and fed them at
the expense of the State; that he
kept the books and records at his
house, made no reports, sent produce
off the agricultural farm, and kept no
account of it. In December, 1892, he
was discharged for these irregularities,
and refused to turn the books and
records over to his successor, or to
vacate the college house he occupied.
He was accused Of recommending the
purchase of team for the farm by
Hopp, for which the college was to
pay $4O0, twenty-five per cent. of
which was to be returned by the seller
to Hopp.
Indictments were sent out against
Lilly to Gov. Ferry, from Iowa, and
he was discharged in December, 1892,
at the same meeting Scobey was
given his walking papers. Scobey is
accused of having gone into the news.
paper business with Hopp, at Pull
man, and attempting to do all the
printing for the college and receiving
the pay therefor in violation of the
law which provides that such work
shall be done by the State Printer,
and that this scheme was nipped in
the bud by that officer and the Secre-
tary of State.
Since Lilly's discharge, he has OBJ
tanned position in the public schools
of Portland, through the influence, it
is said, of Capt. r. L. Edwards, of
American Book Company lame, who,
it is reported, boasts that he has 3
"pull" on Scobey.
1t is proper, at this time, that all
these facts, should be understood by
the voter. He wants to make no mis-
take by selecting for as important an
officer as the law-maker and law -giyer
man whose record has been be-
smirched by any betrayal of trust,
and possessing indubitable evidence
of want of capacity to secure the legis-
lation now so imperatively demanded
to keep the ship of State from drifting
upon the shoals. We want no Peck
shifts in the Legislature, to base his
duties upon the work of others, not a
Sacho Panza, to fight the battles of a
master who is the counterpart of Don
Quote de la Mancha.
"PRoTEcrIoN 10 enlightened selfshness."-
| OtpmPtdn.
Yes. A selfishness that lightens
the pockets Of the poor man and fills
the Golfers of the rich. And the
trusts it has built up have always
contributed literally of "sugar" for