Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-25

The astounding turn affairs In the
seatorial contest at Pierre, which or
last Thursday resulted in the election
of Senator Kyle has caused bitter re-
marks to be made by popullst editors
Here are q few:
Yankton Telegram, pop.-It is the
natural result of the moderate greed
and disgraceful scramble of each can
didate for the spoils Of Office, rather
than yield anything for the sake OF the
principles Of their party.
Tom Bishop of volga was one. Of the
leaders af the ''reform" movement last
fall and the other day he expressed
himself in the Volga Tribune in the
following language:
Most disgraceful jobs are the order OF
the day at and about the capital build
ing. Revenge and spite seem to vie
with money corruption in making the
name Of our state q by.word among
people outside of our borders. Rumors
OF Doodle, jobs to oust officials, jobs 10
make room for more officials, and the
like are coming to surface hourly. So
far very little has been done except
these moves on the political checker
board. The interests of the people as
a whole are the last things thought OF
If considered at all. Party patronage
aud the doing up Of the other fellows
occupies all the time of the pop political
leaders, who seem to be endeavoring to
get even on past grievances and failures
and these old hulks lead in everything
We do not believe things are as bad as
reported, but if they are, the reform
legislature Of 1897 will prove the most
rotten and corrupt body ever known il.
either of the Dakotas, and heavsss
knows we have had some bad ones.
From this distance itappears:.high time
the concientious and honest men of the
three parties were getting together.
II. S. Volkmar of Milbank, engross-
ing clerk in the house wires to his home
paper: Populists consider it bad blow
at present.
Beresford News: The effect of the
senatorial tangle will be iar.reaching
in the populist party, and will make
the campaign work harder and more
necessary in 1898. The placing of the
third party in power commenced a
new regime in the state, and the people
are watching the effects. If the popu-
list party can do no better than the
republicans have done, there is a
tendency among great many Of our
friends to return to the republican
party, in which they were born. And
this election of senator, which may not
be blocking or trammeling the wheels
Of the Legislature, is looked upon as q
waste Of energy, and the populist party
will be called upon to bear the burden
of reproach. The affair is disgrace
and should have been ended long ago
No candidate was before the people
but Kyle and Pickler, and the people
should have the voice In this matter al
we'll as every other matter pertaining
to our republican government. The
people decided in favor OF Kyle, and he
should be elected; but II our represena
tives ct Pierre SO far forget the will ol
the people ~ to gainsay their wishes
then some other good men should be
fselected.
No one In all Pierre fought Senator
Kyle more 6ercely than Tom Ayers
the private secretary Of the governor
4 In the last issue Of the Plain Talk ap
pears the most virile attack ever writ
ten. Evidently Tom is trying to cover
up his tracks. Here is the article:
A most shameful political combina