The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-04-27
The GOyerEOr's Letter.


attempt to hamper the government,
Tor the purpose OF making political
capital, at time when it isengaged
in war. And this is the effect and re-
suit OF his writing and talking, no
difference what his motive. Every
thing indicates that his motive was
to create political dissatisfaction
with the republican administration
among parents and friends OF the
soldiers, but regardless of that, the
real result is to hamper, harrass,
and interfere with the successful ter
minatiOn OF a war thus government
was forced into bv conditions recog-
nized and acknowledged as sufficient
by the intelligent world. A few par
tisan papers haye attempted weak
defence or excuse, or paliation ofthe
governors disloyal act, but the peo-
+ple SO detest anything that savors
rof Valandinghamism, that they are
pronounced in their censure OF Lee.
The utterances Of such people us
governor Lee and his unpatriotic
advisers, are not new ip this free
country. During the great civil war
the traitors had plenty ofencourage-
ment from men who sought to ham
per the north-but what did it
amount to? They were swept aside
by an avalanch OF indignant patriot.
ism, and SO will these latter-day cop
perheads be overwhelmed. Ii that
letter represented Lees own opinion
he was entitled to it, but ne should
not havs foisted it upon the world
as the opinion OF So. Dakota people.
So far as the abstract question ofre-
turning the volunteers is concerned,
that is and has been settled for some
time. The President will muster
them out and return them in regular
order as rapidly as circumstances
permit. Lee knew this, and he ais o
knew that the boys wished to return
before any fighting had been done,
hence his bomsbastic letter is cheap
demagogy.
The PREss inadvertently and un-
fortunately criticised Gov. Lees un-,
patriotic letter, which letter is now
commonly conceded by D published
expression OF opinion from all class
es, to have been u cheap party play,
yerging upon reasonable utter
ances, and clothed only in an excuse
to have our soldier boys returned.
We say unfortunately criticised, be-
cause of the personal consequences.
Without the slightest hesitation or
mental reservation our young broth
er of the Gazette lets go OF some sar-
casm of an ancient brand which in
forms this public that "A "2x2peanut
sheet" like the PRESS couldn't t posi-
bly, meet his approval. While keen
ly appreciatiye of the presumption
we herein manifest, sort OF mental
desperation forces the writer to even
dare further humiliation by Offering
a little evidence upon this subject.
Any insignificant facts or trivial
logic found herein will OF course be
swept aside with that self-satistied
abandon which is as picturesque as
it is irresistible in it's conclusions.
But as the case has current impor-
tance, space is devoted to it in this
issue. Boiled down to an abstract
proposition alone, tits a question. OF
LOYALTY to country, notparty. This
paper humbly asks to he counted
for it's country right or wrong.
The Gazette quoted anartlcle from
the Minneapolis Tribune, in regard
to Gov. Lind's letter to the state
Legislature, in itself verv dissinTilar to
Lees letter, which article the Gazette
says:
''The position of the Tribune, one
of the strongest republican sneets
i'm the northwest on this ques'lop'
can Mnt be admired" 4,o
Well, all right, here is what the