The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-19

The probabilities in the case are
that the census was not fairly taken
in Kansas and Nebraska, and that it
was taken unfairly for the very pur-
pose Of making such declarations as
Hopkins made. One of the Texas
delegation told me the other day that
those who knew the most about it
maintain that there are at least Co.,
600 more people in Texas than are
shown by the census, and have no
doubt the same is true of Missouri.
Need of Moral Disinfectants.
Nobody appointed me either spiritual
or legal adviser to the Kilkenny cat
Republicans Of Pennsylvania who are
just now filing the circumambient at
mosphere with fur, bits of cuticle and
ear splitting caterwaulings. Neverthe-
less as a sort of amicus curi9 l cannot
resist the temptation to advise them
to read the psalms of David, especially;
the, one beginning, Behold. how good
and how pleasant 1t is for brethren to
dwell together in unity" 1 take it
that Brother Wanamaker, who is SUI
perintendent of the largest Sunday
school on earth, knows where to find
that Scripture. l am not SO certain as
to Brother Matthew Stanley Quay, but
If he doesn't know he can call on
Brother Joseph Croker Sibley, who
is famous Scriptorian. The bizarre
capers cut by the Pennsylvanians are
liable, indeed quite likely, to scandalize
and demoralize our illustrious and puts
SAINT fellow citizen, the sultan of Sulu,
and his numerous array of wives, and
to cause the Digger Indians to 60 on
the warpath.
What is most needed at Harrisburg
is bountiful supply of moral disin-
fectant, such as quicklime. The way
the Republican newspapers talk is
simply astounding. The Philadelphia
Inquirer Quay, in speaking Of the
fight on Quay, says:
At some future day, when this controversy is
ended, it may become the province Of The In
auirer to relate the history Of the fight that has
been made upon Quay. That history is a romance
Of politics, series OF crimes against public de-
cency.
Now, that is rather tough on the SUI
perintendent Of the largest Sunday
school on earth, for let it be remember
ed that Brother Wanamaker is the
head and front, the heart and soul, the
great gyastacutis Of the anti uayites,
and If they are guilty Of a series of
crimes against public decency Brother
John is the chief of sinners. There is
no escaping that logic, dead sure pop.
happening Quay's Enemies.
After that scathing exordium The
Inquirer throws the ha1poon into the
enemies Of Quay in this savage FASH
ion:
In 1893 the insurgents were active in an effort
to name governor and to beat Senator Quay.
Insurgent agents brought into the state in 1895
methods so corrupt and SO debauching that they
were simply appalling. and yet from that time
until the present these crimes have only grown in
intensity. 1t has been the plan Of anti. Quay
agents not only to deceive the public, but to buy
delegates to conventions and to buy members Of
the legislature with cash. Never was corruption
greater than at the present moment. Men pledg-
ed to Quay have been offered $4,000, $4,000 and
$780, 900 each to break away from him, and all this
has been done under the hypocritical guise Of 're
form.'' s3
Now, submit to candid world
that that is a sad business for apostles
OF purity and sweetness to be engaged
In, and 1t is a well known fact that all
Republicans are ex oficio such apos-
ties, for have they not themselves time
and time again admitted the soft Inn
parchment? Aye, more have they not
announced it from the house tops to
all the world? Their logic stated in
syllogistic form runs thus: 'sThe earth
belongs to the saints. We are the
saints; therefore the earth belongs to
u.s." Now, to have one faction Of the
saints charging the other faction with
all the crimes in the calendar Is cal
culated to produce ruction in. saint
dom.
Worse and More OF II.
Yet there Is more and worse to fol
low, for The Inquirer vehemently ex-
claims: s3
Never has there been such treachery against an
individual candidate or against state, for the
Quay traitors are traitors against the Republican
party Of Pennsy1yanta. For be 1t remembered
shat Quay has mot been candidate By his own
selection. he u the candidate Of the Republican
party.
Il IL Of course SELF evident propesi.
ton that man doesn't want q thing
which he strives for with might and
main for over two years. To hear
!! The Inquirer tell II, Matthew Stanley
win have 10 be slassoet like 4 wild
Texas steer and dragged to Washing.
ton and held down In his curule chail
while the oath Is administered to him
that ~. always provided he secures
the senatorial election for which tshe
has not been q candidate by his owr
selection. But Il q plain. unsophistt
Gated Democrat from out oe the wesi