Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-05-15
VENTS Of THIRTY YEARS :. R AGO, \ 4
Reproduction or Ancient Lies
and Falsehoods Concerning
\, Events In Yankton.

Events II Yankton.
Tho Yankton Press Falsehooti,
Were Written e Shield
the Gang IL 1873.
The Elk Point Courier u republican
ling extracts from its files Of 50 year
years ago. and BY this means has ex
posed anew the falsehoods, printed y
the Yankton Press Ii 1873. The Pres
was owned BY the most unscrupulon'
gang Of territorial lootsrs ever asAem
bled in any territorial capital, and tn
Press lied like .'horsethief" 70 hell
shield its owners and backers ans
cared no moro for truth than Burbanl
| did for virtue and McCook for honor
AZ VI have noted elsewhere Arthur
Linn and his Dakotsn kept after thu
gang until they were driven ont IL dis
grace. Here Is sample falsehood Of
the Press IN 1873.
On Saturday evening last, Col.
Moody, ex.Gov. Faulk. Arthur Linn,
is. a Bently. Jacob Branch, and T. =.
Winternute, with . few followers,
met il Woolley's empty warehonse on
Douglas Ave. for the purpose Of hold
ing an indignation meeting expressive
Of their sentilnents on the re-appoint.
mont Of Gov Burbank. Tho room
whsre the meeting was held was cold.
|cheerless and without 8 seat or light
except tallow dip which was fixed IL
the window, and : torch belonging to
the band " intermute was elected 70
lean against post and act g chairman.
Remsrks were made BY Wintermute.
Moody and Bentley and . set Of ''cut
and dried resolutions we're presented
BY Bentley, who. with Faulk. Linn
and W60lley, formed the committee on
resolutions On motion to adopt the
resolutions, Wintermute decided It
carried In the face Of . deafening No. !"
M The meeting was . complete failure.
Itwas q failure that surprised its OppO-
|nents Il was condemned and ignored
by the respectable classes Of Yankton
of all parties. Il Was wholly and entire
" the expression Of Moody. Fsulk,
Linn. Brauch. Bentley "a democratic
Office holder) and Wintsrmute and no.
body else There were not twenty five
in the warehouse that sympathized
with the movement. and yet flaming
posters had flooded the town snounc-
ing the meeting. The Dakota Herald.
Moody's democratic organ, publishe d
the proceedings, misrepresenting the
affair altogether. The meeting was
disFepntable il every sense Those In
attendance were compelled to stand,
and had to move around to keep warm
Talking. jeering and bandyinR epithets
.Was tho order Of the evening. The
chairman left his post and mixed with
the crowd for this purpose. There
was nothing orderly or dignided about
1t. Motions that were voted down the
chairman declared carried. and 20 1t 10
no wonder lie was laughed at and that
there were Interruptions.
It was Z disgraceful affair; disgrace
full IN its inception and disgraceful to
the end. II was an attempt Of half
dozen political bsnkrupts 10 misrepre-
sent the popular sentiment Of Yankton.
We have two public halls, . public
school house. and . court room where
public meetings can be held, and yet
the promoters Of this outrage on public
sentiment selected IN empty ware.
house, near the levee. whore they had
good reason to think but few would
attend, and where they could 60
through the motions Of . public meet.
ing. and then depend upon the Herald
aud Dakotan to do the rest. It is due
g Van kton that her citizens generally
.be held blameless for this disgrace
There 10 no Law to prevent such IN
affair and II seems Moody and the
others have no self respect 70 restrain
them from making fools Of themselves.
They are reckless Of their own reputa-
tion, reckless Of the affairs Of Yankton,
and In all probability. II they were
given rope enough. will intimately
hang themselves Yankton Press 1873.
The man who wrote the above article
was not in Woolley's hall. and he didn't
have to be. because the aim and pur-
pose Of the Press was to lie and mis-.
represent those who we're seeking to
oust miserable gang Of political I'd.
vsnturers There ID not ono truthful
statement in tho above article aside
from the statement that the meeting
took place. General 2. s. McCook
alone was the only gang official who
was present. and he didn't stay ton 60
conds after he insulted the chairman.
That meeting was the place whore Nc
Cook first insulted Wintermute. and he
continued to insult Wintermute until
Wintermute killed him, and Winter
mute did II in self defence.
All the leading men In Yankton,
outside Of Burbank's gang, we're present
at that meeting and their presence
there was in obedience to tho stern de-
msnds Of decency and justice, and
from that day. on the efforts Of the
people was almost unanimous in de-
manding the removal Of Burbank,
McCook, Chief Justice French and
Associate Justice Brookings United
StA,es Marshal Li.chfield was NOT an
adherent Of the gang, and he died that
year, and his place was filled BY an
open enemy Of the corrupt gang To
make long story short Burbank,
French and Brookings had to 60. Nc
Cook was killed. Ex-Governor Ed
munds. Ex- Governor Faulk, Judge
Congieton. General Beadle. Gen. Trip,
Col John Lawrence. Capt. Kelley,
Banker Palmer. Capt. Jacob Brauch,
N. I. Woolley. Col Moody, Banker
Wintermu,e. Harry Wynn, Col. John
Treadwsy. Sam Buckwalter, Maris
Taylor, John Bates, Charles Bates, h.