The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
A LACK OF CONSISTENCY
The Attitude of Huron HurOuite in
Capital Matters discussed by
Clate Tinan.

Clate Tinan.
kimball Graphic: But it's a jewel
that doesn't sparkle in John Long
staif's diadem-and il is plainly evi.
dent from the following that ''Dea
con- Reeves wouldn't know a Jewel
OF this kind from a chunk of coal tar
if put in front Of him:
Groton Independent: Some of the
Mitchell partisans are having a
whole lot of fun with the Huronite
on account Of articles published be-
fore Mitchell went into the capital
enterprise. We don't see where they
are going to land any considerable
number of votes for Mitchell by jump
| ing onto the Huronitc. That paper
has a consistent record Of having
| been loyal to Huron always. and if
conditions have arisen which would
make the removal OF vast injury to
Huron Editor Longstaff is to be com
mended rather than condemned for
changing his views.
In the next breath the Independent
says "Should the capital be removed
from Pierre to Mitchell the editor Of
the Huronite will be more generally
responsible for it than any other in
dividual in the state''-referIing Of
lcourse to Mr.. Longstaif's repeated
declarations that the capital should
be removed to a more accessible loca-
ton. q
In the face of all this the ''Mitch-
ell partisans'' are to KEEP quiet while
the Huronite ''knocks' Mitchell re-
peatedly and often. Mr.. Longstalf
is on record as saying in black and
white in the columns Of his ncwspap-
er: 1.-The Huronite is IT favor of re-
moval, and if ina fair contest with
other towns Huron cannot win,
it will assist in uniting removal
forces upon some other town more
favorably located than Pierre. 1t is
our honest opinion that Huron is the
place for the permanent seat of state
Observation-Disclosures has the next
claim"
And Mitchell got it-got it IN a
square deal-in a fair contest''-as
Mr.. Longstaf wanted it-and he
knows it and has never ever init
mated otherwise-got it by a vote OF
three to one over both Huron and
Redfeld combined. II any "condi-
tions have arisen' when did they
arise and what are they? Does Mr..
Longstatf know Of any? Does Mr.,
Reeves know Of any? Does anybody
know of any save that the removal Of
the capitai to Mitchell night cut
Huron=~out of a few dollars left by
those resting from their tedious
; journey to and from the present cap
ital If the state?
! The writer counts John Longstaf
, as his friend-one of the best friend
> he has in all the state. 1t was thi
9 friendship.which added zest to thi
newspapers work for Huron in form
: er capital campaigns. But Mr.. Long
: staff has spared neither friend no
foe in his bitter disappointment a
the outcome Of the capital contest il
the legislature last winter. Had h
remained silent--aSsumed a virtue j
he has it not--this "whole lot q
fun" the Independent refers to woul
not have happened. Mr.. Longsta.
' is one of the foremost editors in tn
state, and when he turns himself IN
side outside and outside inside upo
" a question Of state for purely SELLS
reasons and in so doing 'repudiate
'e honest compact signed by his hencl
y men, he becomes a conspicuous mar
for every lover Of consistency an
e fair play.
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