The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26
BETWEEN LOVE. AND POLITICS

WEEN LOVE- AND POLITICS
Howard Spirit OF Dakota: Ina
palpable attempt to discount Mitch
ellis protested purpose of making a
clean campaign, Bro. Longstaff has
set a pace which is being followed to
some extent by the state press and
which does not strike the Spirit as
being the best pace for the press to
take.
Persistent insinuations of it's own
~venality are scarcely compatible with
the dignity Of a profession posing as
a public educator.
There are not six papers in the
state five or more years old that have
not disqualified themselves as jury
men by forming and expressing very
pronounced opinions as to the eliRi-
bility OF Pierre for a state capital. a
few have been for her, but by far the
larger number against and foremost
in the ranks of the major class the
plumed knight of the esteemed HUI
ronite has always flashed his tren-
chant blade. We have sat at Johns
feet for years learning the geography
OF the desert that lies just vest
sometimes, in bad years, stretching
its eastern border dangerously close
to the corporate limits-of Huron un-
Til u heart has grown fervid with
pity for the poor wretches who have
lived out there until they are too
poor to get back-eyen as far as Hur-
on.
The attitude of this paper towards
the capital contest is very simple.
Its advertising space is at the COM
mand of either or both ~aspirants-
and it will enlarge to meet all de-
mands-at the regular rate of ten
cents an inch for display and five
cents a line for reading notices. In
that space the purchaser can say what
he chooses in support Of his cause,
within the limit Of decent language.
Every line in its editorial columns
will be written by and express the
sentiments of its editor. They will
be for Mitchell and against Pierre,
solely because it wants the capital in
q more accessible location nearer the
present and-as 1T believes-prospec-
tive center of population, and it be-
lieyes its interests, the interests Of
its supporters, and Of. the state, are
injured by the retention of the CAPT
tai at.Pierre. and will be promoted
by its removal to Mitchell. We believe
that is the attitude OF a large major
lty Of the state press, some OF whom
are Just as honestly for Pierre as we
are for Mitchell.
1t is not quite seemlv either to in
vite corrupt influence by y~acillatIon
Or to insinuate continually that the
press of the state is awaiting 1t. No
body knows what kind of campaign
either contestant will make. The
whole state knows what Pierre and
Huron did twelve years ago, but it is
not to be presumed that Pierre will
T~epeatthnse shameless tactics, or that
Mitchell will copy them, IT the lat
tel, The Spirit will criticise Just as
freely as itecrjticises plumbers by, or
corruption int the republican party.
Asapartisan'of Mitchell we are more
apprehensive OF political intrigue by
the Pierre management than of direct
bribery, and are free to admit that
there jig 40 positive evidence of either
~ slghh The tactics OF both. on the
Surface, are above reproach so far.
Nor do we believe that there is
enough money in either town to buy
d single line Of editorial in the Hur-
onita. Bro. Johns dilemma Is pain
fully apparent. He has written and
wrought and worked and voted and
possibly prayed for the capital
through so many years that, knowing
it is hopeless. he can't let 60. He is
in the sad plight of the Tilted lover
who goes on loving his inamOrita af-
ter her engagement with the other
fellow is announced. He is tempted
by the vain hope that if Mitchell is
defeated the reflex tide may accom-.
plish the impossible. Don't do it,
John. It's unjust to yourself. II
does yon wrong with fellows VIII
don't know Yon. Go down to thu
hardware store and get q big nail
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