The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-05
QUESTIONS NO BLUFF
Canton Leader Editor Asks Some Yery
Pointed Questions as to How Pivrro
Got the Capital.
Mitchell Will Send a Big Crowd Over to
Sioux Falls During Week Of the
Carnival.
Five Mitchell People We're Among the
First Lucky Ones 10 Draw a Quarter
Of Rosebud Land.
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A PURCHASED CAPITAL
Pierre Borrowed Money to Buy
Voters and Then Repudiated
Its Indebtedness.

Its Indebtedness.
Canton. Lincoln county, Leader
The Pierre papers say there is N
danger of the removal since a "vot,
of the people has twice located j
there"
Will any Pierre boomer dare defent
the methods through which the cap
ital was located at Pierre?
Will any Pierre newspaper, and w,
challenge the biggest liar in the
bunch, dare defend the repudiatior
of the bonds by which Pierre RAISED
money to buy the election?
Will any Pierre boomer or Pierre
newspaper dare defend the campaign
of fraud and whiskey and money
through which every purchasablt
vote in the state was bought 10.
Pierre?
Will any Lincoln county pierr,
shouter dare defend the fraud and
corruption practiced by the Pierre
grafters in d%efraading those people
who advanced money on Whiel
Pierre corrupted the ballot and de,
1rauded the poole. and by this frauC
purchased in a criminal manner
enough votes to locate the capita
out on the banks of the Missouri
river.
Will any Lincoln county Pierre
shouter defend Pierre's system o
lodging taxes and making the hon
est taxpayers OF the state pay th'
delinquent taxes of Hughes count,
and Pierre?
Will any Lincoln county Pierr'
boomer defend Pielre's various bono
schemes by which the people wer,
robbed aud the money thus obtained
used to buy the election?
Will amy honorable mar vote II
approve Pierre's Reputation?
Does any man believe that the re
moval of the capital to a centra
point will increase or %depreciate tn
value of land west of the river TO
farming or grazing purposes?
We all know that if the capital re
mains at Pierre the legislature vii
be asked for something like one mil
lion dollars. for a new capital build
ing, as the present one is abou
ready to fall down. and the legisla
ture may be compelled to make sucl
an appropriation, and if made th
people of the state, who pay thei
taxes, will have to pay for a build
ing at a place where not over one il
500 OF the people will ever see it
because 1t will be a hundred mile
away from tie main travelling line
of railroad and $50 miles from th
center of population, in a section 0
the state where no n goes ullles
forced 10y business or requirements.
We all know that the removal o
the capital TO Mitchell would brin,
it within the reach of all parts o
the state at a much less eNpens
than at present, and you wouldn'
have to ride all night to get there.
BY removing the capital to Mitch
ell. the taxpayers of the state woult
save a great deal of money on legis
lative mileage alone. to say notllin,
OF the expense to individuals VIII,
are compelled to 90 to the capital.
Huron should have had the capita
in first place: Pierre bought up tn
election and stole it, and then repu
dated the bonds that got the none
that bought the election that CAV
the capital to Pierre away over o
the Missouri. where town lots repre-
sent votes today.
Every farmer in the state will re
ceive a direct benefit from the re
moval OF the capital to Mitchell il
a saving Of taxes. Let us suppos
that the capital remains at Pierr
and the legislature is in session am
the Pierre boomers jump in and de
mand an appropriation for a ney
capitol building, which they Ger
tainly would do. A million dollar
would be about the amount require,
to build a suitable state house SUE
as our grand young state demands
Ii this should be done, the taxpay
ers would have to go down in thel
pockets and raise it, because Their
is no demand for the capital endow