The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
Vol. XVIII
For permanent capitol of South Dakota,
PIERRE, of course.
As REGARDS Mr.. MOODY.
(From the Pierre Dakotan.)

AS Mr.. MOODY.
The editor Of this paper is also a member Of the Pierre
Board of Trade. My attention has been called to an article
which appeared in the Sturgis Record, Jan. %, 1904, wherein
the editor states that Pierre's only argument or only PROPOSE
ton is a railroad from Pierre to the Hills. 1t is true that that
is one OF the many arguments that Pierre advocates. The
editor also tries to create the impression that he is mot for
sale We have been at some pains to look up the record OF
this gentleman. He has always been wrong in relation to his
own country. He says that he is consistent. He is probably
right in that re~spect-a1ways consistently against the views
or the majority OF his own county and a majority OF the Hills,
It is said that in 1889, in this fight for temporary capital, lie,
with an associate undertook for a consideration of 5000 to boom
the interests OF a rival to Pierre, and they were so successful
that when the vote was counted his efforts resulted in securing
two votes, and the two gentlemen would have only secured one
vote had it not been for mistake made by one of Pierres
friends. This friend said chat he would never forgive himself
for having inadvertently voted for the town, tor which the
aforesaid editor was working, So that it has always been a
matter of doubt whether the editor Of that paper or his associate
whoever he was, failed to control hs own vote. We are reli-
ably informed by two persons that the Record entered into a
contract for Mitchell about the time he alleges he was zap
tproached' bya Pierre representative. Pierre did not have a
representative in the Hills at the time he alleges he was zap
preached" and it has been we'll known to us for months and
was we'll knowa for months before the time he alleges that he
had contract relations with our rival inst as he had contract
relations in 1889. Pierre has never attempted to ''buy" an
editor. She has never asked the support of an editor whose
convictions are not for Pierre. But it was a notorious fact
that Harry Hunter has approached editors Supporting Pierre
Offering them large Sums of money to switch from Pierre to
Mitchell against their honest and express convictions. 1t is a
well known fact that he has sent his personal checks for a
considerable sum to editors supporting Pierre to seduce them
from their support. It 10 a notorions'fact that he has attempt
ed to debauch the Press of the state, and has done more thaa
any one person in the state of Sonth Dakota 70 demoralize and
corrupt, and to make the campaign a doodle campaign.
Pierre depends not on money, but upon her arguments, the
,'pstrioksa, the loyalty of She voters, and the interest of the
taxpayers in the queston of capital removal. Every one must
know that after Pierre has gone through two exhausting CAM
paigns already she has no money 90 throw away. She is
expending money in SEEDING out printed matter to voters, stat
ing frankly the reasons why the capital should remain at
Pierre, and she relies upon the intelligence of the people, not
upon the cupidity Of anyone. Whereas Henry Hunter, notori-
ous as a lobbyist for corporate jobs, is compelled to use money
and use 1t extensively in working up an artificial sensiment for
removal. We have noticed that when a person 3 about to do a
corrupt act, when he is acting corrupt1y, he is very apt 80
charge that act upon his rival and draw the eyes of the COM
munity npoh his rival and away from him so that he can more
safely act corruptly without detection. This is what that
outfit have been doing, and the time has come when it is proper
to stamp their efforts with opprobiunn as they deserve.
The Union has not noticed anything recently regarding the
suggestion of Congressman Martin that the Hills counties
hold a grand carnival and fair every year or so. The idea is
people. No better way can be devised Of advertising Our
lc1ude all of the Hills. No country on earth has more varied
resources and the different exhibits that could be made would
astound persons who are not familiar with this section.
WOULD it be good business Judgment for the state to re-
move it's one state institution located in the county where it's
material interests lie, into a country where it has no property
interest whatever, simply to enchance the value of one eses
town lots? Not yet.-Fairvew Eagle.