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 Dakotan5
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. p, 1904, wherein
the editor states that Pierres only argument or only PROPOSE
ton IS a railroad from Pierre TO the Hills. It is true that that
is os 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 i'll that Representatives, consistently against the views
OF the majority OF his own county and a majority of the Hills.
1t is said that in 1899, in the fight for temporary capital, he,
with an associate undertook for a consideration of 5000 to boom
the interests of a rival to Pierre, and they We're 50 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 a mistake made by one of Pierre's
friends. This friend said that he would never forgive himself
for having inadvertently voted for the town, for 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 his own vote. We are rei-
ably informed by two persons that the Record entered into a
contract for Mitchell about the time he alleges he was ZAP
preached bya Pierre representative. Pierre did not have a
representative in the Hills at the time he alleges he was ZAP
lproached, and it has been we'll known to us for months and
was we'll known for months before the time he alleges that he
had contract relations with our rival inst as he had contract
relations SIN 1889. Pierre has never attempted to buy an
editor. She has never asked the support of an editor whose
conv'csnons are not tor Pierre. But 1t 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 e1press convictions. It is a
We'll Known 1aCt that he has sent MS personal checks Tor a
considerable sum to editors supporting Pierre to seduce them
from their support. It IS a notorionsrfact that he has attempt
ed to debauch the Press of the state, and has done more than
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
/, PATRIOTISM, the loyalty Of the voters, and the interest of the
taxpayers in the question of capital removal. Every one must
know that after Pierre has gone through two exhausting cam
|paigns already she has no money 20 throw away. She is
depending money in eeAding out printed matter to voters, stat
ling frankly the reasons why the capital should remain at
Pierre, and che relies upon the intelligence of the people, not
upon the cupidity of anyone. Whereas Henry Hunter, nosori-
os as a lobbyist for corporate jobs, is compelled to use money
and useit extensively. in working up al artificial sentiment for
removal. We have noticed that when a person. about to do a
corrupt at when he is acting corrupt1y, he is very apt to
charge that act upon his rival and draw the eyes of the com
munity npoE 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 opprobium 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
an excellent one and should receive the serious thought of our
people. No better way can be devised of advertising our
wonderful resources than to have a yearly fair which must in
clude 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 its 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 elses
town lots? Not yet-Fairviaw Fap1e.