The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
ARE ylLLlfYlkG MITCHELL
Visitors at Fierre Are RECALLED by
Orator Lockhart With Mitch.
ellis Alleged Wickedness.

We NE several people Monday who
had been out to Pierre over sunday,
who were passing through the city
on tile way home to the southern
part OF the state, and they gave us a
pretty good account OF the way
things went ON cut at the temporary
capital city. One of the gentlemen
stated that an immense crowd was
out there Sunday. and that it was no
trouble to get the people 10 30 out
or free transportation Issued so gen
erously 10y the North Western road.
\ great many Of them he said never
expected to visit Pierre again and
they took advantage of the cheap
proposition at the present time.
1.-The visitors were given a boat
ride up to scotty Phillipps's buffalo
ranch, said the gentleman. but |
can not understand with hundreds of
Others what 4 buffalo ranch mas to
do with a state capital. 1t would
seem 10 me that something of a
more elevated nature should he
shown instead of the product of the
wild prairie. After we got back
from the ranch we were compelled to
sit for nearly two hours and listen to
j. ID. Lockhart give his tale Of woe
about the capital removal. He told
what an outrage it was for Mitchell
to try and get the capital away from
them, as that was all they have had
to live on out there. and it looks like
it from the poor condition of the
county, for we didn't see any evil
dence Of corn fields or the remains OF
vast fields OF wheat, or any other
grain for that matter, and we won
dered where that agricultural exhibit
came from. Lockhart accused
Mitchell of trying to hog everything,
but in all the % years that / have
known your city do not see one
thing that she has secured OF a state
or federal nature, and | believe that
it is a great credit to your town and
citizens that you have been able to
build up such a magnificent city
without the aid OF state or federal
authorities. 1T is honestly amusing
to see the tactics played by Mr..
Lockhart when he makes his whin-
ing plea for support. He works him
self into a passion, and finally he al
lows his voice to break, one or two
sobs are in evidence and the tears
will course down his cheeks as he
recites the woes of Pierre. When a
person %inspects Pierre and then
comes to Mitchell there ought not to
be the slightest room for doubt about
moving the capital to your city.
[ will admit that have had consid-
cradle sympathy for Pierre, and |
presume if | had never gone out
there she would have got my vote.
But after viewing Pierre and the
surrounding country | could not con-
scientiously, in justice to myself and
the state, vote to retain the capital
in a portion Of the state where lit
was so unhandy to get to. left my
home in the southern part of the
state at an early hour in the norm
ing and reached Pierre along about
3 O'Clock the following morning, and
will be just as long getting back.
Passing through Mitchell on my way
back the though occurred to me that
| spent twenuy-four hours too much
in travelling on the road. Mitchell
will get my vote for the capital and
it will also get tho vote OF ,uy neigh
bors who will be guided by my trip
to Pierre"