The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
PIERRE GETTING DESPERATE
Threatens the Possible Removal OF
State Institutions From One
Point to Another.

Canton Leader: The P%ierreites
are getting desperate and are threat.
ening all kinds of horrible things if
the people move the capital. The
latest foghorn howl is that capital
removal might he the means of NOV
in" state institutions. All state in
titutlons are located at points near
est tie center OF population, just as
the capital should be. Clay county
has the State University. Yankton
the asylum, Bon Homme a normal
school, Sioux Fails the %penitentiary
and deaf and dumb school, Plankin-
ton the reform school, Madison and
Aberdeen normal shoots, Brookings
the agricultural college, Huron the
state fair. Redfeld the feeble mind
ed home, Carey the school for the
blind, Canton the Indian asylum,
Chamberlain and Pierre Indian
schools While the Black Hills have
several public institutions wisely To-
Gated to accommodate the people of
that important mineral and cattle
country.
Every public building ir the state
was located Tor the convenience of
the people by a legislative enactment
while the capital was located at
Pierre by a purchased vote on tor
rcwed money, just to help a lot of
town lot boomers skin the public.
and no n has dared uphold the in
famous methods adopted by the
ierre SPECTATORS.
The people arc again asked TO i'm
dorse that infamous fraud and say by
their votes that they approved repu-
diation and fraudulent town lot
deals.
The people of South Dakota will
not do 1T.
The people of South Dakota believe
in honest business methods.
The people of South Dakota are
satisfied with the location of every
public institution but the capital,
and they are not now and never have
been satisfied with the purchase of
the vote which gave Pierre a major
lty over any other town, and defeat
ed Huron at her own game.
A great mary people favor Pierre
because they OWE lots given them.
for previous campaign work, but we
say with a full knowledge whereof we
that men who have been pay
ing taxes on those gift lots for about
fourteen years are Just that amount
of money out of pocket. Those lots
are not worth much and never will
be. We do not wish to dicourage any
one on this lot question. but if those
people who own those lots would give
them away to any zone who would
take them. the present owners would
save their taxes at least.
Pierre's Reputation of her bond
debt and the skinning OF thousands
by town lot sharks did more TO blast
that section than anything that can
be said in truth about the ac-
Lual condition of the grazing region !
around Pierre.
Every state Institution is lust
where it is of benefit to the people, |
With the exception of the capital.
md the people will try and put the
where it ought to be this
all.
In moving the capital from Pierre
% Mitchell the people will render
Pierre a favor. and the whole state a
Why?
Because the capital has been a
financial curse to Pierre and bank
upted about every man outside of
he SINNERS, and that poll vol
ano removed, Pierre would fall back
N her natural resources and 90 ahead
cattle and money.
The removal OF the capital toll
would place it within easy
each of all the people, and such ac-
on the part of the people would
reduce beneficial results all over the
tate east Of the Missouri river and
reate a modest real estate boom
'hich woulG be of lasting benefit tol
II.
The capital at Mitchell would be
some benefit to all the people.
The capital at Pierre is Of no ben