The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY /. 1904.
w,LL SUPPORT MITCHELL

I06 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., puOllbQeC
It Sioux Falls by Hans Demuth. Is
sne Of the latest papers to come to
tho support Of Mitchell for the capt.
hi. Mr.. Demuth has taken the
trouble to inquire into the location
q the capital and finds that the peo-
l1GSof the state for the present and
1lture can be better accommodated
" having the state capital located at
Mitchell His paper circulates among
the Germans and covers a large por-
A0n OF the state. Tho article which
Dditor Demuth presented in the last
lasue Of his paper has been translated
nom the German and it is reproduced
Ael0w:
Among the questions which at the
next fall election will he laid before
the people, and especially the voters
- South Dakota, TO decide by their
vote, Is the Important question :
Shall the capital which Is. tempo
Nlrily At Pierre, remain permanently
atS Pierre or shall 1t be removed TO
Mtchell?" Ever since, as is we'll
known, the capital has been at Pierre
the agitation for removal has never
erased. Pierre is denoted as. by all
1eans q most improper place Tor the
capital to remain permanently. The
question became at least SO urgent
taat AZ Is we'll known the last leRis-
failure decided on resubmitting 1t.
Huron, Mitchell and other cities
wore candidates for the capital.
Mitchell came out victor by q large
najority.
The question whether Huron or any
ether city would not better than
Mitchell for the permanent location
o. the capital is to no purpose. 1t is
simply Mitchell or Pierre. While sew
611l OF the larger weekly papers have
already declared themselves for
Mitchell the N%alhrichten Herold, as
The leading German paper in tile
state. n. B.-The publisher was
questioned all sides which Of the two
he preferred and would support in
the Nachrichten-H erOld.
Now, while q capital removal is no
child's play, we have taken sufficient
lime to study this question thorough
~. We not only went to Pierre and
Md thorough discussion with the
Riorre board of trade and convinced
ourselves IN person Of the situation,
but We have since In Sioux Falls AMI
on many trips through the state
questioned people of all classes and
professions, among them people who
have lived for years In the vicinity
Il Pierre and adjoining counties, and
have q thorough knowledge Of the
~situation. Most Of them. among
encm q majority OF our corIespon-
dents, expressed themselves positive
Tor the removal OF the capital from
Pierre to another city. Some pre-
have already said, the question is
spoken for Mitchell.
nont seat OF the capital the Mach
richten Herald has decided to use its
influence and give its full support.
1t is most satisfactory to the pub
Usher to know himself In harmODy
with the majority of his readers,
having taken his stand for Mitchell.
Personal sympathy could not be con.
sidered In a question OF SO much i'm.
portance when it depends on the
Wishes OF the majority. Decisive for
Us was the conviction that Mitchell
merits the preference to Pierre. II
10 early to enter into closer arguments.
First, we do not wish to tire our
readers this early with campaign
matter. Second, we do not wish To
burn our powder before the battle
begins. When the time comes we
Will surely IN a thorough manner en-
deavor to convince our readers. and
perhaps some Pierre friends, why the
capital in the interests Of the people
Of the state of South Dakota should
be removed to Mitchell. The reason
shat we at this time have declared
for Mitchell Is to inform our readers
Of the stand we have taken.