The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-11-11
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other quaeters that Pierre had won
the capital by two hard fought con
tests and a sympathy widespread for Il
town badly debt-rldden and with
practically nothing to sustain it but
the seat of government. defeated Nit.
chell aspirations to be the capital of
South Dakota last Tuesday by a ma
jority approximating 5000
The fact however that Mitchell was
able to muster over 4 10000 votes out Of
less than 100000 shows how wide
spread and extensive is the diSsatis-
faction of South Dakotaos with the
present location of their seat of gov
ernment, Il feeling that time will not
efface.
Mitchell put up a fair and honest
campaign, untainted by bribery, the
lllegitimate use of money or abuse and
SANDER; and the writer of these lines
is proud not only of the part he took
in the campaign but would not retract
a line he wrote. He is willing to leave
time to demonstrate whether he and
the hundred Or more newspapers
throughout the state wrote the truth
of the possibilities of Pierre ever be-
looming as near the center of popula-
ton of the state and as convenient of
access as Mitchell or those who held
otherwise.
Had Mitchell had 800, 900 or a sum
approaching it at the beginning of the
campalgn-a quarter of the sum en-
pended by Pierre in 1S90-there would
have been a different story to write.
Not one dollar has been spent in the
campaign that came from the sale OF
bonds, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding. There was a DISPOSE
tion at the onset on every side to
know show much there is in it" be-
fore work or enthusiasm could be en-
listed, the former capital campaigns
haYlng so thoroughly debauched the
voters that it was looked upon as Il
matter of course. The disposition to
let the capital stay where it is unless
Mitchell was willing to "put ups
literally was one Of the hardest fact
ors to contend with.
The fact that Mitchell had built a
$685. 900 city hall ready to turn over to
the state: was willing to pay all cost
of REMOVING the records; was willing
to donate twenty acres of valuable
land within a stones throw of the
Northwestern station and was under
enormous expense for legitimate eX-
penses appealed not at all to that very
large element OF present day Ameri-
can citizenship which wants to be
"seen."
But this Mitchell declined to do.
Even if he had had the means at his
command, Harry L. Bras is not the
tyre to get down in to the mire and
dirty pool of politics and buy votes.
Is there was ANYTHING wrong with the
Mitchell organization this is where it
was "wrong." In all other respects it
was perfect. There is no better brains
in all this state for organization Chan
Harry Bras possesses. That was
shown when he made the Huron and
Redteld crowd look like nine spots
when Mitchell won out in the legisla-
ture two years ago, and it was no
fanlt of his that Mitchell did not win
outlast Tuesday. If we know one
thing more than another we know
this.
Mitchell had nothing to lose and a
good deal to gain. Pierre had every
thing to lose and nothing to gain.
The prestige and advertising that
Mitchell has receiyed-saying moth
ing Of the 100000 votes cast for her
is worth all the fight cost and more,
too. 1t isn't likely that the beautiful
city hall would have been constructed
sor some years yet-and then not
nearly us fine a building as the one
there now, with its magnificent audi
torlum-and nobody knows whether
the Wldmann would ever have been
built or not. Mitchell is now prepared