The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25

ated BY evil fates, Aithoudh born for zach;
other. All honor TO Major Dune .rad may
the blessing OF the Peacemaker ~ uponssI
and especially to the blessing reserved for
those who hunger and thirst after right
eousness. And there goes also ! blessinE
ful to Coz 30 he shall obtain mercy.
But the choicest blessings, - u right.
For hIg there be 5 any reward tot msoRnsss
and any for enduring prosecution for
righteousness sake. he shall inherit tho
Yet such is the meekness OF his spir1Ss
that we doubt not tina Governor Cox
would BIO entirely comforted with h
II we pause hers briefly 10 review tho
unhappy differences that have arImed
these = sa. valiant g souls eEainss zach stasr, IS
felicity OF the present situation. II Will
gracious spirit which enables Governor
Patterson to condescend to mon OF low
estate: lift up whore he has tranapled
upon the great reputation no has 60 fear
fully bruised. It Will teach also those
who most unJustiy have reEarded Gov
spirit. that he is In fact 8 man OF s'nnodcst
stiffness and humility, ono who can for-
Sui them 3hs most sns t msI : ssas snaufs every every - a.
out resentment. and. In general ahunlble
himself that he may be exalted. IT will
also show that no one can ever sin away
his day of grace with the present all mer-
ciful machine: that no man can ever be-
It's estimation that it is not ready to raise
him up and load him with dignity and
h a0a rsr y he E only mIsb wall fa.' fivs a up e .,sC,snns.
OF heart.
Il will be remembered that Governor
motive asisssG IN p Seeking the % o onxs e q xo ous 4sss-
the wholly patriotic and unselish desire u
purge the state of the harne and infamy
machine. He openly declared that he
would rather some other than he had th1
task lash and the honor but HI. soul wcnld
charged that Cox had degraded and 8
resented him as the plant tool OF tho sa-,
loon and the corporations: he charged that
he vas q democrat oniy In Name = re-
to the democratic party. No. only that.
but he yiciously assailed his personal hcn
stump in Tennessee. he pictured him ia
the bitterest words In his vocabulary as =
common CRATER, And h whole crew
politician. cheap John demogogue-such
Mere IN mouths MOUTHS e Il pu nsn 'h B. co ope f and
all the leaders in the great movement TO
reform and purify the state. to destroy the
store power to the people OF Tennessee.
The whole campaign. was conducted with;
q view not only to defeat Governor Coz.
him out Of the politics Of Tennessee. So
far was this carried. that after Governor
81 aat and COX aaq had pse be a0m nominat TED f fos ths
state senate, Major Cooper Journeyed to
Bristol for the purpose OF getting out an.
These facts will serve TO .glorify the re-
cent pact OF peace. IT shows how far
Gncn Sov gastsrs 9o. had had to to , s59ap: a ana-
matches an infinite condescension with an
infinite humility. OF course. there are,
summoned to Nashville, some weeks ago.
w was not simply for the purpose OF fall.
Ing on s ome = neck 81 or q having som ne
dignities and offices and substantial re-
wards to be observation-disclosures that go
to heal the hurt that honor feels'-and
cred.
Governor Cox agreed to join himself with
Hin and aid them in their battle for the
Holy Cause of Local Self Government.
BY local seIf-government, Cnrmack
meant the fight against prohibition.
The liquor interests led by the govern
or, declared in favor OF local option and
of letting each community settle tho
saloon question for Itself.
Colonel Cooper, upon reading this edi-
toria1, sent the famous message to Car
mack: IF my name appears in tho,
Tennesseean again, one of us must,
/ die" The warning was delivered to
Senator Carmack by ex-State Treas
urer Craig. Carmack said that Col
onel Cooper's threat had made q cessa-
tlon of the editorials fmpossible-that
IL the Tennesseean never again used
Cooper's name, the public would be-
lieve that the paper had been bfuffed
and 1t would lose caste. So on Mon
day, November 8, the day Of the kill
Ing, there appeared In the Tennesseean
this editorial:
"The Diplomat Of the Sweibund."
To Major Duncan Brown Cooper. who
wrought the great coalition; who achieved
the harmonious confluence Of Incompatible
to the wooden spoon: who grated the
dead bough to the living tree and made u
to bloom and bourgeon and bend with
golden fruit; who made playtnates OF the
lamb and the leopard and boon compan-
ions OF the spider and the fly; who made
soda and vinegar to dwell placidly in tho
sgme bottle and who taught Oil and water
how they might agree--to Major Duncan
Brown Cooper. the great diplomat of tho
| political Sweibund be all honor and glory
forever.
What happened next is history. Tho
states witnesses say that Carmack
was shot down srom behind, while hi
was In the act Of raising his hat to q
lady, Mrs. Eastman. The Coopern
swear that they ak across tho
street to reason with Carnack and that
he opened fire at once, wounding Rob
In who, thereupon and In self-defense,
fired the shots which killed the editor.
GET OUT THE BOATS"