The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-03-25

ated by evil fates, although Dorm for each
other. All honor to Major Dune and may
the blessing sn e. o :. the he,r Ps e seI Ak BE- upon
and especially 20 the blessing reserved for
those who hunger AID thirst after right
And there goes also a blessing
full to Cox, so he shall obtain mercy.
But the choicest blessings, as is right
and proper, are for Governor Cox himself.
For II there be any reward for meeknesss
and any for enduring prosecution fon
righteousness sake, he shall inherit The
earth and his is the kingdom Of heaven
Yet such is the meekness Of his spirit
that we doubt not that Governor Cox
would be entirely comforted with the \
meek mans reward
If we pause here briefly to review tho
these valiant souls against each other, IL
is for no purpose OF renewing the strife.
but rather OF emphasizing by contrast the
felicity of the present situation. It will
serve also to bring out in bold relief the
gracious spirit which enables Governor /
Patterson to condescend to men of low
estate; lift up where he has trampled
down and lay a poultice OF warm words
upon the great reputation he has so fearl
fully bruised. 1t will teach also those
most unjustly have regarded Cow
ernor Cox as a man of proud n naughty
spirit, that he is in fact a man OF modest
stiffness and humility" one who can for
get injuries the most grievous, forgive in-
suits the most fragrant, endure every as
ohhll uDOuI W jill anu kOOu HdIlG It'll
out resentment, and, in general. humble
himself that he may be exalted. 1t will
also show that no one can ever sin away
his day OF grace with the present all mer7
ciful machine; that no man can ever be-
come so vile, so degraded, so corrupt In
its estimation that 1t is not ready to raise
him up and load him with dignity and
honors IL he only viii give up everything
and serve It with fidelity and singleness
of heart. .....
It win be remembered that Governor
Patterson professed to have only great
motive in seeking the office OF governors
the wholly patriotic and unselfish desire to-
purge the state of the shame and infamY
brought upon It by Cox and the Cox
machine. He openly declared that he
would rather some other than he had the
task and the honor, but his soul would
not consent that such a man as Cox
charged that Cox had degraded and de-
bauched the politics OF the state; he rep
resented him as the plant tool Of the sa-
i he w asd a eh Se s0Geqsftt Cniy he in G nams. 1 ta nst
publican in fact; he called him a traitor
to the democratic party. Not only that
but he viciously assailed his personal hon
in Tennessee, he pictured him In
the bitterest words in his vocabulary as a
CRATER. And the whole crew
OF damnation-'crook.' CRATER 'corrupt
politician cheap John demogogue'--such
were the words that few thick n fast
ITOIn INC u1OulUS OF duncan n. SOOpcT anu
all the leaders in the great movement to-
reform and purify the state, to destroy the
power Of the political machin and rel
store power to the people of Tennessee
whole campaign was conducted with
a view not only to defeat Governor Cox.
to load him with infamy and drive
him out of the politics Of Tennessee. So
far was this carried, that after Goyernor
had been nominated for govern
or and Cox had been nominated for the
state senate, Major Cooper ~journeyed to
Independent candidate against him.
These facts will serve to .glorify the re4
pact of peace. II shows how Ear
GSch Soy easesrs con- mac had TO to f sso9p; s sDT
matches an infinite condescension with an
infinite humility. OF course. there are
other details. When Governor Cox was
1t was not simply for the purpose OF falls
ing on somebody's neck or of having somes
body fall upon his. There are honors ana
wards to be MISUNDERSTANDING that GO
to heal the hurt that honor feelst-and
these things were talked Of and considI
cred. @
But no doubt, the main thing was that
Governor Cox agreed to Join himself with
Ban Murray. Dunc Cooper and Spared
H Hill and aid them EN-. n st thei Go battle dSr the
BY local self-goyernment, Carrnack
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 the
saloon question for itself.
Colonel Cooper, upon reading this edl-
torial, sent the famous message to Carr
mack: IF my name appears in the
Tennesseean again, n 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-
ffnn oP fIn oHffnriolO nnoafhla-fh o.
IL the Tennesseean never again used
Cooper's name, the public would be-
that h paper had been bluffed
and 1t would lose caste. So on Nom
day, November 9, the day OF the kill
ing, there appeared in the Tennesseeanl
this editorial: .s -a Er
1.-THE Diplomat Of the Sweibund."
To Major Duncan Brown Cooper, who
the harmonious confluence Of incompatible
who welded the pewter handle
to the wooden spoon; who grated the
dead bough to the living tree and made IL
to bloom and bourgeon and o with
fruit: who made playmates OF this
lamb and the leopard n boon compan-
ions OF the spider n the ny; who made
same bottle and who taught oil and water
how they might agree-to Major Duncan
Brown Cooper, the great diplomat OF the
political Sweibund be all honor and glory
What happened next is history. The
states witnesses say that Carmack
was hot down from behind, while ha
was In the act Of raising his hat to q
lady, Mrs. Eastman. The CooperS
swear hat they walked across the
street to cas- with Carmack and that
he opened fire at once. wounding Rob-
fired the shots which killed the editor.
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