Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-31

c. L. sHoLEs, EDITOR.
SOUTHPORT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH il. 1917.
THE PROFIT AND LOSS OF REJECTION
Or ADOPTION


principle involved in the questions at issue of far
more consequence than any dollar and cent argu-
ments which can be presented yet of course the
pecunlary bearings of rejection or adoption " de-
serve some attention, and should have some influence
on the mind of every taxpayer We notice one
error in the artcle-and that is the statement that
Congress has made no appropriation for the pay
ment OF the expenses of another session of our Ter
ritoral Legislature. A small appropriation has
been made for the purpose stated. But we do not
think 1t at all probable that another appropriation
will be made for the Legislature-so that if our
territory remains out of the Union two years, as
will i'll the ordinary course of affairs necessarily be
the case, should the Constitution be rejected the
expenses of one session of the Assembly will of
course have to be borne by the people of the Terri
tory. The first item, therefore of 81 5000 notwith-
standing the error alluded to- properly forms part
of the estimate.
The aggregate loss, then, to the People Of the
Territory, which will be the result of a rejection OF
the Constitution, may be set down at THREE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS!
Voters, YOU will certainly allow no trining mat
tiers of objection to the proposed Constitution to in
fuence you to vote against it, in the light of the
important facts here presented
But the loss does not stop even here The rep
resentaton we should have in Congress as a State
will enable us to procure appropriations for har-
bors and other necessary public works within our
limits which, as Territory, we shall have but lit
tie prospect of procuring.
And yet how small are all these considerations in
comparison with those involved in our having the
immediate possession and control of the lands to
be selected and set apart for school purposes The
value of the 100000 acres which as a Stare we
shall come into Immediate possession of depends of
course upon our making early location. Judg-
ing from the rate at which public lands in Wscon-
sin have been takenu during the past two years,we
have reason to suppose that at the expiration of the
ensuing two years little else but refuse lands will
be left, from which to make our selection. How
much then we shall have lost in respect to the val
ne of the patrimony lands,-how greatly, in the
meantime, the interests of education wrse fi,e sui
permanent injury done to these interests-it were
useless to attempt any estimate of Dollars and
cents fail here. 1t is question of far higher
mport--afecting the moral and intellectual inter
ests OF our children and childrens children, and IN
volving the future well being of the State of Wis
consin, to an extent far beyond any and all other
questions which are at issue.
Voters of the Territory, it should be no trilling
matter which, under existing circumstances, could
induce YOU to vote against the Constitution. We
nreat YOU as you value your own highest interests
and the interests of those who are to come after YOU
to consider well the matter we have suggested to
| your attention Whatever may be your views up
on the subject of banks, exemptions suffrage, &c.
| we know that when you properly reflect upon the
direct influence of negative vote against the inter
ests of education, and the other interests wrapped
up in this you will not hesitate in deciding to give
the Constitution a Jealous support You need and
| can have no higher motive 10 govern you than the
one suggested
To those who think the rejection of the Constitu-
tioa, as rather good thing per Sc, we recommend
| some attention to the following calculation of our
absolute, certain pecunary loss by that operation.
| Congress gives 10 us, on and after adoption
of our Constitution section IS in each township for
! the use OF Schools.
! Also 100000 acres of land, given to the School
fund by the present Constitution with the assent of
I Congress, TO be selected after our admission a
| State
Also, ) per cent. on the sales of public lands
within the State afterour admission likewise given
to the School fund by the Constitution
| Also, u Sections for a University selected.
Also, 10 sections for public buildings to be Sc
lected.
Ofall this, we lose until after adoption of a
| Constitution
If the present Constitution be rejected, no act for
another conN ention can be passed before January
next.
There must then be new census, Tor the North
ern counties with as many thousands of population
then as they at the last census had hundreds would
not and ought not to submit 10 a representation OF
i the old census.
Thus the census would be taken as before in June
the Conv enton meet in October and the Conshtu.
ton be submitted in April 1919; delay ofjust two
! years
Congress made no appropriation for all
| other session OF our Legislature, and if it
| be held. il must be at our expense, a
cost every year of $4,000
Census and Convention as before, 10000
The per cent on the sales of public
| lands amounted last year according TO ac-
| curate calculations made by the Milvau-
| kie Land Officers to between S6j000 and
| $4,000, and will be higher during the
next two years while the best lands are
betty sold than ever again, loss for two
wears, besides interest, ofover, 10000
| Lass of the two years interest on the
| School Londs, estimated at, $4,000
| Loss by the failure to select the 500,-
| 600 acres of land and 10 sections or 6400
! acres, now when they could be selected
| from the choice lands and sold at 1925 pr
| acre within three months, until after all
| the choice lands are sold as follows
/ Loss OF interest on 100000 acres for
| wears 1880