Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-05

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our Sioux Falis seighbors 90 much
trouble, was with the representative
\ elected by the people, II and, not with
the governor who Was . ssnt here.
without any xpsesiopg BY ftie pacpD 4
j. - sossrs, Z alc...Aad. until ths sspxs,
erament chooses 70 change its gsnerpl
territorial policy We sdrboae NO shdl:.
have these federal officers 9 sent herd
vhethet valsks Il pr Ns& i i sis smsfter
Of congsasalatios hasss1r, that come bf
them make most eteclisnt citizens. ,.
The Pantagravh conccdes the govern
or's power to remove, provided he he'd
the right to appoint; but denies, "af.sr
.ciaae s1aniDsassa, = =. ID It ,otappsla.,
and GOES Of iSto piasitndss 4 the regp-
lar ch:valric bulldozing style, that II .ueh
construetion .pf the law be correct, then
I" The principle is one that cannot be toll
Grated by free people :
/ I1 = rrner ru
At once, = etc. And now that ~ count
is over We bope ecogrssa~iIl" /" q osoe =
givs ,hs relief askeas -. issgy 81 4 s,ss,, II
! Meantime No adviss our fyisael Of sbe
Paragraph, who by the BY il not N old
! settler, but Was sent here !" from tAe
Il t.a + !.
foreign country OF Iowa only couple oi
weeks ago, either to write his EDITORIAL
himself or see 70 il that heiawyet whom
he shows 10 write them for him Is bettel
up in his law. :
This whole question has beea ssstlsl
i BY tho supreme court of Aoatasa, whict
decision has t,sen affirmed BY the saprsn,
court Of the United States. We quot.
frpm . Montana decision, Blake I, Fisl
VS.. Rodgers, p 25s, as follows:
Section I, Of said organic act pro
yides that all township, district Aan1
!. county officers not thsrsin o,hsrvise PRO
vlded for shall BIO appointed or elected
a. the case may b., 10 such manner :
shall bs porided by the goveraos IN,
Legislative assembly; and that the gus
: the advice and consent Of the iekislativ
. cuuncil, appoint ,stl officers not shsfei
otherwise provided for. The Office Q
territorial auditor is not a townshi,
district, or county Office, but y terri
j toriAl Office, and is, consequently, NOT {
be dlIed in such = manner " the governo
a0d Legislative assembly may provide
but 10 an office not in the urRsaic q
other wise provided for, and must bs lille
by the governor nominating; and, BY an
81 with ths advice and consent Of the lc,.i,
j, latiye council, appointing n person I
: hold said Office
To the average newspaper mind tn
foregoing would be conclusive, but - ou
friend Of the Paragraph is 80 short
time IN the country, having only left III
foreign dominions Of iowa a. few week
since, heis Of course excusable for igut
rance Of our statutes and the decision
, of American courts
While the governor insists that, in til
interest Of ali the people, the serritori.
offices should be located at the seat q
government, and that the duties Of I'll
: said officers cannot he now legally PEI
formed elsewhere, he entertains nothin
but feelings Of respect aud kindne, 4 f.
Ar: Sherman, whose virtues be publ cl
recognized in making the appointment
and nothing but esteem and affection Il
the good people Of the Sioux Valley
z and the better class OF thinking peopl
I in the territory will only look on thi
factional effort to create prejudice
j against federal Ulcers, and 10 engen,ie
j shatreds and strifcs between the people Z
e two communities who ought tu be, An
: who arc triepdly,a ,as pucrle and cnniemp
$ able.
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