Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-13
DIVIDING DAKOTA.
A Black Htlls Paper Arguss that the .6.,.
Parallel 10 the Proper Limo.

: a Black utlls Paper Argues that the lGt,
Parallel 10 she Proper Line,
Deadwood Press.
Ihe m IS approaching Tor tho preltmi.
| nary steps-lhe feints aud the sparrine a
thOse tnlerestcd-in the republican conyen
ton that shall nominate the republican can
didate tor delegate to for Dakota
u Is we'll known aud has probably been
demonstrated often enough for the demo-
cratic party. that the man nominated bv
tnat convention Is tho next delegate; and ia
tact, so we'll known is it. that for the COM
Ing year the democratic back is bent 80 lar
that 1t looks to be we'll nigh broken. While
In variouss sections the county offices will be
contested, and in no place more hotly than
10 the HILLS, the general election will be
rather In fact when Trip fell last
election, his fall scared the democratic out.
ut 20 badly that they didn't even peep. af-
forwards.
The campaign this spring-the nomiua-
tion is in May-will be run upon one basis.
and that. division, for nothing can or 3Wjli
be done In congress, touching admission,
until after the elet ton
No,hiag definite has yet been promised or
limited yet by the half dozen or more prom,
inent candidates already in the field. but
the preliminary wires laid, are as thick as
usual. "Cac,us," in the St. Paul Pioneer.
Press, occasionally tells a thing or two, but
in one thing he is blind. He goes on the
superstition that We, in the Hills, will ask
no questions. The wise man will try and
see us satisfied, for there is no use in irving
to disguise the fact that we are the power
that wags the dog, and the tail too. We
have a voting population of 5000. at the
lowest estimate and while we are 80 nearly
divided Ia politics that the Cow countiesS
would consider a democratic majorit, j.
the light of q possibility, but nothing seri.
Gus +; yet, those counties must remember
that we are terribly clanish, sectional peo.
pie, and in the minds of MANY The
ring'' has yet, even uniustly,
though it may be, such an odor. that. al
the cunning Inspiration of sharp sighted
politicians, the community may take occa.
sion to make known the fact that we don't
forget.
There can be no doubt that the Hills will
be consulted in this matter of. the nomina.
ton, and that in the councils of the delegate
makers We shall sit on about as high a stool
as either northern or southern Dakota. In
TACT We rather think it will be somewhat
amusing to note the anxiety exhibited as to
side Of the 46,h parallel the Hills
will gravitate.
The position of northern Dakota is
known. They hang their hopes Oh a diyi
sion which shall give them the Hills and
any other piece OF ground mentioned or
proposed by anybody, so it shall contain
AT least that is the Bismarck
ldea OF 1t. and msy be termed the Bis
narck boom. OF the northeast corner aud
It's wishes. nothing seems to have been said,
aud no one seems to know.
S~ltharr n,I.~S 49, =. |
on the 10th parallel, The Press
and Dakotalsn did but echo the wishes and
OF its section when it said north.
ern Dakota and southern Dakota have no
interests in common. and il would be an
imposition upon the occupants of the two
sections 10 condemn them to perpetual DO.
litical unity
And the Hills "idea," what is ,hat?
Well, We have bad our ideas aud they
have been numerous. We have wanted,
through our genial, though generally play
ed.oIt politicians to MAKE ourselves into a
new territory. Think of it! Three counties,
and q debt big enough 10 swamp any other
people than US, walking q congressman
TO Washington. (He'd have te walk if we
paid bis bil!s.) It's original, but it's-thip.
Again We have thought some of trying II
with Is smarck, and later OF tying the ad-
mission game. But now we have crystal.
llzed our "ldeas" aud they Crystalline in the
shape Of the figures 46. Southern Dakota
stands ready 10 form any combination that
shall make the desired division on the 4G,h
parallel, for she don't love her northern
half, and We awsit only the opportunity -
make our move.
This is the way the question stands 10.
day. and the man that nearest cur
wish on the subjec,-maltcr carries off the
cake.