Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05
THE HILLS "lDEIS.,
southern Da sota Ready for a Divis-
inn a: the As;f y: - aliel. -

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THE HILLS "lDEIS..'
southern 7>a sota Ready for a Divis-
ION o:a the AGt "a. allel.
The Deadwood Evening Press contains
the following regarding the Hills ideas"
of a division OF the territory: "The time
is approaching for the preliminary steps
the feints and the sparring Of those in
tercsted-in the convention that shall
nominate the Republican candidate for
delegate to congress for Dakota. 1t is
well known and has probably been dem
onsrated Often enough orthe Democratic
party, ;llat the man nominated by that
convention is the next delegate; and in
fact, SO we'll known Is it, that for the COM
ing year the Democratic back is bent so
far that it looks to he we'll nigh broken.
While in various sections the county Of
ticcs will he contested, and in no place
more hotly than in the Hills, the general
election will be rather tame. In fact when
| 1rlpp fell last election, his fall scared the
Democratic outfit So badly that they didn't
even peep, afterwards.
The campaign this spring-tle nomln-
alton is IN May-will be run upol one
basis. and that, division, for nothing can
ol will be done IL congress. touching adj
mission, until after the ele:lion.
Nothing definite has yet been promised
or limited yet by the half dozen or mo-
prominent candidates already in the field,
but the preliminary wires laid, are as
thick as usual. cactus in tbs ST. Paul
PS"nce,.- Press, occasionally tells q thing
or two, but in one thing he IS bind. He
goes on the suppositlon that we, in the
Hills, Will ask no questions. The Wlsa
man will try and see us satisfied, for there
is no use III trying to disguise the tact
that we are the power that wags the dog
and the tail too. We have Il voting pop.
u]a1iun OF 5000, at the lowest estimate
and while we are SO nearly divided in poll
|'lics that the '-cOW counties would cOlsid.
er a Democratic majority in tle light ot Il
posi- sibility. but nothing serious; yet those
counties must rem amDer That We are ter
ribly ciannish, sectional p,ople, ali in
the minds of many the "Yankton ring
has yet even unju>lly. though il may b.,
such al odor, that, at the cunning inspl-
ration of sEar2-siyAte>l politicians, the
community may take occasion to make
knoW II the fact that we dol forget.
There can be no doubt that the Hills
will b. consulted il this matter OF the
nomination, and that in the Councils o.
The delcyate-m;lNers we shall sit on about
as high Il stool as either northern or
southern Dakota. In fact we er:thor think
il will be s;>msW.lat ain using to- note the
aaxiity exhibited ~ to wnich side OF tn.
18th parallel the Hills will gray. tate.
Tue position OF norlherl Dakota is
known they han their hrpes on II tli.
vlsiol which Shall give them the Hills
an'i amy other piece OF ground mentioned
or proposed by anybody, SO it shall COZ
t:.in Bismarck. Al least that is the Bis
malck idea OF it. aal may be termed the
Bismarck bonn. Ofthu northeast corner
ana its wishes, nolhily seem; to have
been said, AID no one seems to know.
Southern Dakota has ~ idea ;lld it is
division OH the 45h parallel. The Press
a.ld Diho:diuo did but echo the wishes
aad sentiment Ot its sect IN w.lan it. said
'.sOr,hern Dakota and southern Dakota
have no Interests in common. and it would
be al imposition upol the occHpants OF
the lwn sections 10 coltemn them tN per-
pctual political unity
And the Hills ''dca," what is that
We'll, we have had our "idcas" and they
have been numerous. We have wanted,
thfouSh our Scnlal. tnOuyn generally
playeu-out politlcials to make ourselves
iAto a new territory. Think of ii! Three
Counties, and a debt big enough to swamp
any other people than Us, Walking a co.l-
grcssman to Washington. (Ie'd have to
walk ii We paid his bills) LIS orignal.
| bat it's-tllin. Again we have thought
sont Of trying il with Bismarck, ;l.ld later
OF trying the admission game. But now
| we have crys,alIiZed our "ldcas' an>l hay
crystalline in the shape of the figures As.
Solthern Dakota stands ready to form
any combination that shall make the de-
sired division ON the 4jIh parallel, forshr
| MI love her n0rtern half and we await
only the opportunity TO make our move.
! This is lhe way the question sta1,ls To-
day, and the mal that comes nearest our
wish GA the suhject-inatier carries off the
c.ke."