Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-03-15
rI3E COMING CONVENTION
u Sr1steiesn on ere Action ~ ihe s1ss-
rene constitutional cOslSention.
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II fr31teaAsa on ere Action ~ ibe Slss.
Eene constitutional conventions.
RI no FyssS end LA,lefniaa
HAxsos cnsysrg Feb. % II have
seen two petitions sent out by the
10 called central committee Of the
citizens constitutional association Of
Dakota, and look for other editions.
Probably BY the time time the con-
yention convencs, il it ever does, It
will be relieved ofconsidcrab'e ofits
cussedncss.
remark that the committee, or
the power behind the throne, was q
little hasty in sending out the first
copy, a tridc too DESTROYS perhaps. IT
did discover the proposed place OF
holding what shall we call twas
outside Of the second district be-
You'd the committees jurisdiction, or
the 4tll district would never have
been taken into the scheme. A
careful pelusal Of these grond liter
AIRY productions calls out many inn
portant questions, a few Of which
the committee should answer in or
der that we may have more light.
Now that there is u bill before
congress for the admission of Dako-
tn with ample provisions for its
boundaries, name, ETC., and the peo-
pie of the proposed new state have
held convention at Sioux Falls
and the Hills, and had their wishes
expressed to the powers that be, by
a large and able body of delegates,
what is the object Of going over it
all again, as it is proposed by the
petition.
Does the committee propose a
third division of the territory as We
infer by their ignoring the Black
Hills? If SO, we have no use for q
constitutional association: congress is
not going to waste any time listening
to the claims of the 2nd judicial
district for admission to statehood
Mt this early date, besides the citi-
zens thereof will object. What is
the purpose of propounding SC
many absurd questions, rs, do yor
desire to have ready made consti
tuition planned and drawn by few
men?" Not by this narrow-mindet
misunderstanding and self-righteous
committee, it you please. VIVA
nonsense to ask this and kindred
questions, conveying the impression
| to criticising public that Dakota il
| wallowing in corruption. How
plainly are visible those well know
ear marks! How long are these in
suits to be heapcd upon the peopl'
| of Dakota, whose churches, schools
society and court records prove tina
we are but little if any below TIN
standard of morals Of any state
/ fail to see the honest purpose of 81
much talk about n few designin.
men, ringsters, iobben tl,ieving OF
fee seekers and holders" "Thie
cries thief first"
The committee wants "ao office
seeker or office holder" to sign it
high toned petition, and OF cours
that class of our citizens are warnet
that none but the pure can enter thl
convention. We ask in a chorus whq
are YOU doing with General Beadl
and Capt. Hughes on your commit
/ tee? Not that we have particle G
objection to either of them, but tn
honest people of the 81 distrie
whom you address want you +
practice what you preach, for W
shall ''hew to the line you hay
chalked, let the chips fail wher
they may" When we get it boile
| down to the facts will it not appea
that our central committee" is lik
unto that Peruvian company, wit
| its good men, only the Shepherd j
this case is not yet in sight. "
shall not be shocked to hear tha
most of the names upon the con
mittee were obtained under falls
pretenses, and that but few, If any
eyer read the petition before il wa
| sent out or calculated how it woul
| be received. The press is the pull
lie pulse. Wen see how she throf
twixt this and the 9TH of June.
the convention was desired to I'll:
| cuss q constitution for Dakota, i
event OF its admission under the Ell
aiding act, it could have been S
stated, in plain comprehensive Ell
; glish of a dozen lines, and save
some of that cranky literary abilit
for some other occasion. We hei
the question asked many times e'
cry day--how it is this ''centr'
committee is not graced with tt
names of Secretary Hand. Trip