Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-08-06

ne speaks serve without any compepsa.
ton whstever-yet. with other eqalIy
paipable misstatements, the interview
undoubtedly represents the secret pur.
poses OF Pettigrew, Campbell, Mccoy.
damble, Ziebach and the old south ia.
kota set who have been elected by less
than one-tenth of the voters to the
SIOUX Falls convention, and will, un.
doubtedly. by fair means or foul, control
and shape its action. The more reputa.
bic men, like Joseph Ward, Judge Kidder
and Others who have been inveigled
into this scheme. will either have to
yield to the seductive influences 80 art.
fully applied at Sioux Falls, and form q
combination which might aptly be term.
ed union Of the Puritan and the black.
leg, or wash their hands OF this whole
rebellious programme, first laid down by
Hugh j. Campbell in resolutions which
were passed at his dictation at Yankton.
and since supplemented by Byron An.
drcws' interview with Pettigrew.
Ihere never was Q more wilIful mis-.
representation of the financial affairs of
Dakota than is put forth in this state.
ment. The three and half mill tax for
territorial purposes assessed upon the
counties is partially refunded by the tax
upon the gross receipts of all railroads
doing business in the territory, and, not
wlthstandinR the territory has over 100
insane patients and nearly that number
OF prisoners to transport and maintain.
and the interest upon the necessary pub.
lie buildings to provide for, the rate has
not been materially increased during The
past three years. Not q single federal
officer receives one dollar of his salary
from the territorial treasury now that
; udge Meodys extra salary grab has
been cut of BY his failure to secure re-
appointment. The farmers. business
are more lightly taxed throughout the
territory, except in cities where plunder.
ing rings have been formed, than they
will ever be taxed when statehood
comes.''
"Do you anticipate any conflict be.
tween the federal authorities and the
principals IN the Sioux Falls move
ment?"
Il hardly think any overt acts will be
INDUCED in BY those self-constltuted
guardians of the dear people. The opin-
ION OF the supreme court of the United
States in the Yanktoa county bond case,
written by Chief Justice Waite, settles
the whole question, and sweeps away
every vestige of the special pleading put
fo.th by Hugh j. Campbell and ex.Dele-
gate Pettigrew in their revolutionary
manifestos. This opinion sets forth the
absolute control of congress and the
general government over the territories
and says that they are only outlying
of the public domain; that
congress has full power to leglslate for q
county or even municipality without
the Intervention of the territorial legisla.
ture; and with this recent decision SO di-
rectly in point I cannot believe for mo.
ment that Q sufficient number of people
can be found in the territory who will as,
semble at Sioux Falls and set up the
standard OF rebellion against Q govern.
ment which has given them homes, paiG
their legislative and judicial expenses
expended millions of dollars in subiuea
ting and feeding the Indians upon cir
cumscribed reservations. that peace anc
good order might encourage the i'm
mense immigration which has poured
into the happy and prosperous territory
"When and in what form do you think
that admission will Gomez"
II have been of the opinion that 6
well.guarded enabling act, which 90
cured division and admission at one and
the same time, by congress, was the
shortest and safest road to statehood
bave, however, been and am still will
ing to cooperate with q respectful move
ment of the people of the territory for ,
convention to accomplish these resnlts
l gave assurances to the promoters o
the bill which did not receive nv sipna
ture at the last session of the legislaturt
for constitutional convention embrac
ing only certain counties, that l would
favor bill for constitutional conven
tion embracing all the counties, with ,
provision that constitutions be formed i,
the different sections, through commit
tees, for two states, and submitted K
the whole convention for ratification
The organic act. in my Judgment, woule
not permit the taking of money assessed
upon all the counties to pay the mem
bers who chose to assemble to make
constitution for . portion of the counties
Hence the bill referred to did not receiv,
my sanction, because its friends woul,
not so amend it that the counties callet
upon to pay the expenses of such a con
vention could have voice as to the di
vision and admission of the territory"
As1f the people of the territory repudi
ute the revolutionary programme fore
shadowed in the Pettigrew interview apt
respectfully petition congress to adopt ,
wise and comprehensive constitution O
enabling act, think early admission ca,
be secured, in part or as whole; but j
men who have been known as agitation.
and demagogues are sent to WashinRto,
with such threats as have been flauntef
before the public in the territory, I an
prehend that they will be told by the re
publicans that there has been q long ant
costly war to establish federal authort,
in every part Of the country: that thei
scheme smacks of secession and prove
that the men advocating such doctrine
are unfit to lay the foundations for on
or more great and loyal states; while tn,
democrats, with more than fifty majorit,
10 the house Of representatives, will tel
them that this is political question
which they will solve in their own way
In word, any attempt to bulldoze con
gress or the territorial government vii
only result in delaying division and ad
mission; and would add that any at
tempt to intlmidate the executive, Unit
States marshal or other federal officer
will be met upon the threshold viii
sufficient power to insure the exe,utio,
OF the law"
Mrs. LOra II. Welch.