Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-28

have to help settle these bills Tor one
moment believes. It is true that several
representatives who represented no one
but Themselves and q few spec
ulators, introduced capital removal
bills. We do not imagine
these acts were introduced with even so
much as hope, that they would sue
coed. They were mere feints to cover
the real attack on the treasury. Having
succeeded 30 we'll in clearing ont the
peoples cash without opposition, it be.
came apparent that no act, however out
rageous, could fail to pass. We ask atten.
ton, and particular attention, to section
a OF the capital act and call upon all tax.
payers to we'll consider its provisions
when the "African in the wood pile" will
become apparent. The taxpayers will
see that they will not only have to pay
for this fugitive, but also for the wood
which covers him. This section provides
that:
Sec. 4. On or before the frst day os
July, A. d., 1883, the commissioners or q
majority of them, shall elect suitable
site for the seat of government of the
territory OF Dakota, due regard being
had to it's accessibility from ali portions
OF the territory, and its general fitness
for capital. when at least one hundred
thousand dollars ($l0o,0Oo) shall.
be paid or guaranteed in money;
if the amount be not paid in
money, then its payment Tor the terri
tory shall be secured by q bond, with
good and sufficient sureties, payable to
the territory, which bond shall be ap.
YnrnvQ6 hv
lority thereof. And after the site is de-
termlped upon. a. aforesaid. said COM
missioners shall secure good and sufti.
cient title deeds of at least one hundred
and sixty acres Of land upon which the
capital buildings shall be erected and a
sufficient amount OF said grounds shall
be laid out into squares and suitable
landscapes, and the same is hereby de.
clared to be the permanen. seat Of GOV.
eminent OF the territory of Dakota, at
which all of the public Offices of the ter.
rltory shall be kept, and at which all of
the sessions OF the legislature shall here.
after be held.
This bill, and this particular clause
was not hastily considered. It was care.
fully scrutinized and amended. The
original draft OF the swindle. provided for
twenty acres of land for capital build
lngs, as that amount was entirely
too contemplate for a colossal fraud,
the amount was increased to one
hundred and sixty acres, to crafty the
ambition of those who wish to live in
history. Furthermore, with its usual in
telligence, we are persuaded that the
majority of the assembly supposed that
the spectators for whose benefit the
n q N a m nk
give Tor the property not only 100000,
put one hundred and sixty acres of land
in addition, for buildings, Landscapes"
statues OF Ordway, and other humilia.
ting monuments of the prot1igacy of the
age.
Section four does not 80 read, neither
could our legislators so read it, admitting
they we're competent to do 1t. But IN
any case they are in this dilemma, they
either cannot comprehend the signif-
canoe OF words or they are the aocesso-
rles OF most terrible swindle, and the
swindle is here: The individual or com.
pany who advances the 100000 buys the
night to locate the capital, and the capi
tol must be built on tract of land con
tanning one hundred and sixty acres.
Section four does not provide that thu
company or capitalist who furnishes the
money for the right of locating the capi
tai, shall furnish the land, that is, one
hundred and sixty acres, or any land
This land the territory must furnish.
The company pays 100000; they say
here IS central place, accessible by raj
from all parts of the territory. We have
bought the right to locate the capital
build here" TIE commission has M
alternative but to accept this PROPOSE
ton. "Ihe law says We must have on,
hundred and sixty acres of land fe
buildings, &C.; who owns this land 2
1--WE own every acre for five mile
around here" replies the company
"We have paid our 500,
GOO for the privilege of locating the cap
ital; We did not do it from charitable
motives, neither are We here for oul
health. The land where the capital is t.
be located is our property; we CAV
100000 for the right; you can have on
hundred and sixty acres for saa5OOOO O
$500,O00."
i This is the true inwardness of the car
ital scheme; this is the swindl
direct. There are other swindles in th
. same act; swindles positive, swindle
comparative, swindles superlative, swir
dies in law, in reason, in fact; swindle
by inference, by implication and by q
of legislature. This is the act that goo
: men. who cannot possibly unde
stand its meaning, ask otl
ers who do, to indorse and support. Ca
any one outside of lunatic asylum SUI
pose that Governor Ordway. whose crei
turest.is monster is, does not know,of an
, commend this thing? Can any reasel
able man ask US to defend such benign
ed ignorance, or support such robber
s for robbery it will be? With what fat
. can any man apologize for such AN act