Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-03-26


We call attention to this fact that
Chamberlain bitterly opposed the whole
capital removal scheme; that the Regis.
ter bitterly opposes and denounces the
commission bill and Ordway, and the
men who made itand who now control it.
as dishonest and corrupt-no better than
thieves, as being public plunderers-
q disgrace to the republican party and
this administration.
The administration must either remove
Ordway or be disgraced by him. The
spectacle of q governor of a territory
running around with capital for the
business of 100000 people in his coat.tail
pocket, to pick it up and set it down
where he pleases, to boom a town and
sell lots. is sight to make a republican
heart sick and an honest man disguised
with his fellows. It will do for monarchs,
but not for freemen, and they will be re.
venged, and don't you forget 1t.
We don't wonder that the telegraph
brings us the news from Washington that
the administration is not satisfied with
matters in Dakota. Chester A. Arthur
has but one thing to do, and do it quick.
ly. and that is to relieve Ordway before
he carries bis nefarious schemes INTO ef-
feet and disgraces our party further.
Rapid City Journal.
Among all the schemes for capital re.
moval there is not one bill that we have
heard of that would be likely to receive
the signature of the governor if passed.
One intention, in which all seem to
unite is the taking from the executive
the power to appoint commissioners to
lnvasfinofn tho o1o &c
towns aspiring to the seat of government
Mr.. Ordway is very apt to insist strongly
upon the exercise of all his prerogatives,
and it is not to be supposed he will favor
any bill calculated to deprive him of this,
which may turn out to have something
in it, While the interests of the terri
tory we believe would be subserved by
removal OF the capital to some point near
the centre, this cannot be done without
giving an opportunity to some person or
persons Of making money, and if the
governor has enough for his needs he is
very likely to have some needy friends.
A bill may pass the legislature, but that
does not make it law.
Fargo Post.
The Republican is playing of DEVILS
Lake City as probable or possible, site
for the new capital-at loast for item
porary site" to be located by the COVER
nor. This is about on par with the
rumor from Pierre, few days ago to the
same effect. Perhaps the governor will
take rest at Pierre, on lis way to Dew
ills Lake, and the capital, of course, will
have to rest with him, as he is supposed
to be carrying it in his hat. In point of
fact, however. the governor has no more
power to designate the site of the capital,
temporarily or otherwise, than anybody
else; and besides, the legislature has not
given hlm any such power, nor even at
tempted to do so. 1t has tried to confer
such power upon nine commissioners,
who may assume to act. and locate the
capital; but it will not be the capital
until endorsed by the governor and leg.
islature. 1t is just possible that the syn.
dicate may 60 to the d-l, or to Devils
Lake themselves, but there Is no danger
that they will be able to take the capital
with them.