Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15
What Our Exchanges Say Of Division.

a special telegram from DeaQWOOu
states that mass meeting OF the citizens
was held for Lawrence county, at Dead
wood, and thlrty delegates and alternates
elected to attend the Huron convention.
Ex-Congressman Barney Caulfield, a
staunch democrat, presided at the meet.
ing, and speeches were made by many
prominent men of both political parties
favoring DIVISION on the 46th parallel,
and statehood. Thus the ball for divis-
ion and admission continues to roll on.
The Yankton Dakota Herald says:
Conventions have been called or have
already been held in nearly every county
south of the 46th parallel for the purpose
of sending delegates to the Huron con-
vcntlon, and the movement for division
and for the formation of state govern
ment is assured of success SO far as the
people of Dakota can give 1t success.
The only thing now that can interfere
with the attainment of the objects in
view is the greed of place hunters or the
disposition to use the opportunity for a
political advantage.
Tie Huron Leader thus makes declar-
alton of independence: While we of
South Dakota congratulate you in secur-
ing the capital of Dakota, we In the same
breath hereby notify you that we of
South Dakota will work with renewed
zeal for division on 46! lu this matter
we are determined, united, and unaltcra
bly, agreed upon. We also intend to hold
you to your pledges, made so lavish]y
during the last six weeks, that if you OBJ
tanned the capital you "would never
throw q straw in the way of division on
tho 46th parallel" We expect you to
stand by these voluntary promises. For
ty-six or fight is the motto OF South Da-
kota. We will never accept Statehood
with any other boundary line.
The Fargo Republican closes an editor
ial on the subject as follows: No doubt
the leading men of Bismarck are in favor
of keeping the territory intact and bring
ing it into the Union as whole. They
are so from self interest, but this senti-
ment prevails in NO other section of
North Dakota. The Republican IS op-
posed to any interference by the north
with the south IN this matter. Let the
people of South Dakota hold their con-
stltutional convention and organize their
state government and demand admission
into the Union, and in due time let North
Dakota initiate her example. The best
advice that can be given to these North
Dakota Statesmen, who are disposed to
meddle with the Huron convention and
try to crowd in as delegates, is to keep
out of the affair and let South Dakota
go on in peace to create q state.
:. Says the Watertown News. We are
gratificd that the capital has been located
in North Dakota. Let 1t go, and let the
people Of South Dakota now rise up as
one man and see to it that another terri
torial capitol Is never established south
of the 46th parallel. We want no more
capital commissioners. but we do want
division and statehood. Clothed with
the power and authority of sovereign
state, we can elect our own state officers,
and make our own laws, and locate our
own state capitol by direct vote of the
people. Now is the time for the people
of South Dakota to act. Every consider
alton of self respect, OF self interest, OF
personal regard for our future prosperity
and future paramount interests, invites
Immediate, prompt, determined and
united action. The Huron convention
opens wide the door for this action.
The Mitchell Republican We pub
lish in another column the call for mass
meeting to elect delegates to tho consti-
tutional convention at Huron June 10.
At this convention the ground work for an
empire state should be laid. Every coun-
ty should send her best man without re-
gard to party. Let all fsctional strife be
forgotten and one grand united effort be
made for division and statehood. A con-
stitution carefully prepared having
thrown around it all the safeguards which
time and experience have suggested in
the older states would at once commend
itself to Congress. At the meeting Of the
next congress, Dakota south of 46,will be
entitled to two members Of each
house.
The Grand Forks Herald says: The
capital ring at Bismarck is assuming the
insufferable arrogance of an autocrat by
issuing ukase in tone Of Russian
car, for the counties of Northern Dako-
ia to send delegates to She constitutional
convention that IS to meet at Huron on
June 10Th. The shameless effrontry
the ring exhibits by making such call
is we'll in keeping with its past record,
every step reeking with corruption.
The convention at Huron is intended
solely for the counties to participate in
which are situated south of the 46th par
allel The convention is intended to
frame q constitution .or South Dakota,
and seek admission INTO the sisterhood Of
states, thereby effecting division of
the territory.
Yankton Press and Dakotain: 1t is
important that the people of southern
Dakota take early action in behalf Of
statehood and complete ,ihe organization
before the next congress assemblies. 1t is
the plan of the Bismarck ring to induce
congress to admit Dakota as whole aud
failing in that to secure division by the
Missouri river, either of which would
fasten US for all time to come to the Sec