Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-07-17
THE STATE OF DAKOTA.
Almost Unit for Division on the Forty
Sixth Parallel.
Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks Herald.
tits mainly the professional politicians
having political schemes to subserve
that are in favor of the admission of Da-
kota as zone, grand, glorious aud undi.
vided state" The people who unfortu.
nately of late seem TO be entirely ig-
nored by their so.called representa-
tives (?) are almost unit in favor of
division on the 46th parallel. On the
very verge of statehood the great and
most important question for Dakota to
decide seems to be whether it shall be
the will of the people or the will of the
professional politicians who prey upon
them, that shall prevail. It is an issue
that must be squareIy met, and one that
has an important bearing upon the fu.
ture of the commonwealth. Politics of
late years have come to be considered
profession, and the most successful poll
tician is often the man who by trickery,
deceit and cunning manipulates caucuses
and defeat the will of the masses, legis-
lation is usually for the benefit of the
few at the expense of the many, and the
few thus acquire power and are united
in purpose. 1t is seldom that the masses
of the people can be reused to pitch OF
enthusiasm sufficient to unite all in the
common purpose of seeing that the will
of the majority is forcibly expressed.
Power is delegated to successful schem.
ers who are permitted to use it unjustly
and to falsify their reports to the people
of the use that has been made of the
power conferred. Dakota standing on
the threshold of the union knocking for
admission to the slsterhood of states is
to-day face to face with great problem
the solving of which must have aa all
important bearing upon her future. The
question IS, shall a ring Of corrupt
political spectators pe allowed to
assume to dictate the terms and
conditions upon which Dakota shall
be admitted to the union, or shall she be
truly and fairly represented by the voice
of the people, pleading only for what il
by all the rules of common sense, simple
justice. The people of Dakota south oi
The 46th parallel do not and cannot have
any interests in common with the people
north of the 46th parallel. The commerce
of one section finds an outlet at Chicago
the commerce of the other, at Minneapo
lis and Duluth. The distance between
the two sections is such that any numbe
of north and south railroads cannot make
common commercial centers. North ant
, south Dakota are peremptorily divorced
by natural laws, and to try to force un
natural conditions is CRIME for whicl
the would be perpetrators should b
held responsible. If Dakota sells her
! self body and soul to the political plot
ters who are now banded together to rol
and pluuder her when they once attail
the power of framing her constitution
and electing her representatives, she ha
r herself only to blame. It is an undeni
{ able fact that it is only the smalles
a possible minority that desires Dakot
to maintain her identity as one individus
J. territory or state. The person or polit
= clan who advocates admission as Who'll
!. would rob Dakota of her richest inner
tance. A free ballot and fair count
), one of the blessings that tn
republican party has ever trie
Il to maintain for the franchise,
' Herein lies the remedy. With tie ballo
a true Dakotaians can dig the polite,
graves of the plottels against her peat
, and prosperity. On this 4th day of j Jul
r A. ID. 1889. let Dakota prepare new dc
I laration of independence. Let her mai
tain the principles of the declaration
l776, and fight valliently for her right
We the people of Dakota should sing
% out the opponents of division, inaugnra
8 Il war of revolution against them aud
u clare and enforce our lnalienable righ
t to an honest representation.