The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-11-27

NO udlter HOW unanimous tue reQueS
of a people may be for particular objec
or how mighty in their righteousness the
people pursue certain plan Of procedure
for the elimination Of particular object
there may always be found tares in tho
wheat and off subjects to conquer. This
is not only dominant privilege conducive
to perpetuation of ofsupremacy as Nation,
but right that every man should exer-
else in majesty of his opinion. But there
are cases where this privileged right Of
expression is exercised to subserve indi-
vidual or factional aspirations, and where
thecommon success of an otherwise attain
BILE object is endangered. This matter is
brought forcibly to hand in the rather
selfish trade now being made on division
by the press of Bismarck, the Journal of
that city devoting large share of its
space to the booming Of admission as a
whole. There is not a doubt existing that
nine-tenths of the people of Dakota terri
tory desire division, and that 99-lOO of the
residents of South Dakota will be satisfied
with 70 other result. Both the republi-
can and democratic conventions passed
resolutions favoring division on the forty
sixth parallel, and not a dissenting voice
was heard from the seven hundred dele
gates at the two conventions. The pres
ent delegate-elect was nominated on the
'South Dakota" issue, and it was the
will and request Of the people as whole
that the territory be divided. Under
these circumstances there is no earthly rea-
son other than personal why Bismarck or
any other faction should oppose division.
In their efforts to disorganize the work for
North and South Dakota they can only
hope to retard the ultimate success of the
object now being sought, and conservative
thoughts will teach them that Dakota
as whole would be dismal failure.
The capitol of Dakota is now located at
Bismarck, and the press of that city are
naturally desirous Of extending their scope
over as wide an extent of country as posi-
bic. Their futile attempts at moulding
public sympathy toward the end they now
desire will not only prove fruitless but if
persisted in may prove disastrous to the
capitol city. The citizens of Bismarck
should remember that there is no string
on the members-elect of the next territori-
al legislature, and should they so dictate
that body might be OF the opinion that
Fargo, Canton or some other Dakota city
would be passable point to select as a
rendezvous for the sixty-day legislation.
South Dakota desires division. South
Dakota is in a majority, and should the
Bismarck schemers still persist in this
rather presumptuous attempt at defeating
division, and thus admission for time,
this coming body of Dakotaians may con-
slider the propriety of taking the capitol
matter into their own hands and place it
back into South Dakota. South Dakota
has demonstrated her ability to harmonic
on all matters conducive to her own inter-
ests, and is Of the opinion that Bismarck
is long way from home If the Bis
marck boomers should be successful in de-
feating division, for a time, the majority
of the people Of South Dakota will feel
that the capitol should belocated right in
the center of that majority. The press OF
Bismarck should remember they are
handling two-edged sword, and for their
own interests had better drop the idea
they now hold and fall in with the major
ity tor division and admission.