Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-28
months doings of this most unreliable
A NORTHERN 0PINI0n.


river.
A NORTHERN OPINION.
The ssntimeats Of the Red River valley on
the Subject OF Division.
Grand Forks Herald.
Az was to be anticipated, the Bismarck
Tribune and weakliug satellites within
the ring Of capital attraction. give vent
to great indignation at Delegate Ray
mond for his refusal to have aught to do
with the Ordway scheme. They criti-
else him harshly and unjustIy, calling
him "unrepresentative" and charging
him with "inexcusable stupidity IN the
refusal to introduce the bill" It is we'll
to consider the source Of these maledic.
tions, before anfmadverting upon the
course Of Delegate Raymond, and to re.
member that Bismarck and N. G. Ord
ways counties are not north Dakota nor
q very respectable part of the same. Out.
side . very limited circle com.
mercially tributary to Bismarck,
there il mo general sympathy for
any Of the schemes prepared there
and very little il any endorsement Of the
bill, which Ordway would like to inAict
upon the territory at double and use-
less expense; for, the measure proposing
another convention is as unnecessary as
the fifth wheel to wagon or any longer
aurlcles to the average Bismarck states
man. The people have already settled
it, that they want division, and to ask
for another convention, is super.erroga-
tory and utter folly. It would seem that
anybody would have to bs either e. cor
rupt as Ordvsy or as blind % his xoalot
followers, to expect Delegate Raymond
to put his name to such an expensive ab.
surdity. Another point to be considered
is that Delegate Raymond had in due
time represented the will of bis constitu.
ents, as expressed at the polls,
bill for the division of the ter.
ritory. In this he has sufficiently repre-
sented Dakota as whole, with perhaps
an exception Of the rag-tag and fag end
thereof, in and about Bismarck and other
border, prize fighting hamlets, adjacent
to the same. Neither honor, nor right,
let alone policy, dictated that he should
desert his representative ground and
even introduce the Bismarck bill. If
theirs had been petition or memorial
to congress, then the case would be some.
what different, in legislative ethics; for
the right of petition is guaranteed to all,
and Delegate Raymond would not have
done his duty as representative, in re.
fusing to introduce any petition from
Bismarck, even though it were one ask.
ing for the legalization Of county seat
jobbery, capital site larceny or border
rufianism. But to ask for leglsla-
tion in tie shape Of bill, is only the
right of the majority, as represented.
The person introducing the bill for
enactment. unless done by courtesy, is
expected to follow it to its proper CON.
mittee and seek q favorable report some.
thing which Delegate Raymond could
not sqaarely do and be true to the
viii Of the people he represents
as that will has already been duly ex.
candid snd consistent course there was,
and by so doing, has certified to the peo.
pie whom he represents. that he is i'm
pervious to the dubious influence of the
jobbers and bribers who muster under
Ordway's banner. For the courageous
and true attitude of our delegate, he
merits encomiums and not unkind ami.
madversion. He might have introduced
the bill by way of courtesy, ,as any member
| of the house might do, but you may be
sure he was not asked to do that. What
the Bismarckans wanted him to do was
to substitute this measure of theirs fol
the one introduced by him, as the will
OF the majority of Dakotaiane, give il
his name and influence, work it ont OF
COMMITTEES and cozen his constituents
out Of their true representation. If he
had not done this, after introducing it
they would have charged him with du.
plicity, incompetency and childish vacil.
lation, if not downright venality. As il
is. now, the worst they can do is to as.
sumo falsehood, viz: that they are tht
majority of Dakota and that the delegate
has disregarded the will of the
people in refusing to represent
the wishes and behests Ia
the Bismarck lobbyists. It must how
ever be accorded to him as genuin,
honor that he does not represent tha
lapacious swindling band, and it mus
be attributed to him for manly indepen
dence and courage, that he stands entire
ly sloof from the despicable Ordwa,
clique, which. not satisfied With having
corrupted the organization of new coun
ties and besmirched the capital location
are sticking to the president and con
gress like leeches, for new lease o
power and extended privilege of bloot
sucking from . helpless people. AL
honor to Raymond! As hs truly repre-
sents the people, he will express thei
contempt for Ordwayism, without stin
or qualification.
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