Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-13
FOR sou1AERNERs ALONE.
A Catechism they Will do Well to Read
and Accept and Act Upon.
Sioux Falls Press.

"a Satechism they Will do Well to Read
and Accept and Act Upon.
Sioux Falls Press.
The movement for unihcation of south.
ern Dakota must be regarded by the
capital dealers and their half-dozen or.
gans as something pregnant with danger
for their schemes, judging by the bitter
ness with which they attack it. Now, if
there are any opposition newspapers or
any special persons that want to be can
did in regard to the necessity for such
organization in southern Dakota, let
them consider the following catechism:
Is it not fact that there are certain
men, chiefly in the northern portion of
the territory, who have made private
speculation out of the capital deal, and
who want to use it still further?
do not these men relentlessly control
the politics of north Dakota, and use the
political machinery for making public
enterprises contribute to their private
fortunes?
Have they not used every effort, fair
or foul, to solldify the section in which
they live?
Are they not making every effort to
secure, as an addition to their forces, a
sufficient share of the power of southern
Dakota to give them control of the
political affairs of the whole territory?
Is there anything buta special move
ment for solidification of southern Da.
kota, as against a solid north, that can
prevent the consummation of this plot !?
Is it likely that the people of south
Dakota, unless stimulated thereto BY
those who have been prominently con-
nected with politics. would of them
selves arise in their might and prevent
the success of the scheme which has
been plotted against them?
Have not these leaders in southern
Dakota generally consented to q halt in
the hostilities that have heretofore
separated them, and agreed to sink every
other issue but that OF combating the
scheme of the capital dealers?
Even admitting that there may be
some of these men whom you have moi
liked, aud xhom you do not like, is that
any just or righteous reason why yor
should oppose movement, inherentl,
SO proper and commendable, simply be
cause OF their agreeing to be controlled
by the movement?
Would you apply this kind of phlloso
ply to anything else?
Supposing the railroads should schem
, to rob the farmers by political manipula
, tions, and the contending politicians O
} a large section of the territory shoul,
voluntarily consent to sink their differ
. enres and chickering's and agree to unit
to combat the depredations of the rail
! roads, would u farmer be warranted i
t helping the railroads simply becaus
J. there might be somc men whom lie di
not like amoDg the politicians VIII
agreed to unite for the protection of hi
g class?
]. Admitting that in the present move
Q ment there may possibly be men VIII
q have ultimately other purposes in vie,
than simply and solely the salvation {
the territory from the northern Dakot
D gang, can those purposes by any COZ
' ceivabie means entail upon the publ
: such injury as it will certainly and al
solutely suffer unless the gang is met
q superior force and conquered?
j, Is it not necessary for the public we
J. fare that the plots of the capital dealer
!, be defeated?
Is there any other plan possible tina
o that which has been undertaken?
It Can success apainst the enemy t
n hoped for by any different plan that an
\ man of good Judgment would have fait
in under all the conditions and circun
q stances?
is Is it not this or nothing?
II If so. is it not the bounden duty
!, every good citizen, and Of every new
paper that assumes to labor in the publ
q interest, to Join heartily in the NOV
j. ment which has alresdy secured sui
D. cient force to crafty its friends ar
i frighten its enemies?
= Now, be candid and honest and ia
70 with yourselves, and measure this ma
9, ter with your best Judgment and coole
n. and keenest wisdom. and act accordir
to the dictates of your own good sob
. sense and heartiest desire for the gener
le welfare.