Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-22
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you are taking for Dakota and for it's
faithful representative. I notice, also,
that it is generally understood that your
locality is opposed to Mr.. Raymond and
that Burleigh county will send delega.
tion against him, together with Kidder
and other adjoining counties.
notice also that those throughout
the territory who were specially inter-
ested in the removal of the capital are
those who are making the greatest effort
to defeat MIR. Raymond.
Two years ago Burleigh county was
alone in its opposition. You made
friends IN south Dakota then who re-.
warded you by giving you the speaker.
ship OF the house.
You used that position to gain the cap
ital of Dakota. You may give the credit
to whom you like, but without that man
and his gavel that bill never would have
become u law.
You had the support of north Dakota
IN all of your undertakings, notwith.
standing the fact that you stood alone
against us. Without our support in the
Legislature you conld have accomplished
nothing.
By our aid you gained the capital of
Dakota.
1t is only through our aid that you
can hold it, and the quicker you realize
this fact the better for you.
United, north Dakota has but one.
third of the legislature. You need the
united support of the north and por-
tion OF the south. You cannot succeed
without.
OF the twenty-four members of the
legislature from the north you have but
six.
Do you think you can get along with.
out the aid and sympathy of tho other
eighteen.
DO you expect to secure our assistance
after again opposing our candidate for
congress?
Do you oppose him because he gained
the United States court for you?
Those in the fifth district are asked to
oppose him for that reason. Bismarck
was given term of the United States
court and they were not.
Do you oppose him because one of
your own citizens through his work, was
appointed Judge?
It is SO reported here.
Do you oppose him because of his &C.
tive efforts to secure the opening of the
Fort Rice reservation, and because he
secured protection to the settlers on that
reservation?
Do you oppose him because he secured
a mail route from Bismarck to Ellen
dale?
Do you oppose him because through
his work mail route was gained from
Steele to Washbu,n, and another from
Steele south?
Others are opposing him because he
i,,fr n Kill Coz I,a <,e
in his school land matters, and others are
opposing him because of what he has
done for Bismarck.
the factionul fight in this territory LIE
held himself aioof from you md went
ahead serving oil interests alike, without
Notwithstanding Bismarck's abuse of
his service, has he not done all that could
be done or all thai should have been
done to represent yon fairly?
Did the thought ever occur to you that
Mr.. Raymond's term does not expire
until next March? That during the
session Of the legislature next winter,
boomers are engaged in looking after
will be a bill pending in congress in
anything that can possibly come before
your legislature?
l refer to the bill dividing Dakota.
Mr.. Raymond has charge OF that bill in
the house.
Do you expect him to look after your
interests in that measure in return for
your stabs at him, and in spite of your
statements that be has done nothing for
you?
Isn't Jamestown more central loca-
tion than Bismarck for the capital of
north Dakota?
Don't you think that your building
could be turned into lunatic asylum to
excellent advantage, while Jamestown's
lanatic asylum would make good tenn
porary capitol?
Don't you know that south Dakota will
seek to make that kind of q trade in
order to break into your natural forces?
Don't you think you had better be
id friendly instead of charging about
and wandering away from your natural
friends and into the camp OF your natural
enemies?
After having opposed US two years ago
aud again in this campaign, can YOU
come to us and ask lis to protect your
interests?
Do you really think you are the terri.
tory, and that among you resides Da.
kota's god, and that within your sacred
precincts the prophets live?
When Dakota is divided, as it will be,
where do you expect to gain friends?
Among Raymond's opponents in south
J)ak0tO or nj bSo Ic ~, 1,
Dakota?
Do you know that of the 200 news.
papers in Dakota 15O are On record in
opposition to your interests?
DO you know that your only salvation
depends upon the division of DAKOTA?
DO you know that you are held respon-
ever it is found in Dakota?
Do you know that you are credited
with sending men and money to south
Dakota in vain attempt to defeat the
constitution! And that it is rumored
that Bismarck maintained u lobby at
Washington to defeat division and that
lobby secretly conspired to defeat the
Sioux reservation bill?
Do you know that Ordway's unpopul.
arity has been unloaded upon Bismarck,
and that it is generally supposed that
you have joyfully assumed the burden,
and that it is popularly believed that
you will get almighty tired before you
can shake it off?
Do you know that it is generally known
that your public men SIT around and curse
The Yankton ring and denounce, upon
all occasions, all men who differ from
you,!instead af sensibly trying to win
favor bv deserving it2