St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-25
.Sta,eh.od Ablu aisc,.s.ed.


NNS HoitOI VI tue OlOpe.
GLENDALE, D. T., Nov. 22.-The attempt
OF many papers, and would-be leading poll
ticisns to show that Dakota is overwhelming
ly Republican in sentiment is calculated to
greatly hinder our hopes of independent
statehood, and in my humble opinion is not
the truth. The fact that our territorial offices
are the gift Of the president has OF course
made the Republican interest prominent,
and as a rule the Democratic party has not
been organized, our voting having been
confined for the most part TO the election of
county officials where personal popularity or
ttnrss for the Office generally wins, what
ever may have been the political views Of the
candidate. In many instances, too, the In
itiative in organizing a Democratic opposi-
ton has been taken by men Of no character.
or fitness for leadership. whom even sterling
Democrats were ashamed TO act under I
believe, however, that before the next gener-
al election the Democratic party will be fully
and strongly organized in every party. AS
far as can judge at the present time Da-
kota stands about as follows: Republicans
(stawarts) one-third; independents, pro
hibitionists, greenbsckers, etc. onc-third /;
Democrats (straight) one-third.
Whether D4kota is hereafter Republican
or Democratic depends largely on the action
Of the party just raised TO power A refusal
to admit us to statehood will Of course make
us antagoDistic and eventually solidly So A
liberal and fair consideration of our claims
and prompt action thereon would
in my opinion make so many friends that
the new state would be at least very close
one TO carry. II the Democrats could and
would make certain changes to our advan-
tage | think tney could secure large ma iOr-
ity on their side, and especially in northern
Dakota. 1t was an act OF very doubtful wis
dom in the Republican senate and house of
representatives, 10 give the Northern Pacific
railroad one half the land on either side OF
ther track for fifty miles, but il was an out
rage to make each settler on the alternate
government sections pay for the land given
away. 1t costs us in the railroad belt 5000
per quarter section more than our neighbors
perhaps just across the section line, and In
many places the settler thus taxed has never
seen the railroad, or had any
benefit therefrom. In my opinion all this
land. as matter of justice, should
be sold at the minimum price ($125l per
acre, and those who have paid FOR their lands
should have the excess (S200) repaid them by
the government, without interest, of
course.) The terribly hard times now upon
US. and the combinations by which at least
one-third Of the value of our wheat at Mime
apolis or ST. Paul is taken from US by the
railroad and the elevator syndicate Is simply
crushing out the poorer settlers, and the rec
ords OF our counties show that foreign and
eastern capitalists are holding over one-haf
OF our whole area, aud absorbing the rest at
an alarming extent Nearly all the land so
held is unimproved and renders the country
so lonely and desolate that but comparatively
few of the actual settlers dare to face the iso-
latiOn OF winter residence.
| have written this with some hesitation,
but feel that il should be said and ought to
be considered. Had l influence with the
incoming administration / should saw
Fright the wrongs of Dakota and give her
people the rights that justly belong to Ameri-
ban citizens, irrespective of any narrow con-
siderations of political policy" and i am
sure that the result would be the gratitude
and support of the greater part of our citi-
Zens. CHAs. w. HALL.
GRAND RAPIDS, La Moure Co., d. T.