Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-21

CeIe8E6pueu 10 tue country from Wash.
instoD, - Dakota sentiment and pros.
pects Of legislation By the present con.
gress in behalf cf the territory. II must
be considered that the crowd now con.
greRsted st the national capital is com.
posed mostly OF the Bismarck policy
mongets and each an d every ons has
some axe to grind. In no sense. can
these persous be accepted by Legislators
or public men. as representatives. of Da.
kota or her interests. We have cause to
cry out aloud: Heaven saveaas from
these pretended friends! It must not be
assumed that because the business men
of Dakota are not represented ut Wash.
ington. they are Indifferent to the
Of legislation that
may finally come before congress. They
are interested watchers on the tower and
when there is any probability that harm
may come to Dakota from the schemers
Who rest in the porcine edifice of Ord.
way. they will utter an emphatic protest
At this time. We can not believe that con.
Rrees will seriously consider the measure
lobbied for, by an alien aud moribund
executive and his friends who altogether
are mixed up in doubtful public transac-
tons. SO that to screen themselves from
the loud and general execrations that
follow them from Dakota, they must in
woke calnmny in their defense and stig-
matiZe our people in general, as liars
and perjnrers, 80 cheap that they, the
Ordway funeral, can buy affidavlts BY
the ream! Congress would shamefully
stuitify itself to make such vile Sian.
derers appear respectable, by according
them any hearing at oil; particularly,
since our delegate declines to contami.
nate his public honor by the iathering
of their schemes. What congress may do
for the suffering people Of Dakota, is to
grant them autonomy of legislation,
assuring more general and correct rep.
reseDtation in home rule; or, in the
alternative OF division of the territory,
which the people generally desire and
which would be justified by population
aud diversity of interests, to create south
Dakota a state, under the McGinnis
''stand off" for Montana, and enable
north Dakota to form full territorial
legislature. with powers to pass
laws regulating internal affairs
including trade and the contract
ing OF municipal corporate debts in
aid Of general public enterprise; and, il
addition thereto, increase the number o1
judges OF our courts. allotting two more
to north Dakota, making them eligible
by the people of their respective districts
aud requiring y residence and voting
qualifications under the United Statea
constitution. These ore some of the
things Dakota needs. She wants nc
tampering with the course of justice, by
taking out of her scales what has been
duly placed there. She wants no politi.
cal prostitutes and parasites appointed
to, or continued in Office. She simply
wants congress to treat her honestly and
protect her from the buzzards that now
hover over The capitol seeking to sacrifice
her honor in congress to tue qualification
OF their spite and cupidity. Ordway
hates Dakota. because, iorsooth
she took his measure, put de.
tectlves on his course to venaiity
and exposed him before the country.
True, congress. in the only branch where
We have representation, is democratic
and Dakota is generally assumed to be
republican. Do not the democrats, how.
ever, seek to gain repute for fairness
Have they no record for honor to make
in this presidential year? We believe
they may do something, and right speedi
y. ior Dakota, that may rebound tc
their credit and perhaps wipe out much
OF the undesirable reputation attributed
to them. as do-nothing body. They have
it in their power nov to do generous
and at once polite thing. Let them say
to the Bismarck bummers: "Get out. W.
don't need YOU. Your deeds smell rank te
heaven. We will settle our controversy
BY the demands of right and justice. ;
Thst's what We want. We have nov
ever $4,000 people. In the rush Of i'm
migration IT the coming spring time, We
expect $1,000 more in north Dakota, and
they will come to stay. We protest that
our people are not thieves aud liars, like
the Ordway clique. They are honest
farmers, mechanics and merchants WIT
have faced the frowning rigors Of the
winter season, with brave hearts, and are
entitled to better treatment than they
will receive, il their boastful defamere
shonld WELD congress into the lice ol
lobbery.