Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

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rectors will hold a meeting here in a
couple of weeks to arrange for q per-
manent survey. Practical railroad men
and capitalists of Boston, Milwaukee
and indianapolis are interested in the
building of this road, and it is believed
the work will be commenced early this
fall. !
Mitchell Mail: 1t is reported that by
direction Of his physicians, George w.
Sanborn has resigned his superinten-
dency of the l. and d. division. Con-
slant riding. to n suffering from her
mia, had made it dangerous &c his exis-
tence TO endure much more iolting.
He has been with the G. M. Il st. z. Co.
for 30 years, and was a contemporary
of S. S. Merrill's in that corporation,
and in fact was his nephew. In 1868
he assumed charge OF the division,
which has since been known as the
Iowa and Dakota, having previously
been a conductor on the Prairie du
Chen division. He is naturally a rail-
road man, and the attachment felt for
him to-day by his subordinates and en-
ployes, p%roves!how warm and true a
heart his is. ..
Press and Dakotaian: The conven-
ton which is to frame a constitution
for the state of Dakota will meet in
Sioux Falls September Sth. This con
vention has been provided for By law
and will convene with the laws sane
ton. Even the congress of the United
States may be said to have approved it
because it has given no sign Of dissent.
Had the movement been regarded in
any sense revolutionary, orone that eX-
ceeded the limits or scope. of territorial
legislative authority, it is to be pre-
sumed that congress would have an
nulled the law as it had the power to
do, before it adjourned. So far then
we have congress with us and the peo-
pie of the territory are almost a unit
in favor of the state. That element in
the democratic party who are looking
forward to neutrality-suspicious. through
the favor of the administration oppose
the movement because it's success will
contract the boundaries within which
they can exercise their power and pos
sibly bring to premature decay plans
Of self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; but the mass
es even of the democratic party IN the
territory are hopeful that the state
movement will prove successful.
1t is possible, however, that the best
friends of the movement may hinder
it's success. The oonventionthat meets
to frame the constitution can do much
toward fixing public opinion in it's IA
vor by wise performance of their i'm
portant duties. A constitutional con-
vention was held two years ago, a con-
stltution was adopted and ratified by
the people and received their almost
unanimous confirmation. This fact
should not be lost sight Of by the mem
bers of the new convention. The first
constitution was made by the ablest
men in Dakota; it was carefully scru-
tinized, and thoroughly discussed be-
fore the people who gave it their sane
tion. Let we'll enough alone. Give
congress and the country to understand
that the people of Dakota have been in
earnest in this state movement from
the beginning-that the convention at
Huron was a deliberate and dignified
assemblage of the peoples representa-
tives in behalf of justice and better
government; that the first constitution
was the work Of men who understood
their rights and who realized the i'm
portance OF their mission. The Sep
! TENDER convention should remember
all this and while it will act indepen-
IDENTIFY Of former movements it will
greatly strengthen the cause by a CON
sistent recognition of all that has been
done heretofore. Thefirst constitution
is a good one-the people have ratified
it by an overwhelming popular vote.
We cannot afford to lose the moral sup
port which the record Of the past will
furnish, by the slightest reputation Of
what has already been so well and
wisely performed.
Some Curious Statistics.