Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-09
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of Dakota will assemble at the place
chosen as the temporary capital, under
the provisions of section of the schedule
of the constitution. At this meeting of
the Legislature the state officers elect and
the members of the legislature will take
the oath of office.
The business of this session will be
the election of two United States sena-
tors and the two individuals receiving a
majority of the votes of the legislature, in
joint session assembled, will be certified
as the United states senators of the
state OF Dakota. AS the subject of can.
didates for these two important positions
Is now before the people, we reproduce
the following from the Salem (McCook
county, Prairie Home of November 7th
Now, that the constitution has been
adopted, the state officers chosen, the
next move III the programme tor the
new state will be the assembling of the
legislature and the election OF two
United States senators.
This position should be filled by men
OF ripe age, broad views, wide knowl-
edge OF men and affairs, men with rec
ogpized past in the, struggle fer state.
hood, men whose public acts in the ter.
rltory commend them to the friends of
the movement and have been fully iden-
titled with the cause from its incipiency.
The feeling prevails to wide extent
that Judge Moody, of the Black Hills,
Will receive nearly unanimous vote.
Judge Moody is able, clear headed,
possessed OF untiinching nerve, indomi-
table will and tireless worker, with q
wonderful reserve ct latent force, fit
representative of the growing and push
ing western portion Of Dakota.
For the eastern part there are many
Dames that might be presented, but the
conviction is quite general that as only
one man can be elected, that man, for
his eminent ability, his unswerving tideI-
ity to the cause of south Dakota and his
persistent opposition to Ordwayism and
the North Pacific monopoly, is Hon.
augh j. Campbell, of Yankton. Mr..
Campbell has the sterling qualities of a
leader, bold, fearless, persistent, watch
ini, opposed to frauds and shams. He is
polltic IN management, shrewd in dis
cernment and sagacIous IN the employ
ment OF uleans to accomplish the end
desired. 1t is not too much to say that
Judge Campbell has labored
Tor the last four years
division and admission. While his
election would be a handsome recogni-
tion of his unselfish advocacy of state
hood, his masterful ability would do
yeoman service for the state at Wash.
of lad wi
Moody. the two would be more than q
match for any pair of senators west of
the father of waters, and would carry as
much of the nerve and vim of real Da-
kota life and energy with them, that the
wisdow of their selection would be
acknowledge by the early admission of
Dakota.
A full endorsement of the foregoing
suggestions by the Press and Dakotaian
Will probably cause no surprise. From
the beginning of the statehood move
ment the tendency of pub
lie sentiment, in connection with
these senatorial positions, has been tow
ards Judge Moody and General Camp
bell, representative men of the western
and the eastern sections of the state.
They possess in an eminent degree all
those qualifications which fit men for
the high position of United States seua-
tor and to these qualifications Is added
answering loyalty to the state and un-
tiinchlng courage IN behalf of its yet un-
granted rights. We need not
tell the people of Dakota that Judge
Moody and General Campbell have
labored devotedly and earnestly from
the beginning for the advancement of
Dakota to its rightful position in the
union. The people know it, and they
know that to these two gentlemen they
owe much for the progress already
made. 1t Is important that the state
hood project should be carried ont to
its full fruition, and to no better hands
can the people entrust the yet incom-
pleted task than those of the gentlemen
named. In all the wise delibera
tions upon the floors of two constltu
tlonai conventions their active minds
have furnished solutions for every diff.
cult problem and they have given valu.
able aid in shaping the fundamental law
OF the state and in placing 1t before the
public in such condition of perfection
that its most active enemies have beer
unable to discover q flaw IN the instru
ment.
| During Dakota's determined fight
against the corruption sown broadcast
over the territory by political adven
turer from the east who was assigned tc
to the governorship of Dakota by ma
tional administration. Judge Moody anc
General Campbell aspoused the cause o.
the people End fought the common
enemy with stalwart yigor, laying aside
all personal considerations and enlistinl
for the war under the banner of honor
honesty and justice.
Our candidates possess military re
cords which will rally aroun.
them the numerous soldier yot
of Dakota. Enlisting at the beginninl
of the war, as soldiers in tn
ranks, both rose to high positions
Judge Moody leaving the service with
colonels commission and General Camp
| bell with the commission of brigade
general. These promotions were earue,
by them in active service upon the fiel,
AMI they are therefore entitled to th