The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1885-03-19
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It seems that another man has appear

It seems that another man has appear
ed at Washington to take the place OF
Vest in the defamation and detraction of
Dakota. His name is Lamar, and he is
secretary of the interior. Just now he is
attempting to secure revokal OF Presl-
dents Arthur's proclamation opening the
Crow Creek and Winnebago reservations
to settlement. A Washington special un-
der date OF the l4th says:
The president is considering the advisa-
bility of revoking the recent order Of Pres
ident Arthur throwing open to sett cement
the old Winnebago Or Crow Greek lndl-
an reservation in Dakota. In behalf of
the Indians it has been asserted that the
order of President Arthur was illegal, ill.,
asmuch as the land included in the reser-
vation was held by the Indians under the
provisions of the treaty of 1868 that it
cound not be set aside by executive order.
If this assertion be su5stantated the set
tiers who have selected and occupied
homesteads on the reservation will be liza
bic to ejectment.
For the past two years the opening OF
the two reservations has been under ad
visement, ard President Arthur signed
the proclamation only after making a
thorough investigation of ancient treaties
and the subsequent opening and with
drawal of the reservation 1t was for the
best interests of the people of the north
west that the president finally acquicsced
in the opinion Of the secretary Of the in
terror and cause1 the same opened for set
Element, and now comes the democratic
party with their old cry of down Dako-
ta.'' AS secretary of the interior the old
rebel brigadier, Lamar, has almost COM
plete control of land matters and land de-
cisions, and his very first act is an attempt
to retard the onward march and growth
of Dakota by resembling an order promul
gated by one who has made the Indian
question study and who knows ten-told
more about the wants of the growing west
than this man Lamar ever will know, or
wants to know. The real secret cf the
whole matter lies in nutshell Lamar
proposes to run things in the interior de-
partment with high hand, and considers
President Arthur action an Infringement
upon the rights of department then un-
known. He wishes to show the Ameri-
can people the magnitude of his own pos
sibilities and the ignorance as regards legal
attainments Of former administration.
His job will be hard one, and the less he
distinguishes himself by word or deed the
better the people will like him.
But although Vest has sunk into tenn
perary obscurity his death is short-lived.
Fargo specials state that considerable ex-
citement exists there over the reported in
tention of Senator Vest, of Missouri. to
introduce soon bill in the United States
senate attaching the eastern tier of coun-
ties of Dakota to Minnesota, and the
southern tier to Nebraska. There is
fear the rumor will prove true, as the
people and papers of the territory have
for several weeks abused Vest for his ac-
ton in opposing the division and admis-
sion of Dakota. The effect of such a
measure as the one outlined would precip-
itate chaotic state of affairs in the terri
tory, and there is apprehension that ifit
passes the senate it will pass the house on
purely party grounds. The injury to the
territory would be incalculabIe, as the ef-
feet Of the bill would bring in much of the
best agricultural of Dakota.