Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-20
THE CAPITAL COMMISSION DE-
MOCRACY

That portion of the democratic party
OF Dakota which became identified with
the capital commission swindle and
reaped good share of the fruits which
resulted from the nimble exchange OF
corner lots in Bismarck Immediately
after the capital was placed there seem
to have been the ruling power at the re-
cent democratic meeting held at
Mitchell An address was formulated
thereat which has the flavor of Nehemiah
and seems wholly made up in the inter
terest of north Dakota antagonism to
statehood. 1t counsels democrats to
take no part whatever in the state cleo.
tion and roundly denounces the Sioux
Falls constitutional convention in words
and phrases following, to wit:
First The entire proceedings are rev.
olutlonary and antagonistio to the best
interests OF the people Of Dakota.
Second-We deny the right of one
part of the territory to separate itself
from the other without the expressed
consent OF the people of the whole.
Third-The attempt to force a recop.
milton of part of Dakota as state, and
appropriate the name of the whole for q
par!, is proceeding unauthorized by
law and hagrant injustice to those OF
our citizens who are deprived of the
privilege OF being heard for or against
the measure.
Fourth-The act passed by the last
Legislature authorizing the convention
at Sioux Falls anu appropriating $780,.
900 to defray the expenses thereof, was,
IN our judgment, unauthorized by the
organic act of the territory, or by any
law OF congress, and therefore void.
F'lith-Ihe fact that nine.tenths OF
the voters of the proposed state declined
to join in the election of delegates to
SAID constitutional convention indicates
that the people are not in sympathy
with the constitutional movement.
Sixth-We believe that the interests
of the people of Dakota will be best
subserved by awaiting the proper action
OF congress in passing our enabling act
authorizing the holding of state con.
vention to frame q state constitution
embracing such territory as the people
not the politicians, shall determin.
We believe this action will be taken by
| the congress soon to assemble. VIZ
therefore, as committee, decline to cal
| a democratic convention for the nomina.
ton of officers for the proposed state
believing, as we do, that the whole pro-
ceeding will prove to be gigantic farce
and recommend that the democrats o
Dakota and all law abiding citizens gen
orally decline to take any part whateve,
in the proceedings.
The following was also adopted:
Resolced, That an executive commit
| tee, consisting of the following named
persons: d. w. Inman, chairman, Yer
million; P. B. McCaxdy, First district
Rapid City;J. s. Foster, Second dis.
lrict, Mitchell; W. F. Joy, Third dis.
trict, Grand Forks; A.. Boynton, Fourth
district, Lennox; G. j Smith, Fifth dis
trict, Miller; John @. Hollemback, Sixth
district, Bismarck, be and they are here
by appointed.
| Second-That said committee shal
have power to represent the democrats
at Washington. aud that all recommen
dations for federal appointments b,
made by and through it.
| Third-That said committee. in ma
king recommendations, shall confer will
the local members of the terrltoria
democratic central committee in tn
several districts in which said appoint
ments are 20 be made, and shall in al
cases, unless some grave objection an
pear. be guided by and act in accordapc
with the endorsement made by said loca
members.
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