The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-23
AN ADDRESS.
70 The Democratic Voters and People Of
Dakota,

ri meeting OF the Democratic
Territorial committee hela this day
at Mitchell, to consider the proper.
course to be taken by thc Democratic
party in the special election NoveTn-
ber 3ra, 1885, upon the question Of
the adoption errejection Of the cor
situation framed by the Sioux Falls
convention, and for the election of
officers for the proposed State of Da-
keta, it was decided by said commit
tee, after consultation with numerons
prominent Democrats from all sec
tons of the territory, then and there
present, that the proper policy Of the
Democratic party is to take no action
whatever nor recognize at the polls
in any any of the propositions
or provisions emanating from the
said convention
The committee arrived at this con
c%lusion for the following among other
reasons:
1st Tho entire proceedings from their incep-
ton in the legislature Town to the present tiIre
are revolutionary and antagonistic to the best
interests Of the reopia of Dakota.
Ind. We deny the right of one part of the ter
ritory to separate itself from the other without
tho express consent OF thu people of the whole.
3rd. The attempt to force y recognition of a
part of IaiSota as a State and appropriate the
name of the whole for a part, is n proceeding
Unauthorized by Law; and a fragrant Injustice to
those of our citizens who are deprived of the
privilege of being heard for or against the meas
ure.
4th. Tho act passed BY the last legislature au-
tlorizing the convention at Sioux Falls ard ap.
propriating 5000 to lefray the expenses thereof
was, in our Judgment, unauthorized by the or
ganic act OF the territory or by any law of Con
gress, and therefore void.
9Th. The fact that nine-tenths of the voters Of
tho proposed State declined to join in the clee.
ton as delegates to said constitutional conyen.
ton indicates that the people are not in sympa.
thy with the constitutional movement.
9th. We believe that the interests of the poo.
pie OF Dakota will be best suhserved by awaiting
the proper action OF Congress in passing an
enGbling act. authorizing the holding of a con
~vention to frame q state constitution embracing
such Territory as the pcople-not the politicians
shall determine. We believe this action viii
be taken by Congress soon to assemble.
We, therefore, as a committee, de-
cline to call a Democratic convention
| Cor the nomination of officers for the
proposed State, believing, as we do,
that the whole proceeding will prove
to be a gigantic farce, and recon-.
mend that the Democrats of Dakota
and all law abiding citizens generally,
decline to take any part whatever in
the proceedings.
An EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Resolved: that an executive com
mittee consisting Of the following
named persons, viz:
d. NJ. Inman, chairman, Vermillion;
p. b. McCarty list district, Rapid
| City; j. S. Foster End district, Mitch
ell; W. Z. Joy 3rd district, Grand
Jerks; A. Boynton 4th district, Len
no.; j. J. Smith 5th district, Miller;
JOHN G. Hollemback 9th district, Bis.
marck, be and they are hereby APP
| pointed.
Second; that said committee shall
have full power to represent the dem
ocsats at Washington, and that all
recommendations for federal appoint
ments be made by and through it.
Third; that said committee in max
ing recommendations shall confer
with the local member Of the terri
torial democratic central committee
in the several districts in which said
appointments are to be made, and
shall in all cases unless sonae grave
objection appears be guided By aad
act in accorlane eNwith thn endorse
tnerts made hy.saM local member.