Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-23
There is some justification for

Sp'u Ncal VI Slo'll!u W toNeIs polilitui
~ us we'll as geographically. The tey
ritory Of Dakot& is growing at 4 tire
mendoiis rate, and t9rnts are crowding
nron its Legislators with incredible
speed and vnluLle, the last two year
have 6 II the nest m0ment0uS in it
history. II is now liz the very thick o
that formative period which take
most gravviy the inventive resource!
ana self-govtrniGg and organizing ca
paci; OF ii cUinmuuitv. Dakota is for
tun|ta, ~ such Il time. to have draw
f!Qin thelotteTy OF presidential appoint
meat an executive capable of the com
prahensiye view and strong grasp Of ;
complex situation exhibited 10 Coy
iIrTce'S message. PuudernuS and TN
WlriGN as the document Is in length, ii
- lucid and discriminating IN its mas.
Ter. and would suffer by the omission
u amy part, 1t is impossible to ANA
W. it thoroughly without consuming
space which it is better 10 reserve foi
the message itself, The financial Ia
l'ies are c~lrarer and more chmpre hpnsi-
ble than lay readers usually ind the
published results Of official bOOk-keeD.
ing, and cOnye. Il large amount of val
'lble and interesting information. TIN
status ofthe various public institutions
which, like the territory itself, are il
their Formative periul--is set forth al
treat lcngth. and in minute but clru
detail. The Statement Of i.,rt, j. a.
'"inpAnltd With generally wtll-consl,i.
red and sensible recommendations t.
The legislature. Ihr rather Mnfortlln-
Ute complications IN Which the capita,
commission and the city of Bismarck
have become involved IN the hasty cree
tlnn of the costly state house are rInar
t. and frankly stated. The governor
points out the necessity OF some lryjs-
,htlNe action to |rellrVr the commission
vt the burden Of debt solnp S2OMm
till resting upon it for thu erection @
he capitol, bat SETS hl>Atare definitely
and firmly aga st Il e assumption of
ne drht nr amy pot ni 1T by The terri
FolN. He thinks it MAY be- DISCHARGE,
by the sale of lots in what is called II,
;iltnl addition, if tn" ingi stature vii
t~i'lhoriz" g ~r"N"laation Of the propert,
10 meet the general decline in the valu
Ut rra! estate. Another important rec.
~1mn""mlati"n is for an approprj3tjo,
&2o.tAN to meet the expenses of TN
Ntlil'i, ut New Orleans. The hjstor,
i ';!r county seat troubles ut Rntirl,
md Traverse are gone over at whu,
seems needless length. until it appear.
ttlht tn" gnvtrnorinlrnhs to make them
ne text i"r somn thoughtful and intel
'lgrht suggestions looking to the reur.
,ah1I&ll"N md strengthening OF tn.
territorial militia. He wants :, ~i,ptt,l
NE>l"ln Tor che organic .tipn of new
Counties. 'o", having in view thptroul-
IL that weighed So heavily upcn fine
N"nA"rnils minl Of his Predecessor i'm
'iii'F. The Nrxtd questions OF grail,
Inspection Wnd railroad IrgisIutijl mr.,
freely and tp,nDprnttlv. with
'ift >pf rIIir rr"oHNMrnd;lions. thouyil
ne WIs'nl Of joint action with the
minnesota legislature is pointed out.
part "i the message Will be leal
NTH more interest than that in winch
-lr claims Of Dakota to admission as a
! stat" i'r'|srt forth. This is packed
Nltii 'IlG"ste'l facts and luminous With
''.n'st argument, i is. upon the
Nh"I''. III" hrsg presentation uf the case
't has v, been made. and affords am
Ne Il mt framework for n memorial to
'"h-rrss. The wIIul" message will re-
careful I"ndia- hy every citizen of
Dakota. Pioneer Press.