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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
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'trIE EARTH Is OURS.''

The organization of the legislature Of DakOlu
has resulted in the complete defeat of the northern
element and it does not appear that the Black
Hills end OF the south has any share in the victory
The successful combination was doubtless made
by the members from the sou thcast quarter of Da-
sota, who would have in their alliance twenty.
eight of the forty ght members of the house and
fourteen Of the twenty -four members OF the co.ln
Gil. The north has eight members of the council
and sixteen members OF the house and the Black
Hills two members of the council and four mem.
hers OF the house. An alliance between the Black
Eis and the north would not give majority
against united southeast but it appears from
the result that such combination was made. az
both the north and the Black Hills are left ont in
the cold given only a small bite in the organza
tion.-Press and Dakotaian.
The T. and u. seems quite jNh!!ant
over the organization and crows over the
result as much as I" say, "Fhc earth is
ours and The fnllness thereof" 1t is a
good time frr the p. and ID. to get in ita
laugt. for it may not feel so mnch like It
later on "lIc laughs best who laughs
last,' but it "a better Ia laugh first than
not at all. The GOODNESS with which it
refers 10 the Black Hills country as the
"Black Hills end Of the south" will send
the enthusiasm Of the members from that
sc ec,1on down to about forty below zero.
The r. and d. assumes TINT the north and
the Black Hills members were in com
bination together "as both the north and
the Black Hills were left ont im the cOld''
in the organization
The r. and d. We infer, judging from
the complaccncy with which It refers IN
the same article 10 the organization being
in opposition to The capital COMMISSION
Of two years ago, was iGboIing nnder tho
delusicn at the tine the article was pub
llshcd that the organization meant the re,
peal of that measure and the return OF
the capital 10 Yank,0n But it. was a
vain hope. There arc nA l,:.lf q dozen
members who would vote for the rf:Drn
Of the capital TO the Nebraska l"'nLary
line. Neither do We believe that . ma.
jority Of the members Of this legislature
will lend themselves to such an Outra-
ge0ns act Of bad faith with the people OF
Bismarck as 10 vote for the removal of
the CAPITAL from that place. The bitl;,s
| founded m disappointed ambition, jcai-
ousy and spite, and certainly not MA
jolity Of This legislature will prostitute
their honorable positions to such pcthsh
and unmanly purpose. The member who
would vote u throw away capital
building worth $50. 600 presented as a
free gift TO the territory together with
lands worth as much more and TO locate
the capital at another place where the
people will be taxed TO provide suitable
buildings ought to he requested by HI
constituents to resign.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
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AFTER THAT REMONSTRANCE.

One Of the members of the Legislature
having written Senator Vest for a copy
Of the remonsirancc aud signatures TO it
against division Of the territory, purport'
ING TO have been sen, him from Bismarck,
which he had read to the senate at the
time Of his speech which stirred up the
bile of Dakota 50 thoroughly, the true
facts in regard 10 that document will
probably te brought out. The Bismarck
papers have sirrnnously denied that any
such remonstrance was sigued by the cif-
izcns Of that city and county and both
disown lhe document and d,savow its
sentiments Bismarck has suffered,
whether justly or unj"s,ly, On account OF
this remonstranr.. which aroused indig
nation against her among the people IN
other parts of the territory, AMI the fact
of southern member, Mr. i'arsha)l, OF
Hanson county, who is known to enter
tam a strong feeling against Bismarck IN
consequence of the capital removal two
years ago, pushing the matter as he is
would seem To bolr 40 good tG the newly
nedgc'l capital If the document should
turn up IN shape that cannot he cy
planned away In that case the old capl.
!al removal grudgc would consolida
/ wlth the offended sentiment for uivisio,
and make a formidable antag mist. The
Alert hopes that bismarck will be able t.
diepr,yc paternity OF the document.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
THE VEXAT(ON or Saying. TOO
MUCH.

1t is an old and trne saying that zone
never regrets having said too little. 1t
is saying too mach that brings cmbarrass
meht and vexation Of spirit. When Gov.
Pierce made his advent into the territory
lie frs: visited Yankton and then return.
cd to Chicago without visiting Bismarck,
the new capital of the territory, or North
Dakota. South Dakota felt honorcd hy
tins mark of respect and was likewise
well pleased while the liberal spirit of The
north was not in the least ruIllcd by jeal-
ousy. The governor made speech at
Yankton and in HI, reference to the car.
tai qlcstiO which was then the bone Of
content ION in the territory, hc so express
cd himself that he pleased Bismarck and
gave no offence TO Iankton. Ever since
his official advent into the territory Gov.
Pierce has had smooth sailing receiving the
highest respect from all parts Of the ter
ritory. BIT Eow The hour Of his yeSa
ton cometh. Ills speech at Yankton
last summer has hecn carefully preserved
and N view Of tho schem to remove the
capital the following extract from that
speech is published by the Press AMI Da.
kotaian to fortify its presumption that he
will appvoyc the bill TO remove the capl-
tai from bismarck
~ have no plans 10 push or theories 10
advance against any competent authority
which may direct me 10 modify or reverse
my action am tho subject Of The law.
Let the law and people who make the
law express clearly what they require nc
TO 90 and shall checrfully obey
The Press and Dakota,an assumes that
"shonld majority Of the legislature vote
for removal bill, the governor, il true
to past assertions, must coincide with tho
action Of the majority. The governor
made the remarks above quoted after
speaking of the legal status of the capital
question WHICH had been decided by the
supreme court in favor OF Bismarck.
That IS the ''compctcnt authority to
which he allu,lcs, and whicl. he Loyalty
comedies may direct HIM TO modify or re-
verse his action. That IS, if the compe-
tent authority OF 4 higher coust should
decide the capital removal invalid and
thereby rehabilita,e ?ankton with the
seat of government he would obey the
mandate and recognize that city as the
capital.
! But his words "Let The law aud people
who make the law express clearly what
they require me TO do and shall
chccrfmliy obey" cannot be construed 70
mean tina: lie would do "n unreasonable
and unius, thing even tho"sh it m'sh'
have the saoction ot majority OF 'it
Legislature. II cannot he construed 'G
mean tha, he surrcnslered in advance lhs
:isht to exercise the vel" prcsosa''ve
which, Is Que " the safeguards nt Tue
rights Of the minegi,, The pe"nie hsE'
NOT expressed themselves on tbs capita
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

THE bill prepared by Col. Steele. mem
btr of the legislature from kddcr county,
in relation to The grading of wheat ls one
That ia cmincntly fair u both buyer and
seller and one which wc believe would,
10 great extent, If not wholly, remedy
the grievances complaircd OF on that
score in many localities in the territory.
The scope! and design OF the bil is To
cover that grievance alone, which is
enough for one bill. Its language is PLAIN
aoh explicit and st,ch rs any person Of
ordinary intelligence can readily nader
stand without calling in ;je aid oi II law
scr 10 explain 1t. The farmers Of ,hia
vicinity have little or no grievance Of this
kind against our eieYators, but IN Barnes
county this is the main one. and This bill
would, We believe, ctfectnally curc the
=vil of which the pcoplei in that locality
20 Indignantly and seemingly justly com
plain.
The matter nf AN open market, or equal
privileges to all in the shipment Of grain
ia another question altogether aud snonl,
not be included in a bill relating to grad
ing wheat. Taken separately the law III
relation to each would hc easily under
stood, while combined IA an "omnibu
hill' il would he 81 complicated that III
,nc this aide ot tie supreme cnM't whult
be able to an,hor,tatiyely guess it.
meaning.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
THE INSANE ASYLUM.

The agitation for legislative invcs'i.
CATION Of the insane asylum land pnr.
chase, according TO a paragraph in the
Argus, is explained to be "instigated
by the political enemies Of lion. Johnson
Nicleus residing IN this ely and is in.
!; tended us an indirect blow at HIM" By
what far fetched theory this conclusion
is arrived at The explanation does not eX
PLAN, nor is II visible to the naked eye
that MIR. Nlckcus is IN the reMotcst de.
gree responsible ior or TO be credited Will
AS the case may be- that deal. Tho
elbow" therefore at Mr.. Nickcus is Sc
"indIrcct" that il misses hun entirely
Every member of the legislature that
voted for the bill creating the asylum and
making the appropriation ,s equally rcs-
ponsblc with Mr.. Nickeus FOR the inst,.
tntion, no more, no less.
Tic explanation Is not an "indmcci"
but direct elbow" at Mr.. Nlckcns, for
It advises The territorial legislature now
in session at Bismarck, OF which he ls a
member, Tint he has "Gncmics residing
in tins city" who Hr trying I" destroy
his standing and influence. whfl will bo
news TO the people OF Jamestown and the
legislature as well. Mr.. Nirkcus will
hardly be grateful to his friends for thus
dragging him into a matter with which
he had no connection hy defending him
against q pnrciy imaginative charge. 1t
is like "damning u man w:th FAINT uraisa'
TO defend him against wrong with
which ho haa not been charged
The attention Of the Legislature was d'-
rtcicd to this asylum iaad purchase by
the governor who, in his mcssnsr, says :
"thc land on which il anls has cost a
much larger sum than was ANTICIPATED. >
lie then refers tn: mcn.he,s to the report
of Inc trustees Of the institution which
shows they expended ,wG:hf,hs Of the
appropriation, or $50, 600, for the site. In
this new country Of cheap lands the leg:
lslnlurc won'd DC likely at first thought
TO jump at the GonclusI"n t!!a, T3l, q an
acre was pretty rornA pflcr. and Tho
usl.al method Of legislative bodies to rs,
certain the facts in such eases IL hy III.
ycstigating committees. The Alert pre-
| sumcs that the board tan show up clear,
l,strnisit record 10 the matter, aud there
fore tIey should court, rarhrr tt'au Srch
against, legislative invest. .gasi"n.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

bers in having the Lord on their side 70
help them contend with The Phillistines
OF the south, and ii worse comes to worse
we would recommend them to resort TO
the formidable weapon which Samson
used with such terrific effect against the
prototypes of illc southern members and
show them That there is stall Il God in
Israel.
There is nothing which so thoroughly
imprcsses person with the weakness OF
humanity AZ an attempt 10 down two
votes with one in u legislature. 1t has
been tried as often as the experiment. OF
two trans trying to pass each other on
the same track and will. simiI ar disastrous
results. 1t can't be done. The scheme
Of the northern members to combine and
control the organization Of the legislature
against double their number from south
ern Dakota ia but another .aiinrc of tIiis
imnraCticable theory.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
NEWS NOTES AND com VI ESrS.

Thomas Farrell, aged III years, died
in 81. raul this week.
llavcrly's thcatcr in Chicag" i.as been
sold to J. NJ. Hin for 5000, 900.
There are threats OF a strik" among
null employees in i'hiladolnh!'
scalpcrs in Chicago are selling round
trip tickets to New Orleans at $l2.
The failure Of Oliver 4 Co i'l1t>burg,
involves about five million dollars.
Emisrant rates have been reduced
from Europe to Portland, Oregon 10 $i2
Don Cameron now has the Pcnnsylva
MIA United States senainrship IN his grip.
Henry Ward Bccchcr will take a lee
. tnring tour through t:,e south ,his vim
ter.
The Manitoba railroad keeps "+pptlcrs'
on its trains tn Acicc; three carL monte
men.
The senate has passed y bill for placing
| Gen. Grant on the retired list by 4 vote
| fo ~ to ..
The town o: Blunt, Oak, shows up
improvements the past gear amounting
TO $95,37l.
The Winnipeg Tin. .cs figures the net
profit on whisky sold over the ''ar III that
city at IS. II PC, gallon
4 democratic semi-weckiy paper is TO
be started in Mnorhcah anout the first Of
April to he called TIE Poh,nnn.
The people of bismarck have made ar
range mcnts with the 'ius men I" give the
members Of the legislature free passes.
Secretary Aversion Of The Duluth board
Of trade mystcriously disappeared on the
Sth INST.
| Tho business portion Of The town OF
Earring, Iowa, burned Thursday after.
noon. Loss 100000.
| Twenty thousand mnslrat skins have
been marketed at Winifre'l. Lake county,
tho past year.
The large Touring mill of Schrondcn.
bach & Co at Okanchee, Wis, burned
Thursday night.
The insanity st. John is over in Min
ncso,a lcctur,rg on cold wafer aud post
mortcm politics.
The families o: idle mill operatives at
Paterson N. j. are reduced 20 eating cats
aud logs to keep alive.
The streets Of birmingham, Eng were
the other day the scene Of five thousand
workmen ou, of employment ou parade.
The body Of Maj Brady, of the St
Louis Republican, was crcmated with
Masonic Eonors at Lancaster, Pa. yes
terday.
Gov. Pierce in his MESA &c Recommend:
the legislature to pass a law requiring
private banks 10 make report Of their con-
dition.
The Lecture of DIR. Bert Robertson, o.
Fargo, on the "March Of Empire dis
pleascs many on account oi its lngersoll
ian tone.
In the rink walking match at VALLEY
City Scott Wylic covered n lies in 2
hou,s. Purcell 81, IN - hau $, aud Pres
c"tt =, milos.
The Fargo Republican, erimly says
The North Dakota membsss might saw
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
JAMESTOWN OAK. THU RSDAY. JANUARY %. 1885

question. That was not in any sense an
issue IN tho late legislative campaign.
The southern members have gone outside
of the record in introducing the capital
removal bill. None Of them were sent
there by the masses of their constituents
for that purpose, and on the score OF the
wishes OF tue people they can claim moth
ing of the governor in favor Of the re.
moyal scheme on account Of his iaakton
speech. 1t wonll be unreasonable to re.
move the capital so soon after its present
location andit would he manifestly and
monstrously unjust to the people of Bis
marck who have poured out their money
80 lavlshly upon The good faith Of the ter.
rltory to DO so. The clam Of the south
upon Gov. Picrce's approval Ct This meas
IRE is without foundation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
THE CAPITAL REMOVAL SENSATION.

The scheme ot southern members OF
the legislature for .rmoving the territorial
cap,iaI from Bismarck to Pierre, or any
where 80 as to remove it: is not an uncX-
pectcd one. The spirit Of pc,nance man
ifested, however, is one unworthy OF
iclilcrative legislative body, as no reason
is assigned for the movement other than
revenge for the disappointed ambition ot
competing southern towns for the capital
two ycats ago ,whcn Bismarck, through
the same means employed by It's 'comretl.
iors-,hat ls, get there honestly II you
can, but get tllrre-obtaincd lbe much
coveted prize. There were reasons found
Ell in the interests of the territory and Of
the people for removing the capital from
Yankton, that pla &c nelng so far from the
geographical center as TO render the erec-
ton OF public bulldinga there an ahsnr-
dity, and the absolute need OF such build
,pes at the capital being of themselves
abundant reason for the removal.
Bismarck is not far from the geosrapbl-
cal center OF the territory aud in lew
years will be equally near the center q
population. 4 magnificent and substan-
t,al public lullding for the territorial
offices, archives and meetings of the leg
islaturc and supreme court has been pro
yitied githout the cost Of a cent in taxa
ton of the people of the territery. Tht
4 c,t;zens of Bismarck and Burlelgh coun
ty have fulfilled the conditions Of the law
by which the capital was located sAere !,
letter and in spirit. There Is nciihe
necessity nor excuse fol removing 'h'
capital on account o! geographical locs
tion or for the want Of suitable pnhit
buildings, as was the case IN the r.;i'nva
from Yankton, and 10 remove u IN
splrIt of revenge would be an act OF ha'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

The political situation in Illinois ut
present is one Of peculiar interest. The
house Of the legislature is 'aIr and 'alf,
the republicans and democrats each hav-
ing sevcnty-siX members. In the tempor-
ary organization one Of the democratic
republicans for Hon. Z. NJ llaines, the
lawyer and law publisher of Chicago, for
speaker. BY some Icchnicality ltaincs
now claims the gavel az permanent speak"
er. refuses to abdicntc, and what makes
the atuation more amusing 10 the repnb
!;cana and exasCerating 10 the democrats
Is the democrat who strnyeG from the fold
refuses to aid in forcing flames ont Of
the chair. lIancs was speaker OF the
house during the session of tic famous
Texas steer" Legislature of 1875, when
the grangers reached the zenith Of their
glory in lhat state and their representa-
tives had picnic during the session
innketinG about over the stale on free
railroad passes, which the railroad COM
lature they ever had to deal with, The
compliment of ass, with "iIon " pre-
fixed to their names, being more potent
in "fixing' them than thousand dollar
bill with the lawyers and monopo'sts.
While this dead lock ~ holding sway
several candidates for The United States
senatorshlp to succeed John A. Logan,
among whom il l.ogan himself, are on
the anxious seat. This senatorial sltua-
ton was made more lud,crons by the can.
didates joining in a social supper the
other night at which were JOHN A. i4o-
gan, Judge Sn,dcr, Congressman Morri'
son, Gen Black, Josh. Allen and Carter
Harrison, all candidates for Logan's seat
in the senate and each working all avail
able political schemes 10 down all tho
other aspirauts. They are all graduates
of the political school and the legislature
% 81 tic on Joint ballot
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

IT is becoming painfully apparent thai
all needfnl aud Legitimate legislation
will be sacrificed to the capital removal
wranglc This winter, and so Tar as the III
terests Of the people are concerned the
legislature might better adjourn and re
llevc the suspense Of the people on tho
subject as well as The name Of The itrr''o :.
ry from The ohiun ri n diagraccful
wrangle Of its legislators over town lot
speculation. This question, ~ was sug
gestcd by q member on the floor OF the
house Monday afternoon, Will create
bitterness and antagon,sm among the
members that will block all Legislation
except ,h.t which tho majority may de.
sire. The same revolnt ons,y spirit that
two cals ago advocated setting mp y
state government in Soutl, Dakota, elect t.
ing state officers, assuming all the func
iions Of state ami throwing United
States marshsls in jail IA engineering th's
capital removal scheme. The southern
members are already RECEIVING protests
from their constituents against il. and
there is scarcely any doubt hui that the
proposition would he voted down 'y lie
people Of South Dakota If the question
was submitted to them. About all the
northern members can do is to enter their
protests and propose ncedful legislation
as they are doing. Hon. Johnson Mex.
Gus has introduced appropriation bills fol
the asylum in the council and Col. steele
has introduced bill IN the house for re-
lief of the farmers in the matter oi wheat
grading, but it will be with the majority
of the south TO say whether any OF these
bills shall ever see daylight again after
going into the hands OF the cnlnia'lteea
the majority OF all the comm'itees sr'as
of southern members. These committees
will virtually determine what h!iis saa'
pass and what shall not pass
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

rIiE governor says in his message that
the capitol building was presented to The
territory AS the free gift Of the people OF
bismarck, aud that no bill for retnnding
the money woulI receive his sanction.
'ahcre is balance Of $40 900 due on the
building for the payment OF which he
suggests that the legislature make pr0v1.
sion for q rc.appraismcnt Gf the lois so
that they can be sold and che necessary
funds realized to pay this balance accord
ing to the original plan. There is, on the
other hand, said to he n disposition on
the part OF the S0ntll Dakota members
not to recognize the capitn! commission
III any way, and il th's is carried out il
will seriously ombarrass capital affairs.
IT. is expected there will be Il breeze when
any question touching his subject comes
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22

TIE aspir' 'ng town of Pierre, winch &c
solved to ioycot st. Louis on account g:
Senator Vests speech and the newspa
pers OF which advocata hoyco;iing E's
marck on account of the remons'fsnec
against division from that place s'ss'ii sti
by the same senator, is ten!inE "n me
field of legislative strife witt, It well de-
veloped capital ambition. The 'f'''herS
of that town are reported 10 have rilscd
an argument Of several hundred ,l:hnsan',
dollars In favor of moving The capital
aoVn the river. They banquetted niim-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-22
VOL. VINO. 32.

THE Bismarck Journal urges the lcgis-
lature to memoraliZe congress for asdlv'-
sion of the territory winch The Alert
agrees would be a very rroIer thing "
do. The members Of the legislature are
presumed 10 represent The sentiment OF
their constituents and any sentiment they
NAV officially express and present to con :
gress on this subject would have more
weight with that body than all the pc'i.
tions that could be sent from the citzcns
ofthe territory. We are glad 70 sec 'ha'
the idea of the legislature providing ior
constitutional conventions is almost
wholly abandoned for such Unauthorized
action would only provoke the higher
authority Of congress and d':lay the or
iect sought to be realized We believe
that courteous memorial to congress by
Tie legislature now IN session at bismarck
would be not only cmlncntly proper bnt
Of good service to the cause.