Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-24
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A Democratic hettec to the LeaisIa-
tive Powers
WoonsocSst, Nos 20-Fer the past
few days there mas bsen ia south Dakota
a general popular ontburst by the read
q, intelligent democrats in favor OF d.
vision and admission,
They claim that they have sat luietly
by and seen Themselves niarepfeesE sd
By y feM office seeking aefua oRss ana
tuat they feel rhat the tlu4a - ast'ou
has arrived. 70 tbs s.aa eli slg.ip.
letter Als oeen adore to ma deto :
cratic members OF conn ana sohatots,
aud that ruither action viii souA be
taken that will convince the party in
congress that their party in Dakota are
in favor of admission and division:
W~oonsocket, d. T., Nov. 20, 1856
Dear Sir: AS citizens of Dakota and
members of the democratic party we
would call your favorable attention to a
bill which will doubtless be presented to
your next honorable body for the divi-
SION of this territory on the forty-slxth
parallel and the admission of the south
half. 1t is needless to state to you that
our population is I'VE o quarter of a
million, or the many reasons why it is
due to the citizens of Dakosa that favor
able legislation or this question should
be given Us. The fact that a few OF our
party are opposed both to division and
admission is accounted for by the reason
that nearly every one of them is a candi-
date for some political favor under the
present administration. We, as voters OF
the party, protest against the impression
which is being made that, as a party,
ths democrats in the territory are oppos-
ed to division and admission. The facts
are indisputable that of the rank and
file Of the party three-fourths at least
are favorable to the passage of a bill by
congress to divide the territory on the
TO ty.sixth parallel, and for the admission
of The south half. Believing that our
party 10 congress will rise above par
tisan motives and do justice to the
whole, We ask your support in this meas.
ure. Me believe it will not only be do
ing by us that winch we are entitled to,
but Will also be of great advantage to
our party in this territory for the fu-
ture.
It Is a feet that to-day in south Dakota
on any national issue, the parties are
much more evenly divided than is gen
orally supposed, and that hundreds OF
democrats voted at the late election
with the republicans for the reason that
we had no democratic ticket in TIE field,
and that they we're favorable to the ad-
mission OF south Dakota.
We further believe that within the
next four years. il we are admitted n
der q democratic administration, south
Dakota will go democratic. We, the
representative men of the party in this
territory, having invested our means
here with full faith IN it's bright. future,
believe our interests should have consid-
Grafton. Eastern capitalists look with
much disfavor on Investments here, par
tioularly on account of our territorial
government. This, with thousands Of
other good reasons we'll known to you, If
why we ask that you giYe this question
your honorable consideration.
The letter is signed by the most in,
huentai democrats of this section, among
whom is Geo. w. Oorkinge, president o
the Sanborn county bank, q young MAJ
OF unquestioned ability and Influence
and whHe not q strong partisan, is fas
becoming q leading man of the party, a
he is o Leading business man, Capt. G
Nave ieaa.ng business man, ant
one of much congressional influence, j
deeply interested in the move. and i
exerting his influence in obtaining sig
natures, and will give the matter par
ticular attention during the session o
congress. Many others, both leader
and representative men Of the party
have signed the letters, and propose t,
stand from now until division and ad
mission is accomplished square on thi
question.