The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1885-01-08

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California, take Iowa, Minnesota, Nebras-
ke or any Of the great western states, and
! although their growth and settlement has
been considered at times phenomenal,
they must give way to Dakota. In four
years this territory has ascended to a con
dition both populous and financially almost
equal to any Of those great states-states
that have enjoyed years and years ofpros-
perity and development, and but little ad-
versity When these commonwealths
could boast the sufficient prerogatives for
admission they were granted their request
As an equal neighbor in the Union they
were allotted all the perquisites conducive
to an elevation from an incipient state,
and were built up and developed through
the assistance of their fellowmcn. All
the advantages that possibly might ac-
crue through established relations with
the people as a whole were enjoyed by
these states, and piled upon top of these
necessities came the Wholesale series of
land grants to railroads that everything
possible might be did to help these states
in their upbuilding. They were not pes
tered by carpet-bag officials whose God
proved to be nothing but power and
wealth, and whose results were disastrous
to the feeling of confidence that domina-
ted at home and abroad No bitter con-
tenional fights were the results OF capitol
removals by demagogueical officials whose
pockets were being lined with the gold OF
their subjects, nor were the interests of n
whole state jeopordized by the actions OF
sectionl factions each striving Tor suprem-
acy. None of these states were unwleldy
and cumbersome, nor was their ascendan-
cy retarded by the existence OF congresson-
al hatred legislating for their retrogresion.
But rather they we're assisted by congress,
granted every wish for a final completion
of every feature admitting Of success, and
had the hearty CO cooperation of the nation
al law. makers in their development OF
common wealths. Glance at compari-
son. Dakota with half million people,
more surplus capital than one-fourth OF
the entire south, more railroads by four
fold than many states of fifty years stand
ing, an equal grade of educational facili-
ties with the best. eighty thousand school
children, quarter Of billion dollars
worth assessable property, 100000 square
miles of tiIlablc lands, million dollars
worth of state schools, sixteen territorial
edifces and institutions, $500 miles of
railway, 1000 school houses, an annual
production of 35,OOO,O00 million bushels
of wheat, and shipment of gold bullion
amounting to s5,000,00O, in fact terri
tory containing endless present produc
tions, untold future resources, and yet
under territorial domination, and subject
to the caprices and maledictory subjections
of congress opposed to our privileges of
free thought and opposed to anything and
everything that bears the taint of magic
Dakota The growth, settlement and
advanced condition of Dakota is then sur
prising. With everything against us,
with no legislation accruing to our benefit
this territory has pushed herself forward
until now it assumes a condition where
rivalry is out of the question and where a
fixture is everlastingly established. There
is no Nevada about Dakota, nor is there
anything that admits Of comparison with
Delaware There will be no retrogade
movement in this great agricultural and
mining section, and no fears exist but
that the territory will continue right
ahead on the elevated plane. There is
no down-hill possibility, nor uphill impos-
sibility, but rather from now on solid,
safe advancement, beyond the influence of
periodical depressious or the dull times of
overproduction. In measure the terri
tory is self sustaining, and as time iogs
thecycle another cog, and then another,
Dakota will be as nearly self.sustaining as
is possible for one state
Go right ahead with the extension of
the corn-tield, the multiplication of the
stock herds, the expansion Of industrial
enterprises, and the excavation of the
gold, silver and coal mines. Chip in your
mite for the secural of public enterprises.
lend hand in the advancement of the ed
ucational and religious systems, say
good word for Dakota every time chance
is afforded, and well show the domineer-
ing bulldozers who so hate Dakota that
their powers although oficious, are not
far reaching enough to extirpate people
who believe in equality of right and JUS
tice, and who are willing to do the rough,
pioneer work for the construction of a
pyramid towering monumentally ard i'm
above these inferior pigmys,
and that pyramid to be-Dakota.