Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-29
NUMBE 20.

stating it when ssy that this i the sen
tlment Of fully three -fourths Of the peo.
pie in this locality"
The Millbank correspondent says: "Ths
people Of this section of Dskota are some.
what divided on the questions Of division
and admission, but the larger portion are
in favor Of both. The portion who are
in favor Of division are intensely in favsr
Of it,"
The Glendale correspondent closes .
comprehensive review of the subject With
the following: s'Outs,ds Of the politi-
clans and among the people, the business
men and voters, no division il desired,
and if admitted, as they hope to be, they
ask that Dakota come into the Union -
one grand state, - she is now . grand
territory. But should division be forced
upon them they ak that the natural
boundary and dividing line be the MIS-
souri, river.''
The Aberdeen correspondent says: eve
want admission without division. II ws
must have division in order to be admit
ted, let us divide on the Missouri river,
but rather remain territory than divide
on the 46th parallel
The Columbia correspondent says:
"This section Of Central Dakota y quite
pronounced against the division Of the
territory on the 46th parallel. II the ter
ritory is to be divided at all eur people
would prefer that it be dens on the Mis-
eoari river.''
The Blunt correspondent, after show.
ing up that place ss the best for the cap
ital of the proposed state answers the
questions a. follows: "Generally speak
ing, the people Of this part of the terri
tory are in favor Of division on the 4sth
parallel. While the democrats geaerslly
favor division, they regard the whole
matter of framing and adopting censti-
tuition q farce, claiming the whsls
thing to be premature and revolutionary,
and not authorized BY the organic act."
The answer from Redfield u: "Flvs
per cent only of the republicans and
about Il per cent Of the democrats Of
spink county oppose division Of the ter
rtory.'
The answer from Brookings is: "Thsrs
is in this section of Dakota decided
apathy on the part Of the people regard
ing its immediate admission int The
Union of States. As matter Of course
the politicians are decidedly anxious that
this event take place. Farmers, mer-
chants and business men In general are
too much absorbed at present with per-
sonal affairs to take much interest in
what majority Of them view q useless
attempt to force On issue on On unwilling
congress"
] The answer from Sioux Falls, the
scene Of the constitutional conventisn,
Is: ''The people ct large do net manifest
any considerable interest in The subject
Of either division or admission; II. fact,
there is great indifference upon both
questions, except among politicians.
Should the proposed constitution for
south Dakota be ratified by majority
vote of the people, such result would b
due to two causes: First, the ambition
and hope Of so many towns Of becsming
the temporary seat of government, which
selection is to be determined BY plu-
rality vote; and, secondly, to heinduence
and efforts of the candidates for the sev-
eral Offices provided for by that constitu-
tion.''
The following rather indefinite answer
comes from Medora: ''It Is fact that
the day Is not far distant when Dakota
will be admitted into the sisterhood Of
states. But how! That still remains to
be seen. As whole, it is safe to say
that If 1t were put to popular vote,
there would be no division"
The Devils Lake correspondent says:
"The current of public splnisn in this
part of the territory relative to division
and slsterhood, has been entirely changed
BY the action of the reccn: south Dakota
convention, since it seemed determined
to take to itself the name of Dakota in
the event the south half being admitted
as state"
From Larimore the answer came:
"Division is desired at the 4eth parallel
of north latitude. That lying south to
be admitted - state, dropping the name
Of Dakota entirely, and that portion
lying north Of the 46th parallel to remain
and be known Is the Territory Of Dakota,
OF if admitted to be under the name Of
Dakota. In short, with Us it 10 division
or no admission, and the name Of Dakota
forever" y
Come to Oar Arms.