Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

Deatb--is the epiiaph i,.a. ups
Lleerty's tablets adowu The
solsm of time. A wtoug uasl
is a wrong to the Union. ,ss
injustice Injuries the Stat. 'laI
the gangrene of her wound.
Sol oed into every fibre Of ii. 49, /
polite OF which She is :: OOl
Amputatlon is deiormity. n
only remecy is to heal ia
only ointment, righteous iu,,I ). 20
kosa no longer solicits a favor ~.
in the province of congress 10
or Withhold. She demands
granted by law which
cannot legally refuse. If
pie are content with less than !
tice when are We unworthy ).
tree If the nation offers
unworthy to exist under ,bo
OF constitutional liherr. IA"
is a State with every possible ~
requisite fulfilled, "a tact VIII 81 !
knows aud will cause eopp,s.s ;
Know She emoodies the he,, !,
tort Oh the civilization Of tn,
and the broadcast charity III. va
ever produced. begot' en- by IN.
Lyon OF Christ, iostered h, .
constitution of the Uni:ed Stat.
under the tu'elage OF the ~I,.cla,.
ton OF Independence. Sitpat. :.
the bosom of the Union wh,..
great artery cuts her m ,p.;,
as it pulses on "a a.
sea, embracing her moapr.in.
of gold, aud the lImitless expaDs.
OF the most fertile soil vhius
laughs at the caress of her h.oor
husbapdmen. rejoicing ia the no,,
salubriOus cline which the snD
blesses in his journey, she brine,
her willing hand and loyal hear;
--Eerself--tO the s~isterhood A,
states.
/ have full confidence that
yonr patriotic devotion and coura.
geous manhood will never hermit
you to betray the sacred trust CON.
United to your keeping, and that
you will devise and adopt sueh
"'means and measures in the m.
ture as may be found Necessary
fully realize the expectatruu .l
your constituencies. If thei. ii
continue to be ignored, ii t.sr
disfranchlsement is enforced unit
the h~ardships arising from depend
ency shall reduce them to DOW.
erty and starvation, it will then bs.
come a question for freemra and the
sons of ireemen to decide whetbe,
to abandon the beautiful land Of
their adoption and the ruins of III,
magnificent state of their creation
a land sacred to them by every ii,
of patrial and social endearmen
and by the graves of their dea,
and return to their former home
which will have passed into tn
lands Of strangers, or to adop
further maasurers to maintain thei
sacred rights.
The prosperity of this stat
cannot long endure in its preseT
cOnditiOn-schOols churches 40
benevolent institutions must be
5andoned, or reduced, without tn
aid of the proceeds of the lands s,
apart for their support. Remembs
that Liberty is the toueh.stone tia
inspires the civilization of the az,
tyranny long sustained begel
subjects fit tor tyrants.
The State of Dakota commits b,
cause to the decision OF the Anne
lean Congress and claims. for
consideration paramount to the il
terest OF the remote peoples of tb
Eastern or even the Western cont
nent, and expects justice. Beiu
again denied Ter rights she vi
carry her cause TO the nation;
Judiciary, and finally With firm r
lance upon their verdict to III
people OF the states in their primaI
and sovereign capacity, las monarch
OF even the legislative, ~executi,
and judiciary which are after all ii