Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-31
4 GREAT INJUETTCL.

visitors at the Exposition last year
was Col. Pat Donan Of Dakota,
whose exceptional eloQuence de-
lighted more than one assembiage,
during his short stay in New Or
leans. He has recently Unburden-
ed his mind to a reporter OF the
New York Telegram, on the SUD-
iect OF the persistent ard unreason-
able action of Congress in keeping
Dakota out of the sistelhood OF
States.
He said that Dakota contained
100000 acres more than all
Great Britain, with infinite riches
Of soil, climate, and mineral, a
population Of nearly half million,
and growing as no region on Gods
earth ever grew before, denied
equality in the Union with such
pitiful little three-peach-orchard
! States as Delaware, and such iniln-
Iitesimal fy-specks-on-the map as
Rhode Island" He also said that
Dakota had more population than
New Hampshire, and nearly twice
as much as Vermont, Florida, Col
orado or Oregon, nearly three times
as much az Rhode Island or Della
ware. and eight times as much as
, Nevada. He further stated that
Dakota produced more wheat, than
thirtv-three of the States combined,
had more railroads than fifteen
: States, more daily papers than any
two Southern States, excluding
, Texas, and more than six North
! ern States, more schools and better
school buildings than any South
ern State, more banks and bank
4 ing capital than FIVE of the States
I more Presidential Post offices thar
any Southern State, except Texas
y, and more than six Northern States
paid more internal revenue than
four of the States, and more posta
revenue than thirteen of the States
and all of the other Territories
o and yet is denied the right of State
Ii ship. And he winds up by saying
II "and our rulers are appointe'
aliens, and strangers, carpet-ba
h proconsuls or pachas, of whateve
h dynasty happens to bride or bull
IS doze, black-guard, or ballot-boN
/ stuff its way into power at VAST
a. ington. It's infamous, outrageou
undemocratic, unrepublican, III
American"
H. Now, as a matter of fact, this
Is all true. There is only one reaso
pS why Dakota is seriously opposed
ST. by the democrats in Congress, an
an that is in plain English, because
would send two republican Sem
nj tors to Washington. This woul
he be q great misfortune, but it woul
De- not of necessity be a calamity, al
so It could be made blessing, to !
m in the Valley. Ii the Valley Sc
We ators and Representatives, wou
advocate the admission of Dako
as State, we could depend on Il
las gratitude of the Dakota people
MS assist US in getting appropriation
ID. for the river, and occupy at Il
'u' same time, the exalted position
'eN men capable of rising superior
III mere party considerations, VIII
'N' the opportunity to right a gre
II wrong presents itself.
1t is a crying shame that DakC
err should be kept out OF statehoo
Gu 1t is a grand country as the exhil
OK at the Exposition last year Shove
ght For several years she has plead
He for admission, and for sever
he years her pleading has been
of vain. Should friends rise up
/ in assist her in her hour Of need,
ave pecially from an unexpected gu
by ter, can it be doubted, that her
; be turn favors would be large a
unstinted 1t is among the p
sibilities, that even two republic
''o0 Senators might not prove an ,
ee" mixed evil. The Mississippi Ri
ino stands in need Of friends. I'll
III are to be had.
attic -
5O3 JUDGE VINCENT.