Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-30
L0UNSBERRY's VIEWS.
A Little Northernish in His Reason.
ing and Conclusions.
st. Paul Pioneer Press

ing and Conclusions.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Col. Lounsberry, of the Bismarck
journal, who is in the city en- route to
Indiana to place his son in school at
Valparaiso, was interviewed by Pio-
neer Press reporter yesterday In rela-
ton to the probable removal of Gov.
Pierce, Col. Lounsberry said:
or course he will be removed, not be-
cause he is not an honorable mau and an
excellent governor, but because he is a
republican, and controls, as governor,
lnterests that ought to be- in the hands
OF the democrats. If democracy pre-
sents to the country any advantage over
repnblicanism, Dakota is entitled to
those advantages. To withhold them
would create dissatisfaction among and
tend to dishearten the democrats of the
territory, among whom there are men
Just as honorable as Gov. Pierce. The
governor of the territory appoints the
territorial treasurer, auditor, attorney
general, commissioner of immigration,
insurance commissioner, regents in the
two Universities and the directors and
controllers in all territorial institutions,
the adJutant general and all militia Off
cers-and it is too much to expect that
this vast power will be left in the hands
of the republicans when it can be WELD.
ed with equal fidelity to the interests of
the people by democrat, and with
some degree of honor to the democratic
party. Dakota may be presumed to be
on the eve of admission as one or two
states, and it is nonsense to presume
that the democrats will abandon its peo.
pie to the darkness of republicanism, as
they look at it, without struggle to re-
claim it.
La regard to the probable effe,t upon
the capital location, should Gov. Pierce
be removed, Col. Lounsberry said:
The capital was located at Bismarck
under q law that was questioned. The
supreme court of the territory has sus-
tanned that law, and the legislature
failed to repeal or modify it. The law is
in full force and effect, and will stand
until new legislation is had. No man is
likely to be appointed governor who
would think of questioning the location
of the capital, and those who strive to
retain Gov. Pierce on account of the
capital only, add to the causes that will
lead bis successor, whether it be Ziebacb
or Benton, or some man from abroad, will
be as true to the laws of Dakota es the
present incumbent.
AS to the division of the territory the
colonel says he believes it can be gained
II the question OF statehood is dropped
and only division is asked for. The op-
position to the statehood movement in
south Dakota. he thinks, will be misun-
derstood, and the impression
will be created that the people of
Dakota do not d=sire division. Ii Dan
Maratta, Bartlett Trip, Braney Caul-
field and Judge Mcdonnell could 20 to
Washington this winter and bring the
matter before congress, the republican
politicians staying at home, the division
OF Dakota could be accomplished. It
would have been accomplished three
years ago had Judge Moody's delega-
tlon been satisfied with division. The
memory of Colorado was too fresh in
Democratic minds to lead them to try
the experience again. The colonel SAID
he resigned his position as postmaster
at Bismarck because he is a republican,
and did not care to hang, or seem to
hang. on to the skirts of the democratic
party for the sake of saving q few
months salary. He thinks republi-
cans holding presidential appointments
ought to resign, and that those who do
not ought to be moved. When the ad-
mlnistration becomes democratic IN all
OF it's parts then the people can Judge
as to whether democracy or republican
ism is most desirable.