Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

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CORPORATIONS are forbidden !.
just c paupesty for public use, excepting SsHn : |
injured or destroyed, f frs . PRO- property take
given thu faca taking, and the people d
eass sa s inc right to have damages n' in ths =
We say to you, that IN /
BEEN 9r n,a nav more wholesome rostrict;o !
th ren placed on abuses under ' tbis hso'
ena mg further say to You, that should u
l rneln,es of statehood succeed in coma u
conse tie people of South Dakota to y
consolidated in a State with Nos4s - ~ .
t Ao,a, 1t will be next to impossible i aa,; Ina
sns influence of the powerful rai1roa,
pota''ons which control that 500
IN n' = 70 secure any guards similar to these
oonS'''otlon for Dakota as a whole
SCHOOL FUNDS AND SCHOOL ,.r
~, we call your attention especially. to The
very carefully drawn and closely enard .Il
provisions on these subjects. s0''oea
son Me Know that in the general popular
sentiment throughout the new STATE sta4e.
mere is no subject on which the n,,hl,
interest is SO alive, as upon the subject !
s preserving the school funds, and til
sehool lands, of the new state from, III
pl'nder and misappropriatiop.
we believe that the provisions Of Iii,
constitution, many of them original. AZ,
s11e best on this subject contained in an NJ
constitution, OF any State in the TIn;on
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
we call your attention to the ,;,nit,.
tons in Article Is, upon state. co,ntv
township and municipal indebtedness.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
~ ell yodF attention, to the mode
provided in this Constitution, for the
selection of the Seat of Government. By
this method, the disgrace of Capital Com
missions, and all bribery and jobbing on
this subject, are forever prevented
The Constitution gives to the people
alone, the power to determine their Seat
of Government
And, at the very outset, for the tenn
porary Seat of Government, this Consti-
tuition submits to your vote, the detsrm-
nation Of what place, shall be chosen for
this purpose.
SEPARATE ART1cLHs TO BE VOTED UPON
SEPARATELY. .
This Convention, accedingto the voice
Of a large element Of the people, have
submittedtoyou, separate propositions, on
two questions, to be determined by your
vote; one being the subject Of Prohibi-
ton, the other tho subject OF Minority
Representation.
On these subjects, provisions with re-
gard to which, have been embodied in
some State Constitutions, the Convention
has thought it best to submit these ques-
lions to the direct vote of the people.
To your wisdom and intelligence, and
your will, are these subjects commit
led. It is for you to say what shall be
tho Constitutional declaration of your
will, with regard to each Of them.
PROSPECT OF ADMISSION.
We speak advisedly, when we say tc
YOU that in all directions, the sentiment
III favor of the admission of this part Of
Dakota, as a State, into the Union, has
grown stronger each year, until the
demand from the people of the United
States, that this act Of Justice shall bt
lone. is now almost universal.
Almost all the great newspapers Of tn
land, East as well as West, and even il
California, are demanding that Congress
shall admit Dakota.
We 90 not believe, that the party nov
in power can afford to antagonize the sen
timent of justice on the part of the Amer
ican people, which is thus voiced by thu
press.
We do not believe, that the preson
National Administration, will have tn
disposition SO to do.
One thing is sure, if the 100000 people
Of Dakota, by a full vote at the polls, thu
coming November, adopt this Constitu
ton, and elect their State Government
and elect such men, as will represen
tneir wishes, and if the people of the nev
state, after electing them, with the temp
or and frmnsss, Of American citizens
stand upon their rights, under the Con
stitution of the United States, and sup
port their State Government, the people
of the United States will respect thei
attitude, and will join with them, in de
manding their immediate admission. Ant
one of two results, will surely follow
either the immediate admission OF the
State of Dakota, by the next Congress, a
its first session, or the hurting from
power, Of the Congress, that thus abuse
its power, and defies the public sentimen
Of the country. 1t is time that Congress
cease to triae with the rights and interest
of 100000 citizens of the United States.
We believe, that your admission int
the Union, is a matter to be determine
by you, by your votes at this election. l
a full vote is polleaeAnd your Constitu
ton is adopted, and your State Govern