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


bringing al the possible pre-requisi-
ties 10 meet every test OF Statehood.
should be admitted into the Union.
IL refused ID viii be an nn~wsrraptsd
ani shameful act Of blind partisan
lust for power, TO remain forever q
burning disgrsce to the annals OF the
Nation and the memory OF thcss who
psrpetrate the crime
TIE TAT BOCxDARrEs-
But greatly as the State desires and
deserves admission her people Will
never accept il with boundaries more
extended than az present defined,
whose area Of s0.a7 square miles -
more than equal TO that Of the SIX New
England States combined with New
Jersey and Delaware. and ia the near
future. by the aid Of self governing
! power. 10 be the abode of millions OF
prosperous people IL they are told
they can not have two United States
Senators. while the states mentioned
containing a less area shall have SIX
tesa, they prefer TO have none. IL
Der people are 10 be dependents ! n
fact, they will remain 50 IN name
likewise. We sdjure the people OF
North Dakota in behalf OF oar com
mon interest 10 remain firm IN thus
their often expressed svoSsL If
under the prompungs of personal
ambition We were mean enough TO
accept such injustice ourselves, We
cannot be 50 base a. TO sacrifice the
untold future generations OF freemeS
TO whom We must soon transmit our
magnificent heritage.
AGRICULTURAL ISrERZsTs OF H SA-
TInS INVOLVED ~ DLKOTA's EssCE.
While i fully appreciate the i'm
I portsues TO the State OF her bound
less mineral resources contained IN
/ the Black Hills region. which though
I still in the infancy Of their develop
ment nC- yield annually nor than
five millions Of gold and silver and
( POSSESS untold wealth Of coal, petro-
: leum. salt, mica, tin, copper and
buiIdIng material, and commend 70
you the subject Of their development
as Of the greatest Importance the fact
remains that the State nast ever
rely upon her agricultural resources
for tn support Of the dense populs-
ton, winch - 20 constitute her chief
( greatness and importance g. q com
monwealth through all time.
The fact that the great AMI para
mount adjustment between the va
rious interests OF producing manu-
featuring and transporting the
nations products. between capital
and labUr, and which from
Necessity must syer be an issue OF
vital ippOrtauco ia the ar-ns 81
national politics until that happy
mean is discovered and sstsb,
lished which will do even and
exact justice TO all and op2ress none.
IL still unsettled, demonstrates the
necessity that the people Of this state
aid Of the territorial domain remain
ing 10 the United States should insist
upon admission into the Union in
States Of sreal extent which will az
ford them at least q respectable re-
presentation ID the Senate Of the
United States, one Of the coordinate
departments of national Legislation
The fact that the balance Of wealth
IS n0w and will remain forever with
the EAST u rather su argument 10
support Of than against NY Position.
since constitutional liberty was e.
tablIshsd and while it exists among
I ulsn must ever be maintained in the
interest Of the poor rather than the
rich. the weak rather than the strong
and mighty. as II Is the t0iiiBg nil,
lions who create wealth and power
upon earth
CONDITIONS UF STATEHOOD FULFTILED,
The following official statistics, for
which We are indebted 10 the Hon
Laursn Dunlap, Commissioner OF
Immigration for the Territory OF
Dakota furnish an argument for sd
mission winch cannot De questioned.
Their absence has been the only ex.
cuse ever offered in Congress for
refusing for FIVE years the appeals o.
our people for admission The popu.
latiOn has been sscertaiGed by Al
( accurate census, taken by sworn off.
( Gers created by statutory ensctmen,
Of the Territory Of which the State
recently formed a part and the stats.
ucs gathered and compiled in the
same manner. and are As accurate a
possible to be obtained
SOUTH DAKOTA sIATIsTIcs-PoLTrIcAL
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