Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-07
REq BLNAN CONVENTION.


lsas, nsoa,' Hsnsrts en- Fassus iiss ri.air.
AL tire rapui,lirlAn ierritorial convan-.
ton held at gankton sept. %, Judge
Moody haviag been eierted permanent
chairman of the convention, upon as
sunline ms duties as such, spoke as
follows
Gentlemen OF the convention ] ac-
Snowlellss to yon the obligations i
rest under for the honor you have
conferred upon me in selecting me Tor
this position. H'iIis i an important
epoch in tbs !iissorg OF Dakota terri
tory. Ii Is an important event also
in tine history OF the republican party
OF the territory II Is nor mete that
should occapy The attention Of TINS
assenl5iase by entering into discus
sion az any iennrh, because Won are
anxious TO conclude yonr duties aud
return 10 yeurhomes But II isprop
er that shDuld call ypnr attention
/ to certain questions which have been
suggested TO me by the conditions
which surround as.
/ 1t may he said that the entire terri
tory oi Dakota Is fairly represented in
tins republican convention. North,
south, east and west ART alike repre-
scented aad i, seems 10 me there Is a
uaanimity possessing ynn, which
angars well for the future OF the terri
tory, as well AZ Tor the future ol the
great party to which we have the
honor 10 belong IL is true that We
are dsbRrred from discussing with e.
| feCt, or at least taking part in the de-
termination ui governmental affairs
4 II is 1Flse that whatever discussion VIZ
may enter INTO relating TO national
affairs IL merely foI the purpose OF
/ placing ourselves upo2 record a. re-
publicsns, supporting republican pr'ip
Z cIples- There aTe, however, questions
which incidentally are important TO
the people OF the United STATES, In
which We are interested ana which
questions 1t is Isrnper Tor us 10 discuss
The Territory OF Dakota, as il
stands to-day, is the peer OF mary
states III the Union IN every respect
which qualities a people Tor self-gor
! ernlnenf- Aeyert heiess we are in the
position of an outlying colony Of
1 the limited States. II one Fsiiec1sfo fora
moment he Wit see tina. the colonial
system, which was sonInch deprecated
I by our Ioreiatlaers, which was claIned
10 be tie correct system by the Brit
! ash government, ever sInce the rsVoliI-
rann has been continued by this gov
eminent towtIrls the IerrIt ories-
while we find that that same British
government, winch olu ioreiathErs SO
Justly complained oil, has progressed
ar nations have progressed IL cIviilza-
tion ana enlightenment. and we nov
/ md that the British colonies are To-
DAY substantially given sell COVERT
nenI while the peol,l lie offhe territories
OF the Emitted States are IN no sense sell
governed
Tire question OF tie hHbiliment OF
the people oi Dakota territory with
statehood and self7govsrnmen1, rs a
question that Il before rs, and before
this great nation, and nom now until
/ November win te heard and depicted
the wronss under which tins people sui
ter. In thesfate OF Alnine, during then
campaign the history OF tie wroacs OF
tie Democratic party toward Dakota
was given from every stump. You find
hesanlet thing gong onIn Indians and
o. her states; you win lind to-day the
SAINT IN Connecticut; and again Won
wall iInG the republican party OF Iowa
raiiSiuu to our assistance. 30 that II
/ Inns become a great national question
The question o. tife division OF TINS
territory, and the question of whezh-
er Il shall come into the union as one
or two states. Il question which Is
not only ioT the people OF the terrific
~. bat Tor the people OF tine United
States. And upon THAI question,
the peuIiit OF Dakota territory may,
m some measure be heard Year up-
o. ye,sT. from the earliest history oi
tiais territory division has t,szen de
sired. and the people through their
Representatives hAge demanded that
this great AREA should be divided, and
the political power 10 which these PEG.
pie were Jnstiy entitled should by TINS
division. he allowed them, Then
again, taking advantage OF the per
mission which the representatives OF
tine people OF ths territory accorded
to the people OF South Dakota. South
Dakota proceeded Ia the fIrsf instance
to prepare herself for admission into
the union 81 states q
That preparation was made, and
T.
u, and an appiirarion for admission
was made 70 The congress OF the Unit
ed States. That application WAS by
the republican party Of the nation,
seconded without dissent. The repub
lican party, represented IN the con
gress of the ,nIreQ States, has not Tor
one moment refused to acceie 10 the
expressed viii OF the people OF Dakota
territory But, added to the Wrongs
which thu democratic party have
committed upon the people OF the
country, hey have added this a6di-
tioual insult and wrong to the people
0f Dakota territory. and have refused
" admission II * tTne that there
ars democrats capable oi seeing Jus-
tice, and who are ready to tDIn with
the republicans in giving TO TINS Tseo-
pie the lastice which they demand,
but they s,Genot sufficient In numberto
control the organization The ennse
cuence was their veIees wcTenot heard
ini the voices only OF thosereIsT
lfg the majority could be heard or
understood Tins has made the dem
ncratic party OF the United States re-
spousibie for tbs injustice TO Dakota
Tins las pun them Upon record insuch
responsibility. and that record Is be-
ing spread during the campaign all
over the uIted States. wherever tllere
existsa remnant OF that love az liberty,
OF mat love Of freedom, OF that love
Of self government, which rsrmeaJes
the people OF tins country Il Is the
same issue, precisely the same issue
. "a that made by our ioreiathsrs when
the revolutionary proceedings wereor-
ieinaily iuaugnrated Ii was precise
iy the same issue that led ND to the
declaration oil independents. IL isthe
Issne that was fought out by our lore
fathers, and /: Is the same precise H.
sue that was made long years alter
wards, when the plains Of Kansas
were stained with the blood OF
her martyrs Il Is the same question
OF the isht OF the American peuple to
seti-EoveTnnlent
Now, upon tiiat issue, ] haSeno aux-
sety r. to the final result. ] ann salts
fed that tine great heat o. the Amer
can peopie : risiat Thai Il viii al
WAYS be found upon The side OF right
and JnsTles. Time may be required m
order 70 put Che sense OF tllis-gr great