Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-08

"oiiieil VI HdkOla 90 most earnestly
appeal to you to enact such statutes as
shall provide for the adequate punish
ment Of crimes against women and
girls. We also urge that the age at
which girl can legally consent TO her
own ruin be raised TO at least eight
cen years, and we call attention TO the
tisgractful fact that protection Of the
person is not placed by our land upon so
high plane as the protection of the
purse.
Every woman should take "The
Woman'ssrUoune" published at Beat
rice Nebr4ska. It's motto equality be-
fore the Inv" is the state motto of
Nebraska; and serves to give some
idea Of its import as a newspaper. It is
athorough western paper brimfull of
good things for every one. Its law de-
partment is especially interesting.
Terms 81 90 per year Six months, 5000,
Three months, sO35 Specimen copies
sent free. Address The Woman's Tri-
bune beatrice Nebraskas
1t seems that the Hill bill IS not as
great bonanza for Dakota as many
divisionst supposed. Sec "a reads thus:
Question of division to be submitted to
Il vote of the people on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
ber, 1886, and if division shall receive a
majority in north Dakota, then this
act shall take effect.
The Mitchell Daily Republican of
April 14th contained this criticism, for
which they were called "llickers" but
which now seems to be just.
In the first place, it 1.-THE bill pro-
vides for submitting the question of
division separately to each section OF
Dakota; if the south gives an over
whelming majority in favor of it, and
the north ever so small majority again
st it, the measure fails. The injustice
of this provision is so apparent that it
needs no elaboration. It is the worst
sort of minority representation, as it
were.
If Mr.. Hill means that maicrit Y
vote north of the 46th parallel against
division will Kill the vote in the face
of a majority vote south Of the 10th
parallel in behalf of division then
south Dakota does not endorse his
position.-Y Yatkton Press.
/ 1t his language means anything it
Imeans just thaE The Republican was
more or less criticised for condeming
the Hill Bill wien it was as the one
thing for Dakotans to embrace, but the
second thought Of the press of south
Dakota is right in line with those crit
| icisms,-Mitchell Republican.
The following extract from lettet
written by Congressman Hill after
his return from Dakota will bear
careful reading by those who are
hastily inclined to endorse his meas
ure. "You will observe by reading my
bill that do not recognize the right
Of the majority of the whole territory
to determine the question, Or in other
words, that l do not recognize the
right of the people Of the south part
i Of the territory 70 vote for a division
on any line, unless they have the CO.
operation and sanction of the people
u of tie north half of the territory, SO
my kill provides that before the ter
i ritory can be divided it should receive
majority of the votes south of the
10th parallel and majority of the
votes north Of the 46th parallel. This
precaution was taken by me to pre-
vent the people Of the south half from
; controlling those of the north. If tn
people north of the 4sth parallel d'
not desire division, they ought to b
able and willing to trust themselves
> 1 am utterly opposed to the Harriso.
! bill. would not have voted for j
under any circumstances, nor woul'
/ vote for any bill dividing the terri
!. tory unless Knew the people wants
it,
: The bemo1crJgatic Convention at Aber
: deem nominated NJ. H: Day for delegat
y in Congress. That is. victory for d1
: vision On 81 the 46th parallel as is tn
: case with the ndctminznaticn Of delegat
!. Clifford.
; The result at Aberdeen means tina
u IN spite OF the loud claims OF Its adh'
0 rents, the policy of abmission-as-'
q whole has as few friends proporticna!
h ly in the democratic party, as anon
+ the republicans. NJ. II. Day has bee
b the foremost dlvisionist in his party
t Dakota, and his nomination is as muc
u a triumph for those principles, as it
/. personal vindication ct him from tt
!. assaults Of Abe Boynteon, "OrdWa!
y johnson, and the rest Of the hood
Il gang. In taking up the plank reJecte
at Yankten the democrats have del
8 the only thing possible fer them to
q il they hope to draw any. votes tro
n central and north Dakota republican
s- but in taking this course, bitter Zee
a, ina was cngendesed among, the dem