Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-22

a1d. Year upon year, from the e~aElisst
hispory OF this territory it has been de.
sired, and the people as it seemed. from
the expression made through their repre-.
sentatIyes, that this great area should
be divided, and the political power TO
which these people were justly entitled
should by this division, be increased.
Ihen again, taking advantage of the
permission which the representatives of
this great people accord to the people
OF south Dakota, south Dakota proceed
ed in the first instance 80 prepare herself
Tor admission into the union of states.
That preparation was made, and made
orderly. 1t was made wisely, and an
application was made to the
congress of the United States. That
application by the republican party
was seconded without dissent. The re-
publican party, represented in the con-
gress of the United States, has not for
one moment refused to conoede to the
apparently expressed will Of the people
OF Dakota territory. But, added to the
wrongs which the democratic party
have committed upon the people Of the
country, they have added this additional
insult and wrong TO the people of Da-
kota territory. 1t is true that there are
democrats capable of seeing Justice, aud
that they are ready to join with the re-
pubilcans in giving to this people jus
tice, which it demands, but
they were not sufficient III num-
Der to control the organi.
zation. The consequence was their
voices were not heard. bat the voices
only OF those representing the majority
could he heard or understood. This has
made the democratic party of the United
No fac rep ~ pott1l, II y1. M. .H
Dakota. This has put them upon recold
Is being spread all I'VE during this
campaign. all over these United States,
wherever there yet exists a remnant Oh
that love of liberty, of that love OF
freedom, OF that love of self government,
which pefuleates tine people of this
country and it ID the same issue, precisely
the same issue that was made by our
forefathers when the revolutionary pro-
ceedlngs were originally inaugurated.
Lit ls precisely the issue which led up to
the declaration of independence. 1t ia
precisely the issue that was fought out
by the revolutionary forefathers,
and 1T is the ame precise issue that
was made long years afterwards, when
the plains of..Kansas were made to bleed
with the blood of our martyrs. It Is the
question of the American people to self
government.
Now, upon that issue, L have no
anxiety 80 far as the ina result shall
come. am satisfied. that the great
heart of the American people is right.
That it will always be found upon the
side of right and justice. Time may be
required IN order to put the sense of
tins great heart into motion.
But the time VIII Come. and Wa bona
1t will come speedily, when Justice Will
lone TO the people Of this great ter
i gsfy.
Now, upon the question of selection
of boundaries and ara., [ recognize
the fact that it is we'll TO take the sense
OF the people thereon. And therefore L
say that there is no citizen OF Dakota
that will join with greater earnestnees,
with moro esrnestness than | will to SO
arrange that before sitilar Of the divis-
ions, Rs they have been commonly
accepted, of this great ter
shall be separated one
from the other, into separate political
organizations, whether separated or
whether u community, let us all
understand from now and forever that
of this great northwest, with
common interestsl (Applause)
Ii the people of this great territory
shall divide, the issue decided upon
proper presentation to them Of the issue
whether they will enter the American
Union.
TO that Ishall yield without a muir
muir. | believe L have nothing to DIS
gu:se and never had, and believe that it,
is for the interest of the people that Il
should be divided somewhere north on
the parallel that has been named. Cap
.plause). L believe that it is better
for O community when organizing
into q state, that it shall be done in a
way that will give it q strong and sub
stantial basis, that will give It a COM
pact government, so that every man
may know the men that govern hum,
and every man be able,
if he does not know him
personally, so ascertain his qualifica-
tions. 1t is q maxim which eau not be
disputed, and which has grown with the
American nation, that the closer the
people are to the government the better
the people are governed.
And again, L have had the privilege,
because it has been a Eprlvilege In some
respects, to understand the sentiment OF
the republican party OF the nation, as
represented by It's leading men and while
once there existed q. doub upon the
side, l am confident that doubt has been
thoroughly dissolved, aud so long as the
republicans party is III power In the
senate, [ am confident they wiiinos CON
sent to fritte away the political
power which belongs to the
people by the admission of great
areas of this great north vest territory.
We find that the democratic party has
seized with a grip OF iron the entire
south. 1t is as solid as tho mountain
range that passes through it's boarders,
1t is no more possible in my Judgment
to loosen that grip, than 1t would by a
great lever to overturn this great range
of mountaIna.
We and that among the states Of thi
Union is the state of Texas, whicn by
the term that the government has itself
provided for it may upon its own
motion, at any time, without the consent
of congress-, divide into five states and
with the increased population of that
great country, every year will show that
1T will divide into g i, or 8 states.
and the republican party never can con-
sent that this great heritage that WAS
won from slavery by the blood of her
sons, which was attempted to be
saved not only the efforts of the states
men of the republican party, but also
by the efforts OF that great man, the
giant of Illinois.