Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-22

lt 10 your Oakota. VIII you stand by
her in her struggle?
3. Permit me now to add something
as citizen and not relating to the
league or its province. As citizens we
must look about us to see what we can
do to preserve what has been accom-
plished and secure admission, / take it
that we must agree that to sit down pas
sively and do nothing is suicide, that
the day will never come when we can
safely be quiet and wait fcr justice. The
birth of state means labor.
What can we now do?
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. The tendency now in the three
departments OF the government of the
United States is gradually to destroy the
constitution of the United States.
Whether, if SO when, this tendency will
be arrested no one knows. The ten
dency to Capitalization of power in the
federal government and consequent
absorption of the rights of the states
and of the people is SO patent fact,
that if it is not, it ought to be, uniyer-
sally recognized. Tho question of the
ability of the American people perma-
nently TO maintain republic is not yet
determined, but If we think republic
is worth maintaining. il ia worth while
to watch with care the approach OF dan
ger.
A nrom;nent oharacterietic oY Ameri.
can nolitical life has been a tanasncv
| towards cantralization.
In 1643 four colon;es forman n scbeme
of union.
| In 175A sevan
Tn 17s5 nine
| In 1774 twalve
! 17z5 th;-.
! Tns17sl tbirte,n .stohIishas INA cor.
!, ,a,ot;op ,,f tha r1,itod sto,as
r, 1893 thasa t,,ir,aan .totos a,toh,;ab.
ad . ,nion of tba ,eo,,,a of +ba.a sta,es
| n,aar tbo foaa,ol oors,;t,,;Sr
1 In 1s61 -18e5 twenty.fiya states in a
.ar,;f;c s,rugp,e crnsba5 the ida. Of die.
solving tba nn;on ana nada o,aar Tho
80 tha f.st .arar ,ro.as 80 M
1 todarol cons t;t,,ion ava tba nao,,,a ~
tha T1n;toa Stoto,u
| phe at,lest o,nonant ~ tha oon.
lst;tnt;or was potr,op uonry His roo;n
h;oot;a,, NO.. tha /. ;t ,ro. so,,on,a So
oonso,;aot.a oovar,,oant apho+ .;oht
had the convant;on IN say .Wa tho
naon,a.n ;nstaad ~ .wo tbe states,, uas
bia WARNING crv The same obiection
was ooda IN n.ar,v ova,v eteta convon.
. t;on
u;tbo,t re,;ew;ro ,l,a htstory az +ba
mast twanty.f;v yeors in which we have
lived and with which we ere aIl familiar
re,r,;t y, . u, inyits .ttant;on "a q sinola
illustration of the drift os eyents as in.
Edioated by tbe decis,an Of the United
States sunrema conrt--tbat last de.
fenaer of onr nolitica, ,igbts-;n tho cnee
AZ I,;l,ord va Green,an dac;ded March
. g 1884 Tn tbis legal tender ease that
: oaurt after eeyenteen wars OF vibration
!, of thought finally surrenders its last ef-
: fort TO support the constitution as the
). charter which grants to the federal gov
, ernment oil its power, and declares that
the right to make United States notes
). a legal tender for all debts, public and
! private, no matter when contracted
! in peace or in war
a is one of the powers ol
. congress, and failing satisfactorily in 1T
{ sklrmisn through the constitution te
n lind basis upon winch logical mina
n can fcsS such aeoisloh athopg 'hs
o powers enumerated ID the constitution
It the court cuts ioese ana lnslnaates ina
g the United states mas Inns power pow oA
e, virtue OF It's sovereignty as natlon
If Judge Gray 30 argues andEJustics flels
le alone oissenting' warns the ooure ano
IT tne people that sueii reasoning IS 'ne
IT deash o!ow 70 the cohstiou'ioh. J.
i 10 you Wonuef 'nas aeofge Daicfoi
q. p'les ou1 agaihs. 'h," Wounuins q ~
Ie constitution 'n 'ue lou'e " Ats uai
!? o'aA'
's ARC not sou in"Seis "no ~ uisAJ
l. eaughs ana peeh 'alene .na' 'i.e ieasfa
government is one oi aeieeh'ee' po@e1s ::
.ha' IL mas ohty tnose powers Whic'
30 nave oeen expressly OF oy necessary in'
an pIlCatlOn conferred Dy inc cOQSClluulOL