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

north latitude. bsihsVe that K n
better Tor the l,eopls 81 a territory
when organizing into estate, that they
shah selers surh AREA and boundaries
as viii give them a strong aud sab
stantial state, and Also q compact
government, not so large ~ area but
that every aaa mas know the mel
who govern. and every man be ableto
ascertain Tor himself the qualifications
OF those vino sAek elevation 70 power.
Il Is a maxim winch cannot he dtspuf-
ed and which has grown with the
AMERICAN nation. that tire closer the
i government Is to the people. the bet-
! Ser the people are governed.
] have mad he privilege x has
/ been q privilege IN some respecls-lo
understand the sentiment OF the re
pnbiican party 81 the nation rs rep
rssented bg It's leading men upon
I this question OF the division OF Eisskp-
/ "a territory and IT'S admission a.
two states into the union White
once There existed doubt upon this
I question, ] am colident that the
! doubt has been thoroughly dispellea,
! and SO long as the republican party
( Is IN power IN the senate, ! am CONT
1 dent that party will not consent o int
ser away the political power which
rightiully belongs TO thar party by
the admission OF great areas OF tins
great northwest territory as Single
states.
The democratic party ms seized
with an iron grip the entire south
( This hold Is as solid rs tie mountain
( range that passes throughits borders.
! II Is no more possible. IN my Judgment.
1 during tins generation 10 loosen that
grip than it would he by human lever
I 10 overturn tins great mountain range
4 Among the states OF the solid sonsla =
the state OF Texas, which, by the terms
OF tins treaty maze with the govern
] meat upon It's accession, can, upon -
own motion, without rhs consent O
congress, divide into FIVE states And
WHO can doubt thar, with the increase
4 of population 0f that immense area, a
lew wears viii bring such division, and
I in lieu OF one there will he three, Tour
orfivestat, s With1heir Representatives
IN the senate Of the United States.
The republican party never can con
sent withsaiety hat the great heritage
in the Nort Invest, which was woH from
slavery by the blood OF her SONS and
/ t5y the wisdom oi her statesmen, shall
he wasted by adopting unusual and
immense areas thereof Tor the adnlss-
sion a. states into the union.
These, in my Judgment, are some
OF the reasons why We may expect
that Il we seek admission successful
/ Ia, we mast continHe to ask IN thu
way in which we bave asked Il, d.
vidsd ON an east and west line. ]
/ know the fact to he that oug friends
IN congress are willing that the ques'
ton OF division should he submitted
1 toavote oi 1hepsople OF the whole ter
! rItorv, confident that that vote wih
/ ise an endorsement OF the policy
which our friends desire shall prevail.
/ IL Is violating no confidence TO say,
/ that after the bill for admission OF
/ South Dakota had passed the senate
and was pending III the house, our
I friends on the house COMMITTEES had
consolidation with MIR. Clifford, your
4 representative. and other DakotEians
AT Washington, and there prepared an
amendment 10 the senate tfiH chang
from Lincoln a. provided IN the Dill
70 NORTH Dakota and submitting
the question OF division oi the TERN
tory 70 vote ofths peoI;ie, and max
In- the admission OF South Dakota
/ dependent upon that vote
80 lar as J am individually cDneeTn-
ed. while do not believe It Is possible
TO accomplish admission with a vote
against division, and willie ] will do
al IN my power TO secure vote Tor
l division, ] shall yield with the best
grace may 70 the voice Of the people
when honestly and inteliizelitiy "a
( pressed, though II be against ms lHac-
lneIIt Bun il VIZ desire TO hasten the
I time whsE We may enerSe from tins
chaotic condition, We must do ali IN
our power 70 satisfy oar friends In
congress that the people OF the terri
4 tory are, rs I believe them 20 Ice, ev-
sT-vNhere with few exceptions, ~
savUr OF enteiin-,+t he union a. kwo
states and not one We are ali
anxious to ut oft Of tins present
condition Our materiai interests
RTesutfsring. Greater than every thing
else, the subject OF education
L not being treated as Il ought TO be
and car be under a state orzauiza-
ton We are deprived o. the proper
use OF courts. The courts a. at PRES
elir constituted are entirely INSULT
cisnt Tor the business put upon them
We have taxation without representa-
ton. We are nBg allowed TO even
spend the money that we Saise ia
taxes il Is expended under the ans
piees and control OF the government
Ne pay the government revenue, tub
II accor6s us No right 20 say how any
portion of that revenue snail be ex-
1 pended We are IN no sense allowed
TO govern ourselves.
Honorable gentlemen, pleasant gen
tfsnaen, gentlemen OF dignity, ability
and character that we sometimes like.
are sent among tSs as they were IN old
an times TO the then COLONIES, by the
7 British government, We have no
voice IL their selection. Though VT
max learn to love them and though
they max do faithful duty, there Is
that Ia tire heart OF an American citl-
zen which makes him dislike TO be GOV
erned by any tribunal IN which he ms
MOI 4 voice ITgalls him IL irrrs him
1t makes him feel as the revolutionary
fathers ielt--Iiale rsbelline against such
conditions.
Gentlemen, ] trust we shall proceed
IN an orderly manner with the work
which we have been entrusted 10 per
form,
] have learned with great pleasure
/ OF thesntire unauinliry winch has TINS
tar possessed, and II likely { o possess
1 you in TINS convention You are 10
J ne commended for IL / vii say, III
my Judgment, the example which you
have SET by your forbearRnce one with
the other mas placed you before
the American people as capa-
lIle oil selGgovernment and the
peer OF any people on the face
I OF the earth. laeI us continue with
the good humor and harmony which
mas thus far prevailed. Il differences
arise among rs let ns reconcile them
as hest we may, reconcile them with
Jastness and harness, and let Us SO
/ proceed that we viii be commended
BIZ our fellow citizens who sent Us here.
and ty our Own c0nsciances.
The Democratic Candidate for IselesAir.
Merritt T. Day, tine deaaocratie noHinre
or delgIats to congress from Dakota, was
born al Green, Lake county. Wis. ABz-