Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-14
UNITED STATES COURT.

causes OF the Move to Change it's L0ca.
t;0n-The. opinions OF an outsider.
Olivet HeralI: The removal OF the
seat of the q. s. courts from Yankton is
II subject upon which the northern press
as well AS many of the covert enemies
OF Yunkton are bestowiEg labor in
creating boom IN favor OF Mitchell as
new seat.
The 4ankton press generally appear
unconcerned and appear UNCONSCIOUS of
the possibility OF sucn u change, proba-
bly, because no sound reason for
the removal in fact exists and
possibly because they consider it stroke
OF diplomacy to appear upconcerned.
When the tlreless character of the op-
position ls considered Yaukton ought to
prepare for concert of action of herself
and her friends to resist this groundless
attempt to wrench from her that which
she Is Justly entitled to retain upon
| every reasonable consideration.
Two arguments are used by the re-
movaIists.
FIrst-That Mitchell is geographically
cen trail and YaukLon Is not.
s cond--iLaI by the removal, Iank-
| ton Will be further bumillated for her
| refusal to give up the capital without
| objection, and her efforts slnce, to pre-
vent Its permanent location at Bismarck
! As to the claim OF central location
Mitchell ana Yaukton stand on prac-
tlcaliy equal grounds for neither are
| any where near the central point, but
| this argument OF centralIty is pure
| Impractical bosh and 4uat wherewith to
blind reason. No per-pu ooks for O
U. s. court to be central. No one at
tends court AS II they were transporting
products to market. Look at Iowa with
It's principal U. s. court on the very
banks OF the Mississippi at the east mar.
gin OF the state. The same is true of Mis-.
souri,.
Illinois whose principal q. S. court
does more business than any other il
the whole union is located at Chicago
| near the northeast corner of the state
| Wlsconsin's is also located near the
southeast corner of That great common
wealth.
AS to the second point mostly ad
vapced by the Bismarck papers that
Yahkton must be further humiliated
such exhibition OF spirit is simply
puerile and for which temper ar
ordinary nine-years old ought to be
switched. Yankton maintained hel
rights against fearful odds as gallantly
as she could in that corrupt Legislature
which enacted the capital removal bll
and her stand then, has and will make
her friends.
! Yankton is entitled to maintain thu
federal court seat.
4 First-Because she is as accessible q!
any other point to that portion of The
district ordinarily requiring the process
of the federal courts.
| Second-People are, and for more thar
twenty years have been, in the habit oi
attending court at Yankton and do 81
with facility from this custom.
i Third-No change ought to be made
before admission in some form and IL
the event OF division the state capita
should be the federal seat.
j Fourth-Yankton and its business ant
professional men have always beer
honest, honorable and fair to every othe
A section of the territory in all bushes
transactions and years ago when tn
J site OF Mitchell and all present young
asplrants were bowling wilderness ant
the country was sparsely settled witt
Yankton as the sole trading, distributing
pointing of vast section and when sh
had the monopoly of trade Yankton'
business men we're Justly noted for thei
equity, and fair dealing insomuch tha
Yankton justly acquired the appellatio
of the white CITY," They did not rol
, and garrote men because they had th
power, but they looked forward for q
honorable future for themselves an
their city and they new deserve fu
need of praise and friendship by all
The representation Of this district wi
3 doubtless prove faithful to Ysnktor
, but they also need the external actiy
supporter every friend of that city.
Yapkton needs gubernatorial chang
1 ct Bisma arck more than any city, for th
; coterie there stand ready TO wreak the
a revenges.
However, no matter what aspects an
probabilities are is there not conside
b able doubt as to the competency an
Q Jurisdiction OF the territorial legislatul
in the premises?