Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-02
WORK WELL DONE.

DaxOta's Delegation Before Con-
Gress-The Weakness OF the OPP
position.
Chicago Inter Ocear: The delega-
ton Of Dakota sent to Washington to
urge the admission OF the state of sonth
Dakota concluded the presentation OF
the case to the house committee on ter
ritories yesterday. 1t is conceded that
the senate fayors admission, the only
question being what the house would
do alb lut it. III made strictly party
matter 1t would OF course be defeated,
out it certainly looks now as if it might
be kept out OF that rut.
Ihe Ordwsy Boynton clique, which
opposed division and admission, repre-
sents no party, not even any section or
segment. 1t Is SIMPLY little nest OF
malcontenth, and 1t would seem from
the proceedings before the committee
last Monday that Boynton, however it
be with his coulreres, Is very sconoml-
cal In the use OF facts. HIs attempt to
make II appear that the Mitchell reso
luton against division was never
tabled by the constitutional convention
was more bold than politic for while he
was IN the very act of making snch u
statement the mayor of Pierre came to
the front with dat denial and boynton
was Hlttered out and sllenced. Mayor
Mcclure ~ q prominent democrat, and
faVors admission aud division because he
KNOWS both to be demanded by the peo-
pie of Dakota, north and south, and
nrmly believed to be in the general
Interest OF all concerned. North Da-
kote, without regard to party, favors
division and comedies the rlpeness OF
south Dakota for statehood. The whole
question was admirably treated by
senator Wilson in his speech yesterday,
and no case, considered on its merits,
was over stronger than that of south
Dakota.
Senator Bntler has promised to con-
vince Senator Harrisoa, if be is amen.
| able to logical treatment, that the ad-
| mission OF south Dakota would not be,
| as he claims, following the precedent OF
Tennessee, Michigan, California, Iowa,
| Florida, Arkansas and Oregon; but Sen.
| ator Vest, OF Missouri, virtually admits
| that his opposition is purely partisan
| and that ls all the ground on which hos.
tillty can be based with any show of con.
slstency. How long do the Vests of con
gresss propose to keep south Dakota
out in the cold on that ground? They
certainly can not suppose that any
amount of delay will change the polltica
complexion of Dakota, norrh or south
The same causes which have made it re
publican will keep it 80. There il
not in all this union section OF country
less likely to go democratic than Dako
ia. Its population is very largely made
up of that class of farmers who are as 6
rule republican in politics. Neither il
there any occasion to wait for demo
cratic territory TO get population suf
| iicient to be entitled TO admission
Montana and Washington, both demo
cratic, ought to organize aud come into
the union. Their combined population
is less than south Dakota, but each ha,
az ample supply of people to warrant
the. assumption of state responsibilities
That they have been ard are dilatory II
no fault of south Dakota, which should
not be punished by exclusion on &C
count of any sin of omission chargeabl,
to any other territory or territories.