Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-29
The cARTHAss MEETING.


THE CARTHAGE MEETING.
An Address Delivered at q state
league Meeting After the Appear
ance OF the ae-Ssa,led Harrison
Letter.
Carthage, May 26-Iuesday evening
General Hugh j. Campbell addressed a
large audience at The new Episcopal
q aascll upoa She subject of division on
tho forty-sixth parallel, and the admis-
sion of south Dakota into the union. He
believes if the present congress adiourns
without passing either the Harrison
bill, admitting Dakota, or tho Hill bill,
dividing on the seventh standard pars
ailel, that if tho people did not rise up.
US one man to the support Of the pres.
ent state government, 1t would collapse
and pass away for ever; that no governor
oi the territory of Dakota would ever
approve another act calling another coh-
stltutional conventions; that the people
themselves would lose faith in such
combinations aud would not rally to
their support; that this congress nor the
next would pass an enabling act for the
admission of south Dakota, and that
from four to eight years would pass. be-
lore further action would be likely to be
had looking to admission. In the mind
OF the speaker the great danger forcing
itself upon Dakota was the proba-
bility that 1T congress did any.
thing 1t would be to encourage the ad
mission as d whole; that pcli.t%s.. n and
corporations would favor tsisN scheme.
The only remedy was for tke constitu-
tional convention at its next session nj
Sioax Falls, July 18th, TO submit d
proposition to tho people at the next
November election for tho repeal OF the
restraining clause OF the constitution
Whica prohiDits the governor and state
legislature from the exercise Of the func.
ttona oftheir several oticee until the
state Ii admitted into the union by act
ff congress. The speaker would refer
this whole mstter TO the people, and ii
the people repealed this prohibitory
clause And united the hands of the legis-
latnre and the state government, then
Governor Mellette end ths legislature,
the Wise and conservative men elected
by tbs people would be free to act as ia
taeir judgment, under the law and pre-.
eedent, they might determine for the
Interest of Dakota.
- b1ti ~ 0bs0tlNGs4iAI, Is Ab HiSbA QlHlHC
so-called "Campbell plan.'
AZ the speaker most emphatioally
proclaimed, the purpose OF the move
ment Inengugated ar Sioux Falls, May
4th, favored the interests OF statehood,
to be IN every feature under the due
form n IN strict conformity with The
laws of congress and the territory
of Dakota. Lie would counsel the most
CONSERVATIVES course possible, with q
hrin declaration OF the rights OF 800, 00O
penpieto aelf. government, taking such
illustrations statesmen aas Washington
and Madison. trainers of the constitn-
ton Of The United States as proper ex-
Founders Of tie rights OF the people
under that instrument. He deferred to
their acts and Judgment rather than to
wisdom Of such immaculate Dakota
statesmen as Ordway Johnson and Abe
Boynton.
AT the close Of the addresses D Dakota
state league was organized, with Or. ID.
u. Martha as president, Il. a. Lawrence.
treasurer, VIM. Rouse, secretary, with d
large membership.
Wednesday evening Gen, Campbell
addressed a inrge audience at the opera
house IN Howard. The speaker was in q
happy mood OF humor, and spoke for
OYSi III hOuA w IL 43 people
anxious to hear EXPLANATIONS
upon the subject. The Harrison letter
had been read, and considerable doubt
existed in the minds of not a few men
OF prominence Us to the right and expe.
diency4of the movement, but their
doubts were dispelled by the able argu.
nients addnced BY the speaker.
HOG. john a. Gwen, of DeSmet, also
addressed the meeting. At tha clnra tha
Miner county state league was organized
with Hon. S. HI. Bronson as president,
republican; s. al. Mallory, treasurer.
democrat and ]. w. Louiborrow, score
lary. republican; with q large and en-
thusiastic membership, Including many
strong democrats.
The Dakota state league is non.par-
tlsan, knows no politics but division on
an east and west line andthe admission
of south Dakota unlier the Sioux Fails
constitution. Ths lsagae is taking deep
root IN every county in south Dakota.
as3t voices tie sentiment of the masses.
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