The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-15

sponsible for the injustice to Dakota.
This has put them upon record in such
responsibility, and that record is be-
ing spread during the campaign all
over the United States, wherever there
exists a remnant ofthatlo love ofliberty,
of that love Of freedom, of that love
OF self government, which permeates
the people of this country. 1t is the
same issue, precisely the same issue
as that made by our forefathers when
the revolutionary proceedings were or
iginally inaugurated. 1t was precise
ly the same issue that led up to the
declaration of independence. 1t is the
issue that was fought out by our fore
fathers, and it is the same precise is
sue that was made long years after
wards, when the plains OF Kansas
were stained with the blood of
her martyrs. 1t is the same question
OF the right OF the American people to
self-government.
Now, upon that issue, Ihaveno anx-
iety as to the final result. am salts
fed that the great heart of the Ameri-
can people is right. That it will al
ways be found upon the side of right
and justice. Time may be required in
order to put the sense of this great
heart in motion.
But the time will come, and we hope
it will come speedily, when Justice will
be done to the people of thisgreat ter
ritory.
Upon the question ofthe selecti6n OF
boundaries and area, / recognize the
fact that it is well to take the sense of
the people thereon. Therefore / say
there is no citizen of Dakota who will
join with more earnestness than / will
to SO arrange that before either OF the
divisions, as they have commonly
been accepted, of this great territory,
shall be separated one 'front.' the other,
into separate political organizations,
the vote OF the people OF the whole
territory can be had thereon.
Ii the people of this territory shall,
upon a proper presentation to them
Of the issue whether they will enter
the American Union as one or two
states, determine that they prefer adj
mission as one state, to that decision
/ shall yield without a murmur. But
whether separated or whether we shall
continue in the future as one commune
ty, let us all understand, andfor-
ever, that we are brethren OF this
great northwest, with politi.
cal interests and common purpose.
| have nothing to disguise here, and
never had upon this question of divis-
ion. / believe that it is for the inter-
est of all the people of this territory
that it shall be divided somewhere on
or neal the parallel that has been usu-
ally named, the Forty-sixtn parallel,
north latitude. / believe that it is
better for the people Of a territory,
when organizing into Estate, that they
shall select such area and boundaries
as will give them a strong and sub
stantial state; and also a compact
government, Lot SO large in area but
that every MIA may know the men
who govern, and every man be ableto
ascertain for himselfthe qualifications
Of those who seek elevation to power.
1t is a. maxim which cannot be disput-
ed ard which has grown with the
American nation, that the closer the
government is to the people. the bet
ter the people are governed.
/ have had the privilege-and it has
been a privilege in some respects-to
understand the sentiment of the re-
publican party of the nation as rep
resented by it's leading men upon
this question OF the divisioa of Dako-
ia territory and it's admission as
two states into the union. While
once there existed a doubt upon this
question, / am cofident that the
doubt has been thoroughly dispelled,
and so long as the republican party
is In power In the senate, / am conf
dent that party willnotconsent to fritz
ter away the political power which
rightfully belongs to that party by
the admission of great areas of this
great northwest territory as single
states.
The democratic party has seized
with an iron grip the entire south.
This hold is as solid as the mountain
range that passes throughits borders.
1t Is 40 more possible, in my Judgment,
during this generation to loosen that
grip than it would be by human lever
to o%verturn this great mountain range.
Among the states of the solid south is
the state of Texas, which, by the terms
OF the treaty made with the govern
nlent upon its accession, can, upon it's
own motion, without the consent of
congress, divide into five states. And
who can doubt that, with the increase
of population of that immense area, a
few years will bring such division, and
in lieu of one there will be three, four
or FIVE state withthe representatives
in the senate of the United States.
The republican party can con-
sent with safety the great heritage
in the Northwest, which was won from
slavery by the blood Of her sons and
nv tha wisdom of her statesmen shall