St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-30
A BRIGHT PROSPECT.
The People of Dakota See Plainly That
They Should Elect Mr.. Day
Delegate,
And Secure the Territory's Admission to
Statehood at the Next Session
of Congress.
North Dakota Almost Certain to Give
The Great Hustler Good
Majority,
And Signs Are Numerous That He
VIII Win Over His Phleg-
matte Opponent.
The Dakota Outlook.

SPECIAL to the Globe.
FARGO. Oct. 29.-The election of Mr..
Day as delegate to congress, i'll the light OF
present information, is taken out of the
dream of enthusiasm and brought within
the range of the probable. Two years ago
Mr.. Clifford received in the counties of the
North. in round numbers, about 80. 900
votes to 5000 for Mr.. Wilson. In no county
did the Democratic candidate receive one
fourth of the vote. In PembIna, one of the
Oldest and largest counties, he had seventy
two votes. Next Tuesday. if those most
familiar with the situation there are not de-
ceived. there will be a majority for Mr..
Dav of from 800 TO 500. Special causes
have operated TO some extent there to pro-
duce this surprising change. The county
borders on Canada, and a great portion OF
its settlers came from across the line. Their
dealings are largely with Manitoba, and
they want reciprocity. or thesnearest APP
proach to free trade. The tariff question
has been used with phenomenal effect i'll all
the border regions. The Canadians, Scan
dinavians and IcelanderS of that region are
all DESTROYS of easy commercial intercourse
with their Northern neighborS. Incident
ally it may be remarked that
THE TARIFF QUESTION
is the feature of general politics that can
be most effectively used by the Democrats
in Dakota. No other equal population ill
the land is SO purely agricultural. and the
tariff is the lever to lit it into the Demo
cratic lines. Among the other counties in
the North that are expected to give ma
jorities for Mr.. Day are Cavalier, Bottineau,
Rolette. Grand Forks, Walsh, Burlegh
and Morton, with perhaps some Of the
newer and smaller ones. These may not
be able to quite overcome the greatly re-
duced Republican majortleS IN the other
counties. but those who have had most to
do with the canvass are the most sanguine.
They belveve that the North will give
more votes to Mr.. Day than to the sitting
member. Both the candidates have given
most attention to the North, visiting and
speaking at most of the chief points, and
the verdict at the polls will be Influenced to
a palpable extent by the estimate of the
voters OF the two men. Mr.. Day has been
everywhere warmly received, and always
left with more friends and more enthuSi-
astic supporters than he found. The re-
verse was the case with Mr.. Clifford. His
little speeches were pronounced of the
SClOOl-DON OINtI' dAIn LAO P"l ~ iOoOCiS
even treated him with a chillineSS and
LACK OF CORDIALITY
that was apparent even to the gentleman
himself. He left earlier than intended and
refused to speak at Fargo and jamestown.
He discovered that urgent private business
demanded his presence at Canton. a prom
inent politician and old personal friend of
Mr.. Clifford remarked that he pitied the
gentleman. and were he to receive such treat
ment from party friends he would abandon
the canvass. At every point i'll the North,
where he was made TO speak. Gen. Allen
delivered the main speech. evidently to
show what blunder had been made in the
nomination at YanktOn. A very damaging
point made against the present member was
his failure to procure REIMBURSEMENT of the
iud cial districts of the North. He prac-
tically admitted that he had failed to give
the matter proper attention. The bar OF
the North furnished him all the data and
material needed to secure action by con-
gress, without regard to politics, but he
supposed Democratic judges would be ap-
pointed in the new districts, and did not use
the material furnished MIN. The ends OF
Justice have not been subseryed and bust
ness interests have suffered. Another fail
charged to the member, is his lack of effort
to secure from congress adequate appropria-
tons to meet the
EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The session costs $50, coo, and the appro-
priatiOn is but $50, 600, leaving $40. 900 for
the territory to pay. 1t is not claimed that
he ever asked an appropriation for the COM
ing session at Bismarck. His record at
Washington is blank so far as influence
upon legislation needed by his constituents
is concerned. If he goes back he goes with
his platform upon the debris of partisan
state machine. for which there can be no
resurrection. If statehood is to be greatly
delay ed legislation is needed to make the
school lands productive and relieve the tax
payers of much of the most onerOuS tax
The pressing, urgent need is statehood.
This Judge Clifford has shown his inability
to promote. and the position in which he is
placed by his party platform effectually
bars any reasonable hope of better results
from his efforts than i'll the Fast. Every
friend of early statehood should give Mr..
Day his vote regardless of party. He is
committed by his record and platform to
the submission of the question to the deter
minatiOn of the people. as provided in the
Hill bill. which is the only measure that
has any possible chance Of getting through
both houses of congress. His friends all
over the territory are wide awake and en-
thuSiaStic, his presence inspires them with
ZEAL AND CONFIDENCE,
be has been in the field at work every
hour since his nomination. and if he is not
quite successful it will be due to the mis-
take in deferring the nomination until too
late to thoroughly canvass the entire ter
ritory. If the Center and South will make
one-fOurth the proportionate gain of the
North, his election is assured. With Mr.
Day as delegate. Dakota will have repre-
sentative of whom all may not only be
proud, but who will be able to do all the
interests of the territory efficient service
There is danger in some counties that
heated wrangles over local tickets may
OvershadOw the delegate election. but the
friends of Nh Day. all Democrats and Re-
publicans. who want to see the magnificent
territory lifted out of the semi-servile con-
dition into statehood. should see to it that
no votes are lost by inattention. The in
dicatiOns are all favorable, and only work
all along the lines is needed to show re-
suits that will surprise the country and
insure to the increased prosperity of all
parts of the territory.
THEY WE'RE LIKE BROTHER S