Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-06
Say Unto the Children of Israel SO
Forward,

Say Unto the Children of Israel lsc
Forward.
| From the Daily Huronite, May 4th: In
letter under date of April Both, addres.
sed to the editors of the Huronite
Judge Campbell says:
"Your favor of April 29th Just receiv.
ed. In reply l give to each one of your
propositions, an emphatic yes.
From my stand point We have not LOST
the fret battle. We have won it.
1. We have won the emphatic en-
dorsement of our course by the United
States senate.
We have forced the democratic
house of representatives to acknowl.
edge the justice of our claims, by COM
polling them to resort to trick, in pre-
tending to satisfy these claims by two
schemes, one for division, and one for
admission as whole, and by seeking to
eyade the subject by postponement of
it, and by introducing conflicting plans
none of thsm asked for or endorsed by
any respectable organization, or number
of people in Dakota.
This course of the house being an in
direct confession of the righteousness Of
our claims, while 1t is an effort to defeat
them, is SO palpahiy shameless parti-
zan trick, aB cowardly as it is shameless.
that with the American people it will be
the subject OF universal condemnation
and the cause of democratic defeat at the
next election.
8. We have won the universal ap-
proyal Of the public sentiment of the
country.
What we have accomplished in forc-
ing the democratic House to some ac.
ton, despite themselves, is q proof of
how much more we would have accom-
plished had the state Legislature. and
our senators, and the convention have
taken decided grounds at the outset,
standing on theic rights, and declaring
openly their purpose to put their state
government into active operation at the
end Of time certain.
Now, we have the battle oil In our
own hands.
IT the people of south Dakota will
stand right up to their legal rights, and
exert the laW-making powers, vested in
them by the laws OF, the United States.
they win the battle.
Therefore, | unhesitatingly say, that,
LIST. The convention should meet and
take all necessary action.
I'd. The state legislature should con-
vene and take all necessary preliminary
steps.
Sd. The friends OF statehood should
| organize at once, and control the next
territorial convention, and the county
and district conventions OF both parties,
4th. A territorial legislature should
be elected which will give the whole
| force of the law making power to the
state government.
9th. By the combined power of the
territorial and state governments state
government should be established and
pnt into operation, which sEould say 70
Mr. Cleveland, and to congress, when
you, by law, put us down we will sub
NIT. Tell them we will exer,Ise all The
powers of astate government. Jf You
leave us alone, TINS admitting our right,
We will go on till congress admits us. Ii
you put us down we will submit, but
appeal to the people of the United
| States at the next election.
| This course will, in my Judgment
! bring success within ten months.
The laws of the territory are binding
upon the president aud congress and
| the courts, until repealed or annulled.
| The people or Dakota have but to ex-
er',ise this law-makilhg power fnllyin
their own hands, to surround themselves
with the shield of law.
Let it be remembered, that soagrasi
has never, ia 100 years, enacted Law
forbiddipg such action on the part ol
she people OF a territory, zaotwithstand
ing the fact that Tennessee Michigan
KaEsas, Oregon and others have repeat
edl,t taken ssseh action.
Why? Becaasa, undsr the constitu