St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-19
GIFFORD'S REWARD.
What He Has Accomplished During
the Present Congress.
The Most Important of the Seventy
Five Bills He Has Introduced.
To the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-If the territory
whose champion the GLOBE certainly is again
sees fit to send a Republican to congress to
appeal to Democratic administration, let it be
hoped that he will be proper representative
of and for the people of all Dakota. I
sincerely believe and am of the opinion that
it will be suicidal for Dakota to elect a Re
publican delegate at the coming election, but
of course the chances are that my humble
opinion is not that of Dakota electors; and
the probable result will be the election of an
anti-administratlou candidate. The great
trouble with the Republican party of Dakota
is that regularly every two years her politi-
clans persist in electing an entirely new man
to represent the territory in congress, with
out paying any regard whatever to the claims
of their former delegates, who stay here just
long enough to lay the foundation of creep
ing influence and groundwork upon which
they would be able to stand if reelected. In
two years a delegate should not be supposed
to do any effective work. 1t takes all of his
first term in making proper acquaintance
and in which to gain partial influence. The
people of Dakota fooishly allow her Re-
publican political tricksters to manipulate
their a1faire as best suits their own individual
interests or to satisfy their petty grievances.
If, perchance, the Republican party of Da-
kota accidentally dominates and elects an
efficient delegate, the better element of that
party should assert their rights by keeping
him here for some length Of time, if such is
preferred to the
ELECTION OF A DEMOCRAT.
Let it be truthfully said to the credit of
Mr.. Clifford, that his efforts in behalf of his
people have been untiring and re-
lentless, from the day he took the
oath of Office 10 the present time
The opening of the Sioux reservation has
proven source of great anxiety to
Mr.. Clifford, and he has worked early and late
to secure its passage. Delegate Clifford has
introduced about seventy-fve bills during
this session of congress, and which will,
mainly, in time. all become laws benefic ial to
the people of his territory. Among the most
important bills besides the admission, divi-
sion and reservation bills. the following are a
few: a bill to compel the Northern Pacific
railroad company to pay the cost of survey
ing their land grants through the various
counties in North Dakota, which has passed
the senate as substitute for the house bill
and which will become a law during this
session; a bill to create two additional Judges
IN the territory-one in the north and the
other in the SOUTH a bill to construct bridges
across the Missouri river, both at Pierre and
Chamberlain: bill to construct vari-
GUS public buildings at Bismarck; a bill to
grant the university of
NORTH DAKOTA LANDS
for university purp oSes; a bill to establish q
school of forestry at Aberdeen: a bill to re-
DSNe lHc IGTTilOTy ICOnl ner ordnance 6c-
count with the war department; bill to
establish two additional land offices-one at
chamberlain and one at Pierre; a bill to
grant section of land to the reform school
1t Plankinton; bill to grant fraction al
Jchool sections to Rapid City for public parks:
bill to establish an Indian school ut Pierre.
He has also had introduced about thirty bills
granting pensions to disabled union soldiers
10 Mr.. Gifford's efforts, mainly, can be at
5ributed the defeat of Commissioner Sparks as
sverruled by Secretary Lamar. Over two hun
1red postoffices and postal routes have been
established in the territory during Mr..
bifford's term of Office, placing Dakota far
ahead of any of the Western territories OF
ytates in the efficiency of mail service, which
# carefully investigated would be nlarveled
1t by the people of his territory. 1t will be
jeen that Delegate Clifford has been impartial
20 the various sections of Dakota and that he
las directed his efforts in behalf of the whole
territory he so ably represents. Assuredly
much credit must be given him by the people
If Dakota, and if the Republican party fol.
ows out its old-line policy by disregarding
Mr.. Gifford's claims, it will do q rank and
everlasting injustice to an able-bodied and
sreditable representative. DAKoTIAN