Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-29

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BOWEN KINasBURY. Prop ts.
Congressman Springer, of Illinois, is
the alleged author of bill just intro
duced in the house, providing for
the admission of the whole
OF Dakota as state. This is the
proposition OF the opponents of division
and of statehood, as they understand
that the people of Dakota will never ac-
eept such conclusion and through a
provision OF this nature they expect4to
prolong indefinitely the contest on Da-
kota soil and to place the people of our
territory under the ban of national dis.
pleasure because of their apparent in.
ability to agree among themselves as to
what they want. This course is being
systematically pursued by the industri-
| ons handful of anti-divislonists at
Washington and while it is true that the
people OF home are almost unanimously
IN favor OF division, it is being made to
appear that there ia among them seri.
GUS difference of opinion upon the SUBJ
lect. A comparatively small number of
trained politicians are taking advantage
OF the silence of the masses and are
building up at Washington sentiments
adverse to the fulfillment of the popu-
lar idea. The advocates of division
have but two representatives in
Washington-Delegate Clifford and
M. H. Day-while their opponents are
represented at the theatre Of action by
the constant presence of sufficient
number of lobbyists to keep alive the
belief that Dakota sentiment is antag-
onistic to its real desires. AS fast as one
batch of obstructionists becomes
fatigued over its vigils fresh INSTALL
ment takes its place and keeps the
anti-divislon ball rolling. Under these
circumstances it is not surprising that
congress should entertain the opinion
that there is no unsnimity at home up
on the proposition 70 divide. The anti
divisionists have taken advantage of
this condition of congressional
sentiment and at the crit
icai moment have placed
the Springer bill before that body, in op-
position to the Hill division bill, aud
| will closely follow it's introduction with
an adverse report on the Harrison state
hood bill, already passed by the senate.
A st. Paul correspondent gives this OUT
line OF the Springer measure:
The bill provides for the admission of
the territory without division. Provi-
sion is made for an election, on the sec
ond Tuesday of November next, when q
| convention is to be echosen for the for
nation ofa constitution, which consti-
tuition is to be submitted to vote Of the
people, the election to be held at such
tine and place as may be fixed by the
convention. At the election in kcvem-
ber the people are also to vote on To-
cation fos the state capital, and the three
places receiving the greatest number of
votes are to be again submitted to q
vote OF the people at the election fixed
for the adoption of constitution, and
| the place receiving the greatest number
| OF votes at this election to be desI2na-
ted as the state capital. No county
| shall be formed which contains less than
5000 inhabitants. Counties now exist
| ing which do not contain that number
shall be consolidated. At the election
at which the constitution is submitted
for adoption, state ofiaesg and two mem
bers OF congress are to be chosen.
There is an evident desire for haste in
the consideration of this bill, as the
house committee on territories was cited
to appear in special session on Wednes-
day of this week for its con-
sideration, the bill having been in-
:roduced on the Monday previous. Its
mission is to kill the Hill measure, now
in ashape which renders it satisfactory
to the people of Dakota. The full
strength of the anti-divisionists is con-
centrated upon the Springer PROPOSE
tion and Delegate Clifford will find in
it the most serionss obstacle he has en-
countered. The petitions he has sent
to Dakota praying congress for division
should be signed without delay and for
warded to Washington in time to head
off this latest invention of the enemy.
There is within the territory of Da-
kota combination of old-time so-called
statesmen who are now renewing the
corrupt fealty of their past in an en-
deayor to thwart division for the time
being. They have concluded that they
want at least one more legislative session
of Dakota as q whole. The opportunity
is ripe for deep dip into the terrific
rial treasury and if their scheme caB be
carried out the corruption OF the COM
ing session will be without parallel in
the history Of long suffering Dakota.
The victimized public had taste oi
the quality and capacity of this combi.
lnation at the last legiola.
tive session and if another
is permitted to assemble under like
auspices it viii be served with fnll
meal. The plotters within this league
are not confined to north Dakota, though
that section is vigorously represented ii
its councils. An attempt will be made
to draw most OF the older iounties O
south Dakota into the combination ani
!: the men who represent the movement
will strive for seats in the legislature
These mapipuIators are for the presen