St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
WITH WAR PAINT ON.
Gen. Campbell Brandishes His
TOmahawk and Threatens to
Scalp His Enemies---Au Incen-
diary Harangue.


TOmahawk and Threatens to
Scalp His Enemies---Au Incen-
diary HaPangue.
When the constitutional convention
met at Huron recently, arrangements
were made by which an address to con-
gresS and letter to the friends of divis-
ION in Washington should be prepared
and forwarded as noted. A committee
was appointed TO attend TO this particu-
lar work, one of the committee being
Hon. John 4. Owen. of De Snet. Mr..
Owen wrote Judge Campbell at Yank-
ton. and sent him draft of the letter,
at the same time asking his signature.
Judge Campbell replied as follows:
writing from NanktOn:
| approve OF inclosed letter, Ap-
pend my name. would add, however.
some suggestions, which should be
brought to the attention of congress.
THE fraudulent nature of Spring
er's bill on its face.
Ain being a plan to postpone adj
mission of Dakota as long as possible,
instead of to admit as soon as possible.
BIN the number of delegates tsev-
enty-tive). This should he 500 or 200 at
least, for 600.000 people.
C-m the matter of appOrtiOnment.
DIN the matter of districting-
twenty-five districts, instead of by
counties, fraud of the worst kind.
Elm the persons to do the district
lng-goyernor, secretary and United
States attOrney-a political job.
Fin the ratio being 24.000 voters to
q district, OF S,000 to delegate: insult
fcient, dangerous, preposterous and
undemocratic.
Gin making the returns of election
On constitution TO secretary OF territory.
governor and chief justice. Should be
left to convention to provide.
Hin giving only two representa-
tives in congress TO 600.C00 people. An
outrage to the whole West.
I'm making congressional districts.
in the act of congress. Should be left
to the convention.
KIN not cOnfning the exceptions as
to mineral lands, to mining districts.
leaving all the most valuable school sec
tons III the agricultural part of the
state which may contain stone QuarrieS
OF fire clay, or gravel pits and the like.
open to contest as mineral lands. This
one provision will lose millions of dol
lars to the school fund.
LIN not placing the appropriation
of $4,000 at the disposal of the conyen
ton.
Min abolishing organized counties
against the will of the people.
Mn requiring a special act of con-
gresS TO make us state, after the en-
abling act, and after the adoption of the
constitution and election of state Off
GERS. This was never done in the his
tory of the United States before. 1t is
a new and dangerous departure from
the old ways of the fathers. 1t is
tyrannical and insulting act of despot-
ism. 1t is denial of the constitutional
right of self government which belongs
10 the people.
O. In continuing in force for all time
all present laws of the legislature. eX-
cept as repealed by the constitution.
This absurd, unheard-of provision
seems to be the special invention of
Springer and the Bismarck gang. 1t is
worthy of its parentage. No such pro-
vision was ever made by congress as to
territory. The schedule of the consti-
tuition is the place where the provision
is always and should be made. The
state legislature should be given power
by the schedule to change, modify or
repeal all territorial laws in their dis
cretiOn. This is an attempt to intro
duee new rule, which can only be
Abreeder of trouble. 1t looks like a lob.
&This bill is as full of fraud as an egg is
" liStl. IL SllOuitl Dt SIlOWn up. MANY
honest Democrats will be so ashamed
OF it chat they will vote against it. Not
IA bakers dozen of men in Dakota will
ills. ''' ''' "h"'
Second-The letter, in NY Judgment.
should also set forth some of the most
crying evils which our people are suffer-
ing from denial of self-government.
A. Denial of justice in the courts.
B. Gripping of all enterprises and
industries.
c. Outrageous legislation: public ex-
aminer bill, militia bill, and the like.
ID. Loss of money in interest, taxes,
insurance rates, checks to immigration,
want of control Of our own resources
etc.
L. Deprivation of our rightful voice
in congress as to cur proper share of
the national improvements of tile great
waterways
ihird-The letter sllouh ask your
frieEdS in congress to take the manly and