Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-09
STUFF FROM SPRINGER.
He Argues the Dakota Question from
springer staudpoint.

He Argues the Dakota Question from
the springer s%taudpoint.
Washington SPECIAL: Hon. Wiiliam
N. Springer OF Illinois has been WORN
lng the correspondent OF a northwestern
paper for al he was worth. With the
plausible disingenousness of d true
~demagogue he has Explained" that
bis opposition to the admission OF Da-
kota 20 the nnion and d division of rhe
territory into two states, arose from o
patriotic desire on his part to lrovide
for the people Of that vast empire. He
says:
l was always willing that Dakota
should be divided; but was and still am
of the opinion, that the territory ought
to be divided ON the line of the Missouri
river rather thar on the iorty-eighth
parallel. az the Harrison bill man
datorily required.
In other words MIR Springer acknowl-
edges that he was opposed so granting
what the people of Dakota voted Tor and
wanted. The then democratic member
of the national committee, Hon. M. H.
Day, colncided with tie republican dele
gate in congress, Hon. .. b. Clifford. in
asking that the territory be divided
either on the 46ih parallel or, on the
seventh standard. Yet Mr. Springer,
the modest member from illinois, who
never SOW Dakota, and who don't know
o Oomanche from u coyote, or q shack
from a Sioux, put his will sgeipst the
rightfnlly expressed desire of 500. Cu0
freemen, and opposed the division of
the territory and the admission Of south
Nakrko Ap Tho aiutarhnn1 rf pSatac Oh.
fact is that Mr.. Springer &C.
close OF the last session of congress that
he introduced his omnibus bill for the
sole purpose OF keeping Dakota ont of
Mr. Springer has been obliged to listen
10 the appeals Of the d~isfranchised Da-
kctaiaps during the past four years, and
therefore he has been compelled to learn
that the people do not want division
There is nothing either in a commercial
or q geographical sense that would war
rent him in s%upposing that they would
give their consent to any such proposI-
ton. Hence his political Ryration and
prestldlRitation only evoke derision and
disgust from those who understand the
| bh6Old HutStlUu. LII tu5 hht9SE VI
opening the great Sioux reservation, q
tract of country twice as large as In
diana, Mr.. Springer was always found
in the ranks of the opposition. Although
every friend of Dakota. of ell parties
and parts of parties, wanted that reser-
walton opened, Springer opposed the
measure tor no other reason than that
ne imagined that the settlement OF that
country would bring more republican
votes into the country which is
bound to become q state soon, in spite
OF the democratic party. The attempt
of Mr.. Springer to clear his skirts OF the
political filth IN which be has wsllowed
aneDt the Dakota question, will ever
prove futile. There are men here who
can give him long odds and discount
him on intelligence, who know the COM
plete history Of his gyrations on DAkots
matters, and they will be on the alert
for his scalp, and reply to all of his men
dacity on the subject. There is but one
course open to hum, and that 10, to right
about face, swallow his offensive record
and work for the honest rights of Dako-
ia. There is good reason to hope, nay
to expect, that this one relic OF Ignorance
and impudence will be relegated to the
back eests now occupied by Morrison
Hurd and similar obstruotionists who
have stoodso long in the way of Dsko-
ta's progress and prosperity. They havs
stood athwart she highway Of western
enterprise end demanded, like the rob
Der barops Of old, tribute to induce the
withdrawal of their opposition. No mea-
gre means are being used in the Sanga.
mon district OF Illinois to send a repub-
lican to take the place of this scribe
Pharlsee and bypocrite.