The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-20

taken into these comts by appeal rom
probate tribunals is delayed untl iii
hcritanccs. arc dcvourcd by costs OF
procedure; the trials of criminals
come scattered and the culmits at last 80
unpunishcd. This is the cause of every ter.
rit0ry and not that OF Dakota alone. Several
of these ought at once to be admitted. As
mere appanagcs to the Union they unqucs-
tionably add to its resources, hut as states
they increase its power many fold. We need
them in the national councils They stretch
for 200 miles along the boundary of our
northern Iival. In case OF war these people
could seize the Canadian Pacific road. and
thus hold the very keys of that country in
one week. Under similar conditions Great
irl1aln would neglect no measures to GStab-
lisli loyal and aggressive people mn our
frontier. But we, negligent OF our navy, ut
our merchant marine. OF our coast dcfcnses.
OF nur duty to control interocCanic com
muncation over Central America, of the
rights OF our fisheries, are Negligent here
also III matter OF the highest Importance,
considered in reference to uur relations with
other powers.
POTENT CAUSE OF NATIONAL. ,;EANDNEss
.. all lhc c;,uscS which have contributed
10 the GRANDEUR ut the rcpuhlic and made it
the hrst power upon earth, tho acquisition
of regions which have been occupied by the
mcs: courageous OF our people, have he
com" territories and t:len states, has been
the most potent. We acquired Louisiana, !,
vas: empire, watcrctt ty the largest nlv
gable rivers in the world, rivers which rln
soulhwurd and aifor'l the means of CONNER
cial intercourse and exchange of every
product OF many degrees of latitude From
tho whrnu Of the extreme north To the sugar
oil the extreme suu,h. We acquired Florida,
and the Gulf of Mexico became the MCii-
terrancan OF this nalion We acquired
Texas, anu look at the magnificent result.
We acquired California. and IL became AT
once tho principal producer of precious
metals, and stands now dominant unun the
PLcic, destined 20 cngrusS the commerce ui
ASIA. Fly Il c0wardly diplomacy We rave mp
unIncs:ionab!e claims to part Ol Oregon anu
enabled Great Britain to share with us tslc
most important military and naval pos:'ipn
on I lic Pic;ilc coast from Cap. Horn to Dch-
rings straits. Why saIt Wa not be nj least
m"nnIy jlSt-for generosity has long been
ont OF the lrcstiun--LOwaid Dakota? Why
"rt;v longer this great ;,ci Of n,tonal ia
fi':c Wig shall We not be taught by ;i.c
lessons OF hlsio,J ad'l understand that JUS
i!cc long deferred eventually works rctr'i,i-
tion in direct proportion to the oh,luracr Of
It's ucnlals. Let lis strip this question rf
every dcricr, evasion. prctrXt and siam, amt
plainly admit that this commonwealth has
zen denied admission into the Union iar
the snie reason that the party in power 81"
solid South and a few ailicd EortlIcrn states
Ito not intend That Dakota sliatl have any
voice III the election uf Il president 50 long
as the existing pnlt'cal ;isccnslancy can hoi.r
for continuance ! his l.; M new wrong.
II las been prrrc.r;.td h"f"ru 10y the
same party, by the s.lnc alliance am, for the
sam" purposes When Kansas sought us
mission tac same Injustice WAS lncrpu,rat,d
n'"nn"r Thnpr zcin that game oi chictnr,
injustice and bomlshcI was the cun,iu,lai;cr
III power of the Democratic party. Many
who We're the ;lccas-orlcs To t,i;:t pit"nsc h,i
u" rNcuscuf believing that :, great domestic
institution waS in danger I;ii, ucrn no such
apology can lac made. The admission "f la
knta lmlmrls ~ III ,;:.rl Interest IL viii
increase I'll" poser nj iii" naiinn and llp.r!
bcmcfacl!"hS torvrrv community therein.
Inc purity which ;.ru,.aim> that piihi q ali ,s
Ii Il public trust violates that IIu>t; Mirch
tuastS % lis tl"vu,!ou lu the liIinrini,,s of
81 II government ana nt civil 50; vn.,' r,.'orn,
violates tho'c ptlArip.e- IN every particular
by .li>isiin" that sIirii a common wealth ..ha 4!
remain under il federal l';".",'iur;,'r ;lni L."
anvs:n,d BY foreign chic =! The party
which ien,. 10 hundreds of thousand, ut
electors in tllH South IL tree ballot and Il fair
count denies alSn. by Il r,Innin" whirh is
mere oiiouS thln rr.'. tie b;!. o, un At
tlnnai Il's,i"n- 10: :.niv thousand whit
men in this portion uf the North