Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-07
2od. We must be in dead earnest,
No person ever gets something for

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nothing,
Ii you and the resi- OF the people OF
Dakota, really want seal Rayernmeut |
and the new prosperity thai wall dow
from it. you must work forit and pay |
forIt. You must give your money and |
time and personal labor. Is
Like the Dutchman, "you pays your i
money and you tekes your choice.'
Ii you don't want self government, |
ssay as home and let is elone, and you
wons have it. Ifyou do want ID you
must come ont and work for il.
We are told that there is apathy |
among the people.
The people are all right. They are |
only waiting. as shey always do. for the |
righs word to be given.
In the revolution, in the fight against |
slayery, the work began with few, and |
worked down to the many, ss il always
does.
Sstisfy the people that their cause is
right, touch their moral nerves. theiE
sense OF duty, end show them Ahat you
mean something, and they will rsspond
There is danger that our people will be
deceived into Q false hope By the ex-
oitenaent and the hopes Of this presi-
densial election. They will ba told to
wait and look forward for relief TO the
election OF republican administration,
and they will be tempted to rely elone
upon that.
This will be all right, il We suocet d In
electing q republican presidens, house
and senate-all three.
But il We do NOT elect all three then
ii we have no other plan to fall back
upon, we will be just % helpless as We
have been for she last two years.
The plan 10 simple. We have one
constitutional power in our own hands.
We elect our own legislature. That leg.
ialature 10 the government. II has sb
soiute and sovereign control. u con.
trolls the government and courts. Every
material power, that either OF these de-
partments have, is gwen shem BY she
Legislature.
The Legislature can take these powers
away.
Now then. il you are in earnest end
mean what you say, 70 TO work and
elect Legislature shat will take these
powers away. E
Let this legislature psss laws over she
| governors veto, taking away oil his ex-
losssive and dsspo;iS powers. Let them
pass laws ocnvoking two constitutional
conventions, one for North and one for
South Dakota. Lea them pass laws
preventing all conflict tf authority be.
tween the territorial government and the
state governments.
| In other words you, tha people, are
the masters. You appoint two servants,
one the territorial legislature. tho other
the state Legislature. You ssy 10 these
two servants, We command you to cup
port each other, and nol TO fight each
other. What the people commend,
their servants will do. IL she psopIe are
/ in earnest.
There are two great points which you
must all remember.
Let. This territorial government iG
unlewfui.
| End. BY your Legislature you are the
law making power
Ws owe no duty TO 1t, except to get
rid OF fit, as summarily sB wo can. 10 Ia
q governments that 10 neither "os The
people, by the peoples nor for che peo-
pls."
i II you exercise that power, set aside
this unlawful territorial government and
set up unlawful state governments, to
use the words OF DR.. Duryea, the people
OF the United States will not tolerate any
attempt on the part Of any administra-
tion TO interfere with you.
Now then TO be practical. This means
work. time and money on the part oil
every man and woman who wants {
change. & ga ~ 4
You cannot get 10 by speeches and re-
solutions and meetings and bowling.
You must turn ont and go to cauousss
You must organize o two Atate club il
every precInct. Yon must see that twt
ssate men, who believe in this plan, ar
elected as delegates to all conventions
You must see shat members Of the leeis
lature are nominated, who believe j,
this plan and You must pledge them 1,
carry out shis plan. You must instsuC
them. You must drop all otheE issuea
for the time, and make thfG the one an,
! only ISSUE In plain words you must b.
In dead earnest.
You must give your time to this, 10,
, must call meetings ard attend them.
You must give the necessary money q
this. We must have large campaign
fund. We must print information 10
the people and circulate 10. We mus
canvass shis territory thoroughly. w
must be prepared TO pey Che expenses o
: the men who do il. s ;.
We must begin at onoe.
Right here to-day, ON this Fourth G
July. let the Oentreville people form
two state club. Put 90 It'd head me
: who will work, who will give money an
tinaa. Go righs square In politics. Waat
!. no more time on side shove. Show thss
political schemers that you intend thi
fall TO take this matter OF. the poiitic
OF the territory into your own hands an
run things to suit yourselves.
!. III you, and slistWo ssate mon Of thi
territory, will unite and act in this man
= ner, you can carry this matter throuR
By aixty thousand (60, ,000) msjosity, an
the two states OF north and south Dako
ta will be admitted within sightee
. months OF this time.
There can be no collision with th
United States.
We do mot propose TO touch the pos
q ers, OF she United States or the Unite
States officers or courts.
al We propose simply TO assest OF
rights. II congress and Bill Springer d
ia nothing. then our state government
will peacefully crystallixe into De Fact
and then De Jure governments, % 81
It Louisiana and South Cayolipa state &c
ernments did 10 1876, under Hayes.
J.. II Springer thinks he can pass q ID
against ne, lsi him try 10. That's VII
A Ne want.
= II ItClessland wants to use his arm
ID let him do il. He can't arrest or impri
"a on anybody.
"a But he can do one thing. He can
whns Buchanan and Grant did, In Ka,
IA sas and Louisisns, he can wreck
= party by using his army for an unlaWf