Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-04-21

the MINNESOTA GIANT GIANT!
Senstor DAVIS Great Argu-
nent for Dakota.
It Causes Hamburg Butler to.
Twist in His Seat.
An Presenta,
ton Of the Case.
The Democracy Playing It's
Old -Bellum Game.
III: MINNESOTA GIANT.

Old Bellum Game.
The greatest speech delivered in the
United States senate this session was
that Of Senator Cushman Davis, April
18th. on the bill providing forthea dmis-
sion Of South Dakota and an enabling act
for North Dakota. About two-thirds of
the speech is devoted to the legal and
constitutional aspect of the case, and
there can no longer remain any doubt
az to the right Of both North and South
Dakota to form constitutions. elect state
officers and demand recognition from
congress. Senator Davis commenced at
the very root Of the question. He
showed that the states ofIowa, Michigan,
Florida, Tennessee, Oregon and Missouri
came into the Union by precisely the
same course that South Dakota is now
and has been demanding admission, and
that a score of statesmen, from and
including George Washington, Andrew
jackson, James Madison, Thomas Benton
James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglass,
to say nothing of contemporary Wings
and spublicans, admitted and advocated
the perfsctjustice o fthe process Of ad-
mission ofstates with 't60, 900 people and
having a republican form Of govern
ment." After passing through the legal
and constitutional aspect Of the case;
after citing decisions of courts and the
speeches of many famous mon; after a
review OF the efforts ofthe people Of Da-
kota toward division aud admission;
after showing the unbroken record Of
tho territorial Democracy in favor of di-
vision and admissions; after %puncturing
tho Aberdeen convention and Ordway
Johnson, the political harlot Of Dakota,
Senator Davis said:
''The senator from South Carolina finds
some fault with votes cast for tho dele
gates to the convention which formed
the constitution under which South Da-
kotaIis now seeking admission into the
Union. He says the vote was but 1900
out of 1900 votes. He says he bows
his head to the Imperialism ofthe sover-
eign people, and he asks il this applica-
ton for admission il q decent respect
for the wish fthe sovereign people, ora
partial respect for the doctrine of popu-
lar sovereignty.
I'VE have reason to felicitate ourselves,
MI. President. in these times when
public sentiment seems to be eaten with
tho canker Of a long peace, that any
senator will rise in his place and call at
tention to any inadequacy or violation of
the franchise in any this country.
He spread before us q map of Dakota. of
which I have a counterpart, wherein the
counties which voted for division were
noted IN sombre and m%ournful black.
I thought another map might be unrolled
of region southwest of the Potomac,
and of the electoral processes whereby a
great party has been removed like q
cottage from oyer twenty degrees of lati-
tude and YER 900, 900 square miles.
'This debate will not be without
fruit, Mr.. President, if we heed the re-
marks ofthe senator from South Carolina,
which demand that a vote shall be de-
Gently full at least to entitle people ap-
plying for admission to the exercise OF
discretion; and I wish the same senti-
ment might reach to Alabama, where, in
the First congressional district, at the
last election, James T. Jones, in six
counties, was elected q member of con-
gress by 1870 votcs-no opposition. In
the Second district, eight counties, the
candidate was elected by $3.50 votes; nu
opposition. In the Third district, seven
counties, w. G. Oats was elected by 4,66l
votes-no opposition. In the Fifth dis.
trict, nine counties, James b. Cobb was
elected by 5.55s votes to us for Edwards.
Republican, and that was all the opposi.
ton. These are great counties Of state
which has been settled for scores OF
years.
"If 1000 votes are not sufficient tc
10y q warrant Of title for a rep
resentative from Dakota or tor senator.
upon this floor, what shall be said o,
such a record as thatf So 1t runst through
other states. In Arkansas, the First
district, eighteen counties, Poindextel
Dunn received 6,092 votes; no opposition
In the Fifth district, Samuel w. Peel
4.746 votes-no opposition.
I'm Georgia, First district, Thomas M
Norwood, eighteen counties, 1850 vote,
against II for Grower, Republican
Second district, seventeen counties
Henry G. Turner, 2.411 votes-no opposi
ton. In tho Third district, sixteel
counties, G. F. Crisp, 1,7o4 votss-n,
opposition. In the Fourth district
eleven counties, T. W. Grimes, $50
votes; Carmichael. Republican, $50 vote.
In the Fifth district, eleven countie.
John T. Stewart 1850 votss-no opposi
ton. In the Sixth district, eleven couu
ties, the successful candidate, LIZA vote
NO opposition. In the Eighth distric
twelve counties, II. 81. Carlton. 2,S7
votes against IS scattering. In til
Ninth district, a.. D. Gambler, 1855 vote