The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-05-26
Territorial Republican Convention

delegates to the Chicago National Con
vention met at jamestown, on the 10th
1t was harmonious gathering and
nearly 600 delegates were present.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were adopted;
Whereas, The Republican party of Da-
kota in convention assembled, takes this
opportunity ofrenewing to the principles
of the national Republican party. We
are proud of its history and its achieve
ments ana believe the day not far distant
when it will be returned to power We
hail the advent of an other presidential
campaign, confidently believing that the
discussions to he had this year Will inform
the people of the treatment this territory
has received at the hands of the De nocracy
and hasten the recognition of our political
rights.
Resolved That the most vital questions
To the people Of Dakota at this time are
those of boundaries and statehood: and
we arraign the Democratic party for the
political crime of denying to 900. 600
Americans, rich in all the elements of
enlightened civilization. the most cherish
ed right of citizenship and for the equally
grave otfense of attempting TO dictate the
promotion of $50, 900 square miles of
territory against often repeated and
earnest requests for division of the same
ratified by majority vote of the people;
that, having experienced the evils of an
over sized territory in the increased cost
Of administration and "A tendency to ring
rule by reason Of the inability of the
people to participate in representative
assemblies, we denOuncc and will continue
To resist all attempts TO make these evils
the perpetual heritage of posterity. As
our only adequate protection we demand
the division of Dakota, east and west, on
the line of seventh standard parallel. and
the immediate admission of the two parts
into the Union as the States of South Da-
kota and North Dakota AS IA right by
virtue of the wealth, population and re-
sources of each. We heartily endorse the
action of the Republican senators in
congress in the passage of the bill for
division and statehood and we assure our
friends In the house of representatives
that their efforts In our behalf are warmly
appreciated.
Resolved, That while tariff revision is
from year to year necessary there is no
relief given in the Democratic measures
now before congress, which under the
pretcnsc of reform are intrinsically
political and sectional in their nature
We believe that reasonable protective
tariff is for the best interests of the
coplc, and such tariff should protect
American labor and American industries.
yet in their infancy; that protection to the
agricultural interests and labor deserves
consideration in an equal degree with
protection to manufacturing interests: !:
that as far as consistent with protection
To American labor and American in
duStrics tariff should be confined To the
luXurics of life as against the neccsSaries;
that revision of the tariff should be in
the hands of its friends and not in the
hands of its enemies. Grateful To the
patriotism of the nation which enabled
the Republican party to achieve its great
objects, we acknowledge that there yet re
mains n,uch noble work of citizenship to
be accomplished, There are relics of
barbarism only partially eradcated, still
contesting their right of supremacy, and
among them are polygamy and intemper
ance.
Resolved, That we denounce the
doctrine of civil service reform as practic-
ed by the present administration in this
territory as a fraud, delusion and snare.
and view with disgust the action of an
executive with poyers as unlimited rs II
despot in debating and controlling the
action of caucuses aud conventions.
The following named delegates and
alternates were elected:
Delegates-G. c. Moody, Lawrence;
T. o. Bogard, Bon Homme; j. NJ.
Barley, Jr. Minnehaha; b. II. Sullivan,
Aurora; W. c. Plummer, Brown; +.
w. Foster, Sphinx; George W. Hopp,
Brookings; n X. Hubbard, Cass; l..
b. Richardson, Grand Forks; ii. c.
Hansborough, Ramsey.
Alternates-J. A. Fowler, Penning-
ton; G. Gilbert, Tower; Fred Schnaber
Yankton; J. H. Baldwin, Hand; 4. e..
Orr, Walworth. s. NJ. Lard, Hughes;
Sprague, Walsh; f. NJ futile, Morton,
A. II. Gray, Barnes; Harvey Harris,
Burlelgh.
The delegates 60 unlnstructed.