St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
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HOW IL Is VIEWED.

Dakota journals not only show up
handsomely in comparison with those OF
any political community of which there
is knowledge, as regards local alertness
and general vivacity, but they are much
less hampered by party prejudices and
moss-groWn traditions than those COM
monly found in the older sections. Can
dor and fairness even to opponents are
rather the rule than the exception. The
narrow-groove few are in consequence
conspicuous for their smallneSS of Wis
ion. AS samples of this class, the
following is taken from the Milbank
Index:
he ST. Paul GLOBE is Gov. Church's organ
and supports the infamous SPRINGER one
stale phl. This shows the attitude of the ad-
minstration Democrats OF the territory.
When they pretend TO be in favor OF leglslat-
ing themselves out Of Office, just cry star
backwards
And this from the Bismarck Settler:
The st. Paul GLOBE has at last discovered
that the Hon. BILL SPRINGER is an impostor
and it is to be hoped that the GLOBE Will now
do as much TO hinder his work as 1t has here
tofore done to help 1t.
These are not referred to with any
purpose of treating seriously any per-
sonal imputation, but as atf0rding an
opportunity to recall and emphasize the
position the GLOBE has occupied in re-
gard to Dakota statehood. The sugges-
ton that the GLOBE is the organ of
Gov. CHURCH or any other man, IN or
out of office, is but worth smile. 1t
finds much to commend in the admins
tration of the present executive, and
has no quarrel with those who think
that in making his various appoint
ments he has left much good and avail
able material out Of the responsibilities
of official trusts. If he has too often
given fat things to political opponents,
lie has certainly not thereby mitigated
the rancor with which he has been pur-
sued in partisan sheets.
The GLOBE has thought that in the
main the SPRINGER one-state bill
was fair and liberal measure.
1t is not remembered that its provisions
have been shown to be wanting inliber-
ality, OF prejudicial to the interests of
the people. Its endowment of all pub
lie institutions by donations of lands is
assuredly ample. 1t imposes no con-
Straints upon the people not common in
the enabling acts of new states. In
some points the GLOBE would be glad
to see it changed-for instance, by Civ
ing larger representation and providing
for division whenever the majority in
each section affected desired it. The
GLOBE has believed that it was the
only measure likely to pass the present
congress, and whatever its possible de-
sought statehood. This is of vastly
more consequence than any question
of numerical character. Mate
rial financial interests and the
growth and prosperity of the COM
munity are largely involved in the state
matter. The apprehension was that
SPRINGER was not i'll solid earnest in
desiring to push even his own bill
through. Patience is exhausted at the
diatory, ineffective proceedings, which
are not confined to the house. Only
thiS week it will be remembered that
Mr.. PIATT in the senate found himself
unable to bring up his Dakota state
bill, and in his outburst Of indignation
candidly admitted that his failure was
not due to the Democrats. The GLOBE
has held that party interests should not
enter into the consideration of the state
mood questions, and, it is believed that
sectional rather than partisan feeling is
a! the bottom of the delay. 1t is not i'll
sisted that the SPRINGER bill is the ONLY
gool measure of the kind presented, nor
is it ut all important as to what persons
or Influences are behind any effort. If
it promises to give Dakota the
earliest possession of its rights and
privileges as ii member of the national
family, it should receive support. 1t
has seemed unwise at the present
i;rcture to insist upoE the adnlis-
SION of two states. when IL is fou. d
so difficult to get even one in. Still,
whenever the majority OF the people
ln the limits OF each section proposed