St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-25

not they too feel impelled to enter upon
canvass for the campaign? For the
simple but conclusive reason that it was
division scheme" and all honest men
kept out of it. Notwithstanding this
grave charge against the late election on
division, which l believe to be true,
there was only small majority for di-
vision as it was. The great object with
Dakota people now is some way
TO GET \ DIVISION.
FirSt-We claim that there has never
been any honest expression of the peo-
pie on this question. If congress had
ordered Il vote on the question of ''divis-
ion or lone state" and there had been
a majority for division, then that would
have settled it; but when few Schem-
ing politicians take 1t into their
heads they want division, and
manage to arrange for So
called election on the matter,
that all honest men who think differ
emily do not attend for the reason that
ii won't amount to anything, and diviS-
ion carries by small majority, then we
say that that does not settle the queS-
admit that the people of this territory
want division, and what position are
some of these diviSiOniStS in? We re-
iterate the statement that the people of
this territory want admission. President
Preston, of Mitchell, of the Aberdeen
convention. who was formerly known
as rank diviSionist, stated at that con-
Ncntion that he was for admission. Now
comes Delegate Clifford and says that he
wont work for admission except
it is accompanied by division.
Is this what the people want? Does
this represent Dakota? We have shown
that on square issue it is not settled
by any means that the people want
division. This is difficult question. 1t
is whether the people prefer Immediate
admission, in the way that congress will
it to us. to spending years more of
doubtful time in chasing after the queS-
tionable yagary of division. AT last we
have these divisiOniStS shown up in their
true light. 1t is plain what they are
after: what they are doing all this work
for division for; what their motive in
the business iS-they are not dong it for
fun; be sure they have an objecl-that
object is 10
GET MORE OFFICES.
They are after this crazy scheme, and
let me predict right here that they will
never attain it. and what is more it will
about sincerity. We all know that the
constitution of that Campbell state
would never have been adopted if it
hadn't been for rival fight between q
half dozen towns to see which could get
the most votes for the capital. And
they do say that Huron would never
have got it if it hadn't been for the fact
that it had town lots on four sides of the
town that it could give away to workers.
while at Pierre they could only offer
these presents on three SideS--Or rather
part of three sides. the Indian reServa-
ton not being open. Our friend
WheelOck, of the Mitchell Republican,
though, has about the right idea of the
whole matter. He says that whether
one side or the other of the question car
ries, he wants the men of Dakota to
stand
ON THEIR PRINCIPLES
by their colors. Both positions can not
be right and best, and time can only de-
eide. At present he wants both parties
to do what they can, in a fair way. to at
tain their ends, and whatever the out
come, they can have the satisfaction of
a record that was true to their
This is right.
Our much-reSpected friend, eX-GOy.
Pierce, hasn't much to say lately about
his boOdler friends down at Yankton.
Eth, governor? Can't you tell us what
dear little angels they were? Didn't we
know what we were talking about when
we said that things were not right there?
Who is on top now? Is your friend,
BOOdler Powers, going to be a candidate
for the legislature? We ask you this,
Gov. Pierce, as the representative of the
Republican party in the territory and
the exponent of great political organ,
and not on any personal considerations.
THE LOOKER-IN.