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


and his co.adherents Of the Aberdeen
convention. The open confession ofthe
chairman of that convention that he a.
ways has, and still is, in favor oil. d.
vision, but he had lost hope of ever OBJ.
tanning it, the letter of VIM. NJ. Springer
virtually telling them that the Demo
cratic party would not give Dakota III
y'iisin, and then spripger's bill even deny
ing admission without still another and
second act o: congress. have opened the
eyes of many people to the fact that the
movement in favor of one state and the
light vote for division, was because the
people had lost hope and that the DEM
ocratic party opposing division is only
another way of opposing admission in
any form. The discussion in the senate
by Senate Plat, chairman Of the com.
mittee on territories, rec,ting the sltua-
ton of Dakota's. wrongs, and Buffers
weak reply, have shown this plainly.
But the mask was torn OF completely
by Senator Davis of Min nesota, whenahe
compared the bill proposed by Butler
and Springer for the admission of Da-
kota as a whole will that Of Utah pres
ented by Butler where, in the case Of
Utah, they provide for its absolute ad-
mission into the Union without further
action of congress, but for Dakota, so
weak in population and morals, from a
Democratic standpoint, it is not safe to
allow the president Of the United States
to issue his proclamation admitting Da-
kota, but a Democratic house must pass
on that hereafter. While Senator Davis
was showing how unfair, odious and un-
just was their position, Senator Butler
.fsirly paled with anger, but he could
not say a$word, for twas true:
1t is said that Vest, who is VIGOROUSLY
unfair in debate, is to follow with abuse
and invective upon the good people of
Dakota. So many Democrats in the
house are getting disguised that Springer
had to hold a caucas and call in the
domineering southern members to keep
diford's and Bakers bill for division,
and admission of both North and South
Dakota from passing.
All the people Of Dakota need to do
is to be patient for q while longer and
they will have division and admissionfor
two grand states.
The discussion in the senate will prob
ably last for several days and then the
bill will pass the senate.
The odium Of keeping Dakota out of.
the Union mustr rest upon the gentleman
from Illinois, w. M. Springer, with his
Democratic assistants.
The result Of the last few days has
demonstrated that there is no sincerity
in the Democratic promises that they
are willing to admit Dakota as q whole.
Knute Nelson of Minnesota took
;"time by the ~forelock" and fred of his
tariff speech early. The Indian appro.
ration bill was under confederation. at,
the time and the speech was hardly
applicable to the subject matter; but
Mr.. Nelson is o shrewd observer Of
things and he did not propose to be
crowded out. His speech wa as peril.
nent to the subject matter as one-half
the speeches delivered in either house.
Joe Rolette has been here several
weeks in the interest Of the Turtle
mountain band of Indians. Con-
gress u very slowto recognize the claims
ofsthose people. Gen. Andrew Jackson
Sparks injured their cause very much. It
is well known here that two years ago
a strong lobby wa interested in
having theolaim Of those Indians to some
four-and.one-half million dollars against
the Government allowed. This was
based upon the theory that they still
held title to nine million acres of the
Devils Lake and Turtle mountain coun-
try, and would include Ramsey county
and the whole country north and west
from there.
Gen. Sparks stopped all surveys in
this region and vas ready, and more
than willing, to recognize the Indian title.
Was there a "d,yy" contemplated be.
tween hum and the "claim lobbyn7
Many people think so. His rulings in
this matter, to say the least, we're pre-.
cisely what the ring wanted.
have heard it said that some people