Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-07
DIVISION AND ADMISSION
Address by Committee Of the
Constitutional Convention
to Dakota People.
The Springer Bill and Some Of thu
Questions Involved in the Struggle
for Statehood.


IOF SthtenOOtis
Huron, d. T., Special Correspondence.
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Il he following address has been prepared
nv the romm;ttaa apno;,,ta1 for the
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purpose at the session OF the Dakota
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Nons'"u'iohaA cohNehsioh III Hufon last
June. It will be read with interest through
OUT Dakota.
HEApouARTEns DIVISION AND STATEHOOD
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the People OF Dakota: This committee, ap-
pointed by the division convention which as
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~ "'on oey i' Aoo'' WIS cnAIseu
,..., wan .ne d1sy o. convokng convention ot TIE
people OF Dakota whenever, III their judgment,
All emergency should arise which should de-
maAu tne action of the people
.n z ne JudGntnt of the cOn,nnittee AhAt Time
- sssee 1ilaseeoos1e ~
~soiieia ~ hcs as 20 tne proper ulne' piNce anu
manner ann o, &C a..inR % sucn convention.
ing son,ii..te peiore issnine sucn cniI wouin
I Do siau " neai os ie'.eI pelhohely Ho.n AL
t;. uas Vi "i'in'o' ah" s'a'enooo uPoh these
Tba comn,,,..o ;s a..,,,, i,,,r.ss.a ,r,.,, ~.
,s, @ - ueep's t, VIII tne
ni. s'Sin M L',eti"il 'na. .ne eneilies VI
Dhhota, ~. nnuei tle leau oI MI springer, cnair-
l.lah VI ,ne mouse eoiLhittee on terrltoIies, IN
" .e nooie M oi !saa1rg ana
ti ., Hew ioih as Wen as u NJ Ine repnD
M i.ai en- VIII suceSsu ~ kiiiihe ~ meas
@ ea 'o' ,n uisisioii @ .u IN tn,s con
sitsei !he coihiiiittee .Hhss this from the pup
lSheu uttefahces Oh MI. boyhtoh ana other
ne ;,,,.o,,. so,o,, -, ,,. c.,u,
,,,at,.s s ~ 1.nslie vi M; np.seI Mnu
sle y, oI .ne irhuuueht npriiiser Dill 10
aaee nako'h % AZ ,h.o e .ne union as one state,
= usains. .ne Mlii on ner peope, ahu ssaihst every
i.., iiel.si vi .ne le,rl1ry, hhah Iai Ms well us
po.iea' anu Iiiorai, VIII oe ueIeateo IN congress
oppo''ioh ~ .ne ho'es. hho Nlsest ueIhocra,s,
sh as s ~ ~ .ne ana ny
This is now Nc o concsdea press Vi INC t'ea' "eS'
ms MS is INV Sn,s Soneeusu. @ -, q. ,,
,; Ch; hDs u"y a., p'ces VI o.; nui' S''iienP M
~ S.oaA ..s oii'.iia Iiiu s.. LOUIS
sec ,,s' anu nre sn;rhs our @ n..ie SIaveiy.
.,n iDuis.iiie .i M ana .>eM oIieahs VIII
.nhs .s we saiiie Slut, pecause our III
'e e'a a. men D, ~ Mes.eih communities,
s.atas itI n at,r VI ene peoe y, ans tn.eu .
o.aoss M,ii pe nv ac.eu 10 our struggle py the
pri s ueDa.o @ ~ :. .o,tSl s -, lese,
lne ueceh. IepoIv oI .Ie iIhoIIIy OF the mouse
committee on territories is extr mely sugges-
ure nHu pfesnant WIN meaning ana nope 70
our peopte, anu shoulu DC caTeiuiiy stuuleu oy
erurs luz IltiAeH oI pako.a:
;tH ,.. ~ y, uon mp :. , ,nu. we neIe
i, NH iepIihl eaiae.s i'oni ~; wnicn we espec-
ihiii ieIues' tIe press, aiiu phtucu,ariy the
Seehy press y, Dahoth, W 'ePriht iof the pehe-
IL. anaIn y. siieir rea.ers . as i,, o,..,,,, =,
oncihls not oi P1pulh, eiee,ioh nave peen
Liuh. upon IIell. , tney nave Deeii uenle,' rep
reseh.atioI,, a..housn tnsy slaIc, IN eaual pro
portion VIII tne s'n,es' .ne 30, OF tne gen
.a n.. nv ils ", .iis ea VI
, tae = n.eu t States, incl"dlhs phkota, nes west
oi tue Nlssisslpli rlVef. wHhch section now mas
popIiat,on OF iovooIo ana me e olner on n two,
sevenths naVe popui1tioil oi 1o,opuo. a
chrelui estihate SHOWS tnat tne year 1850 VIII
snow population OF ~ 'oo,U w " IN the states West
uL .he MississippI rneI anu !. is i,eoic.e.i .hh,
uhe day Is not Iar ulsthnt Wheh tne center oI
population VIII be forced westward 10 the Dor
Ger oil me great american desert winch mas dis
tppeargu l,ke VIII OF Ihe ~isp before advanc
horlty tnlhk due regard shouin DC had Ior the ~
tufe OF this country; ana that tnese states should
pe OF neaium SIZE haVlng que regard 70 their
anaptapihty Ior supporting ana MAINTAINING
statehood and self-government 1t certainly
uoes @ nol seem lhe Hihority Wise poIicy " tt
iorce the ADMISSION OF these great territories IN
70 tne union, ana paftlcuiaIiy I'akota, as Q
single state and against the will OF her people
states ol snch great weaith ana area as she VII
soon be rather an element OF national weakness
IA many ways than OF strength, ana must sooner
or later prove menace TO our form OF govern
meht
heierrine 10 MI GiHord Dlii LOT the adnis
SION OF north ana soutn Dakota, the minority
report says lnis measure IN substance
passed the senate III the nfst meeting OF tht
forty y-ninth coneIess, IN feofnafy, ies1. Iha1
portion OF DAKOTA embraced WITHIN the pro
Visions OF the bin had many times previously
pressed its cialihs 10 sthiehoou anu tnost
claims nave become 80 important that they
seem. seem 10 hne co,niittee .t lnpera.se. Inc M
area, intelligence and wealth OF her people de
mand that congress should act at once, and tha
her rights, SO long withheld, should be granted
in the full spirit OF America n liberty. There nr'
no precedents or parallels IN the countrys his
tory for the injustice that has been done south
Dakota in this matter OF refusing her statehood
No party, as political measure, can afford t.
ignore the will OF people expressed i'll just
cause, and no individual with proper respec
ior the rights 3 OF american citzens ca, can den,
those people statehood longer. The history o.
the struggle OF the people OF south Dakota fo
ADMISSION into the union is written IN dlsap
pointed hopes and denial OF rights TO as loya
and intelligent people as live In our land. Th'
confidence that they had a right to repose IL
love OF American liberty and fairness has beer
broken. For ten years she has pressed herself
a fearless claimant, strong in resources. wealth
numbers and intelligence. She has been among
the prairie states, the pride OF the country
and yet has been ignored by congress and de
MED the right to enter her father house. Soutf
Dakota has population OF $4,000 and IN arei
of about 70,O square miles. The minority bt
lieye that it ever has been. and still is, th'
desire OF great majority OF the people OF al
Dakota that the territory should be divided
upon an east and west line. The people hav'
laid the whole foundation OF their political sys
TEN with this in view, and the minority asks il
all candor and sincerity, what objection Is Their
or can there be to granting it? Think of on
legislature governing New York, Pennsylvania
| exceeds all OF them 1t is said that Texas is
larger state than Dakota would be II admitte'
rs n whole. Asa matter OF Tact. Texas fur
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