Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-21
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gates to the Chicago convention, in
which all the territories were repre-
sented, series of resolutions was ad-
opted and submitted to the platform
committee of the convention with re-
quest that they be inserted in the plat
form of the republican party. These
resolutions are as follows:
ReSolyed, That South Dakota should
OF right be Immediately admitted as
state into the union, under the consti-
tuition framed and adopted by her peo-
| pie. and we heartily endorse the action
OF the republican senate in twice report
| fpg bills for her admission, and the re-
fusing of the democratio house for parti-
| san purposes to favorably consider these
| bills is willful violation of the sacred
! American principle of local self lf-govern-
ment, and merits the condemnation of
all just men.
| ResoZUed, That the pending bills in
| the senate for acts to enable the people
of North Dakota, Montana and Wash
ington territories, to form constitutions
and establish safe governmental should
| be passed without unnecessary delay
and similar equitable bill shonld be
passed to enable the people OF the terri
tory of New Mexico to form a constitu-
tion and state government.
| R6sol0ed, That government by coD-
gress of the territories is based upon
necessities only to the end that they
may become states in the union, there
fore, whers the conditions of population
material resources, public intelligence
and morality are such aa insure stable
local government therein, the people Of
such territories should be permitted, as
a right inherent in them, to form fol
themselves constitutions and state
governments and be admitted into the
union, and, pending this preparation
for statehood, all officers thereof shoulc
be selected from the bona fde RESIDENT
and citizens of the territory wherein
they are TO serve.
These resolutions express the sense o
the republican party of ell the terrific
rial dependencies OF the United States
They demand
THAT South Dakota be admitted 6
state under the Sioux Falls constitu
tiop.
2-That pending enabling acts TO
North Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton be passed and that New Mexico
case be equitably considered.
3-That the inherent right OF terrific
ries to organize their state government
and form their state constitution
be recognized and that they be admitte
into the union upon their 5wn motto
when ali constitutional REQUIREMENT. sr
s complied with.
These are the precise demands chs
y the Hugh j. Campbell statehood ele
: ment in Dakota has been voicing fc
: many years. First the element whic
;. endorsed the Campbell idea wes sma
y south Dakota faction. 1t struggle
against the hostility OF friends an
+. enemies and finally spread its doctrin
over the territory OF Dakota and becam
q powerful factor in all political council
Q It woa the victory in the last territori,
q republican convention. Now we fin
# the allied forces OF ell the territories el
= dorsing and advocating the Campbe
l. doctrine and asking the national repul
|, lican party to endorse and accept il
s, Its own.
IL Surely there is enough in all this
ts commend the wisdom OF those who ha'
stood unfinchlngly, through years
opposition, by the doctrine of inhere
1t right.
n The territories of Dakots and Was
Of ington went into the Chicago oonventit
a. upon the 1--WE are state" theory and wo
10 They declared-sif We are not stai
ct we ere nothing, and are therefore @
50 titled to no representation in this n
10 tional gathering. We will refuse
j. accept any representation excepting t
es representation to which We are entitl
as states"
The convention admitted Dakota q
OF Washington under their iull state rep
We sentation--ten and six delegates,
n stead OF two and two, the numl
Yd accorded TO territories.
.st These are the results growing out
n the long and persistent and unwayeri
ok efforts OF the 30 called radical statehc
o. element in Dakota. The radicals ha
me won recognition not only for themsels
nv bat for all the territories, and from
up highest sousce of party power.
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