The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-16
FRlDAYMARCH, lG, 1855.

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FRlDAYMARCH, l6, 1855.
WHAT SPRINGER DON'T KNOW
"llon." Bill Springer, the INSPIRED
villain i'll tho democratic comedy
known as tho Omnibus Bill, is respUil.
sible for the following libel upon
North Dakota. In his report to the
house he says: "I'he climate in the
extreme northern portion of tho ter.
ritOry and the character of tho lands
west OF The Missouri are such as To
preclude the possibility of u dense pop.
ulation in those regions hereafter.
If. however at any time in the future
the Indian title should become extin.
gnishe'l and the population should
become 20 great as to make u single
state COVE nnent unweil iy, congress
may. at the request and with consent
OF such states, provide Cor the division
into two or more states. but with the
present population of Dakota, which
is but little over one third of the aver.
age population OF The existing states
in the Union and with so large an
area comprised within Indian rcserva.
tions and other large areas very
sparsely settled there is no imperative
reason for dividing the territory.
Tho general eastern reader and pos.
sible immigrant would gather from
tho above paragraphs LIST. that our
climate precludes density of pOpula.
ton. 2nl, that our lands are too
poor to support large population.
3rd, that the most of the lands are
occupied by Indian reservations and
consequently by Indians.
Such being tho case. such possible
Immigrant, cannot but rclegate us, in
his mind. to about the condition of the
average EsInimalS. or at best to the
level of the "sluaw.man. 1t would
be a gentle grade tina. leads from
such condition in his mind. to the
thought of train oil. blubier. white
bear and fish diet. and in the near fu.
tnre, with the slight possibility of i'm.
migration aud the strong probability
of natural increase, ho secs. in imayi.
nation, the poor Nortl, Dakotan. clad
i'll the furs aud skins of tho animals
whose flesh affords hin precarious
existence. standing in rows. receiving
government bounty in the slapc OF
blankets. beads and rations, share and
share alike with the Chippewas and
Sioux.
No wonder the lion. Bill wants te
keep Dakota out. II is evident thai
it is ignorance that ails him, for II,
man who occupies So high a posilio,
IS MIR. Springer would deliberately Ii,
I" carry ont "a lmrtizln point, and us i
must be ignorance, copy of commits
sioncr McClnrc's emigration book will
! set every thing all right. and Dakot;
+ will be divided and admitted this YEA
in time for tho presidential election.
;! We wonder however. that Glf1or,
hasn't told him how thing, really arr
up here. and il we remember right,
there have been several delegations
sent t" Washington to tell these cen
gresham about us. Int perhaps tn,
delegates used SO much red paint vile,
they got there That Mr.. Springer ant
the rest Of the lions" thought W.
were all "rc,l men" in this northern
feline. Anyway VIC arc gla,l that w,
have found out what the matter i.
and that it is only ignorance instei.,
Of democracy. Il symptom rather than
disease. that keeps liz out Of the Union
1t is evident that Springer know
inothing of the land If NO. hard
that though we have more railway!
than lots of states, yet they get block
c'l every winter tryingt to haul ont ou
products, that there afo such cities a:
Grand Forks. Devils Lake, CRATIC,
and hundreds of small towns up in the
far north. And away beyond, acros.
the line, is - city Of $4,000 people VIII,
are fast ripening rs a fruit which vii
drop in Gncie Sans lap before liz
knows it.
it is information that Springer
needs ana sich Of his democratic con
frcres as Governor Church, Brother
/ Wilson ant! some others should hasten
to explain to William the distinction
between a land Of hiGblcr eaters and
u land Of fat Office holders; for ne
doubt this partially accounts for ills
error. And as for climate, a pcrllsa
of the local press Il few months
from now will satisfy him or any bod,
| else that politics at least are rcd ho
out here, but if SO he that Dakota i:
ever admitted an', MIR. Springer Shout,
ever run for president, then l;e will
then have good reason to believe in
the frigidi,y of North Dakota.
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Mt. 3: NJ. G"rbett. of Grand Forks
has been appointed register of the L
:. lan. Office. succeeding Atr. ;iEany
1t is conceded that Mr.. G.. will make
good officer and the appointment i
very pleasing TO the republicans. MI
corI~lt was deputy treasurer with
Mr.. Tharaldsnn and We believe was
candidate rs Mr.. Tllaraidson's success