St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-24
CAMPBELL AT WASHINGTON
Only Blunders Have Delayed the Sue
cess of the Divisionists.
WHACKS AT "OLD SPRINGER. "
Wants His Convention to Boom and
Support Given to Senator Plat,
the "Friend of Dakota"


Support Given to Senator Plat,
the "Friend Of Dakota"
Special to the Globe.
HURON, Dak., March 2S.-Judge Hugh
j. Campbell, now in Washington, writes
as follows concerning Dakota affairs IN
Washington. The letter was addressed
to gentleman in this city, who wrote
Mr.. Campbell asking for plain state
ment of the situation: s.The feeling
here in congress with regard to Dakota
matters is decidedly in advance of any
previous session; and it is growing rap
idly. If it had not been for mistaken
and rather officious intermeddling of
certain parties early in the session, who
mistakenly desired to have the old state
government or nothing recognized by
congress, things would have been in
much more forward position than they
are now. lido not suppose there is a man
woman or child in North or South Da-
kOta, except two or three persons, who
would not gladly jump at the offer of
two enabling acts, one for North and
one for South Dakota, as just the thing
they wanted. Just that is what it was
possible to have had. except for the mis-
take above alluded to on the part of GER
tain persons. Just that thing can be
had now if there is no nonsense or fur
ther intermeddling.
l have in my hands the advance sheet
of the report of the minority of the COM
mlttee OF the house on territories on the
new
SPRINGER OMNIBUS BILL.
l give you citation or two to show
you how strongly our friends in con-
greSS speak for us:
"We will call attention to one of the
SectionsiOf the act organizing the terri
tory, to show how 100000 people are
ruled and dominated by one man, and
how Inappropriate is such rule to the
conditions of Dakota.
Under this law the governor of the
territory of Dakota has the appointment
OF about ninety officers who control the
expenditures of all the revenues of the
territory.
1.-The governor appoints the treasurer,
the auditor, two superintendent of
schools, the attorney general, three rail
road commissioners, two public exam
inOrS, the commissioner of immigration.
the colonies and officers of two regi-
ments of militia Tin all about fifteen in
number) the directors of the insane
asylum for North Dakota (fve), the di-
rectOrs of the penitentiary for North
Dakota five, directors of the university
of North Dakota five, directors of the
university at VermiliOn, penitentiary at
Sioux Falls, insane asylum at YanktOn,
agricultural college at BrOOking, normal
school at Madison, reform school at
PlankingtOn, normal school at Spear
fish and Mimic, school of mines at Rapid
City, five for each institution, Or in all
fifty; total number of officers appointed
by the governor, ninety-twO.
1.-The revenue of the territory amounts
to over $5J0,000 per annum, and is all
expended by these officers, subject to
the approval of the governor.
'During the last session of the legiS-
lature, the governor refused to approve
of any appropriation bills unless pro-
vision was inserted making the eXpendi-
ture of the money subject to his APP
prevail.
"Much more might be said in this
connection to emphasize the injustice
of holding these people longer under
territorial control, but it seems unneces-
sary to extend these observations. The
situation, in its present state of deVel-
opment, is anomalous,
AGGRAVATING AND UNAMERICAN.
''Will not congress act, and that
speedily?"
Another and even more significant ex-
tract from this report is this:
IF the reasons stated Dy Mr..
Springer) are the true ones for keeping
Dakota out of the Union, then we must
confess that coercion has been practiced
toward the territory to an extent little
dreamed of or realized by the majority
of our people.
1.-THE object and motive then, for
failing to permit the question of the adj
mission of Dakota to be considered by
the house during the forty-eighth and
fOrty-ninth congress are disclosed. 1t
was to force these people by neglect
and disregard of their constitutional
rights as American citizens to abandon
their cherished hopes for a division of
the Territory, to cOerce them into ac-
cepting what they do not wish, to yield
what they are fully justified in main
tanning, and that which will be detri-
mental to their interests to abandon.
''The object, then, in keeping Dakota
out of the Union and as a colony
a mere prOvince-fOrcing these people
to like under territorial form of gov
eminent, is because they wish division
it. This then, according to the theory
of the majority, is the excuse for here
tOfore denying great people self-gOv-
eminent and representation in national
affairs"
But the minority of the committee de-
serve the most thanks for the splendid
whack they
GAVE OLD SPRINGER
for his impudent action in regard to Da-
kOta. 1t will do you good to read it.
After quoting in full Mr.. Springer's re-
markable and impudent letter to the
Aberdeen convention, the committee
says !.st mil, no ro+;ooa +h.4 IN addition 30
the attempt to induce the people of that
convention to believe that their popula-
ton was insufficient in comparison with
the old and thickly settled states to JUS
tify the division of the territory,
the gentleman proceeded with an
attempt, as we feel justified in designat-
ing it, to coerce not only the sentiments
of the people there assembled, but the
people of Dakota as well, by declaring
that those who were welded to the idea
of division might well postpone the
realization of their hopes, and assuring
them from his personal knowledge of
the public sentiment existing in Wash
ingtOn, that the division of Dakota at
this time and the erection of two states
within her borders is an utter impOssi-
bility; and while protesting to desire
the admission of Dakota as one state. he
declared his unqualified opposition to
the division of the territory as desired
by the people.
:" II Are the Democrats of the
house of representatives of the Fiftieth
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question presented by this bill, to in
dorse the action of the honorable chair
man in thus attempting not only to in
fiuence the people of a great state, but