Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-24
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gives anything for nothing.
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AN AFRICAN DIscOVr RED.
He Haunts woodpile, In the Estima-
tion of the Mitchellites-Hnron . |
Capital Ambitions.
Mitohell Republican: The debate in
the democratic convention lest night |
developed good sized African in the
apparently lnnocent woodpile OF pat
rlotic and .disintereeted desire for speedy |
admission His presence was first sus
pected when the committee on creden-
tisls reported not only the county Of
Beadle, but OF Sully and Faulk as we'll,
represented by enterprising Huron men
nine In all; but this fact did not attract
much attention IN itself. The suspicion
WAS streng gthened, however, when the
committee on resolutions reported the
result OF its deliberations, carefully pre-.
pared with the aid of q Huron type
writer; and the Africans presence was
fully revealed IN the discussion that fol-
lowed.
MIR. Ryan OF Aurora opened the ball
with the emlnsntly proper suggestioa
hat IN view of the previous attitude as
we'll ss the present position of the demo-
cratic party st large. it would be unwise
to make any recommendations as to the
| method OF admission, bnt simply to in
struot the delegates to go to Washing
ton and use their discretion ss to the
most expeditions course to take.
This brought Receiver Miller of Huron
to his feet in an earnest appeal in behalf
OF the resolutions as they Atood, Sioux
al Ia Iftt oil -,
| strument which could NOT be improved
on because eminent democrats had
| Joined in it's preparation. He even went
so far as to sllege that Judge Tripp was
president of the convention which
formed this constitution, when it is
matter OF history that it was the first
Sioux Falls convention, volunteer
gathering, over which the present chief
Justice presided.
Mf. Mcclure OF Pierre then moved as
an amendment that the clause in the me-
mortal endorsing the Sioux Falls constl-
tuition be stricken out; ard remarked in
cidentally that he suspected that
| Huron's capital aspirations were at the
bottom OF this zeal for preserving the
status quo
MIR. Miller OF Huron promptly resented
this ineinnation and said that the gem
tleman from Pierre was another, apd
that the capital ambition OF that little
village was the only ground for objection
to the resolutions. He then urged With
renewed vigor that to strike out this
clause would be TO defeat our dearest,
fondest hopes-that is, Ruron's.
MIR. Foster OF Mitchell believed that
the delegates should 60 uninstructed.
| Gen Harden then arose end essayed
to pour oil upon the troubled waters
in behalf OF Huron-aud affirmed his
belief that the Sioux Falls constitution
wes the grandest document of its kind
yer v,uchsafed q new state. He ne
elected to explain however, the mental
process by which1he had evolved him :
self from the one state platform on
which be had run-behind-for congress
to his present advanced two state po
sitlon.
| A vote by counties was then had on
the amendment which was defeated by
40 to IL. the ubiquitous Huron gentle
men voting generously for Faulk, Sully
and such other counties as were not
represented in person.
Mr.. Mcclure then drew copy Of the
4 Platt bill from his pocket and showed
that by its provisions, eY6n with admis-
everything connected with the proposed d
state government except capital location,
had TO be rssubmitted, end he moved "a
Q second amendment, that there be EN-.
bodied in the resolution clause to the
effect that there be no such exception
but that the whole business be submit
ted. Hs did this. he ssid, to test the
sincerity OF the gentle man from Huron
who claimed to be wholly disinferested
and unseltsh,
Mr.. Miller OF Huron, who seems to
, nave been agreed on as spokesman fol
that side OF the case, resisted this
amendment on the ground that II woulC
csuse q fatal delay TO have new elee
/, ton.
/ Mr.. Mcclure again quoted from ths
Plat bill to prove chat as part Of tht
questions at issue had to be resubmis
ted there could not possibly be any NOR,
delay TO add this proposition to th'
I others.
{ /. Mr.. Miller OF Huron again arose
shook his raven looks, waved his lon,
arms in fine frenzy of unseifish indigua
ton, and reiterated; "Delay is death
q Huron shall be Baved!" or words to tha
. effect
] Messrs Dean OF Jerauid, late OF Huron
+ and Fieudenfeld, of Aurora, also oppos
D ed the amendment, ignoring Mr.. Nc
Olure's showing that his proposition IN
yolved no delay; and second vote b
!, counties the Same result ss before i
!, favor of the original resoiutions-th
q accommodating gentlemen from Huro
y voting as before for such of their neigt
. bors as we're not there in person.
y Alter carefully reviewing the CONVEX
sion, from its inception in the brains Q
= few enterprising Huron gentlemen {
y ltB Inauguration ct q aelect gathering {
the tame at Yankton. and its edimlpa
,l tion as above shown, We are forced I
- the conclusion that there are no flies O
y Huron, and that all is fish which come
to her net.
Bot as her tactics develop and her se
ishness and narrow scheming becon
more apparent, there is sure to be re
D. action, and before the Piatt bill or an
ri othsr meAscre gets through congress
there will be provision made for ia
40 deal on all the propositions involved, II
10 stead of on every thing except that bea
al ing on the capital location.
be We are still further confirmed IN o.
N belief that tho people and the press
Huron are in favor OF new deal on {
40 but this one proposition; and like q
he Igishraan in tha trade, we are willing