Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-02

we ma the sioux tallE fre9S HGIll
clinging tenaolously to ancient terrific
rial traditions and opposing every prop
osition fer an innovation upon past
governmental conditions and methods.
While ostensibly for statehood, it wants
to become state only through impos-
sible processes-as aHy rate the nearer
impossible the method the more loudly
the Press proolaima and endorses 1t. III
an individual or newspaper, in despair
Of snccess via the time beaten track,
proposes to deviate thereirom, the Press
rises in its seat aud hurts an arbitrary
objection st the project. There have
been men in the American congress-
whose comprehension Of craftsmanship
never carried them beyond the prosy
couplot: 81 obiect.' By the exercise
OF this prerogetive they have been able
to clog the feet OF progress end retard
the growth OF new ideas. But they never
amounted to much as congressman.
The recent suggestions of tho Fargo
Argus and the Press and Dakoteian in
behalf OF territorial legislation deprlving
an alien governor of she power to appoint
the numerous subordinate officials of
Dakota and lodging that power in the
ballot box are doubtless worthy of the
most mature consideration. They con-
templated departure from form OF
local government lodged wholly in She
central power OF Washington and the
institution OF form OF local govern-
ment possessing some of the attributes
OF self government. These suggestions
were purely in the interest OF people
suffering from the burdens and insults
OF provincial dispensAtion imposed
upon them through system of federal
customs created In the eRrly political
chaos of the republic, and handed down
from generation to generation to now
affiict community for whom they were
never intended. The suggestions were
designed to indicate medium through
which grievous evil might be partially
corrected and tax ridden territory
might finally possess some semblance oi
home governments IN exchange for tho
despotio rule so long in vogue. But the
Sioux Falls Press objects. And in OBJ
jeoting it says:
1t may as we'll be accepted now ns
| after while, that all this people can dc
territorial form of government. These
l ax,,fu no rysl t> kt,a u
any body. IL is unfortunate, it is true
but 80 long as it is true, why. attempt
methods of relief which cannot by any
possibility promise success.
The evils referred to in this connection
are the evils which ciuster about the
power TO appoint, 30 long lodged in the
hands Of Dakota's imported governors
These, the Press AYERS. are as calling tt
itself as to anybody else. And yet, dur
ing the last two gubsrnatorial admins
trations, the editor Of the Press has held
remunerative positions as an appointe,
of alien governors. How gallingI
may not be that his success in the de-
partment OF appointments has anything
to do with his stereotyped objections q
all propositions for changes in the form
or mode OF territorial government.
/. / may not be that he prefers the serritor
TO the state, under practices which ar
!. personally beneficial to him, sor sha
, reason alone. But it is matter OF resor
: that his paper has "obisoted" to ever
movement towards local self governmen
which contains any promise OF success
We would not attribute erroneous mo
: tives in his case. But the facts stand Q
We have presented them. The publ
] can draw its own inference.