The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-20
DAVIS ON DAKOTA,
The Minnesota Senator Delivers the
Greatest Speech Yet Made
Upon That Topic.


the floor, especially the Republicans, gath
cred around Mr.. Davis ana gave him close
attention. Upon several law points Senator
Eamunds showed great interest in the ad-
dress, and ielpcd the senator from Minnesota
with several suggestions. Tho speech is con
sidered by members of the senate az one of
the best ever delivered on the floor, and con-
grntulattons flowed in upon the senator
from minnesota In great numbers at the
cioAe OF his speech 1t was known to he his
maiden effort in nny extended way and
therefore was listened to by the people in
the galleries and upon the flor with some
curiosity. In his reply to Senator Butler of
South Carolina lie SO wrought mp tina, gen
tieman that hc was iIati.y able to collect
himself. Mr.. Davis said:
Dakota became Il territory on tho ! tlay
OF March, lSGl. when states which have on-
noscu her admission were seeding from tho
Union. Those states rca,suncd their inter
rupted relations with little delay, but for
years this great Northern commonwealth.
Tor purely party purposes, has been denied
an equivalent justice Her people now re-
appear, dem;.ndin" rights which reason can
not gainsar, or nrGteXt evaGi., with decent
nlausaDlity-rights to which they are en-
Titled ly treaty stlpnations between this na-
tloh anu foreign power; hv cnm,hlct be-
tween the original states. entered into be-
lore the constitution was adopted, and
Whlch by many statutes has been sitcn con.
nrmeu, applied and extended as a guaranty
oil statehood, over regions oi tho West oi th,.
southwest and on the Pacific coast. From
these domains states have come into Gri,.
ana nave been almltCd i'll IL. ur.
milton and performance % .tr
the treaty amt the compact This
commonwealth makes claim upun
tIt,s
legal rights. In lsiii N,pnicon Euna,r.rl,.
was iirSt consul oi France and Thomas JET
iefson was president of the unltrd States.
Each oi these men WAS the child Of d.
m0cracy, and they wtlc the most prrscrnt
statesmen of tlia. time. Each had torc.c;.n
inc World -grassping policy Of England, and
h;id forrto!d its persistent processes, winch
have ever since and are now in course Of
fulh'ment. The hollow truce wh!ch tolnw..l
inc treaty of Ami"nS was about tu be broken
by wars which eventually crushed Frame.
and applied thctorch To the public buildings
ana archives of tn" capital OF the United
states. In contemplation of this s;ru cm,c
these chief magistrates 1T the only rc,,thics
then existing negotiated Il treaty bv whic;,
tac United States acquired from Francr
moro territory than the people Of the col
onics had wrcstcd from Great Britain NV the
war OF the Rcvolutiun. This domain is now
Louisiana, Arkansas. Iowa. all nl Minnesota
west of the Mississippi river, kan>,-,
Nebraska, tic Indian Territory, parl of
Wyomia" and Dakota
MIR. Davis said, replying to the senator
from Suuth Carolina that the two Enl.cu
States senators coming her. represented but
L., 900 voters In Southern Dnkot;n> Hn
pointed out the fact that in Ger
tain counties lying southeast and southwest
ot the Potomac RIVER great party had been
wiped out and moved away Ike Il summer
cottage Senator Davis then proceeded to
read the election returns from several
southern districts showing ia. nwml"r of
votes witch cunSrc,ainG!i from SJut:lnrn
districts represented. Among Others he
showed that tho representative from the
First Arkansas district had received Il, ,O.,4
votes, with no opposition. III the Fifth ,is-
trict the representative received ,.iGi votes,
with no opposition. In Ge"rsi;., in the
FIRST district, th. representative had rn-
cetvcd ,1Ol against IL up,osi,lon; in the
Second district til. Representatives had re-
cclvch Iii votes. M onpusil:on:
in the Third district the r..,,rcsrula-
tiv" had received l.7ni, with no ",p,si-
ton; In the Fourth diStrr: there were ...,..U9
votes yn., cast, "gains' $50 in opp"si"n; in the
fhth distric:. 2,9u:,. with ~ opposition; IN
the Sixth dislrrl, l,7..22 no opposlion; in
the Eighth districi, .,2s7 against. - seat
terinE; in the Ninth district, - l:11. with II
opposition. In the State Of Louisiana Mr.
Blanchard had received /, ,7i.i votes, with no
opposition; in the Second district the repre-
sentative Ind received Il. 7.lO, with no oppo-
stion; in the Seventh district the ,cprcscm:;-
tive has received ! .;IDS, with q scattering
The same condition of things existed in
South Carolina, where tho representatives
had been elected hy 1000 to 900 votes
without opposition. And vet the senator
from Suuth Carolina has seen tit 20 c.l,l..isc
the fact that t'nt l.nt,0 votes had been cast
for delegates to The constitutional convcn-
tioh winch l!:ul form ii liis constitution
HIS Gn:.tILrSInS&
Mr. Davis closed Lis spec ii as follows:
Enough and more than enough, has bcc;
LhuS au,luC"tt ON these Questions, ana il
stands cs'abl,sllrd
Firs;~-liiat the cr,i;namce of lIsT. cx-
tended as II was after Ill. adoption If the
fedora! constitution nv.r Ir" IONS not :.t1rcttd
bv lis provisions, an ai>n re- enacted II. to
the TERRITORY firsr all cynd iy ii. hls bc.u re-
GafGru as cOninirin:. IiIUm tn. IlCnpir Ut II
territory the ii!nt tn h!"i.t II CONSTITUTION
and To apply for admission mo III" E:,irn.
Sccund--That The st:ih, ;tii"nS OF the tiraty
with France have b'ci: regarded in stv.r:i
instances as comforting tlic same hight. ami
that the treaty with spain WAS 80 regarded
in the case OF FloInia.
llrl-'lhat many states have form, I, their
constitutions and have been admitted wi,h
out enabling acts, and the o. jectiou That
they thu. proceeded WAS noS perceived bv
opinion of Jackson. ana WIS distinctly 10
tutrd hv Mhiison. Macon, Erm,un. Cav,
buchanan. John Quincy A,laras and hy many
other statesmen less eminent;
four:h--Ihat the people "l some of tl,n:"
stale, have thus lr"crc,.cd. ;i.rr r"pca,n,i
drnhls uf thc'r lelltiuns tpr the passage. cl
enabling acts
Flfth--liia in some instances tn" adoption
OF II constitution 10y popular Vol" has not
been required, and that III" u."s,Inn of
boundaries has been a.ijr>,cdas rrouos.d bv
ihc present bill
IL tlu!!ows from all this that there never
was anv consistent practices on his suLirci.
What other excuses rr,nain for pps,pmuiu2
tins Ions. delayed aci of justice: ms rnlrsr
Of evasion. Inihblng. pr.:i,x; and denial mas
run 81 long that it has ceased t. l." Il nr!,t
error Meyer in the history of this ..nv~i:..
mont has such Il comm, nwraliu knorh.d
and IN vain, mt the doors If ne Union; never
has the equity OF any r"o..c b,..m 81 sham,
lu'T down -'roh,!rn. TN ;i,'t',,irl uf nri.v-
hncE- niiich lhr sane oar .irtS S'OrS Tch,. ted
Dn account %! grievances less :han tn.S.
though much I'll: same and committee. i,v
The .amr party ant Tor Iii" -p;iG." urHu q,
The injustice Con" k;:;ls;iS .,Ip:i:.". III" !tt.-
lar comsccncc and cony,T,cG; upon It's per
petra or: Nh. condemnation Ot ,nr world
IN account uf Opp"c>S:ua mih.'i III, t:tin"
Tor hnI government h"mlc,i. .ur 'ic i,npn-
iit:on oi Iu'":e alien To Ii" .'oll WHO govern
ike rro:ons;:!>, we hari" i.a:.la,r:. con .olr
With IT. land. no d inc";li.,., pass lr.nu-
lions and c"n!rbut" no,r,, VIII, .c;f suni
:icnt hypocrisy. white W., nr" iu!I ut ;.r
:amc olensc ] shall nni, Mr President, d.
.all the history of tins cnn.iniln',s and CON
'is'cnt iniu't:rc. Il is known Of ~! men /
shall content nvs1it with IruScat II. Dakota
rs Sh: il to-day.
After arguing at some length in iavor OF
division, Mr.. Davis continued: Tie
pr".cut govern lncut j.; insi:.iit..c;,t |, mas
for years been an anarlIrOnism. lhe terri
.orat system o. administration j. in hnnr.
md ought always TO be in practice" merely
and proysioha. tor me short time
iuriEs which the process If fnru;in:, The
tate rs gone through The tru" eaabin.
tct in rrncinie, Is the act .:-ia5iShir" she
crrilory. How is ii with th.S common
wealth. grown to full stature au'i cxencd..,.
):au,y, Standing Il scOrnci *;irp!au. with
)ut. while sister states. contcmnin,r her, are
'evcling in the great irsli"Il ot power and
NATIONAL glory, to which She has contributes!
% much?
THE PRESENT GOVERNOR
s a sojourner from New York HIS prcdc
lessor was soiourncr from Ilinois who
Nas preceded by Il sol }urnrr from New
hampshire, who succeeded "a sojouiucr
from Michigan. The Legislature is Il come
IF twen!v-fOur mrnbcr> and Il house Of
te pre-. entativrs OF rtv-.i-ht members |:
meets bicnnialiy aud its sessions are limited
o sixty days. 4 United States sta; !t., pro
libits Legislation hy special act npon
many subjects which ali experience hL9
shown are best treated in that manner
such Il Legislative s"s.cn is utterly made
luatc 20 the rapidly growing needs of such a
people. ANY government in wh.ch ;uhic or
priratc justice is DELAYED or nlin un-
certain stands condemned ny that sil.,r
fact The entire jurisdiction, orignni
md :pDellate OF the courts of record