Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-05

recognition of their inst and universally
conceded rights TO locate self-govern-
ment. 1t thinks that "what the people
most need now is TO maintain the same
dignihed, prudent, conservative position
which they have SO long held"
This means, if it means anything, that
the people OF the two Dakotas must
continue to submit to iasult and injury
to outrage and brute force-to denial
of their constitutional rights--to taxa
tion without represertation-to colonial
vassalage and absolute tyranny-with-
out daring to make manly effort to
compel a just recognition of their rights
at the hands of congress, after ell othe,
efforts have failed,
Ii means that the people must con-
tlnue to bear and suffer all the indigni-
ties and injustice with the exercise oil
brute force on the part of congress, in
absolute disregard and defiance of the
highest laws OF the land on their part
without murmns, and without raising
hand TO relieYe themselves therefrom
1t means that congress must be up.
held in wiifuliy and persistently viola
ting the constitution and highest laws Of
the land. whereby they keep in colonial
subjugation, without voice or vote in
the government they are taxed to main
tain, over half million people, whose
petitions for local self-government are
ignored and treated with scorn and con-
tempt.
1t means that the people of the two
Dakotas have no rights whatever, and
must tameiy submit to the ills Of col.
onial subsection, until such time az
congress may see fit to clothe them
with statehood powers, be that time
one year or dozen years hence.
1t means that the people of the two
Dakotas have no right to local self
government-no right to form state
or to do thing in that direction unit
congress sees fit to ooncede such right.
1t means that congress- can and O.
| right ought to, keep the people OF the
two Dakota's in colonial subleotior
until such time as it sees fit to by Law
relieve them thereof, if it be for ell eter.
nifty, and that the people have no re-
dress and no appeal from such bruta
supervision.
| This is the doctrine OF the Sioux CIT,
journal stripped of its sophistry aa,
laid naked to the world.
1t is quite apparent that the Journa
had just as sooD the two Dskotas remain
under territorial bondage for while
longer ss to be admitted to the union o
states. A boom for Dakota towns is no
exactly what that paper wants just now
especially those in close proximity, an,
hence our people should, in its estima
tion, do nothing that could tend to com
pei congress to hasten admission.
The Journal can rest assured, how
ever, that the people of the two Dako
tas have tried the "dignifed and conser
vative" dodge for all there is or ever Ga,
be in it. They now propose, if congress
fails to do its sworn duty. to exerolse th
iaalienable rights accorded them by th
highest law of the land, and follow on
preoedents which have been recognize
by congress itself in the formation Q
new states. This will not be revolution
nor will there by any clash OF authority
as the people in their sovereign capaoit
will provide against any such oontir
gency. With this assurance perhap
the Journal will rest easier.