Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-29
30YRT0s'S PREWGUSHEsS.

He gives Away the Plans OF the Demo-
cracy Relative to Dakota.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: We imagine
there are o lot of ambitious democrats
around Washington just about this time
who want to kill the Honorable Abraham
Boynton.
The Pioneer Press supposed the effort
which was being made. by some of tho
pretended friends OF the one-state move.
ment TO defeat the bill was not wholly q
political scheme, and We took that view
in an article q few weeks ago abiding to
the rumor. We now find We were pIoba-
bly, mistaken. The e%uileness of Boynton
has betrayed the whole matter. Il
seems that Boynton (who of course re-
presents others beside himself) has been
foolish enough to give the whole matter
away to young Mr.. Goddard, of the
Sioux Falls Argus, and he has printed
it.
In all the realm of literature, ancient
or modern, political or religious, We
never me- anything quite SO remarkable
as this. Boynton says that the democrR-
tic house Is not going to pasS q bill to
admit Dakota as a whole for fear that
when tho territory comes to vote on the
ratification OF the constitution next fall
the people may also chose presidential
| electors, and, in case OF an electoral COM
| mission, these votes might be brought
in to settle the presidential question.
OF course Dakota Ia qualified to vote
and ought to be allowed to vote; Mr.
Boynton will not deny that; but for fear
she will do 80 by some hook or crook he
and the democratic party will defeat the
very measure they have prepared and
keep 600 900 people not only ont OF
voting, but out Of the union.
Springer May feel the way, but
Springer is too sharp to soy it. Other
members OF the democratic party may
have similar reasons for defying law,
| violating oaths, and practically over
turning our Hystcm of government, bnt il
remains for Commissioners Boynton in
the simplicity of his soul and the honesty
| of his heart TO give the whole scheme
away and openly confess o Willingness
to unite in any deal to retain power in
the territory and in the nation.
and that is why the clever politicians
ct Washington will probably desise to
cremate nj good commissioner.
Il is to be supposed that the presiden,
l L6o - WALL nppAOF0 Vi nAy buCu 6CACAft
as this? We do not for 9 moment be-
Iieve il. Both policy and decency would
seem to forbid. II is difficult to see how
any candidate could give such a pIat
even the quasi support of silence with
ont the greatest danger of defeat. Not
perhaps, because Dakota suffers and ii
made thereby q vehicle for political pau
pers, but because the approval OF sucE
rascafity marks an abandonment of prin
ciple which would weaken confidence
and shook the better element which has
supported MI. CleYeland because il
trusted him.
As q piece OF political maneuverlnf
shis scheme does not fall much short o
idiooy. The republicans of the territor,
can almost afford to put up with o terri
torial governments for the sake OF bayini
such q blunder committed. The end o
those who hope to retain q grip on th'
territory by this means. and who there
fore eagerly advocate the plan, will com
much sooner than they dream, il
should be carried out. Politics ough
to have little place in the terri
tory at present, and q broad, fair, mani.
administration OF its affairs would in
sure q tenure OF Office that would no
l 00p0uu hiOno Oh WAC k6bu1bO Va a pE6htuou
tial election. Our territorial legislator
is always republican, but has never beel
partisan. Garry out this scheme of in
Justice, and there will be SO littl
plumber left for division after tho mex
meeting OF the general assembly tina
il will be scarcely worth while for th
manipulators to wait until o republics,
president is inangurated, on the 4th o
March, before picking mp their trap
and hunting their holes.
Room, then, for Roynton's plan! w
welcome it'll Grant used to Bay yo'
cold always trust the democratic part,
TO commit blunders that with any OF
binary management would bring victor,
to their opponents. When they no
only commit the blunder, but iuduc
such honest souls as Boynton to give
away ia advance, the party is in q ba'
way indeed il il cannot profit by tn
mistakes of tho enemy and walk awe
l wfthsthe votes ali the next election.