Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
PASSING NOTES.

The resolutions OF the Huron conyen-
ton have the true ring. The two Da-
kotas are now fairly before the country
and they have spoken as they ought TO
speak. in support of their rights aud
liberties as citizens of the United States.
The main address adopted at Huron is
excellent and we'll tempered, and the
supplementary resolutions of the busi-
ness men, the farmers, the bar and the
clergy, are in exact keeping to the
point.
These different addresses to the pub
lie at large emphasize the urgent need
OF every class Of society in each Dakota
for immediate statehood. Loyal and
law abiding, patriotic and peaceful.
have the people of Dakota proved them
selves to be, forsooth, in holding so fast
to the institution of organized society,
without the safeguards and privileges of
state constitution and stable self.gov-
esg.ment.
***
But the time has come when Dakota
can advance no further without the same
government other like communities en-
Joy and could not do without. It is
futile to deny this. II North and South
Dakota are not in need of state gov
ernments, then Nebraska or Minnesota,
could do without it. But nobody bus q
democrat disputes the Dakota PROPOSE.
tion nowadays.
NV
The resolution as to the next legisls-
ture is double.distilled, SO to speak, with
meaning and Intentions. II ought to be
enough, in nearly every case, to dis
qrallfy man for nomination by two
state convention, to make known the
fact that he was member OF the leeis.
lature of 1873. Send new men, and
good men, who will not forget their in
structions and their duty, when they get
to Bismarck.
a**
The Church legislature was about as
weak and contemplate body ss could
be assembled. There was attention
enough paid, as usual, to local and pri.
vate schemes, and in a good many cases
ID was this that led to the miserable
trucking to the executive which dis.
graced the assembly. Everything Little
Church OF Long Island wanted. he got !,
and by the grace of generous republic
can following-sye, following" as o
whipped cur might Its master.
***
Given Ordway's opportunities, Little
Church would no doubt compel the peo-
pie of the territory to pay many times
the tribute they did in the days of new
county organization. 1t is not because
Church is any meener than Ordway-
that couldn't be-but he is the sharper
OF the two in handling men and the leg
islature,
&.*
The president wsited long time before
appointing the Sioux land commission.
The great Importance of the matter was
fully presented to him, and his early ao-
tion requested, as soon as the bill came
into bis hands for approval and sigma
ture. But delay followed, and the sum.
mer has skipped nearly two.thirds away
before the commission can get TO work.
***
1t was only natural, perhaps, that
democrats should wish soseep the Sioux
reservation intact as long as posi-
BILE, because the settlement OF the areas
to be ceded would at once and forever
dispose OF the question OF division. Hap
PLY that question is now hardly an open
one, and further opposition TO the
proper development of southeastern Da-
kota and the Black Hills would be fruit.
less. Dlcor.H
RInQ boYvt-fnS OF Ho~roxs.