Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-24
e BILL.
:. rs Scheme Losing Ground
ae Sioux Reservation.

81. ..; .'spondencs of the INfER-OcrAx.
Z. 4:a;:NaToN March 19.-The various
vi 81: Dakota are lying in their little
:.::.":e.: les, and dying natural deaths,
49,: :::".# do every winter. Springer's
bill for the creation Of bologna sausages
out ofthe territories, is not so popular q
it was. Captain Barr. of bismarck, Is
the only man here who has been out
spoken against it, from the first. The
others have all felt that something is bet
ter than nothing. Barr, however, said
Immediately upon his arrival: II be-
lieve in admission as a whole, and am
willing to work for it, and put up some
dust for it. But damme if 1 care a little
bit ola bit for New Mexico, Washington
Montana, OF any other foreign country.
I want statehood for Dakota, and the lit
tie provinces ought to take care Of them
selves. Dakota has to hustle, and she
has always had to hustle for herself, and
take kicks and cuffs without help OF
sympathy from anyone. Now let the
others stand aside. Dakota is getting
big and broad shouldered enough to car
ry them, but she don't have to. Dakota
can carry all the rest of the country west
of the Mississippi: but she amt going to.
New York is big enough to carry them
along and feed them, and make them oil
rich; but she don't haye to. and she
won't. The other territories have nc
more right to be saddled onto Dakota
than they have to be annexed to one of
the states"
That Is the general telling here, in al.
most every mind, but none of the fell
lows dare speak out in meeting. II his
mind could be probed into, it would ap.
pear that Ordway Johnson feels the same
way. Charlie Mccoy, the man whose
silence is most eloquent, says nothing
on this or any other subject. But it is
believed that he, too, prefers to let Da-
kota stand or fall for herself. Mccoy
talks and what he thinks is only
conjecture. When a newspaper mar
tries to interview him, he always says:
II don't know anything. Now go and
make an interview out of that a column
long. You meyer get it right anyway
And, so far as the average c%orrespon-
dent is concerned Charlie hits the nail
pretty near the center Of the head. But,
If he has any views. and would speak
them, no would undoubtedly say that
he is not in favor Of making Dakota the
intestinal wrapper tor The territorial
sausage; or words to that effect
1t was stated last year, and it may he
repeated now, that it is not believed that
Springer expects to get his omnibus bill
through congress. 1t is an obstruction.
list measure. Springer is a fellow who
meyer gives up. He Is u pertinacious
fighter, and when he gets an idea In his
head, it sticks like wax. FLe can't get
1t out, ii he wants to. He believes in his
bill, probably, and will hang to it until
1t is hammered to death by the House,
Then, he will probably take to the ono
state bill, and hang to that. He is a
good champion for any cause that he es-
pouscs; but I do not regard him as q
wise champion always. Therei is strength
in ~pertiEacity and determinations: but
diplomacy often wins whore force fails.
Springer is not diplomatic.
Senator Dawes has very little to saw
about the hill for the openin. OF tho
Sioux reservation. lie has nutindicated
definitely what he will 90 with it. II
Commissioner Mcclure would tell what
the senator says to him the people
could know beforehand exactly what is
to be done. 1t is known that no talks
freely to Mcclure, but the young Conn
missioner is AS dumb as an oyster. Meyer
All d or glilnmcr of information leaks
from him. The senator knows this
characteristic Of the gentleman, and
hence talks to him as into a we'll. Mr..
Mcclure goes SO far As to say, however,
that "the bill is III good shape, and in
any need to worry about it." That is
encouraging enough, under the circum-
stances. 1t is fair to infer that it means:
"Senator Dawes is favorably inclined to
the measure, and will help us to an early
report" At any rate, that is the way
people look at 1t here. Chairman Peel,
Of the house, speaks in an encouraging
mannor, too, and it is understood that he
has spoken freely to Mr.. Dawes on the
subject, and indicated - desire to accopt
u reasonable amendments which may
be added in the senate. 1t is proper to
add, that, under no circumstances will
there be anything like a fight or contro.
yersy over the bill. There are many
features OF the measure which meet with
objection in certain quarters. All Of its
pros Visions are not believed to be wise
But inasmuch as there are so many poo.
pie to satisfy, so many circumstances o.
adversely to consider. there is a genera
disposition to do as Kleiner insisted last
December, and has reiterated all along,
viz: LET us have some kind of a bill
II kind of bill; anything in Gods
name that may b. suggested, so long a,
the one object ofopening the reservation
is accomplished" That has now become
the motto of everyone who has taken
any interest in the matter at all. Hence
there will be no controversy over
the bill. Objectionable features are
spoken of, and discussed pro and con,
and every peaceful endeavor made to
climate them, SO far as possible, but nc
n is vehemently insisting upon any
thing except An early report, and as IA