Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

Massachusetts and Connect Tout. 10 inaist !,
on their admission - one state IL ~ Eepugnlnn
to the sense Of justice and to ationaI raopriet
named. That this Is absolute bly, true 81 show,
by the fact that the institutions usually foun
Ia states have been dupli catei In aouthern 81
northern Dakota by tina action Of the territoria
The report then goes on 10 recapituIste III
various institutions which have been located b,
the legislature with an even division betweei
the two sections, the acts for their establish
ment providing that II the territory should eve
be divided the portion in which each institutio,
lies ia to assume the tndebtedness ipnured &
it's erection 81:
The completeness Of this political division /
still further shown by the fact thAt the names !
to the different portions OF the territory Is hay
the mes Of South Carolina and North Carolin,
to those states. To admit north Dakota mi
south Dakota az states would add to their dis
would be to. attempt TO unite two peoples
Heterogeneous in interests, IN association
in characteristics and In aspirattons I
the welfare. the harmony and the good h
cred. the argument in favor 81 two states instssl
of one state seems overwhelming and conelu
sive. And they are to be considered. This lesdl
us to q consideration OF the question whether
the compulsory union Of already distinct com
munities whose material interests ~ well !,
expressed wishes call for separate atatehood
To answer this question, In the opinion ofom
COMMITTEES: depends largely upo the furthe,
tied, the mature OF the soil, ito resources, til.
presence Of the necessary elements for future
development and the character Of tbs popua
ton give promise Of two large prosperous and
well ordered states. So
The report then goes on to compare the size d
Dakota with other states, mentions the 10
sources, agricultural and mineral, and quotel
from the last report Of the governor upon var
developments. The action q the legislaturei Z
submit ting the question Of division to 1 vote q
the people is spoken Of, and the result Of thai
vote mentioned. The report says:
II the result OF the vote In the territory sseml
to indicate q less unanimous sentiment IN fayo(
Of division than has been supposed to exist th(
reasons for 1t are quits obvious. The name d
Dakota is as dear to the people Of north "a soutl
Dakota. This residents Of the northern section
justly claim to have given the name 70 one d
the principal productions of the territory and u
have made Dakota wheat famous throughout h
world. There Ia merit in the claim tha& theyaI
as much entitled to the name Of Dakota as til
residents In the southern part of the territor|
The bill passed by the senate at It's last sessio
gave the name Dakota to that portion Of the tel
rttory proposed to be admitted ~ Q stAte and
organized the remsiniero Of the territory unds|
seemed to north Dakota to be simply 4 loss
the cherished name aud, on this accOunt MANI
were induced to vote against division. Anothe
reason why many persons, though desiring q
vision. voted against II, was because division
seemed to portsnd indefinite postponement q
the claims Of north Dakota to be admitted int,
the union. The history OF the movement FOL
statehood in the northern half Of the TERRITORY
was 80 Disseminating that the sentimento Of stats]
hood at. any cost and ct any inconvenience 4
believed to account for the majority against dI
vision in north Dakota, and for many Il not fo1
most of the votes against IL In south Dakota.
The report further says:
However that may be, the controlling factor II
as enc state or % two states must always be TN
national interest and welfare. And Il seems u
your committee that states Of Immense area, Q,
great wealth and power and with population
which entities them to abnormally large repre-
sentation IN the house of Representative arg
elements OF national weakness rather than na9
ttonal strength, and may In future prove
danger to the repu Ylic. Every Sconside rationl
national as well as local, seems to point to th9
wisdom, nropriety and necessity Of dtyision and
the creation Of two states out OF the present teri
ritory OF Dakota. iiSss
The report then takes up and considers
the right OF territory to adopt . constitut
ton after congress has passed an enabling
act, and cites at length the history OF th1
admission Of both Indiana and Kentucky
in support Of Dakota's present position bel
fore congress. The report further stateI
that the full ratio for two Representative
under the present ppoftionment is 3lS,1
5OO, and that south Dakota has at the pres1
ent time 400, 600 population. As by th1
next apportionment she would have a
least 800, 900 population II seems no morl
than right that she should have q leas
two representatives in congress when SO