Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-03

LII its sioW pIoBEee5kou w tuo htttiu-
ment of statehood powers South Dako-
IS: has s5SSoa constantly confronted by the
necessity for active efforts and under the
pressure OF such necessity has met time
after time in its representative capacity
and teken steps to forward the statehood
project. Each of these gatherings has
had lis effect, bnt constantly shifting
conditions have called for BImffar gather
ings again and again. Ia the pursuit of
any ordinary object the people would
lose patience and be overcome by dis.
gust, but IN their long aud persistent
battle for the right to govern themselves
there is no such element as discourage
meut. They are ready to repeat to-
morrow what they did yesterday if an
emergency seems to demand the repeti-
tion. They promptly fall into line when
the long roll sounds and stand honlder
to shoulder in meeting the advance of
the enemy. They have enlisted for the
war and are always IN camp when not in
action.
A short time ago the democrats OF
South Dakota deemed it advisable to
assemble their forces 10 convention aud
urge upon their partisans in congress
the claims of the people. The call was
promptly met, an appeal to the ,mo-
cratic side of congress AS formulated
and committee selected to personally
present the document IN congress. Thia
was necessary and will have Its effeot.
It's nov deemed necessary to con-
vene another statehood convention to be
composed of delegates from the people
without regard to political sympsth,es.
With the pnspose of meeting this neoes-
sity the regularly authorized statehood
committee met in Yankton late last
night and in the early hours OF the
morning a call was issued appointing q
delegate convention at Huron on We'd
nesday, January, 16.h. County conven-
tions to elect delegates to their conyen-
tion will be held on the l2th inst. Itis
the very general conclusion that South
Dakota's statehood chances are waning
at Washington and shsSe are many who
begin to fear that two or three years
may elapse before admission is aohiev-
ed. 1t view of this possibility it is
deemed good policy to again importune
the seat OF power through the medium
of another convention and to send G
representative committee to Washing
ton to demand the recognition of the
y. ion. Tr7o points are to be urged
through the medium OF this convention
THAT the present congress shall pasl
a bin to create the state Of South Dako-
ia and that the republican members O
congress shall yield all reasonable con
cessions to their democratic opponents
in pursuance OF this object. 2-In case
the present congress fails TO legislate il
behalf OF Dakota the strongest possible
pressure be brought to bear to SECURE ar
extra session OF the ffty-titss congrt s,
It's the purpose of the projectors o.
as to produce the best possible
results on this line. They recognize {
new danger in the differences aris,ng be
tween the parties in congress and feai
that statehood is slipping away-tha'
South Dakota is losing ground, rathe,
than advancing. hence they ask the
people to once more assemble an con-
vention and send to Washington ell the
influence they CAD command in behalf O.
| immediate action.