St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-20
MOODY In BAD ODoR.
DakOtans at the Capital Suggest
That He Be Buried Politically.

That He Be Buried Politically.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Moody thinks MIR. Springer is out of
sorts because the papers publish that
Hon. S. S. Cox has received within the
past few days; numerous kilograms
from Dakotans thanking him for his eff
forts in perfecting the admission bill to
suit their ideas. At the same time Sun
set Cox is annoyed by the publication
that "it was not Mr.. COX's single-handed
efforts that secured the passage OF his
resolution in regard to South Dakota
Saturday. Two of the territorial dele
gates, TOole, of Montana, and Voorhees,,
of Washington, did the heavy hustling
for votes, and they corralled the
fourteen Democratic votes that secured
the triumph for Mr.. Cox" But there
are worse differences of opinion than
Springer is trying to kill his own omni
bus bill by giving South Dakota only
an enabling act. MIR. Springer posi-
lively asserted to-day to the GLOBE cor
respondent that he is merely carrying
out the wishes of the people as repre-
sented by Delegate Clifford and Dele
gate-elect Mathews; Mr.. Springer
said: II am member of a conference
committee and cannot diyuige our
points of difference, but feel at liberty
to state that Judge Moody has wholly
mIsrepresented me. He is trying to
compel the people to vote for the Sioux
Falls constitution or else remain in
territorial condition indefinitely. l
am trying to give them a
fair opportunity to vote nntram-
meled for or against that constitution"
Your correspondent saw Messrs.
firmed Springer's statements. Mr..
Mathews. says: IL am not afraid of
the people. If this fight were my fight,
I'D want the people to vote on that con-
stitution untrammeled, but it isn't my
fight, for am not yet a delegate" Con-
versations this afternoon with Delegates
Toole and Voorhees,, the young gentle
men who certain Y worked the amend
ments to the bin through the house
eliminating New Mexico, and leaving
out vote on division, demonstrated
that they are both hot in the collar
about Moody. To-day the distinguished
and diplomatic Senator-elect is standing
almost wholly alone defending the
Sioux Falls constitution. History will
show whether this is right, or whether,
dS SOIl6 UtIc say, III Is Il WIOHS pIOHlpt-
ed only by self-interest. Tonight it
appears that Moody will not yield, and
Springer will not yield. When / say
Moody will not yield, l mean Platt,
who is
UNDER MooDY'S CONTROL.
Delegate Voorhees, says:ssss.'If this
bill fails, the people. of Dakota ought to
bury Moody out of sight politically. He
has taught Republican senators that the
Sioux Falls constitution or nothing
should be their motto, and thus our
millions of people in feur territories are
slaughtered. 1t seems to ME to be al
most infamous" Delegate Toole says:
IL shall not wear myself out begging
my friends to concede any more than
has been conceded. 1t is evident that
nothing can be done unless we crawl
and beg our friends also to creep in the
dust before the people Of South Dakota,
or rather before one who claims to rep
resent the people of that fair territory"
These things are unfavOrable to Judge
Moody. There seems to be nothing
favorable or creditable to HIM tonight.
The morrow may change the complex
ion of affairs. 1t would seem that he
must perforce of circumstances yield
his views on this Sioux Fall constitu-
ton ratification matter. His position
is at least questionable.