Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-05
The NORTH ON DIVISION,
Indignation Over the Assertion That
it will Oppose Separation.

Indignation Over the Assertion That
it will Oppose Separation.
Bismarck correspondence Minneapolis
Tribune: There is great deal OF anx-
iety here among the members of the leg
islsture and the citizens as to the pcs
sible fate of the Springer bill. Amend
ments are, OF course, desired, but they
want the bill passed even without
amendments. The memorial passed in
the house was amended in the council
and this idea was plainly expressed, but
lest 1T might embarrass or at least annoy
some OF our friends in Washington, and
perhaps be used against securing neces-
sary amendments, the memorial was re-
considered and this provision was
stricken out. AS it stands, however,
1t is clear cut expression In favor of the
Springer bill.
When the associated press reported
that Dakota people in Washington
sought to defeat the bill by going before
the committee and alleging that the in.
Huence of the railroad companies would
be used to defeat division If the aamis.
sion Of South Dakota was made oont1n-
gent upon the result OF vote in the
north, there wss no little Indignation. 1t
is not true that the railroad companies
have ever sought to influence the people
upon this subject. As TO the Northern
Pacific, the officers of the company in
Dakota. at st. Paul and in New York
have always refrslned from taking any
part In the agitation OF this question,
though all are in favor of division. nor
he's the Manitoba company sought to
inh1ence the people in any way. though
they, too, are known to favor division.
The people of the north pay fully one
half OF the territorial taxes, but they
have never received one-half of the ad-
vantage resulting from that taxation
Ihe public institutions, for instance
cost the territory for expenses and iu-
terest over $500. 600. OF these institu.
tions eight are located in South Dakota
and three in North Dakots, and yet the
north is required to pay about one, hall
OF the expenses OF all. The luxury is an
expensive one, and the people OF the
north have become tired OF 1t, They
have also become exceedingly tired oil
being always forced into com binatione
with one faction or the other in South
Dakota, In order to maintain any stand
ing in legislation, in conventions or else
where, when they oome iii contact %isn
South Dakota. Until the presentsession
they have been compelled TO do these
things In order to get anything even ap-
proaching justice in the legislature.
Ii there were any doubt about what
was to the interests of che north among
the representatives from this section
those doubts were renewed in the minds
of all who attended the Watertown con-
yention. Ii any furthey arguments are
needed to convince them as to where
| tbe!r interests lie it is only necessary IL
| examine the reports of the auditor and
see who pays the taxes and what is done
| with the money.
| IL is true the north voted against
division three years ago, but il is also
| true that it was proposed to rob the
north of Its interest In the name of Da-
kota, and that the democratic party
seemed to offer early statehood while
division appeared to be thing impos-
sible. But the railroads hsd nothing tc
do with that result; they were in NJ
wise responsible for it. Ii was the losl
OF the name more than anything els,
that brought about the result.
| Up to that time and since then thu
north has been persistent end consistent
in iis support of the division movement
and not a man IN the north who hat
favored division from the start and an
der all circumstances doubts as to whst
the result will be if the question is sgalr
snbmittt TO vote of the people.
| When Dskota men in Washington ap.
pear before congress and urge that there
is opposition to DIVISION IN Dakota, they
place arguments 10 the hands OF oul
enemies which will be used to delay i
not to defeat division.
Dakota men in Washington have be-
fore now defeated Themselves by sheil
excessive zeal. They defeated division
when Pettigrew was congress, and nc
man contributed to that result more
than Judge Moody, although not in.
tending to do SO.
The trouble with the judge is that h.
is not content to be an equal with other
end work shoulder to shoulder will
them. He mus. be in the advance, FL,
nust be the recognized leader. Hi
opinion must be adopted His strength
his power must be acknowledged. H,
is unbepding, unyIelding and unwilling
to accomplish the same results by mean
other than his own. Q. A. T..
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