Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-10
THE SIOUX FALLS CONSTITUTION.

Does 1t Conflict With f'te Corstitu
ton of the United States?
Senators Benz. Harrison aud Jno
A. Logan both said upon the foo
of congress that it was a good con
stitution, and Delegates Pettigrew
Clifford and Mathews say that it i:
safer to adopt it than to take the
chances of,framing q new one, while
Judges Moody, Edgerton, Trip
Aiken, and Palmer, with the ablesl
lawyers of South Dakota endorse
ana support it. These facts ought
to convince any reasonable person
that it does not conflict with any OF
the provisions Of the constitution of
the United States. While no one
claims that this is a perfect docu-
ment, yet the fact that it has stood
the criticism of congress and the
people OF dakota for four years with
out any serious defect being pointed
out, and the people will have the
power TO remedy amy defects that
NAY exist in it, at any time in the
future, ought to recommend it to
our favorable consideration at least.
There is u fact that should be
born in mind, and that is, that the
convention which framed this con-
'titution was not subject to any out
side influence. The uncertainty
which exists in regard to the adj
Mission Of South Dakota under this
constitution, prevented the great
monied interests Of the country
from taking a hand in shaping this
organic law, and any u who has
watched the effect OF lobbirs on leg
station, will realize that this means.
: great deal. OF the ninety-two
aembers who framed this constItu-o
" fftv s"ven at least, were far
mers, and having the constitutions
of all of the states before them, they
selected such provisions rs they be-
Ii we'd to be best suited to tire wants
If Dakota. They incorporated a
provision that the legislature viii.
be compelled to tax corporations az.
cording to the value of their prop
erty, by q general law that shall APP
"'y equally to corporations and pri.
ate individuals. They adopted a
provision that secures the school
und against the possibility Of a
IS They provided that the seat
Of government should be located by
the vote Of the people and not by a
capital commission or by the legis-
'nre. thereby preventing the job
bling and bribery that would be sure
to result from such II course. They
guaranteed to the people the right
to vote on the question of prohibits
ing the sale Of liquor as a separate
article, to be adopted or rejected, as
a majority might determine. They
limited the bonded debt Of the state
to 100000, and when we consider
the determination which seems to
exist in nearly every town in South
Dakota to create a boom by getting
some public institution located
there and bonding the state for
funds to build it, we see the neces-
sity of such a restriction until the
people get oyer the boom expert
ence, that just now seems to rage
throughout the country. There are
many weighty reason why the peo-
pie should support the Sioux Falls
constitution. First, to insure speedy
admission. Should there be a con-
vention called to form a new %consti-
tuition, the railroad interests, the Ii
quor interest, the capital boomers,
the school fund jobhers, and nearly
every Inonied power that thriyes at
the expense Of the people would be
there in force, and il some Of them
did not leave their mark on the con-
stitution, it would be singular, and
when the people find that they have
been sold out, they will reject the
constitution and South Dakota will
have to wait another year, at least,
before being admitted. The safe
course is to adopt the Sioux Falls
constitution, and if all Of its provis-
ions are not what we want, amend
it; for if we try for a new one, it
may have more faults, and may
keep US out of the Union another
year. B.
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