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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1887
Page
4
The Inter Ocean announces Thanksgiving in Dakota with editorials attacking the Cleveland policy and praising state sovereignty. It notes Sparks resignation, debates over public schools, and endorses M H Day for general land commissioner.
The Bismarck boss Alex McKenzie and allies are accused of rigging the Burleigh county election to prevent expression on division. The Bis marck Settler notes the overall split remains in favor of division despite irregular calling and poor turnout. It argues division would topple political parasitism and even hints at capital relocation implications.
A heated interdepartmental feud splits the Cleveland administration as Secretary Lamar demands Commissioner Sparks’s ouster over policy and insubordination linked to the Omaha land case. The issue pits the president against Sparks, with revival of Western protests and newspaper criticism shaping political pressure.
A strong majority supports division in Dakota, with the electorate clearly expressing the wish for division. The result suggests that a larger vote would have yielded an even larger majority, leaving no doubt about the people's demand for division and pressuring congress to heed the appeal.
The extract shows Allen G. Thurman railing against Democratic control in Congress and the handling of the federal surplus. He predicts a return to old style coon skin government, abolishing national banks and reinstating depreciated currency, drawing a contrast with Republican achievements since 1860.
A pre election piece cites Democratic ties to Tweed era money and large fund raising from liquor interests. It notes $700000 raised by Democrats and liquor dealers for the upcoming Tuesday vote, with contributions from federal officials and officials in Washington. Alderman Cleary and others under indictment are actively backing Fellows and the ticket.
A South Dakota group led by Moore, from Ordway, visits towns to push a convention at Aberdeen on December 15 to advocate Dakota statehood. The anonymous call aims to overturn a recent election result and appears linked to McKenzie, Church, Edwards & Co, described as a one state effort akin to shotgun politics.
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