The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-09-14
THE TERRITORIES.

A late number of the Salt Lake Herald con-
Territories" The views set forth in the arti-
Gle, that the people of the Territories should
have the right to elect their own officers from
Governor duwn to Constables, are sound and
c"rrect in principle, but that political tnillen-
MUM for the Territories will never be inaugn.
rated by the Radical party. We clip the fol-
lowing extract from the article referred to,
and which the Democracy of Idaho, we are
confident, heartily indorse:
The people of the Territories are taxed by
the General Government and are allowed no
vnlce either IN the Imposing 0t such taxes or
their subsequent disp"saI. They are denied
the right held dear by every American citizen
nf casting their ballots for the man of their
choice to ill the chief Executive office of the
nation The acts of their Legislatures, which
AN appointed Governor may feel disposed to
approve, are subjected to revision by Congress
under whose benign care the Territories are
supposed t" be- They have been-take them
trom the Missouri To the Pactic-cursrd, with
some honorable exceptions, with the very worst
specimens of office hunters They have been
the Botany Bay of used-up political hncks and
incompetent imbrcilrs, who have been furnished
offices in them that their absence from Wash
ingtnn and the intolrrable nuisance ol their
persistent applications l"r governmental pap
might be secured. The Territories have been
uade stepping stones for tricksters and dlshon.
est dcmngugurs IL mount Ia power which they
only disgracrd The people "f the Territories
are required to express continued faith Ia IN
Slitutiuus " hirh are wthhrld from them, aud
Ia express their delight in Il system OF govern
merit ot which they are deprived the moment
they set fn"t over the boundary line which d.
,iIrs IA State from IL Territory. Aud their p0-
litIral status, under n republican government,
will not even compare tLvorably with the con-
,litnn Oi colonial dependence under which the
British colonies at present huld an existence.
OF aIl mru in the United States the hardy
pioneers who add empire to their c"untrys
greatness should have their rights at citlz"n-
ship respected. Instead "t brlug made the
toys aud plIythngs ot bar.rnon politicians and
uiiic nj luairrs their auton",uy should br recng-
nIzrd aud maintained iuvlolate. Ii IA Territory
Is too weak Ia assume the responsibilities al
defending itself against lnr"ads tr"m the sasa-
yes that may roam It's plains ar Turk III lis
mountains. the nutinn should render il assist
auce; but it should cijo, the full application
nf republican principles. aud lis volce should
be- heard in the federal legislature in national
deliberations, expressing It's views on matters
nf national pnlcy. lis voting being guarded
as not Ia give II power equal t" that ut
commonwealth of exceedingly greater popnla'
ton. Bat the right "f the Territories to have
their offices elective. is as indrt.ashle rs that
life. liberty aud the pursuit "i happiness are
the Inherent rights ot all men; and Congress
would do at once Il wise aud u noble act by
promptly recognizing 1t.