The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-12
How a rerI,oria corsrnnnen. worI.

Gov. Bennett, ui Idaho, is NOW ON
a visit to his old home, II chmond,
Indiana. a reporter Interviewed
him on Idaho Territory, aud among
mnny other excellent thing-, the
Governor puts in this plea for the
Territories:
81 promised To tell you something
about the workings of Thu TrrrIturIai
government. / Ia %curCeivr al u
greater anomaly ~ II free government
IhHn this Territorial syStrm. the
plan MAS originally II, uied IT, n
mere Temporary arrangement, aud IA
was expected, The first q gdnizei
Territories sDun became Stutrs, :"
that thc hard-hips NJ I, rriturial W.T.
sdlHge wprr of @hurt Duration. But
now, where there are 80 many Terri
tories, covering an AREA at the cuun-
try about AZ large rs the States, and
wuen Congress has provided that
none shall he admitted ~ States uu-
til having lhe population requisite for
representation IN tie House ui Repre-
senHtives, To wit l32,OuU, 4 h]Ccnincs
evident tht the system in many
cn-,.5 ceases To become Temporary,
hllh nhlAHhiF wv E'AN W Nv ~ aiA
nent, for II will take many y eIrs Tor
all these TerritnrieS Ia hecume States
untIer the new rule adopted. la the
NEAR while the people of the Terri
tories are wholly dIstranrhised aud
held la Il s.rt of ~Vassalage, wholly
incunsiSt, mt with The principles al
democratic government. Tie citiz u
Of a Territory II, with the ciIizrn al
a State, equally Interested IN AL great
questions of political economy tntt
can present Themselves for discussion
and solution. Tariff, revenues, in
ternul improvements, appropriations,
policies, foreign tnd domestic, Hud
questions rf peace aud War affect him
equally with the CiuzPn uf New
Englanl, while in the government
of the Indians, tine management at
the public land, the intprnN CIuunt of
rivers, the T. struciipn If railroads.,
the regulation of mining and many
other Important qu stiunS. the eli
zPns of tie Territories have Il deeper
and mo q direct inierpst than mas the
citizen OF the Sti ties. Tue people of
the Fern ihirits are taxed for the sup
port of the General government pre-
cIsply as ARE the people at The > ats,
and are compelled Ia obey the same
laws. and are subject Ia tn" same
penalties. And, "e.nS III" Sous and
brothers uf fIermrn al the States.
certainly lose 10 rights by rta-on Of
bluul.- Aud having discarded the
lazy ease and unprudurtIVp Cuutcnl-
ment of THE old III IN the S.nte-,
aud enlisted in the great army at
IipneerS, who Westward follow the
star OF empire, plant the flag of tneir
.......f~x. IN Tho k-AIlnN+L Attfl IN tln Tin
tops If the new land tuwarl tup set
ting sun, are certainly not less palrI-
Otic than their less adventurous
brothers Whu are %rOntpnted 10 rrmtIu
for ever within tir site of The -innNp
thai curl, from the chimney, in the
corner in which they were born
Aud having, with brave hearts aud
hrawny arms, blaZed The rndd of CIV
iliZaIiun, opened the gales to the
great StOrphOuSe of gold and silver,
which supply the world, and added
star after star tn the great clnStril =
ton Of States, are surely mot les de
serving than lhu~p whn quietly e: y
the fruits of Idl this labor. Yet, ,hr
people If the Territories are e rived
of all Voice in national nffti = an Il T.
not allowed vrn II free inru govern
Inent. They have no vIic for l'rrs.-
dent, although the Pa siipnt rNrr-
ciSeS a vast eX,yu i've power over
them, and appninis their local ru'erS.
They have no full repre- entnrinn in
either branch uf CungreS-, although
that body imposes up M them taxa
tim and enarts laws for the regulii-
tion of their dPnrtst Interests,
and, as if moi satisfied with this.
to itself and often eXer-
cises the right of nnuulling The
acts of the Territorial Legislatures.
And then, when the reupI" of the
Territories ask for II donation of AN
insignificant portion If The vrst Sigr
brush plains, Ia assist them to- bulld
n railrund, with which tu open up la
the world the immense of
the country and 10 furnish a high
way Owe which millions nf the I'M
occupied and starving people of the
States and uf Europe cuul travel To
lands''flOwing with milk and honey
they meet with the insane cry of,
mo more subsidies, keep the public
domain for actual settlers" And
this put into party platforms hy vote
hunting demagnguPS, Is hnwlrd FROM
every stump 10y men who are as IL
nOTant of the subject Hs they are of
the "rulc in Shelley : cStSp.n and then
echoed. in line hal : of Congress 10y
great statesmen who know H. little of
the public domain as the monkey.
used 10 the malaria of tropical