Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-11-22
A Feeble Crumb Of Comfort.
The N. p. Times who has an .no,s;s

The ~. +. Times who has 80 persist
emily opposed the State movement, al
tho working for Cation who was avowed
" open for it, smokes his pipe in the
following strain. He must have an ex
allied opinion Of the business of Demo
cratie Congress, who would deny the
people Of a Territory to come in as a
State because it had given small Re-
publican majority for Delegate, while a
large majority of the Democratic voters
voted for State government What
will he do if Bren,z proves equal to the
emergency and the State is admitted?
Every situation and circumstance of
life, however bad, has its compensation
The new Constitution, SO called, has
doubtless been adopted, and If 50, and
the Territory is largely Republican, as
now appears probable. this fact of itself
will 60 far to defeat the Constitution ia
effect, if not in form.
So long as the majority in Congress
remains as it now is, Democratic, the
leaders of that party will not be at any
loss to discover good and sufficient reas-
ons why Washington, with two Repub.
lican Senators and one Representative
OF the same party, shall be kept in Ter
ritorial tut.lage.
In this way We have hope of prac
tical postponement OF the code" mis-.
named Constitution, which has just re-
ceived the stamp Of approval by our
voters.
If Cation had been elected. or there
were good grounds to expect popular
Democratic majority, there is little doubt
tae Congressional mind would discover
at very early day many good reasons
Tor admitting us to the privileges of
Statehood.
Under the circumstances and 10 this
way we may be able tor some time to
cone to save ourselves from the pcrils
OF this commuhis'ic code. Our only
risk being that in some patriotic mood
or under the intense lougfngs of some,
or many, for the dignt and PRIVILEGES
OF Statehood, we might tud ourselves
being borne along. and into the State,
ever ar the risk Of surrenderiny the
Congressional Representation to the
Democratic party.
we do not worry ourselves overmuch
10 contemplation of such risk being
assumed by the average Republican of
the day. The loaves and fishes, includ-
ing the postoffices, cannot be surrender
ed upon sentiment. Parties with off
ces looming up before them. are not apt
to be sentimental. We shall therefore
borrow no trouble on that score. The
lufling Of the State over into pro
nounced RepubIicanism as etfectually
kills the Constitution under present cir
cumstances, as if the voters ut the polls
had performed that highly patriotic ser
vice in the interest OF our nascent State
We repeat we arc not particular how or
upon what ground the Constitution is
postponed, the fact that it is SO. con
tents Us Tor the present, and the good
people of the Territory may heartily
congratulate themselves upon being
saved in spite of their attempted feio de
Sc at the polls 90 Tuesday. The active
members Of the firm of Ferry a. Co.,
Mitchell in. the Senate and bob tail
Jacobs with voice but no vote in the
House, with their accredited Secretary
Brown on the Iatelligeacer, - cannot
claim a popular verdicl of approval of
their course, from the 'act that the pep
pie OF Kansas and Iowa, now "a. part of
eastern Washington and forming its late
malofity, are too new to the situation to,
have appreciated 20 soon the exact sig
nifcanco of what under other circnm
! stances might be claimed as one of the
lessons Of the late contest. They voted
here simply as Republicans on general
principles, without reference to the frm
aforesaid, or the pestilent heresies they
were attempting to palm off on older
moss.backers.