Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-15
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TERRITORIAL TALK.
The Annual BaKaboo Raised IN wyoming
With a New Variation.

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With a New Variation.
Cheyenne. Wyoming, Dec. S.-For the
past len years u has btcu the CUSTOM of ev.
cry territorial legislature To have under
consideration q bill TO remove the capital
from Cheyenne TO some point further vet
on the line of the Union Pacific road, and
the present session could NOT sfford 10 he
an exception To the rule. Such a bill is
now under consideration and locates the
seat of government at Laramie City. At
The various sessions heretofore, Cheyenne
and the southeastern part Of the territory
have managed TO beat the capital movers,
sometimes by filibustering-and thereby
controlling one or he other house as q
body; and sometimes it IL alleged, by
WELDING a more direct and appreciate con.
ITO over one or W individual members,
as the mowers" have never had more b
q bare majority at best. This time the re-
moval bill will doubtless be defeated again.
but by what tactics has not yet been deyel.
oped.
A day or two before he bill for removal
was introduced, somebody in this civ
sprung upon public attention, no doubt az Z
piece of strategy. the project of annexine
Laramie county, (of which Cheyenne is The
county sea,), to Colorado. and gave q series
of reasons therefor; among others, that we
needed a northern railroad, taking 10 the
Black Hills and Montana. AID that capital
lists were barred out through lack of confid.
ence in the stability OF the territory or any
promises made by it or any of its counties
that, under territorial organization, We had
no influence at Washington, and that, when
attached to Colorado, our rights and re-
quests would be respected that, if attach.
ed to the centennial state, a number of the
carbonate bonanza politicians would take
US under the ng,s OF their influence, and, in
fact, desired the coalition and first broach-
ed the subject: that Colorado. with vastly
increased population, needed the addition
Al herds Of fat cattle and fine stock ranges
that the transfer would convey and, finally
that we would become a factor 10 the presi
dental race Of 1880. and step at once into
the respect and regard of the whole coun-
try, which, as a part of Wyoming territory,
we can not expect to do for many years to
come.
These reasons seemed good, aud at once
met with a response here totally unexpect
ed to the orieinators of the plan. Not oul,
that, but the infection spread along the I'm
ion Pacific road to-the west, and the senti
ment expressed was: "Put all of the terrific
ry south of the forty.second parallel of nor,l
latitude intollhemoye for annexation to Col
orado, and count US in" This would tax,
in the whole of the Union Pacific railroad
and all the settled parts of the territory
and would establish the line parallel viii
the northern boundary Of Utah. The con
tagion reached the legislature, and it is no,
claimed, the friends of the measure, that
memorial to congress, praying for the chang
would receive a majority of the votes in tn,
council, and would probably pass the house
If the capital bill is defeated, however
nothing more than a good deal of talk o,
this matter may result; but il Cheyenn,
should lose the seat of government there ii
no doubt that a strong and probably success
full effort will be made for annexation.
In the event OF success, Wyoming woult
be left too email, and too sparsely settled
to maintain an organization as a territory
and the portion porth of the forty-secont
parallel would naturally fall to Montana
and Idaho territories, which would be mate
rally TO their advantage, as that section ha
the natural advantages necessary to max,
one of the finest stock sections Of the north
west.
So far the people and press of Colorado
have been very r%e,icent on the subject of The
acquisition of more territory in this way
and there is room for doubt as to whether
they consider it desirable. Colorado ii
now a republican state, and controlled by
republican leaders and politicians; and thi.
portion of Wyoming, known to be demo
cratic, in addition to the we'll known dem,
%ocra,ic proclivities Of the population o.
Leadville and the silver region, nigh
possibly reverse the order of things in
way that would in no way be desirable tc
the present rulers Of that state.