Daily Republican., 1881-11-10
DskO,n a. q new state.

D0kO'N ~ ID new Saascs
Dakota, another populous territory,
is knocking for admission into the
Union. hut because there is some dan
ger of it becoming a Republican state,
the Democrats are mastering t. cir for
ces and arraying themselves in opposi-
lion to it. 1t generally requires some
thing of this kind to bring out the
democracy into the full display of their
liberali,y and ..non-partizanship. Da-
kota's claim for admission to the nion
is as Just and valid as was that of Colo
RADIO, Oregon, Nebraska or Minnesota,
and a great deal more 80 than was The
claim of Nevada. 1t is simp y resisted
by the Democrats, becauAe they b. llcve
the admission Of the State will bring
two more Republican Senators into
the United States Senate. The claim Of
Dakota to admission i, peculiarly
strong one. At her last election she
cast 2S, O9l votes, while Delaware cast
only ~, sos, after nearly hundred
years of existence, and Nevada, which
has been State for twenty years, cast
only q. 660 votes. Dakota is not q
pocket State like Delaware, that the
Bayard's and Saulsbury's carry around
in their breeches pockets, as u passport
to the United Sta es Senate, nor is il
incapable from its dimnutive size OF
further growth. Ste can justly be com
pared with such great agricultural
States as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebras-
ka, and there is nothing to check her
further growth to . population of
millions. Her development during the
past decade from . hunting ground of
wandering tribes of savages to stable
and prosperous civilized community,
with cities and towns, schools and
newspapers, vast areas of well titled |
farms and over two thousand miles Of
railroads, has furnished an admirable
example of the expansive forces of
American society. A domain, which
the most powerful monarch Of Europe
would be glad to acquire, has been con
quered from nature by a peaceful iuva
sion of farmers and mechanics.
In June. $50, the census takers found
l34, ,5O2 people in Dakota The immi-
grafton Of the summer and fall Of 1850, |
and of the whole of 1881, has unques
tionably brought the population up to
at least l75, 600. The territory is much
too large, however, for a single State.
Its area is as great as that of the States
of Massachusetts, Connecticut. New
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Ohio combined o y think of that,
large enough for eight States as large
as Massachuse It's. The proposition
that will be brought before Congress
next winter, will be to take the South
ern half Of the territory or perhaps only
the Southeastern section and erect it into |
State, providing the remainder with
a Territorial government. If the small
er area suggested is agreed upon, the
new State will have greater acreage
than that Of Pennsylvania, \, and a popu.
latiOn at the outset of 100000. Before
she can exercise any power in the Ma
tional Legislation, her pOpulat on will
be equal in numbers to the average
of a member OF the House .
of Representatives from the Older States
and by the time she has an oppor,uIit. ,
to throw the weight of her electoral
vote into the scales of Presidential
it is safe to predict that her
voters will outnumber those of either
Oregon, Colorado or Delaware, as they ,
already do Nevada. There can be 10 :
good reason alleged for making com
nunity so vigorous, INTEL igent, expan-
live and prosperous, wait longer for ,
he privilege of governing itself If :
he Democrats unite in an attempt to q
Keep Dakota out of the Union, we hope E
he Republicans will be equally united :,
n an effort to open the door Of the In :,
Oh and let her in under shelter from ;,
he western blasts.