Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-24

Indiana, MISSISSIPPI by Illinois and
Alabama by Maine. Then Missouri
was admitted and the Democrats had
a nssjority which they used to keep
out Michigan Arkansas followed
next, and when it was found that
Michigan's admission would not dis
turb the majority, that state was
created This was followed by
Florida and Texas, Iowa being op.
posed by the south. At this period
there were fourteen free and fourteen
slave states, but among the senators
from the free states were several
Democrats who acted with the south.
1t was the settled and determined
policy Of the south to obstinately
oppose the admission of free states.
Only when it was found that the
Democrat majority would not be
disturbed and the justice of the claim
to admission was SO apparent, did
they relax their opposition They
did not disguise their reasons
Southern states having a less popu-
lation than northern territories were
created for the ayowed purpose Of
increasing the Democratic strength
in Congress.
At this day the southern Demo
Gratis come forward to oppose the
admission Of Dakota for purely par
tisan reasons. Among them are
men whose states were admitted
with smaller voting population
than Dakota has, and in the case of
the Florida senator, the objection
com es from a man whose state casts
q smaller vote to-day than Dakota.
1t is in bad taste for men whose
sectional parry has pursued deter
mined policy OF admitting states for
partisan ends, regardless Of its con
ditions, to raise objections TO Dakota.
1t ia an undoubted fact that under
the constitution which allows two
senators for each state, regardless of
the population, and at least one rep
resentative with the same disregard
for vote, some respect should be
paid by Congress to the population
with which the applicant makes its
appearance. But, on the other hand,
this very plan Of representation
which gives Rhode Island aud Del
aware two senators each, should
secure the speedy admission Of
territory which has but little less
population than these, with the GER
tainty of soon taking a pace among
the largely populated states.
At the last election Dakota cast a
vote of $4,000, representing popu-
lation Of over 100000. 40 section
of the country is growing more rap
idly, and the population will be
doubled within year. The Chicago,
Milwaukee % st. Paul railway ex-
tends TO the border and line is
prof ected across the state. A pro-
jected line runs across both these,
connecting the Northern Pacific
with line extending just below the
southern border. Towns are spring
ing up almost daily, and az the roads
progress settlers come crowding in.
The best lands of Dakota are all
located by settlers and everything
gives promise of extraordinary prog
ress toward q large population. If
Dakota is admitted as a state, the
rate of progress viii he accelerated.
The people are among the most in
telligent in the country and have q
vital interest in the legislation of
the next few years, and have a nat
ural desire to take some share in it.
Whatever may be the decision with
regard to Dakota, the charges Of
partizanship against the Republi-
cans who favor admission cannot
have much force coming from a
class of statesmen whose avowed
policy it was for years to admit
every applicant which had slaves,
no mattsr what the population or
promises Of the stae might be-
Rjlscaakse Repu5Acaa.