Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-02-09
IDAHO A STATE.

Lower House of Congress, Jan. 30th,
The telegraph announces the following:
y For admission of Arizona and Idaho
into the Union as States" We are
not advised OF The author of the bill
6er Idaho, but presume it to have hcen
Introduced by Ainslie Or at his instance,
inasmuch Is We were informed that he
made similar attempt before, when
Brentz' bill was up for the admission
of Washington under the Constitution
adopted by the people. We arc will
ing to give Mr.. Ainslie credit for hay
ing better sense, that to expect or hope
for the admission of Idaho in her pres
emit condition of progress and popula-
tion and with her divided local interests
and views unless the bill contemplates
dropping North Idaho and taking the
southern portion augmented, perhaps,
BY the accession Of other territory from
Territories bordering on tho south or
east or both, hence we can in fairness
but infer that the introduction of
bill for the admission of Idaho at this,
time il only for embarrassing the ed
mission of Washington with North
Idaho embraced in its boundaries. The
census Of 1880 only gave Idaho little
over $4,000 of population, and while
We have reason to believe there has
been considerable increase of population
in certain localities since the spring Of
1880, when tho census was taken, as
may be found in Southeastern Idaho
and the Wood River country, and a
fair increase in the Northern counties,
particularly along the line of the North
ern Poetic railroad, yet in other locali-
ties population has diminished, so that
We think We arc safe la saying that our
present population exclusive of Indians
will hardly come up to $4,000, if it
win exceed $4,000. Much of this in.
crease is only ephemeral produced BY
mining excitements in the southeastern
portions which will soon be greatly d.
minishsd, and the introduction of To-
borers on railways which will also be
reduced TO = much lower Level 80 soon
- the railways are constructed. Mr..
Ainslie knows these facts and no one
ought to know them more fully than
be, and by what process he could OK
poet or hope for admission now or with.
in the ensuing five years, we canno,
divine, while other Territories of more
than double the population and far su
perior advantages for maintaining q
State government, are kept out. Again
there never has been the first move
mont OF the people either in their ag.
gregats capacity or through the Repre-
ssntatives in the Legislature, suggest
Ing . wish on the part Of the people
% assume the responsibilities CT Stat.
government for Idaho, and to-day he
could not secure vote in favor of .
~
STATE Constitution for idaho, OF one
tenth Of it's legal voters. The onl,
move towsrds State on tho part O
any portion of the people has beer
made in the Northern counties, ane
that has been for the purpose of goina
In with Washington, when she become.
. State. because all our commercial anG
social relations arc with her, and oul
geographical and typographical position
3osbids al reasonable alliance with tn,
Southern counties Of the Territory
and these objections will be Just a,
strong should Idaho become a State
Mr.. Ainslie has been thrown off on .
tangent far from the true circle, if h.
IN the least supposes that the admission
ct Idaho ~ State. if it could be affect
ed would heal the objection. of tn,
people OF Northern Idaho to being al
lied to the Southern part of Idaho, aus
much more is he of On tangent, i
be supposss that an effort OH his par
70 have Idaho admitted, will quiet ou1
PEOPLE and cause them to supinely wal
such admission till Congress thinks W,
have tie prerequisites for admission
Our grievances exist in the formidabl,
and almost impossible natural barrier,
that divide US from the Southern par
of Idaho, no one Of which barriers sep
arats Us from Washington. Our PEG
pie are net scheming politicians VIII,
ase ready to sacrifice the true interest,
al the masses To suhserva anu MAS,