The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-10
COL. SANDERS INTERVIEWED.

While Id ST. Paul recently Colonel w. f.
Sanders submitted to the pumping operations
Of G Pioneer Press reporter, who succeeded
in obtaining some interesting facts and fan
cies about Montana from our distinguished
fellow citizen. 1T is a magnificent Terri
tory" eaid the Colonel, ''and so fertile
and capacious in resources and product that
it can amply support-and will in time-a
million souls. Of retrogression in popula-
ton, as in the case of Nevada, there is abso-
iutely no possibility" After giving voice to
this glittering general averment the Colonel
goes on to prove that by the end of the
present season Montana will have a popula-
ton of 100, 600 souls, and before the people
realize it hardly, will be admitted to the
Union Of States. This is what be has to
say on the subject
"lf an enabling act was passed O -morroW'
| believe that by the time q Constitution had
been framed Montana would have enough
people to entitle her to admission, Certainly
at TWO years at farthest we shall be asking
@Sor the toga Of the full.fedged State. | tell
y you our people want it ; they want to govern
Tx AOln VI SOf~
eminent is a constant and ever-present dis
respect to our intelligent people. Carpet
baggers are sent to rule over us, On except
the Judges, who seem to have Identified
themselves with the people, and decent folks
hold aloof from them, recognizing that part
their expected duties is to spy out our
actions anu report. | was in Washington a
short time ago, and aprOpos of this admis-
sion question, I'll tell you what | heard there
from very high authority. Thus reads the
handwriting on the wall, The chances for
Dakota's admission this term are SLIM and
this Is recognized. Something must be done
and this is the scheme. Let some represent
alive Montana man-Maginnis, probably,
and he'd do il quick enough-go to the lead
ers of the opposition and say, See here,
what's the use of this fight against Dakota's
admission? You've given it away that ,he
objections are purely partisan AMI are really
thus down on the records. You may stave
t. has the people and the right now yield
gracefully, and say if Dakota, why not
Montana ? The latter has, or soon will have,
sufficient population, and as it is Democratic,
it Will offset Republican Dakota. Who
knows? Maybe a scheme OF that kind
would work frst-rate.'
On the political outlook this fall he
says:
.sMontana is regarded as a Democratic
Territory and it has 80 voted | know, put !
firmly believe that we can make II heDubli-
can. Sixty per cent. OF the Immigrants are
of that political persuasion, and then the
Missourians and Irish, who vote the Demo
cratic tickets and support each otaer Tor
office, ETC.. are really about as congenial as q
oeAl q hnrd1r1ro NV hni1Rf Ia
that the Republicans will elect a Delegate to
Congress this fall. Maginnis, the present
Delegate, has said, and said in writing, tina
he wouldn't be a candidate, but they all say
that, you know. Any other man they could
put up we could beat easily, and think w
can beat him. Maginnis is at heart 9 Repub
lican, served bravely as a federal soldier ane
supported the Union heartily. A large par
OF his constituents were disuniOn men in thu
civil war, and, ia their hearts, are so yet
lots of them carried muskets on the South
ern side. Of course Maginnis is for thos
who elected him. He is really the only resi-
dent in Montana who has represented her il
Washington. and there is a dearth of mel
who have the requisite knowledge of politi
cal affairs-who know men and manners i
and about the seat of the nation. But | re
peat my statement that the present outlook
for q Republican majority in Montana mex
fall"
Inasmuch as there is such plain sailing fe
the Republican nominee for Delegate, pc
haps Col. Sanders will consent himself
make the race. He has led 50 many torlor
hopes that it would be but q matter of sin
pie justice to give him this first opportuni,
Of scoring q victory.
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