Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
The Dakota Question, ard What Some
National Statesmen Think
About It.

Ine lJaAOtS 4uestsOns ana Wnat semi
National Statesmen Think
About 1t.
Col. Dick Townsend, Of Illinois, in an
swer to the question why there was op
position to the admission, said:
"The territory should not be divided II
the way proposed. Such divisions art
always unfortunate. The leavlngs whlcf
result from them are not easily utilized
Let the territory come in as . whole Of
not at ALL"
''Then you dc not think she will be ad-
mitted"
"Not by this congress. think that
can be put down as settled. To be sure
it has not been discussed IN any definite
and organized way as yet, but from what
l have heard various members say,
should judge that 1t would be impossible.
1t is urged by others that the only case
we ihaye ever had Of anything of this
kind-that OF South and North Caroline
has been an unfortunate one South Car
olins took the best part, and the rejected
portion has never prospered. 1t has new
er had city nor any wealth. 1t has new
er produced any great men or been any.
thing except pairing from South Caro-
lima. But oil these arguments are said
by the friends of South Dakota to be sim.
ply excuses to keep her out Of the Union.
Senator Van Wyck, in answer TO the
question in regard to the prospects for
the admission of South Dakota Is .
state, said.
"The senate, l feet certain, would vote
for admission, but the house seriously OBJ
jects to the division Of the territory, from
the fear that thus two new republican
states would be created. But something
will necessarily have to be done in the
near future. Dakota has been seeking
admission for long time. 1t will have
to come IN by some compromise if in no
other way. 1t is only JUSTICE"
Maj. Mckinley, the leading republican
member of congress from Ohio, said that
some compromise measure will be necos-
sary to bring in the new state. He be-
lieves that she must come IN soon IN some
way.
Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald, in re-
cent interview with St. Louis reporter,
said:
"There Is . great deal of discussion
going on at present-especially on the
outside-in regard to the admission Of
Dakota, but myself hsve heard it dis
cussed in the senate very little: My opln-
Ion in regard to the outcome Of the mat
ter il that Dakota will be admitted dur
Ing the coming session of congress. l
don't think the house will decide against
this measure when 1t comes to the test.
But it will be likely to do so by means Of
an enabling act-that is, allowing it to
come in upon complying with certain
conditions. 1t Is not at all unlikely that
it will be insisted upon that Montana
and Washington Territory shall be in
cluded in the same enabling act. So far
as the political phase Of the question Is
concerned, that wonld about even up
matters, as Montana IS pretty reliably
democratic, while Washington Territory
is doubtful and affords an equally fair field
for both parties. For myself, think
Montana should be admitted. The most
practical course on such occasions l think
demands it. Our territorial governments
are anomalies, and some settled action
should be determined on in regard to them
think it nothing but fair that when
territory becomes sufficiently advanced
in population and development to be self
sustaining 1t should be admitted 1t Is
intended that we shall have govern
ment of states and territories 1t is
general proposition that territorial gov
ernments are but transition states. l
think, however, that Montana has as
much right to be admitted as Dakota"