Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-12-14
ANNEXATION TO NEVADA

ga by promising to add on portions
OF Utah and Idaho, and thus eventu-
ally remove the State Capital as far
east as Wlnnemueca. The PROPOSE
ton comes rather late in the day, but
Stewart is endeavorng, with all the
energy OF desperation, to get up some
sort OF an apparently legitimate boom
Tor himself on the Mormon question,
the Chinese question, the State CAPT
tai proposition that will save him from
the suffoeation from which he is suf
fermg and drowning in the sea Of po-
lit'oal corruption. He cannot float
much longer as the mere exponent of
Central Pacific gold Carson APP
peal.
Last Summer the Hon. William NJ.
Stewart delivered several lectures in
the principal towns Of Nevada, in
which he took the ground that Neva-
da ought to have more territory that
Congress, when creating these wes-
tern territories made no allowance for
the great amount Of worthless land
embraced within their boundaries.
MIR. Stewart was in Winnemucca a
day or two ago, where, the Silver
State says, he created some excite
ment, and caused rise in town lots,
by stating that he intended, when he
took his seat in the Senate, to en-
deavor to have Idaho Territory, with
the exception Of the northern coun-
ties, which are anxious to become a
part OF Washington Territory, annex
ed to Nevada, and he also intended
to have slice OF Utah joined to Ne
vada. AS an inducement for the Ida
hoans to cast their fortunes with Ne
vada, a railroad is to be built from
Winnamucca to Boise City, and the
capital will be removed from Carson
City to Winnemucca. This, of course,
cannot be accomplished in a day or
year, and perhaps never, but the an
neXatlon move will be made as soon
as Mr.. Stewart gets into the Senate,
aud when the State is enlarged it will
DE an easy matter to get the capital
to Winnemucca. 1t is true there are
many obstacles in the way of this de-
sirable result, as there are about as
many voters in Idaho as Nevada, and
they may object to annexation as they
do to other popular measures, but
there is no law to compel Congress to
consult their wishes in the matter,
and as for the Mormons, who may be
annexed to Nevada, they can be dis
franchised on account of their pecul-
lar religious ideas, and thus prevent
ed from having any voice whatever
in State affairs Ogden News.
Judging from the above one would
suppose that Idaho Territory came
into existence for the sole purpose of
finally being cut up and divided
among her avaricious neighboring
States and Territories; and because
she is not willing TO let Tom, Dick
and Harry have just as much and
what portion they want, Idaho Ter
ritory is being put down as opposed
to popular measures" Montana and
Washington want the northern por-
ton, and not to be at all bashful
about comforting great favor on the
Territory, Nevada has kindly consent
ed, with display of much magma
nimlty, to accept the southern por-
ton. And so we are provided for.
1t is a singular thing that Wash
ington, Montana and Nevada have
never thought that the United States
would be much better if divided up
and apportioned to each. This would
bring the United States nearer, and
by removing the National Capital to
Winnemucca, with railroad to Boise
City, Nevada would be fixed. There
are some obstacles, of course, but as
Congress knows no law, it would not