Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-12-20
WILD TO ADMIT THEM.
Sunset Cox Leads the Van in a Crusade fol
Admission Of the Two Dakotas Favor
able Sentiment for This Move En-
pressed Ali Around.

WashIngt on special to Pioneer Press:
Tie democratic carwu> this evening
was called To orderly sunset Cox. who
at once relinquishe,i he chair % Gov
Met reary al k~ntucky and betook
himself tn the floor. where he opened
the battle for territorial admission
wit u speech that would have won
] the hearts oi every resident oi Dakota
and Montana could he have been
heard. He championed Dakota's right
to division and favored he admission
Of South Dakota AT as early u day rs
possible. lie said the democrats lost
Minnesota brailse they had refused
to admit Dakota. Mr.. Holman oh
tanned the iloor and offered II resolu-
tion asserting il to he he sense of the
caucus that South Dakota should he
Immediately admitted, and the Terri
tory of North Dakota established and
enabling acts provided for New Mexico.
Montana and Washington Territ DRY.
lie brieilyexplained the purpose of the
resolution, and drew attention to the
danger attending the furi her refusal to
do Justice to these territ ories. Logan
Chipnian of Detroit and others made
speeches favoring the resolution, as
did Spinola OF New York. Delegate
TOole's speech was the best Of the
evening, and it did not mince mat ters
lie spoke of Montana growth and
prosperity. and dwelt upon the quail
iicstions which she had shown last
session for admission. 1t should have
been granted her then. IL was denied
by The party which had been strongest
in politics within her borders, and the
result could he seen with II strong dem
ocratic majority OF record in the terri
tory. a candidate without reproach
had been slaughtered by II strong ma
jority. The result could be traced to
nothing else than the treatment of the
territory by the Democratic ma ajority
Of he last session of congress. lie de-
sired to impress this upon the caucus
with all the emphasis available % him.
lie then earnestly and eloquent ly ad
vocaie ed the admission oi all the terri
tories qualified for admission. The
time had gone by when wealthy, pros
porous communities capable of SELF
government and under he cons, itut ion
theoretically cni it led I u represent alton
could he indefinitely kept out of the
Union ON the plea of some old fossil
that the terrii iiorie~ should pass
through Il probation before admis
sion" Delegate Voorhees, followed
Mr.. Toole in much the same strain.
lie SAID hc could trace his own defeat
to no other cause than that disgust
al the democrat sol thai territory wit h
the aioriiy IN the house. His own
efforts in favor OF he admission oi hc
territory had been neutraii<e,l ny hi.
party's action in congress, and it lel
to his defeat. Before Mr.. VOORHEES,
concluded his remarks the caucus ad-
journed To meet Thursday evening.
! Mr.. Macdonald offered the following
re>Olut ION:
| Resolved That IL j. the s,.rIsr al the eau
cus that IA. Tcrrit"t! "i Dakota hedi,idrd
inf" two territories aud states ultimately.
Mr.. Cox Offered the following:
/ Resolved. That il j. the -cnsr ri the eau
Gus that day he fixed lor some timr after
| the holidays foi the consideration of the
territorial questions in 50 lar as they affect
| the admission of states, aud that on any
/ bill alread " reported or io lie reported from
/ the committee an territories there shall br
no limitation or amendments whirh are
gcrmane, and that in the order nf pr"rerd
| ing tn. first vote shall Ia on any bills affect
! ing the Territory of Dakota ar its division,
/ or any amendment thereto. and that th~
raucus does not seek to bind am member
on the votes taken un any proposition.
Mr.. Cox read n dispatch received 10y
ing that they would like no adverse
action taken. The general sent imcnt
seems to he that the caucus will con
cludr to admit Montana and Sout h
Dakota at once, organize "a terrii ory
Of North Dakota. AMI provide en-
ablina acts for New Mexico and Wash
ingt on territories.