The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-15
STATEHOOD FOR IDAHO.


of Idaho's chances for Statehood
says:
With more than 100000 people de
handing admittance into the Union, wit
such resources in their hands, with NOR
than 100000 people who are real Alneri
cans, there is no congress that will den,
their prayer. The presentation of tn
fair possibilities of the territory will &C
Ms double argument for admission, be
cause, first, the showing will make it clea
that the territory is amply able to sup
port statehood, and second, the showing
will make it just as manifest that will
such work before them the people ough
TO have the full power to control theil
own affairs, and not to be hampered by
the divided and uncertain rule that is ex
tended to territories. We believe thai
our friends in the north will only con
slider what we have said above as being
offered by way of suggestion, as is also
the further belief that they should, either
by popular subscription or by Legislative
appropriation, raise little fund for the
purpose of collecting data necessary to
lay before congress on the making of the
application for statehood Such data,
arranged in convenient form, illuminated
with maps and drawings, will have their
effect.
When the Tribune makes the
strong assertion that, with more
than 100000 people demanding adj
nittance into the Union, with such
resources in their hands, with more
than 100000 people who are real
American citizens, there is no con-
gress that will deny their prayer"
we apprehend that that journal did
not intend to include the 1900 peo-
pie composing the population of
Paris, Bear Lake county. The peo-
pie on whose account the Tribune
in its issue of Dec. 1st so unjustly
criticised Governor Stevenson for
abiding to them in BETTING man
ner in his report to the Secretary of
the Interior. Moreover we presume
the Tribune in abiding to the
prayer for admission, does not in
tend to include among the 100000
real American citizens the people
Of three other counties of the ter
ritory. But why not include them.
so long as they are willing to obey
the laws Of the land, no matter
what religious belief they entertain?
Governor Stevenson's late report
ia in itself an able and comprehen-
sive data of the condition and state
of affairs in every portion of the
territory, and the only fault the
Tribune can find with it is because
the Governor refers kindly and
truthfully to the industrious habits
and prosperous condition of GER
tain class of people in a portion of
the territory. For this the Tribune
wantonly assails his report.
The people Of Idaho feel an
amused surprise that such an ably
edited paper as the Tribune should |
advance the idea that "this report
confirms the belief that there was
al aii-emoTaclng conspiracy to give
to Idaho statehood in which the
saints were to hold the balance of
power In the minds of all intel
ligent people in the territory, such
!. stretch Of imagination on the part
Of the Tribune seems very ridicu-
Us. There is about as much
probability of the Mormons getting
The balance of power" either over
The territory as it is or when it be-
comes q state, as there is that Brig
ham Young viii be resurrected next
week.
This eternal howl which breaks
'ut atresh at every election for del
'gate-about the peril we are in,
md the strings that the Mormons
Will eventually have us tied up with
is getting to be about "played
'ut" in the minds of intelligent
md thoughtful people. {
While the Tribune manifests so
much interest in the affairs of Ida I
10, we would kindly suggest if it
ealiy desires to see Idaho come
knocking at the door of the Union i
or admission, that, instead of ad-
'islng the people Of the territory to |
ubscrlbe, or the legislature to ap- '
'ropriate a "little fund" for the
'urpose of collecting data to Law S
efore congress, and back up dele c
ate Dubois arguments, that it ioin
ssue with the KEYSTONE in sug- I
estlng that the legislature now in
ession, make an appropriation out {
i the territorial funds for the pub I
lcation of an extra edition of the v
Governors late biennial report to g
ne Secretary of the Interior, on |
ne affairs and condition of the ter /
itory. The extra edition to be
sed IN presenting copy to each h
'ember of both branches of con- i
ress, and further generally distrib-
ted throughout the country as re-
able information regarding the c
,sources and many advantages r
inch are possessed by the Gem t
the Mountains. q
A Little Doubtful. /
Delegate Dubois, in a private let t
n, says the News Miner, "has ex.
reSSad the op;p;o,, +Lo4 \