Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-21
No Monkey-Business.
Maginnis the Mighty En- Route
to the Home Ranch OF
Grover.
He will Work to Secure the
Admission Of Montana as
a State.
MARTIN NJ. MAGINNIs.

MARTIN NJ. MA0INNiS.
Montana's Ex-DeieEats 10 Intsrviewed by {
Reporter and Tells why He Goes to wash
ington.
One week out from Helena, via The
Manitoba, In which he experienced
snow blocksdes and wreck, Hon. Mar
tin Maginnis reached st. Paul Tues
day light but was not too much broker
up BY the trip to Withstand the vile,
Of the interviewer. To Globe repor
ter he said:
"Reports from sll parts OF Montana
show that our people have not expert
enced any Ill effects from the blizzard
that did 80 much damage In Dakots
and elsewhere throughout tho north
west, although the weather has been
pretty cold. Cattle are In very good
condition and grass is plentiful, so
that tho stock men have no. suffered
any material loss or nconvenisncs thus
fnr.p
II am going to Washington, pri.
marily, In the interest Of the sdmis'
zion Of Montana into the Union o. q
state. and / am Of the opinion tha,
'hs bill introduced into the house
by Mr. Springer. Of Illinois, is . good
one and should pass. While IL is no,
likely that such action will be taken
In season to admit Of the people OF
Montaus, Dakota, Washington and
New Mexico participating In the next
presidential election, still, / think
Congress will agree to the enabling
act some time In June OF the present
year. Then the care will be sent to
the people and the President can per-
feet the other arrangements for ad-
mission without the matter being
again brought to the attention Of Con.
gress.
1T II useless for the people Of Da-
kota to expect that they will be al
lowed to divide their territory, and
holding of for such an object will
only have the effect Of impeding nee.
essary legislation for the other terrific
ries. There 10 no objection that l can
sec to having four ststss created at
once. aud IL should be the purpose OF
every man who has the material inter-
ests of this portion Of the United States
at heart to 60 In with . will and help
to increase the number Of western
states. All four territories that have
named possess the requisite population
ard resources to fit them for imme-
diate admission, and 1t 10 sheer folly
for the Dakotians to be holding OF
for a division OF their territory. Be
sides, at the last election held, while
there wss an apparent majority in
favor Of division, AZ q matter Of fact
not one-third of the voters went to tn,
POLLS"
Another object that I have In view
upon reaching Washington is to secure
II possible o ratification Of the treaty
with the Gros Ventres and Piegsns In
accordance with the recommendation
Of the commission that visited them
last year.
ut appears strange that IN view Of
the recent prohibition movement In
Texas and other parts Of the south the
advocates OF sectionalism and par,
tisanism should not have taken q
different course in the recent contest
over the confirmation Of Justice La
mar. Just so long as these old embsr'
OF hate and discord are stirred up, tn,
south will remain solid, whereas !
left alone for year or two. question:
Of policy would creep In and tend L
disintergate this section, but such
result can never be accomplished by
the methods pursued recently in th'
senste.n