Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-12
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Members of the House Get
Together.
STATE MAKING DISCUSSED.
Sunset Cox and Others Favor the
Admission of Territories
without Stint.

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WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE first
caucus of the session was held by
the Democrats of the House this
evening. Springer stated that the main
object of the caucus was to permit the
Democrats to take some action look
ing to the admission of the Ter
ritories.
Cox favored the admission sof all the
Territories except Utah and New
Mexico. He said the Democratic party
might as we'll gain the good will Of
the Territories as their ill will. The
people of Dakota preferred the division
of the 47th parallel almost unanimously,
and he was of the opinion that
their desires should be listened to.
Washington, Montana and Idaho should
be given enabling acts at once. The
great Territory of Dakota should be di-
vided and the Democrats should secure
the prestige which would certainly come
to them from the favorable action Of their
caucus. They had loet Minnesota at the
last election because they had failed to
| admit Dakota, which was on the same
isothermal line.
Mcdonald offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
| caucus that the Territory of Dakota be
divided into two Territories, and States
| ultimately.
Cox offered the following;
| Resotped. That it is the sense of the
caucus that a day be fixed, some time
after the holidays, for the consideration
OF Territorial questions, in 30 far as
they affect the admission of States, and
that on any bill already reported or to
be reported from the Committee on Ter
ritories there shall be no limitation on
amendments which are germane, and
that in the order of proceeding the first
vote shall be on any bills affecting the
Territory Of Dakota or its division, or
any amendment thereto, and that this
caucus does not seek to bind any mem
Der on the vote taken on any PROPOSE
ton.
| Oates, of Alabama, dissented from the
view advanced by Cox. He regarded
the question of the admission of Terri
tories largely political, and believed the
interests of the Democratic party should
be considered. He did not see the force
OF the argument that admitting Terrific
ries at present would make them Demo-
cratic. II the people of the Territories
had 80 little idea of Democracy, thev
should be left out until they learned
better the principles of the Democratic
party. He ridiculed the idea that Re-
publican Congress, with a majority of
ore to three in the House, would be al
lowed to have its own way in regard TO
the admission of Territories. Let Com
gress 60 slowly. Colorado had been
admitted by a Democratic Congress and
he saw nothing Democratic about it.
Biggs, OF California, favored the divid-
ing OF Dakota and the admission of Da-
kota: "To sheol with the policy of pre-
venting a Territory being admitted in
Difference to the dictates of a political
party" said he.
Holman, of Indiana, supported the
omnibus bill and offered resolutions to
that effect.
Spinola, of New York, said he would
oppose the admission Of the Territories
in every way he could, and in 1892, with
staunch, sterling Democrat at the head
OF the Democratic ticket, that party
would march on to victory. He did not
believe in sentimental measures.
McAdoo, of New Jersey. deprecated
any concessions to the Republican party.
Mcdonald predicted that if the Demo-
Gratis did not admit Dakota it would be
Republican for years. Let the Demo.
Gratis be wise. The tariff had not beaten
the Democrats in the Northwest, but DO
litical mistakes, such as the refusal to
admit Dakota, had been responsible for
the result.
Weaver, of Iowa, favored the Omni.
bus bill and the admission OF all the Ter
ritories except Utah.
Toole, of Montana, spoke in favor of
admitting that Territory, predicting that
if that were done she would send two
Democrats to the Senate; otherwise her
one delegate would be Republican for
decades.
Bland, of Missouri, said in 1892 the
seat Of war would not be in New York.
New Jersey and Connecticut, but in the
West. Let the Democratic party follow
Horace Greely's advice and "Go west
and grow up with the country"
Voorhees,, of Washington Territory, at
tributed the Republican majority in that
Territory to the failure of the Democrats
to pass an ennabling act for its ad-
mission.
Without taking any action, the caucus
adjourned until Thurday evening.
FEEDER ATlON OF "A RnQ