The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-05

One of the ablest speeches of the
present session on the injustice done to
the people of the territories by congress,
in refusing their demand for admission
to the Union, was that delivered before
the house May Goth by Hon. Joseph NJ.
Carey, delegate from Wyoming, in sup
port of an amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill, providing the terri
toria! officers hereafter appointed by the
president, must be bona fide residents in
the territories where they are to serve at
the time Of their continent
Mr.. Carey prefaced his remarks by re-
minding the house that the principle in.
volved is identical with that OF resolu.
tionsadopted by the national conventions
of both the great political parties in 1884,
and one which has received the unani-
nous santion of the United States since
the foundation of the government. He
maintained that the relations now ex-
isting between the territories and the
federal power are analogous to those
which existed between the original col.
onies and Great Britain in l776; and
that in their memorial 70 congress the
inhabitants of the former might with
propriety set forth their wrongs in the
language used by the latter in their ar
rainment Of the crown. as contained in
in the declaration of independence.
The only changes required being such
would adopt the complaints to the differ.
ent conditions.
Omitting Maine, West Virginia and
Texas, which were erected into states
under peculiar circumstances, none Of the
% new states had claims to recognition
superior to those justly urged in behalf
of any Of the eight territories now watt
ing to take their places in the Union
The average population of these states at
the dates Of their admission was only
74.576, and if Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado are ex.
cepted the remaining II had an average
of only 60,7O6. Five had less than 50, :
900 and one (Illinois) only $4,000. The
average for the eight territories now ap.
plying for admission is 200 500, or with
Dakota divided into two, l7sOO0. Only
two of them Arizona and Idaho, contain
less than 100000.
As to devel opment of wealth they
with their total assessed valuation o.
$442, 500 900, are still much farther in the
lead than on the score Of population
Their ability to support themselves al
Independent states cannot be questioned
Already in the provisions they have mad,
fol- developing their resources, educating
their children and youth, and efficientl,
enforcing their laws for preserving order
they are scarcely surpassed by even th'
original states. They need no assistance
whatever from the general government
beyond what any of the states receive
and to continue to hold such communi
t!es in tutelage as dependencies is, q
Mr.. Carey urges, not only unnecessary
but really dangerous to the integrity {
American free institutions,
Why should these people, because the
have had sufficient enterprise to hrav
the perils and endure the priyatlops
frontier life. be deprived of self govern
ment? Are they not as competent, aftt
having left the Organized communiti,
of the East, as they were before the
removalP Why then may they ne
have voice in selecting those who al
to govern them? Ifthev cannot be ac
mitted to the Union and the enjoym en-
of full citizenship, they should at lea
be governed by persons chosen fror
= among themselves, who are acquainte
: with their circumstances. unders,ar
3 what is needed for their welfare, and a
|. well enough acquainted with their peop
8 to make wise selections OF subordinate
e Strangers from the older states, own
their appointments to political favoritis
o may be competent and conscientior
Il yet it is hardly possible for them to d
d charge the duties imposed upon the
i. satisfactorily until they have been in Il
territory long enough to become the