Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-15


The Democratic Party of the Nation Are Or
posed to Dismembering the Territories.
AS our venerable contemporary Of th,
Lewiston Teller is trying to resurrect tn,
CHASTITY cadaver of annexation agsin, W,
refer him to the following colloQuy
which occurred in the U. S. house O
representatives on May IS. The suhjec
under discussion was the admission o.
Dakota.
Mr.. SPRINGER. We are resisting the di-
vision of Dakota. and in doing that we
are carrying out the wishes of the peo-
pie OF the territory. Every county ex-
cept two in north Dakot gave majority
against being set off by themselves
and we have as much right to regard
the wishes of the people of north Da.
kota as we have to regard the wishes of
the southern part of the territory that
desires to secede from the other.
Mr.. REED. Secede! Does the gentle
man understand the difference between
the secession of the territory and the
secession of the southern states?
Mr.. SPRINGER. Precisely the same
10 lDNOlNed. l. ne IuCt
is that less than half the number of
counties i'll the territory of Dakota de-
sire to be set off by themselves, and
thlee-iourths of the area of the whole
territory is resisting that movement.
The democratic party in this house is
resisting this movement, and the demo-
cratic party in the country will resist
that movement at the election in No
vember and in the next congress.
i say to gentlemen on that side of the
house that never, 30 far as | am con-
cerned, and if | can prevent it, shall
That territory be dismembered and di-
vided into two separate parts. 1t is the
poiicy OF the democratic party TO keep
the territory united, and in that policy
we Shall be sustained by the people,
both in and out of Dakota. Those who
Shall resist her dismemberment will in
after time be regarded as the benefactors
OF that state. and the people who shall
hereafter inhabit that great and power
iul state will rejoice in their union as
we low rejoice tn the Union of these
states.
Mr.. Springer is chairman of the house
committee on territories, which reported
against the annexation of
these counties to Washington, and it is |
the policy of the democracy and of the
house to preserve the territories intact
until they are ready for statehood,
which will not be much longer DELAYED. |
The frozen facts are that annexation is |
dead beyond the possibility Of resur-
rec,ion, and nobody knows this better
than bro. Leland himself. The Stewart
bill for the admission of Washington |
and these counties viii be debated soon,
and will probably pass the senate, al
though the annexation clause will be
contested there, but when
it goes to the house it will be killed de-
,isiyely. Voorhees, himself has aban-
ioned the annexation scheme, as he |
sees that further advocacy of it will de-
ay and obstrCct the admission of Wash
ngton as state. The only object to
Do gained by reviving it now is for po-
itical purposes in the approaching cam
oagn, for which the sorehead CLIQUE in
Lewiston are already laying pipes and
1t is misfortune for this
that brother Leland does not de-
vote his time and attention and the in
1uence of his paper to living issues, in
,tead of decrying and pulling down
-daho territory and its institutions
which other men are trying to build up.
We should like to have his assistance
n helping to get $4,000 of territorial
money from the legislature next winter
% build the Salmon river wagon road
which will do more good for Lewiston
md Camas prairie than dozen annex
,Ion schemes. He might also help us
ak up the country and induce railroad
men to build to Camas prairie, and a
iozen other good purposes instead of
'ainly trying to drag into Washington
errltory lot of unwilling men who
1on't want to go there. Give us rest.