New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23
THE WAITING TERRITORIES
JUSTICE WILL BE DONE THEM EARLY.
DEMOCRATS MAY TRY TO SAVE NEw'MEXIco
FROM THE wREcK-A SUGGESTIVE TABLE
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WASHINGTON Nov. 22.-There Indications that
the Democratic leaders I'm Congress will make q
virtue OF necessity and yield reluctant ana
unwilling consent to legislation for the admission
Into the Union, States. OF several 1erTltorlcs
which have been kept out for partisan reasons But
the Democrats will strive at the same time 30 save
something from the political wreck by insisting upon
the admission of New-Mexico along with Dakota
Washington and Montana, and preventing the DIVISION
~ the Territory first named The Democratic idea
OF compromise has been always to surrender at
the last moment and then get the best OF the par
GAIN half century ago progressive Michigan was
kept out Of the Union until backward Nrhansas was
admitted on equal terms although the representa-
tive population OF the latter, including slaves was
only SO 900, while the free white population Oh the
former was $4,000, or exactly one-quarer greater
Dakota was entitled to admission eight years ago.
and when the Republicans were IN control in the
XLVIIth Congress legislation TO that end was attempt
ed but II defeated by Democratic nlDuscfihg
In the last six years the Democratic majority III The
House has been deaf not only to DAKOTA, but to
Washington as we'll, simply because It was feared
that both would be Republican In the last Congress
and during the first session Of this Congress, Chair
man Springer of the Committee on Territories, when
ever approached ON the subject would say, with
shrewd leer:
oh, Dakota can wait until after clevcands re-
election. There will not be any more new States
until after 1885,"
Well. Dakota probably will not wait "untIl after
Cleyeland's reelection At the last session false
pretenoe OF doing Justice to the Territories which were
dt for Statehood was offered by the Democratic ma
jority of the Territorial Committee In the form OF an
Omnibus BILL looking to the simultaneous admission
OF Dakota, Montana, Washington and New-Mexico,
the theory being that Montana and NewMexco would
be surely Democratic and Washington probably so.
The proposition to divide Dakota, which clearly is
entitled to admission as two States would not have
received a vote last winter in the Democratic caucus
which ruled the House at the pleasure OF carlisle,
Mills and the Breckinridges. Probably the Democrats
will continue to resist it, and the Omnibus bill,
which was sent 10 the rear last winter to mako way
for the Oklahoma bill, will be urged. The Repub-
lican Senate cannot agree TO that measure. III
stands thoroughly committed not only to the division
of Dakota but to the principle that the claims OF
each Territory to admission must be separately CON
sidcred and approved rejected on their own merits
That part Of Dakota Territory north Of the forty
sixth parallel OF north latitude, commonly styled
North Dakota, contains population Of about 265,OOo,
and the part south of that parallel, commonly styled
Surth Dakota, contains a population OF about
100000 Under tho existing ratio Of superintendent,
each would be entitled 10 two Representatives in
Congress and four electoral votes for President
and Vice President. In tho election OF 1oo0 North
Dakota cast 36,O24 and South Dakota 63,O4o votes
making total of 99,0G4 votes-to elect Delegate
TO Congress, VINO may SPEAK put ho' 'o'o III '""'
body.
Tho population of Washington Territory is nearly, If
not quite, 200 900. The total vote for Delegate in
Congress two years ago was 1927
The population OF Montana, which IS rapidly In
creaslng is estimated at 10000. and the total vote
for Delegate in Congress two years ago was 32262-
an increase of more than 10 per cent in two years
The census of New-Mexico In 1855 showed pop
ulation Of 1874 ,141, gain OF only fraction over
10 per cent In five years. In 1887 the Governor
estimated that the increase I'm the two last pre-
cedlng years had been large as I'm the five years
preceding that period That estimate was not borne
out by the returns OF votes cast for Delegate In
Congress. In 1852 the total vote was 2S,44O, In
1884 1t was % ,303 in 1856 IT o5,6s2, or only
242 greater than In lss2. About one-eghth Of the
area of the Territory is occupied by Indian reserva
lions. The Spanish element OF the population IS
large and it is progressive For various reasons
New Mexico has not yet begun to receive large
accessions Of population by immigration 1t prob
ably will DO ready for Statehood in fow years.
Under tho next apportionment after the census
1t is probable that the basis of representation
will be enlarged to about 175000-posslby TO 160,-
900. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
Washington will each have population large enough
to entle II TO one or more Representatives In Con
gress under such appOrtionment, irrespective Of
the Constitutional provision. In this relation the
following table Will be found both interesting and
Instructive 1t shows. first, the present population
of Dakota, Montana and Washington, and the pop
ulation the time of the admission of the States
named; second the basis of representation at the
date Of admission third the total vote cast by each
State and Territory for Representative or Del
egate in Congress in 1886: and, fourth, the number
of votes each has in the House of Representatives:
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