The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-14
ADmIrr1NG TERRITORIES.

States is the important one In the ma
ton at this time. In Congress there is
TO-DAY but one more important matter
and that is the one relating to the re-
duction of taxation. The admission OF
the dependencies will also be the lead
ing problem in the next Congress, unless
it shall be promptly disposed OF by max
ing States of all the Territories which
have the requisite population and
wealth to entitle them to the rights ana
dignity of statehood. The newspapers
are all discussing the matter, but un-
fortunately they are, or many OF them
are. treating it from a partisan stand
point, just as it has been treated ID
Congress, Republicans being willing
and eager for Republican Territories to
be admitted, and Democrats just as
eager and willing to let in the DEEPEN
denotes with Democratic majorities.
One of the fairest of the big newspapers
in this matter is the Chicago Times
which has SO far been able to rise above
partlsanship and treat the subject
from the standpoint of right, Below is
tle leading editorial in late issue of
tie Times. 1t should have its influence
on Congressman and politicians:
IF Dakota had been admitted as one State,
a nosition to which its population and re-
sources justified its attainment, the result
of the Presidential election would not have
haen changed in substance The Republic
cans now insist upon the immediate admls-
sion of Dakota as two States, ana OF Mon
tena and of Washington upon the claim
that these are talrly up 70 the requirements
of Statehood. The Democrats are unW1l-
ling that Territory, however large, having
more than 60U 600 population, should have
vote in the Senate twice that OF New York
with popula ion OF 6,OOOOOO' or OF Pennsyl-
yania, Illinois and Ohio, the least populous
of which has more than five times the num-
her of Dakota's souls. They do not look
unkindly upon Montana, but they Insist
that New Mexico shall be reckoned with
Montana. What is the Republican oblee-
tiou to New Mexico? Is it not up to the
standard of requiI ement for Statehood? AS
to population that standard is placed at the
ratio of Congressional representation IN the
states, some 154,OuO New Mexico mas l15,-
600 while Montsra, with but 100000, falls
below th5 sta nderd. J he tax be values of
New Mexico are SOOUU,OOO, while those OF
Montana, exclusive of mines, is but $685.
OO0OOO New Mexico, then, has the adYant
age of Montana, about whose admission the
Repubiicans make no question. Why the
discriminate in favor OF Montana ana
against New Mexico? Because New Mexico
being Democratic would send TWO Demo-
cratic Senators and Democratic Represent
alive to Congress. The objection, of
course, is not put just that way. 1t is SAID
that while the admission OF Montana is
every way advisable the proposition to ad-
nit New Mexico is absurd on its face So
broad statement is certainly unwarranted
when it is shown, as in the statistics pre-
sentsd by the Secretary of the Interior, that
in point of population and wealth New
Mexico ranks higher than Montana
and Will, the standard of [popula-
ton necessary for the admission OF
Territory is excel1ed by New Mexico
If is not attained by Montana. Why
then is heproposItton TO admit New Mex
leo absurd on its face? The real reason of
Republican objection has been suggested
1t is not covered by the statement that the
Territory holds Grease population quite
ton is largely of snan' ish and aboriginal
origin But it is less Al-HerSsh i, cnSn ~
kota's population, compo. %S y tisFge
measure of Scandinavian j.. Ss4n6 s. SS. t:l
Having the Spanish original the J. "1 ss;oo
is in some measure Catholic in r. SEi9sni
And it may not be forgotten that Reu. MI
can member OF the committee on Teri
tories brought in a report Directing to New
Mexlco's admission, not because the prc-
position was absurd on its face, but because
lar sunk in superstition that they asked tt e
priests to bless the seed time and the hal-
vest Herein we have g hint of the unde.-
lying prejudice against considering Il e
claim of New Mexico for Statehood, viii g {
Montana, It's inferior in wealth and populs-
ton, is taken up as matter of course The
objection is religious as well as political. /
New Mexico is said to have made no de- 7
Yelopment while surprising Montana?
Yet Montana, it is contended, shall be ad- s
mitted to citizenship, while New Mexico J.
shall be denied.
The enforcement OF the Republican argu- O
ment for the admission OF Washington, 7
Montana and two Dakotas and the present
exclusion of all other Territories is sought y
TO be enforced by the remark that it is alb .
surd that the decaying and almost dead
State of Nevada should have the same II
power IN the United States Senate as New
York, WHICH hes 100 times as many people
and voters. Nevada is, indeed, the most
60:ough Its ng strength fails sTsSe sho s;aff
"a the mere towns of Cook County, il
LIMOS, its wealth is no greater If it equa 6
the wealth of one of the wards in Chicago
and yet it has two representatives In tho p
Senate and representative in the House, T
srbSie the single town alluded to has only L
.nert of one of nearly 200 assembly votes for e
ne election of Senator, and only small =
undivided interest In single congress
Snan But this illustration is OF itself Q
s1ronnd for argument against the claim of
EITuHs lie less populous and wealthy than :,
COOK County, to have twice as many SEM
s0Els e Il Z TT the present, which is 1emo-
cratic I House, nor the next in nio6 no
S Latto boJraver The House is org .nized. will
parry ~ Working msiority, is Il possible to
n nave ont merely partis' a scheme as re,
E Sstes to Su' Territorial adrissions The Re-
publican 1NsSi project of Two States from Dakota
R4vii1 necessarily be abandoned because the
scheme for two is the creation of place
hunters at home and politicians at Wash
ingtcn, but Democratic objection to the ed
mission of Dakota as one State must wholly |
disappear because it is Ill founded. If Mon
tana is to be admitted New Mexico must not |
he denied. Utah is out of the question at !
1,resent because of the popular objection to |
1olygamy and Mormonism as an active |
political factor. :.
4ha massage of enabling acts for Washing |
Ton. New mexico, Montana, and one
Dakota. otherwise long postpoHementt
of Teeults will be inevitable.