St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-07
DEFENSE OF THE OMNIBUS.
The Republicans Are Said to be Re-
sponsible for it.
IT WILL PASS THE HOUSE.
The Eastern Senator's Are Jealous Of
the Growing West and Don't Want
More States From It.
T WILL PASS THE HOUSE.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Many of the
criticisms of the Springer bill have been
so unfair, if not positively dishonest,
that if you will permit [ would like to
give plain, clear statement of the sit
uation. The convention held in Aber-
deem Dec. Is last was entirely nOn-parti-
san, and it was thought by the many
able and fearless Republicans, as well
as Democrats, who participated in it,
that statehood could come before con-
gress in that manner and be treated
fairly and outside of political questions.
The Democrats in congress, both in the
senate and the house, were entirely
willing to so regard the matter and
waive all questions as to the political
complexion of the territory and admit
her as state This announced willing
ness on their part at once provoked the
opposition of the Republicans of the
East. and they began their senseless
fight for the admission of the, south half
under the Sioux Falls convention, ut
terly ignoring the tender of the De-
mocracy to give Dakota an enabling
act. And for no other reason l believe
than their hostility to admitting any
MORE WESTERN STATES.
Nothing was left for the Democratic
party to do bnt to take decided posi-
ton on the question that would at once
commend itself to the approval of all
fair-minded people and give to the peo-
pie of the territories statehood. They
took the position that all the territories
having a population emitting them to
a representative in congress should be
admitted without delay, and at once de-
cided upon what has been termed the
omnibus bill for the admission of the
four states of Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington and New Mexico. 1t is emphat-
icalIy Democratic measure, and our
Republican friends who took part in the
Aberdeen convention have learned that
even Republicans in Dakota are not of
much consequence to their senatorial
brethren when they get to Washington.
Now have taken great deal of pains
to get at the
REAL FEELINGS
of the Republican majority in the
senate and l find that many of the
Western members are ready to admit the
territory, but for some reason Senator
Platt and few other Rotten borough
counties have became imbued with the
fat Il idea of dividing the territory, and
consequently we may look for nothing
to be done by this congress looking to
the admission of DakOta-SO long as the
Eastern senators can keep Dakota out.
No matter what the pretext, | am con-
WINGED they intend to do it. If they can
use the division club effectively it
answers the purpose and they can sail
Of ba re Of
keeping Dakota out of the Union. With
handful of jackasses in the territory
to bray for division, they can eX-
cuse themselves by pointing to the
strong division sentiment in the terri
tory as their justification. While half
million of people are to be denied the
privileges of sisterhOod because of
the noise and mOuthingS of a
few dozen political mountebanks.
The Springer bill for the admission of
the four states
WILL PASS THE HOUSE.
The Democrats have Endorsed it, and
they will stand by it to the last. Let
the Republicans from the Nutmeg state
of the East kill it if they want to take
the responsibility. They may be able
to satisfy their constituency by pleading
their willingness to divide and admit
TWO states, Dub lear Gll6 cOuuIry Will
say it is not good defense. You had
an opportunity to give the people of
Dakota statehood and you neglected it.
On you, and you alone, the blame must
rest for their continued territorial con-
dition. 1t is one of the outrages that /
suppose must be endured, but in entire
keeping with the avowed and deter
mined opposition to the growing fear in
the East of
WESTERN SUPREMACY.
The men who are crying division in
Dakota are furnishing the Nutmeg
statesmen with club to -four
ish and divert attention from the
true state ofn affairs, and the truth as
to the feeling of the senators in the East
The time may come when the country
will cease to be humbugged by the
twaddle that the Democracy are keeping
Dakota out of the Union, and place the
responsibility where it belongs-on the
senators of the Republican party who
are against the admission of any more
Western states. There can not be found
to-day a Democrat, from President
Cleveland to the humblest member of
the party that would deny admission to
Dakota and 1t is time that the assinine
assertions of the Republican press
should cease. I. X. A.