St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-17

The statement is credited to Congress
man SPRINGER that this winter con-
gress will probably admit Dakota as one
state. There is some reason to doubt
that the gentleman from the variable
waters of the Sangamon has delivered
this utterance. but even if he has, it IS
remembered that he has in times past
INDUCED in other predictions pertaining
to Dakota that have not become history.
He is chairman in the house Of the COM
mittec on territories, and good many
months ago made public his belief that
such chairman would at the last session
report al enabling act for the admission
of the territory as a state and urge its
passage. By so doing he would have
displayed political sagacity and practi-
cal craftsmanship, ana done an emf
nently proper and ihdiciouS thing. The
circumstances under which congress
comes together again next month are
very different from what they were
when it adjourned. This fact needs DO
explanation. Mr.. SPRINGER missed an
opportunity that cannot be his again.
With the assurance that meets with no
diScredit, that one of the first acts of
President HARRISON will be to convene
congress. and present as one of the sub
jects for its consideration the division
of Dakota and admission of two states,
it would be idle, and suggestive of i'll
horn braVadO, FOR Mr. SPRINGER, or
even The Democratic majority III the
house. to now press a one-state meas
ure. Should it pass the house. it would
be killed in the senate. The country
has, in the most authoritative way. de-
cided to put the disposal of this Ques-
ton in the hands of the Republicans,
and they made it a part OF thcirp platform
that Dakota should come in as two states
Mr.. SPRINGER and his co-Workers did not
do the party or Dakota service in shut
fling this question past the national
election, and giving it to the other side
as campaign capital. 1t was evidently
used with some effect in the states. and
diSaflected many Democrats in the ter
ritory. 1t would be folly now to try to
throw dirt on the Republican track.
The argumcnt-gO0d before the elec-
tion-that the territory to constitute
one of the proposed states had declared
against division by 10000 majority. and
should not be cut off from the rest
against its will, has nominally. at least,
been swept away by majority i'll that
territory for MATTHEW'S, who was. by
resolution and MS own declarations, the
tWo-statc representative. There is still
chance for the Democrats to get
pretty near the front on the popular
question, but to do so they must not
hug a defunct past. but step briSklv
to the time of the new music.
1t would be a graceful and polite thing
for Mr.. SPRINGER and the Democratic
house to submit early in the coming
session an enabling act for the state of
North Dakota, and pass the senate bill
now on the house calendar for the adj
mission of South Dakota. under the
Sioux Falls constitution, or provide for
forming a new state. A good many
will object to the admission of the
South under the fabric put up al Sioux
Falls. The directors will be found
chiefly among the Republicans who
don't hold any OF the positions under
that state equipment. Democrats have
no chance for the Offices anyway. They
had ne hand in shaping the thing. and
it doesn't make much difference to them
whether that machine is used or a new
one gotten mp. The Republicans are
the builders, and they have indorsed it
both at home and in congress. It is a
prohibtory craft, and may make things
hot in the Black Hills and the other
cities and counties that have Just re-
jected local option: but the Republicans
put it in their platform. the blind pigs
and VETS scrambled onto the platform
with Pr0hibitionists, and Democrats can
only submit to the inevitable. Let the
Republicans have all the new states
they want, and then 90 to work and
make them Democratic. North Dakota
is iirst-class missionary ground. The in
terests Of the producers are with the
Democratic policy. and the best thing
now TO do is to push on the state bali as
rapidly as possible.