Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-13
THE WAITING TERRITORIES.
What Delegate Dubois Thinks Of Their
Qualifications for STATED hood.


ALL HAVE SUFFICIENT POPULATION AND ABuxp-
ANT RESOURCES, But UTAH SHOULD NOT BE
ADMITTED, BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE
PEOPLE BELONG TO THE MORMON CHURCH.
The introduction of the bill for the admission
OF Idaho as a state completes the list of north
ern territorial applicants for statehood. Dele
gate Dubois, Of Idaho, talked with STAR re-
porter to-day Of the prospects of the bill.
How long will it be before Idaho could be
admitted ?" asked the reporter.
Provided this Congress passes my bill Idaho
cannot come in as a state inside of year. All
the territories except Utah ought to be admit
ted. Every one Of them has more than 100, 900
free inhabitants, and resources to sustain a
great population. Idaho is the best watered Of
all the western states or territories, and has
most excellent lands and climate. Fruit in
great abundance-prunes, apricots, nectarines,
peaches, apples, &c,,-is raised now in many
portions Of the territory. In south Idaho we
have to depend on irrigation, and all we need
there is to have the government build the huge
dams that are
NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFUL. AGRICULTURE.
believe that within four years, if the general
government would thus aid us, that we would
have population of from 100000 to 100000.
The territorial form of government is very
irksome and unstable. We are governed from
without, as 1t were, and our wants and wishes
disregarded. Generally, the officers are sent
among us 40 strangers. They may be good or
bad, as fate DEGREES. Our interests are varied,
yet we have no one but voiceless delegate to
contend for them in Congress. The general
government pays nothing practically to sustain
us now. They contribute only about 1000 a
year and We pay the balance. The only added
cost to us of statehood would be the salaries
OF two or three officers and the expenses OF the
legislature, which meets bi-ennially. The adj
vantages would be great that our people
are very DESTROYS of the change"
WHAT CONGRESS OUGHT TO DO.
''what do you think the present Congress
ought to doI"
IF the democratic majority would pass
bill in the House admitting North Dakota,
South Dakota, Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona, it would
be just and fair. and the Senate would pass it.
1t would be wise thing for the democrats to
do, it seems to me, because Arizona and New
Mexico are regarded as democratic, and Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming as debatable There is
no doubt about each of these territories being
qualified for statehood"
What do you think of the admission of
Utah?' queried the reporter.
Utah, of course" said Mr.. Dubois, sis in a
different position. They could not form
state government republican, in fact, because
the great majority of the people there belong
to an alien government. The Mormon church
is theocracy. The institution is political
and commercial one, held together by fanati-
cism founded on polygamy. The organization
is compact and united, is governed absolutely
by few leaders, and has no reverence for the
laws of the land or the general government
THEY ARE UNITED IN EVERY WAY
for statehood. have observed them closely
since 's2. when the Edmunds bill was passed,
and assert that there is no change in their prac-
tees or conduct save that they are more eau
tious, cunning and hypocritical than before
the passage of these laws. Utah should be
governed by legislative commission. 1t is
the only sure and speedy remedy. In order to
rid the nation of this curse, and wipe out the
stain they make on our fair name, they must
be deprived of their political power, which
they, use only to strengthen polygamy and defy
the laws of Congress. voice the sentiment
of every impartial and fair-minded American
citizen vino has given the subject careful
thought or attention in saying it is a plain
wrong to allow the Mormon church to exercise
political power"