Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-20
NEW s1ATEa.

PcHa AF1ObhS lhe e!EhtnG cGfjoSlEs
OF the day is expressed by tbs question
What will congress do With Dskotn? 2
The democrats in ihe houee sat up til
midnight two evenings this week in
q tahlean of contrition. Imagine Will
liam Steele Holman, Sustained by two
guilds OF tobacco where usually is bu'
ne, his tall, saunt, agne.skaking iorn
envelOped IN sRckolott, wringIrg his
hands end grooming, "Oh, we ought &C
have let Dakota in long ago."
BY no meals least OF the peaitents Is
Bill Springer, whose admission through
the pearly gates OF the New Jerusalen
would hardly invest with any body's con,
tdence where the rights Ct the people
Dakota were COL csrned. He has juggled
to long on this Dakota question TO claim
now that its tricks we're miracles g, oyer
which he had no control. Even now
that he really wants the territory to be
admitted he insists that New Mexico
come with her to take q seat in the sen.
etc.
/ have had long interviews with Mr.
Reed, Mr.. Burrows, Judge Clifford and
others on the republican side this week,
oho thS oisudblOh - HOhlSWllhE CLhElIGO
TO my mind. There is q possibility that
Dakota will be admitted this session.
Ii depends on the shape hat opinion
takes among the demo crats. II, as now
seems probable, the leaders on that side
dec,de to vote for admission simply TO
get q place in the PROCESSION, which they
see must Inevitably pass, there is good
doubt whether the republicans would
! nltnu thnNa nenr {. - n - q 4 ~ ~ ~ a.-u..l
out. At tbs same time the republican
leaders hesitate to conclude hat they
would be justified in keeping their own
people out of the union under these cir
cumstances. They are disposed to lei
the God J n Israel cause the wrath oil
Holman end Springer do tardy Justice 60
Dakota. | presume that without q eau
Gus vote there would be enough demo-
Gratis to vote with the republicans Mon.
day morning to admit Dakota. Ba!
that is not the question ss 1t stands. II
is whether Dakota, Montana, Washing
ton snd New Mexico shall ell come in.
Hbe admission OF Montana end Wash
ington is no choking morsel fer the r.
publiosns. They generally believe that
those territories are to become reliably
republican. As Mr.. Reed saye, they
wish to consider the question of the adj
mission OF any OF these territories on
other grounds than political. Mr.. Res
would vote to admit Montana or any
territory if she were as democratic as
Texas. provided che had the population
and the character of her people were all
thas could be required. The right OF
the people Of the territories when their
numbers and civilization make. il tx.
l. nod ,nnk Fou khn ~ -L-.D -EkL- -
ment of the country. is q republican
doctrine. II cannot bs conceived that
the republican eide of either house or
senate would ever have carried out the
part the democrats Lave enacted.
II should vote," says Mr.. Reed,
8 against the admission OF. Utah if her
people were ell republicans, If you can
conceive snch q thing as that. I should
vote &c sdmit New Mexico, with her PEG
pie all democrats, If in other respects
tho territory was entitled 30 aimission.''
Tho control Of the government for the
next decade, perhaps longer, is bound
up IN this Issue OF admitting territories,
and the leading men in congress feel a
responsibility gradually weighing the
Washington should come into the union.
eeooSs WA plluhS WIG uCAS CSubuS Hlll
add forty new congressman 60 the repre-
sentation from the west or reduce BY
that many the representation of the At
lantic states,
AFTER THE GLORY.
Washington correspondence ST, Paul
PicnseT Press: The demoei ats are leaving
no card unplayed in their effort to ee-
cure whatever glory lies in she admis-
sion of new states; as all their efforts to
make party capital rebound to the adj
vantages OF the territories they are like
ly to be viewed with great satisfaction
in the northwest. The Latest plan con-
templates provision for the admission OF
all the territories except Ussh-tLe Ds-
kotas, Montana, Washington aud New
Mexico-nexs winter, SO provided in the
bill Springer 10 engaged upon, and Idaho,
Wyoming and Arizona as soon as they
have reached o certain population to be
fixed by law. Though this is spoken OF
to-day as o new plan, it ID really only q
modification OF Spslngefs enabling act.
That is to say, q specific enabling act.
for each OF the three territories is pro-
posed instead Of o general statute for all
This will exclude Utah, OF course. The
idea Is very popular. especially with Pei
cifp coas and northwestern members.
Delegate Boise of Idaho is delighted
with 1t, and sees statehood almost within
sight. The requisite population for
statehood will probably be made more
than that necessary for one member OF
congress, or about 100, 600. Idaho and
Wyoming now claim nearly 100, 600 each,
and Arizona has nearly "a, 900, including
greasers.
The new plan meets with favor among
the moderate democrats in the house
who are anxious for legislation on this
subject this session. when they can
make conditions, rather than next when
the republicans will have il all their
own way. They fear that II the matter
goes oyer to the next congress only the
populous northwestern territories will
be admitted, which happens to be all
republican. By securing action this
winter they hope not only to redeem
tbemselye partly in the northwest but
70 bring insNew Mexico. greasers aud
oil. and SO sscure q demoofsfia offset for
enc OF the new republican states. The
extension Of the plan TO the other terri.
tories brings IN another prospective
democratic state in the southwest and
increases the influences brought to bear
in favor of the plan. il lea piece OF
gigantic logroiling. The coupling OF
New Mexico and Arizona with the others
Is depended upon. too, to reconcile the
southern democrats who threaten op-
position to the admission Of any new
states in the northwest, even TO the ex-
tent OF flibustering. doubt if it Will
entirely succeed. These fre-eatiug
gentlemen are very much in earnest.
Nearly the only active oppoeit1on to the