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next in order in its right to admission into
the Union. We believe she is now
ready to assumed the responsibility of state
hood-to cast off the burdens and incon-
veniences of territorial vassalage. She
can now ask for admission with hope of
success. Her time has arrived. For the
first time in ten years public opinion in
the older states has so changed as to view
the admission of new states with a iair
degree of favor. If not admitted at
this time we may reasonably expect the
wave of public sentiment will soon .e-
cede and the old unfavorahle attitude
toward the territories will be again es-
tablished. In this event our admission
as a state would become so p%roblemati-
cal that we need entertain no hope of OBJ
tanning the rights and benefits of state
hood for the next ten years.
While the cost of state government is
increased over the territorial government
In some departments, the savings in
other departments, the re~trenchment in
other directions. the increase of popula-
ton and assessable property that will fol-
low our admission asa state will 10 a
short time materially lessen the burdens
of taxation. while to delay our application
for admission until the Swing of the
pendulum" of public opinion has reached
the opposite position from that so favor
able now to the formation of new states,
will be to fasten upon US for a long term
OF years all the abuses of financial man
agement that have made our taxation
burdensome and made plethoric the peck
cts OF public officials at the expense of the
taxpayer.
PUBLIC LANDS.
By the terms of the senate bill for the
admission of Wyoming there is donated
to the state the following public lands:
Agricultural college lands. go. 900 acres
Scientific school lands. .......I loo, 600 acres
Normal school lands ........100, 900 acres
For charitable and penal
......3OO,0OO acres
For public buildIngs......... $4,000 acres
Total ........ .............622, 900 acres
In addition to these lands the state is
authorized to select in lieu OF sections l6
and &c in each township found to be min
eral lands, au equal amout of agricultural
lands. 1t is believed that at least 500, 600
acres of these lands will be found to be
mineral. This would give the state of
Wyoming available agricultural lands 10
be selected at once upon her admission,
to the extent of 100. 600 acres. If
statehood should from any cause be de
layed for the next ten or fifteen years, the
choice agricultural lands within the limits
of the state will have been deposed OF and
the donations OF the lands to the state
would thereby be rendered of less
value. There is also donated to the
state for the support of her public
schools five per centum of the proceeds of
all public lands sold by the United States
after our admission as a state. This fund
alone would average not less than 500
000.0 90 a year, and a DELAY of ten years in
our admission would entail a loss from
this source alone OF 5000, 900. 90. The
lands donated and selected if leased at
hive cents an acre per annum would pro-
duce In ten years a ven of 1861 900. 90.
1t thus appears hat delay Of statehood
means for us a loss in ten years from
these two sources of $7Gl 900. 90, or
$7600.00 per ennum.
THE CONVENTION N THE CONSTITUTION.
The delegates in this convention came
from both political parties, from all sec
tons of the territory. 1t was non-parti-
san in character. indeed it may be truth
fully said that in its deliberations there
was at no time a division oil its member
ship on party lines. Sectional questions
were at no time considered, but 10 act for
the Common good of the whole people of
Wyoming seemed to be the ruling motive.
The material, industrial and professional
interests were represented in its member
ship, and no outside influences were per-
mited to affect their action.
The constitution adopted is believed to
be fairly conservative and also progressive.
1t is the first constitution adopted by man
which gives to each citizen the
same rights guaranteed to every
other citizen. Under its provisions pure
elections are practically guaranteed, and
economv of administration assured. Re-
strictions upon legislation and loose APP
preparations ofOublic moneys are clear
and positive. The salaries of officers have
been fixed according to the value of the
service rendered and proportion to the
means of the people to pay. Public
trusts are carefully controlled and corpor-
atoms restricted to a single line of bust
ness. The establishment of compulsory
courts of arbitration to settle disputes be-
tween corporations and their employees
the protection Of laborers in mines-the
prohibition of the importation of foreign
police to usurp local authority are all
measures that commend themselves,
and in the convention received the sup
port of the representatives of both
capital and labor. The extravaganza in
the management of county affairs that
has prevailed in the past has been cir
cumscri bed and rendered impossible. The
restrictions npon taxation and the crea-
ton Of public debts are such as to ncces
state economy in public affairs and insure
to the people the highest excellence IN
government for the best money.
In the interest of local self govern