St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
DAKO-a'S FRIEND.

from MS lips. L ne subject was one cal
culated to Inspire the brilliant cham
pion of Ircland's cause, and at the same
time it served to furnish an occasion
for Mr.. Cox to remind his hearers that
he had been a CONSPICUOUS factor in
securing statehood for the territories.
We clip the following extract from the
address:
1.-The beginning of this century is
marked by two great events in history.
One is the union of the Kingdoms of
Ireland and England; the other the con-
solidation of the territory of the United
States by the purchase of Louisiana.
The first has bold, corrupt and siniS-
Ter aspect upon the historic page: the
other is marked with suspicious stellar
splendors. The one has been the fruit
ful source of many reproacheS and ills,
causing agony 10 Ireland and unrest to
England; the other has, within Il SIS than
century, covered an area of two-thirdS
CT our country with territories and
states imperial in domain. population
and government, The union of Ireland
with Great Britain is but the temporary
creation of fraud and force. The Amer
lean Union is the eternal bond of liberty
and law, under the conditions of a rev.
erent and reyering fraternity of states,
with local government complete and
with unity indestructible! [Cheers.
Even within the year, nay, within
the last few months. four magnificent
states, with ample autonomy, march
across our continent hand in hand,
under the impulse and segis of our fed
eral Union. Their admission into such
Union no one regrets, because our
Union is not founded in treachery nor
built upon the intestine broilS of peo-
pie. Even upon the distant land of
Japan constitutionalg government, under
the auspices of an awakened people,
heraldS representative government
The popular movement goes on and
will go on; and shall Ireland still re-
main as corpse on the dissecting table
Of the English parliament, or skeleton
at the feast OF nationality and freedom?
iCheerS. !"
1t is matter Of simple justice to Mr..
Cox to say that the four territories that
are soon to march with ample autonomy
across the continent, under the egis of
the star-spangled banner, are more in
debted to Mr.. Cox than to any other
man for their deliverance from terri
torial bondage. He is their MOSES, who
led them successfully through the will
derneSs Of complications which beset
their claim for admission; and it is no
wonder that he now aud then climbs to
the top of some Pisgah, and with feel
ing OF eXultation views the landscape
Ger.
The first fight that Mr.. Cox made in
behalf of the territories was to eliminate
New Mexico from the omnibus bill, be-
cause he saw that it was utterly impos-
sible to get bill through the senate
that would gain admission for the Dako-
tas, Montana and Washington if New
Mexico were attached. He won in that
fight in opposition to Mr.. SPRINGER and
other leaders of his party in the house.
HIS next fight was for his amendment
requiring new election for both state
and federal officers in South Dakota,
and he also won in that contest. Then
he proposed that the territories should
be admitted under proclamation alone
OF the president, and was again sue
cessful. Having thus unraveled the
complications and cleared the track of
all obstacles to admission. the four ter
ritories had little trouble in having
their claim to statehood recognized by
both branches of congress. On the 18th
of February, when the house was con-
CT It
conferrees, Mr.. Cox offered his substi-
tute embodying the instructions which
were afterwards adopted, and which
formed the basis of the agreement of
the conference committees. In support
of his substitute, Mr.. Cox submitted the
following remarks:
''As to the first point of difference, [
am we'll satisfied, as have stated i'm re-
marks heretofore. that New Mexico. if
admitted as state, would be 'Repub-
lican,' not merely i'll form, but in par
tisanship.
''As to the question of the division of
Dakota all who have taken the pains to
inquire know bow absolutely foregone
is that conclusion. For myself [ would
not vote for Dakota nor for this bill, un-
less she were divided-not even to con-
form to the wishes of every one of her
people. whether expressed separately
by North and South Dakota OF by the
territory as whole. My reasons have
already been given, and they are in
Superable.
Il would, therefore, yield to the sen
ate in that regard. The vote on the
division is not a matter of great conse-
quence, i'll view of the fact that it will
not delay admission, and division is be-
You'd peradventure.
LAS to the third idea, of admitting
these territories by proclamation of the
president, l am entirely content as
have said before. There are precedents
as well as reasons for such action: and
in view of long and irritating delays
such presidents and reasons should
have emphasis. | would follow them
as TO the other territories which have
provided constitutions, and whose con-
stituti ons, if they do not remain as the
will of the people, may be resubmitted
under such conditions as the conference
may provide.
Therefore. with view of testing
what the good sense and patriotism of
both parties and both branches of con-
greSS may accomplish, [ offer the sub
stitute TO the instructions of my col
league from New York (Mr. BAKER). -
Thus it will be seen that the terri
tories were not only admitted on the
very plan Mr.. Cox had mapped out, but
they would not have been admitted at
all by the last congress if it had not
been for his heroic efforts in their be-
half.