Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-04
The Four New States.

The presidents signing of the bill
by which Washington, Montana,
North Dakota and South Dakota will
cease to be territories and become
states, commands popular approval
and attracts public attention to a
great region in the Northwest.
Washington has an area of 1894
square miles, and had a population
of 143, $3.50 two years ago. The area
of Montana is 1871 square miles,
while the estimated population is
175, 900. Dakota as whole possess
es 15O,932 square miles, while the
governors estimate of the population
in 1887 was 56S,477; but it is be-
lieved now to have over 100000. All
the facts known of these political di-
visions show that they are in every
respect we'll qualified for taking
places among the states of the Union.
They embrace wonderful variety of
conditions favorable to industrial and
commercial development, immigration
thither is proceeding at marvellous
rate, and few years will alone suf-
fee to put them in the foremost
ranks of the western states in popu-
lation, wealth and progress.
Never before in American history
were four territories admitted togeth-
er and four new stars added at once
to the nations flag. At length, too,
there will be an unbroken series of
states reaching from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. This is a consideration
calculated to help illuminate the SUBJ
iect of the country's marvellous de-
velopment and expand the pride of
patriotism.
Constitutional conventions will be
held in the four territories on July 4.
In October there will be congression-
al and state elections, when the rati-
fication of the new state constitutions
will be had. By the terms Of admis-
sion bill the presidents announce
ment of the result of the elections will
make the territories members of the
Union of states. In December the
eight senators and the five represent
atives assigned to these new states
can take their seats in congress.
A reference to recent political
events in these territories shows that
republicanism is predominant there.
Take the legislatures. Washington's
has thirty-two republicans and four
democrats Montana's twenty-seven
republicans and nine democrats, and
Dakota's sixty-one republican, eight
democrats and three prohibitionists.
Both Washington and Dakota are
largely republican on the popular
vote. The former at the last general
election buried the democracy under
about 1000 plurality, while in every
election contest in both sections of
the latter republicans are accustomed
to carry everything before them.
Montana, however, is more closely
divided politically. But there is lit
tie doubt that the new states will send
five republicans to the house, ,and add
eight to the majority of the senate.
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remedy in this section. Every person who has
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do not know of a single it has not cured.
first used it in Vermont, where L lived before com
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| have tried nearly all of them different times
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mill.