, 1889-04-27
OTHER ARGUM ENTS.
A Continuation of the Discussion
On Statehood.
A Second Communication from {
Democrat.
The History of CoIOrado---A Lara
mic Mans Opinion.

opinion on the statehood question:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 26.-"If this
were a state" said a leading banker yes
terday, "a man could readily borrow
Eastern money at 8 per cent, on the same
kind of security that he furnishes now for
10 and y per cent loans"
There is a world of argument in this
statement. Why is it that millions of dol
lars are loaned at 6 per cent in Denver?
That city is as far West as Cheyenne; 1t is
Just as near to the Rocky mountains; it is
Just as much in the plains as Cheyenne,
yet the rates of interest are just half the
prevailing rates in Cheyenne.
The reason is to be found in the fact
that the money-loaning element in the
East is conservative; it reasons that the
institutions and laws of a state, under a
constitution, are stable and firm; further,
that the people of a state make their own
laws, and are not controlled by an aggre-
CATION OF men who have never been west
of the Missouri river, which statement is
true of the average congress.
Just because Arizona grew a little ex-
~travagant with her own money! congress
saw At to limit all the territories in their
territorial and municipal Indebtedness to
a margin far below the necessities of
actual development in territories like
Wyoming. Idaho and New Mexico.
1t is this fact of congressional interfer-
cnce that for the most part repels Eastern
capital. History has demonstrated that
in every instance a new state ~prospered
vastly upon its admission. Already the
Dakotas, Montana and Washington are
receiving special immigration as the result
of approaching statehood.
Wyoming has the population, the
wealth, the brains, the energy and the en-
terDrise to make a good state. There is
no longer any objection on the score of
expense. The liberality of congress in
providing for the DETECTION of certain ma
tional revenue to the Golfers of the new
states has silenced all opposition on the
score of increased expense.
Immediate statehood is an immediate
necessity. A DEMOCRAT.
j. A. Johnston-We should move TOR
statehood at once. | was in Colorado
when the Centennial state wa admitted
to the union and realize the advantages to
be derived from the change. Great care
should be exercised in formulating a con-
stitution. as on this, in a great measure.
depends the future of the state. If its
provisions are wise we shall prosper
greatly. The convention should include
u ablest citizens. If all counties are
agreed let the convention be called i'm
mediately.
Auditor NJ. n. Grant of Laramie
| have long since declared in favor of
statehood, but of course have my W
ideas on the subject. If is positively
certain that every county in the territory
will co operate, then | say issue the call
for a constitutional convention at once,
but [ do not think that all the boards of
commissioners will call elections and make
appropriations for conducting the same.
In the face of these facts | am constrained
to say that perhaps it would be better to
allow the eleventh legislative assembly to
act in the premises. The authority of
this body could not be questioned, where
as, If | understand the proposition, the
governor would not be backed by the law.
There is not much talk of statehood in
Laramie.
#. j. Stanton. "A large majority of
the citizens of Wyoming, no doubt, are
IN favor of statehood. The admission of
the state of Wyoming, (the Geyser state)
would place US equal in the senate of
the United States to the great states of
New York, Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania. We should be the peer of the
proudest of the continent. Our railway
system would be crystalizcd to the equal
Of Colorado. Capitalists would invest
their wealth, thinking a state gives better
security than a territory. Money
would be cheaper. The prices of the
necessaries OF lie would be cheaper.
A delegate to congress is simply 4 bump
on a log, when national issues are con-
cerncd; then our senators would take
the stalwart position of representatives of
a great commonwealth as the Geyser
state must soon become. / was an inte-
grail factor in the great fight against state
hood in Colorado. For eleven years, from
1865 to 1876, the anti-state party with
Henry NJ. Teller as our leader. The OPP
position was caused by the great mistake
OF the state party in calling u constitu-
tional convention and eE necessitate the
election of two senators to take their
seats when congress would pass the enab-
ling act. The outs outnumbcred the
"ins." Dissatisfaction arose-Teller and
Hunt for anti-state; Chaffce and Evans
for state. Certain provisions of the con-
stitution, IN prospectu, were obnoxious to
a great portion of the people. The sue
cessful WOuld-be~ senator's had much or