Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-07
READY TO ConceDE.
Springer willing TO Meet the Senate
Half Way the Gmnsbus RuI.

Springer willing TO Meet the Senate
Half Way ON the emntbus BilI,
+. A. Osrle's Washington letter to the
st. Paul Pioneer Press, 4th: The con.
ference committee on the bill for the
admission Of the territories will hold its
first meeting TO morrow. Springer ,s
cheerful and Platt sphinx like, while the
outside Dakotaians nre growing hopeful,
Their most substantial hope is based up.
on the conviction, which is gaming
ground every day. that the democrats
are seriously copsideriDg whether they
shall not in the alternate pinch yield the
admission of New Mexico rather than
| risk the failure of the bill. The demo-
Gratis have been studying the character
| OF the New Mexican population and are
beginning 80 doubt whether they would
| lose anything politically by its exclusion,
They see that the mass of the people are
| without intelligent political convictions
and likely to be controlled by whatever
power controls the federal government.
They think it would be republican under
Harrison by the same reasoning that
made ii democratic under Cleveland
They see, too, IN the alien and uptaupht
for the manipulation of the wealthy
boss, and dread the formation of another
senatorial rotten borough, controlled by
the same group OF corporations that
owns Nevada and has mortgage on
California. too. That is to saw. the
democrats ere beginning to see the same
evils in the admission of New Mexico
that the republicans have seen all along.
and To nrahan1 ne ho 4.
their party has nothing to gain by eyok
ing these evils.
1t wss whispered about some days ago
that Springer was prepared to consent
under apparent compulsion, to let the
bill become law with New Mexico left
out. Now il is beginning to be said that
enough democrats are prepared TO con-
sent to the exclusion without compulsion
to give the amended bill majority OF
the house. Springer is as srtful as usual,
He will throw the responsibility of shut
ting New Mexico out upon the republic
caps. He will seem to fight for her
rights to the last, and only yield to a
majority made up. except dozen or SO
votes, OF republicans. His plan ia to be
| ready for au agreement with the senate
conferees on all points OF the bill except
the exclusion of New Mexico, in he ex-
pectstion that he will be overruled ana
New Mexico excluded by the votes of
the republicans and fifteen or twenty
democrats. Then he will announce that
the republicans OF both houses have
declared by solemn vote that
| the people of New Mexico are less
fit for the citizenship than the negroes OF
Louisiana and he says there will not be
republicans enough left in the territory
! TO make milestones across il. This he
calls putting the republicans III hole,
The people of the northern territories
will be quite willing to see that achieve.
ment performed if they can only get into
the union themselves. I do not see why
they should not, il these latest profess
sions OF Springer and his democratic
associates are at sll sincere. These are !.
in effect, that they are ready to give up
everything for which they have held
| out, end even implore the Republicans
for permission to give up more in order
to make the creation OF new states a
feature OF this congress instead of the
next, This incidentally is justice to the
territories. but that Is not the main
motive. They call il good politics.
The hope at the bottom of the demo.
cratic change of heart in relation to the
territories is that gratitude to their
party for admission, together with the
growth of the revenue reform sentiment
in the northwest, will very soon make
two or three of these territories demo-
cratic. Some OF them think thet pros-
pect worth the cheap price OF anticipat-
ing result which they know is newt.
able IN the next congress. 1t remains
to be seen whether the republicans Of
the senate are willing to sacrifice the
glory OF making four new republican
states IN the next administration for the
sake OF giving the territories prompt
assurance OF certain early admission ia
this. The certainty is ell this congress
can give more than the next, as that
will have the power to do all that can be
done now. But action in this session
forestalls unforeseen accidents. Some
republicans think it hardly worth while
jast for that. There is rumor, / hope
unfonnded, that the senate copferrees,
II they find the house conferrees ready
to coneede everything demanded in the
omnibus bill, will fall back on the
original South Dakota bill, and demand
that or nothing. There are all manner
OF stories shost A candidate for speak.
er OF the next house, talking with o
Dakota man the other dey; said:
Why can't you wait till we get con.
troll OF the houss? Well take care OF
you. Ii ana elected speaker Pll recog.
nize somebody to introduce this bill the
moment I'm seated. IL shall be number
one on the calender. It shall not even
wait Tor the organization OF the house.
III only appoint two committees-on
rules and territories-and they shall go
TO Wo,k before even the elections CON-
mittee is organizad. Well have you in
sooner than you can get in under this
bill. You would better wait till your
friends are in power.