St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

The Abundance of the four new
states, with their assurance of growth
and future rank among the large and
prosperous communities, stimulates IN
Quiry as to the resources and future Of
other aSpirants TO statehood, and re-
wives the discussion as to the DISPOSE
ton that will be made of the deea ylng
state Of Nevada. OF the four new states
North Dakota cast the feWest votes at
the late election. falling slightly below
10000. This represents population in
excess of the congress iOnal ratio, and
even if this is raised to 100000 under
the new census, the state will no doubt
more than keep pace With the ratio.
One of the Nevada papers, in the dis
cussIOn OF the decadence of that state,
rejects the suggestion that Idaho be
added to it, with the statement that
it is "no better than Nevada and
has 10 better future" This can hard
Is be a just statement, as Idaho has
some fertile valleys and a considerable
agricultural population. 1t may be
well, however, to subject the claims for
admission to closer scrutiny than has
constitution has been framed. but con-
greSS is not Likely to give it cOnSidera-
tiOn for year or two at least. Nevada
has lost more than half of its population
of htteen years ago, and the paper re-
ferred to frankly says: Nevada is
poor, and steadily growing worse We ar
by year. Our population IS too small to
sustain a state government" All the
papers of that state take a similar view,
and generally agree that the most feast
bic remedy is to annex Utah. This is
quite practicable. and would add an
agricultural region that would have a
permanent and sufficient population to
relieve all the difficulty as to the cOntin-
uance of the state. The chief obstacle
I'm the way of this cOnsummatiOn at
present seems to be the vigorous OD-
position of Utah. The Mormon element
is specially hostile to this, for evident
reasons. 1t would probably overthrow
the church rule. The Gentle vote in
the state and territory combined is con-
Siderably in excess of the church
strength. There might be some danger
that the hierarchy would bring back
its people who have located in other
territories, and gather in proselyteS
enough from other quarters to dOmi-
nate the state. 1t is probable, however.
that the prestige of statehood would
give an influx of Gentiles that would
more than balance the Mormon access
siOns. If there is no other feasible dis
position of Nevada; some chances must
be taken. The people who remain
there insist that they will not
consider the proposition to be-
come a part of California. as it would
lose them the sale of their most valua-
BILE commodity, the representation in
congress. n o statesmen has yet de-
vised a way to deprive a state of its
place in the Union without its consent.
The opposition of Utah to absorption
will not be material. 1t has not been
customary to give much attention to
the desires of people in territories, and
still less in case of MOrmonS. If it
causes Indignation in the church, and
the rulers thereof should conclude that
its existence was imperiled by the loss
of political domination. they might take
new migration to Mexico, Alaska, or
some other region that would give them
a longer lease of life. There is no ques-
tiOn as to the power of congress in this
matter, and there is growing DISPOSE
ton TO give the matter consideration.