Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-01
STATEHOOD TALK.
Chief just ce Trip Relates
His Washington Ex-
perience.
And Advises the People How 10 Get
Into the Union.

Into the Union.
In compliance with the published cal
for a public reception in honor of Ohiei
Justice Trip, Turner hall was comfort.
ably filed last evening. The purpose
OF the meeting was to enable Judge
Trip to explain the statehood situation
at Washington from information
gathered by him during his recent visit
to the capital city.
The meeting was called to order by
Governor E1munds, and on motion of
General Campbell he was made presid-
ing officer for the evening. Governor
Edmnnds stated the object of the
gathering and presented Judge Trip.
who addressed the audience for an hour
or more eloquently, forcibly and enter
tainingly.
Judge Trip said to his hearers that
there was never a period In the history
of Dakota more critical than the one en-
comprised by present conditions. 1t
was o condition in which we were
all interested in O financial
sense as we'll as a govern
mental sense and the financial aspect OF
the case was looked upon as its most
serious aspect. Admission meant large
ly increased values. The speaker WAS
eloquent in a tribute 10 Dakota and the
grandeur OF it's area and and
into this tribute was woven the stirring
remarks OF Sunset Cox in the house of
representatives on the same subject. He
believed that statehood would sdd
twenty five per cent to all property
values end would bring an abundance OF
outside capital which now refused to
OF oss the line of q territorial boundary.
He said that while Dakota was an
earnest applicant for admission to the
union Its representatives were not humh-
ling themselves before the Washing
tonisn powers. They were asking in q
firm respectful manner for the rights of
Dakota. Their requests went before
men from the small ess ern states who
had no comprehension of the q
OF the west or Of Its extent or capasiry.
They fortlfy themselves behind the pro-
position that 100000 peopIs are not
entitled to as many senators as the many
more hundred thousands whom they
represent. Judge Trip dissipated this
argument by producing the record, which
showed that when Kentucky was admit
ted /. had but $4,000 people, when Ten
nessee was admitted it had but At, 600,
Ohio but 5000, Missouri but $4,000,
California but $4,000 Kansas but 10Y 900,
Nebraska and Colorado but 100, 900 and
Nevada &C, 900. All these states were
given two senators upon their admission.
In area the states OF Maine, New Hanp.
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey and Maryland combined had but
l26. 600 square miles, while Dakota CON.
tanned $50, 900 M every square mile was
capable of sustaining q dense population
"a population far greater than
that of the sterile states named. In evil
dence OF this he quoted the crop and
stock statistics of past years and gave q
comparative statement OF the railroad
mileage,
Dakota sought division for the one
overshadowing reason that it was toe
large for one state. That was argument
enough. Its affairs could not be eco
nomically administered under one gov.
ornamental organization. Large states
we're q menace to the republic. Large
states>and large cities contained the corr
ruption that existed in our politics. Large
states were much more expensive to their
people than small states. The statistics
showed q much heavier percentage
OF taxation in large states than in
small states. He cited the enormous
growth in expenditures In the great ter
ritory of Dakota. appropriations being
$75. 600 in 1881, $4,000 IN 1883. 500. 600
In 1886, $l,400. 900 in 1887. No states
we're more economically managed than
the small New England States.
Referring to the Washington situation
Judge Trip stated that the Piatt bill
had passed the senate and the Springer
| bill had passed the house. It was to our
interest to secure q compromise between
!! the two. There was disagreement be.
tween the two houses of congress upon
these two bills-disagreement on several
points. Eastern senators had grown to
believe that they had the right to fix the
size and boundaries Of new states. We
OF the west denied this proposition
The constitution conferred no suct
right. All congress could do was t.
admit the states. 1t had no right Il
dictate terms irrespective of the wishes
of the people of the new states. Dako.
ta's representatives had demanded div
sion first and admission second and upor
these demands they had been received
courteously and listened to most patient
ly. TIE Dakota bill held the attention
OF the house for fonr days, overshadow'
ing ell other business. It was discussed
and changed and as il finally passed
amended MIR. springer was hardly abb
to recognize it. The bill as il pasee.
nrOvided that Rnufh Dakn4o ohouid rnk