Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-24
EASTERN OPPOSITION To sT.rp
HOOD

There is q tacit understanding
about the Senate that the bills fo, %
the admission of Idaho and Wyoming
VIII not be considered this session.
me two measures are now on the
calendar, but before they can be ia
ken up the silver bill and the tariff
bill will be first considered, and if
the House passes the national cleo
ton bill that, too, in all probability,
will be disposed OF before any atten .
ton Is given to the Statehood bills.
The truth Is, the Eastern Senators.
notably those from the Middle and
New England States, notwithstand-
ing the Republican affiliations. and
the further fact that the two new
States will both be Republican in
politics are looking a little coldly up-
on the proposition to give to the two
Territories, with an aggregate popu.
lation of less than 100000, four votes
in the United States Senate. The
argument Of the Eastern Senators is
that the people IN these proposed new
States are Numerically opposed to
their Eastern brethren on the two
great economic questions Of tariff and
finance. Moreover they regard it as
an injustice that 100000 persons in
Wyoming and Idaho should, through
their four Representatives in the
United States Senate WELD the same
influence that the four Senators from
New York and Pennsylvania do with
population of 100000 behind
them. Feeling thus it is regarded as
unlikely that the Eastern Senators
will use any especial effort to bring
about the passage of the admission
bills. 1t is possible that political
considerations may induce the Re-
publicans to admit the new States at
the next session of Congress, but
their prospects for this session are
thought to have gone glimmerlng-
Washington special to Denver News.
The only States producing more
than about million ounces of silver,
according to the latest official report,
are Colorado, Montana and Nevada.
These, with three Territories, Ari-
zona, Utah and Idaho, produced
35,000,000 ounces in the whole coun-
try. California produced over
million ounces, but far more gold in
value. When the last census was
taken, the total number of miners of
all kinds in the three States and three
Territories was 1,40S, and only a
part of these were engaged in pro-
ducing silver. Probably less than
$4,000 persons are now directly en-
ployed in silver production, against
fifty times as many in the manufac-
lures Immediately affected by the
tariff. The silver-producing Terri
tories have no votes. 1t will be some
time before they convince Congress
that they ought to have votes, if a
small number of people set themselves
to dictate to the rest of the Nation.
The three silver-pfoducing States
have electoral votes. The single
State of Ohio, which has a deep in
terest in the proposed tariff, has 23
electoral votes. If political party
should be compelled to choose wheth
er it would affront or offend voters
who hold balance of power in Ohio,
or refuse the dictation of the three
silver States, there would not be
much hesitation. That would be a
case in which the dog could not afford
to be wagged by the tail.-New York
Tribune.
The foregoing are only specimens
of the many articles published in ths
Eastern papers during the past montt
In relation to the Statehood, silver
and tariff questions-questlons which
are of the greatest Importance to the
Territory and will probably affec
our future in the order named.
Early in May Statehood seemed
assured, but distinguished Senate
died and the day made special 70
consideration in the Senate of ou
admission act was turned into pub
lie funeral. Then followed a Ion!
and memorable discussion upon tn
} silver question, occupying nearly 81
s weeks, while the House of Represen
, tatiyes had in the meantime consid
p. cred, passed and sent to the Senat
! the tariff bill.
1t wa. the intention of the friend
of Statehood to consider the adml'
sion act before the discussion upo
the silver question came on, but eve
y since the silver debate commence
II reports have been constantly sent OF
o by the opposition that the sing
g standard Senators in the East wou
le not support the admission act b
ft cause it would result in adds
r. strength to the friends OF sllV'
Il. Whether these rumors were WI
m founded or not we will not say, b
c. it is evident that very bitter Sc
y. tional feeling was engendered durll
re the silver debate, and the opponef
p Of admission every day made LOUD
lie claims that wo would not be adm
in ted for these reasons. But the clou