Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-07-05

THE SEAEE VI
The Territory Of Wyoming has been
elevated to the dignity Of one Of the SOW
ereignties of the American Union. we
are Glad of il. We wish all Of the Terri
tories, except Utah and Alaska, were
members of the sisterhood Of States.
If they we're, Western interests
would be greatly strengthened at
the Nations Capital. A Territorial
form Of government is a very unsat-
isfactory form for the people. 1t Is
neither one thing nor the other. A
citizen Of q Territory might as well live
in a foreign land in so far as he is per
mitted to participate in the affairs OF the
country. The new State OF Wyoming
has about the same population as Ne
yada. But that is not a serious obJec'
ton. We are sure that the resistless
march Of empire toward the setting sun
will in q brief time fill up all the West
with an OVERLOOKING population. But
there is one thing that we do object to
in the admission Of Wyoming, and that
is that New Mexico was not admitted at
the same time. The partisan bias OF
Rspublicanism was again shown in the
exclusion Of the latter. New Mexico
has three times the population, property
and intelligence possessed by Wyoming.
But the people Of New Mexico are sup
posed to be Democratic, which is enough
to bring out the cloven foot Of the small
fry Republicans composing q majority OF
the House and Senate at Washington.
There is not q broad-gauge man among
them, and but few that will average if
teenth.rste in point of ability. The
delegations from the Pacific Coast States
are about the weakest Of them all. The
Coast members are selected by the Cen
trail Pacific Company, whose tools they
are, more for their subserviency than foi
their brains. This will always be so SC
long as the railroad company and the Re
publican party are one and the SAINT
thing in Nevada and California; and thii
latter state of affairs is quite likely t.
prevail until a majority Of the voterI
learn that Republican methods ant
tendencies and policies are as dangerous
to the rights of the people as armed re-
bellion.
Idaho, also with a small population, j
to be admitted next, and most probably
at the present session. We shall con
graduate Idaho if she gets in. We ar
only sorry that we will not have the OPP
portunity to congratulate Arizona anC
New Mexico also. As we have alread'
said in the case Of New Mexico, Arizoni
is likewise guilty Of the unpardonabl,
sin, in Republican eyes, Of being a Dem
ocratic Territory.
Any legislation whatever on purel!
partisan lines is a curse to the nation
and the people, no matter which party
succeeds with it. We cordially wisl
that a thunderbolt, with it's Irresistible
force, would hurl itself against any part.
attempting it and grind it into an i'm
palpable powder. That is a igurativ'
expression, Of course, but such a part!
ought at least to be smashed out of ex
i~stence by the popular will. By the ad-
mission Of Wyoming and Idaho, the Re
publican bosses are preparing for a lonl
lease of power in the Senate, wher
they now have a majority Of ten, anC
are hoping, at the same time, tt
strengthen their lines for the Presiden
tial contest in 1892. The House in tn,
election this Fall will pass from the con
troll of that party forever.