The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-06-14
Gone by the Board.

Gone by the Board.
According to our Washington cor
respondents information thefriends
of the Idaho and Wyoming admis-
sion bills are alarmed by the delay
of those measures in the Senate and
are putting forth great energy in
their behalf. The Herald some
time ago arrived at the conclusion,
from reasonably careful survey
of the situation, that the chances
of the territories named for admls-
sion this year had been reduced to
the minimum, and it has seen moth
ing tor several weeks past to change
this opinion in the least. Every
day now should discourage the
statehood advocates, for every day
adds to the already almost certainty
of the bills failure. If our friends
in Idaho and our other friends in
Wyoming would but smother their
enthusiasm and study the outlook
with reason and common intelli-
gence for guide they would re-
gard admission as next to hopeless.
We may call the east fogyish or
effete, and may deride and de-
nounce it without stint, but do what
we will the fact will not be altered
that the last is in control Of the up
per house of Congress, nor will that
other fact be overcome that there
is jealousy of the west if not a sense
of disgust. If the average Senator
whose home is east of the Missis-
sippi river were to consult his own
feelings there would be no more
chairs provided in the chamber for
men from the wild and woolly west.
The western men with bank ac-
counts running into millions are
well enough as social acquaintan-
ces, but it is quite different thing
to have them as companions and
peers in the dignified and aristo-
cratic senate. The sense Of right
and justice sometimes compels the
taking in Of the hrowdy" element,
but the heart Of the orthodox Sen
ator bleeds every time Tabor, II
Hearst, BoWeTora Sharon is
sworn IN and dons the ill-ftting
toga. This objection. to Bitter
Geek statesmen would not be con-
trolling in the keeping out of new
states, all the conditions demand
ing statehood for the territories.
AS to Idaho and Wyoming there
are the very best of excuses for
keeping them out, namely: lack Of
sufficient population and want of
ability to successfully car
ry on state governments. Both
have been Boosting, through their
their newspapers and their
statehood boomers, of twice as
many people as the enumerators
will be able to find, and in counting
their wealth they have estimated in
The total much Of value that is yet
lndeveloped. The assessors books
and the unofficial figures do not
agree by good deal
Neither of these territories would
nave thought seriously Of applying
or admission if it had not gotten
he impression that it could slip in
and not on the merits Of
my honest showing it could make
There was such an impression
broad, and it inspired the ambi-
ious dependencies with hope that
heir abilities would not be inquired
nto closely; but latterly a change
las come over the so-called states
men at Washington, and the feel
ng is gaining that it will be a cru
lily rather than a blessing to Gre
tie states which are clearly lacking
n the requirements to statehood.
We mention these things not in
! spirit of gloating and vindictive-
less, but only to state fact which
should be known and recognized |
~ the men Of Idaho and Wyom-
ng, who have deceived themselves
nto the belief that Congress was
'eally anxious and urgent regarding
he admission Of the territories. It
s possible that both bills will be
passed, but we do not believe it and |
nave not believed it for some time.
It is certain that they will not get
through until the tariff and silver
bills have been disposed of, and by
hat time will the census enumera-
Tor not have made the statehood
advocates ashamed to ask for ad
mission.-Salt Lake Herald.