Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-04
STRIVING FOR STATEHOOD.
Efforts to Bring the Remaining Territories
Into the Union.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA
Probability That Justice Bradley Will
Ask to BE Placed on the Re
tired List-Coloncl
pOlk's Politics.
WAsuNGToN BUREAU The BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
W.sut<aTpN II & MAY g.

WASHINGTON, ID. u, May IS
From the congressional delegates and other
prominent citizens Of Arizona and Utah it is
learned that preparations are being made to
secure statehood for these territories at the
approaching session of congress, and 1t is
expected that territorial government for
Alaska and probably statehood for Oklahoma
will come up at the same time, The admis-
sion of Idaho and Wyoming at the hands of
the last congress with not very large popu-
lation and the well known position of Presi-
dent Harrison of granting statehood to the
territories which can gain advantages by
state laws, are the grounds of encourage
ment for taking these steps at this time The
liberals and republicans of Utah, it is stated,
will now take the lead for statehood for that
territory Heretofore they have opposed it,
because they feared the Mormons under
state laws would run things in their old
way, but the anti Mormon laws which were
engrafted oy congress into the constitution
of Idaho are reported to work so well that
the gentiles Of Utah are now willing to risk
them in laws which would give them state
hood. Utah would be republican by large
majority, with the voting qualifications
which govern Idaho, and yet the democratic
house of congress could not refuse to adopt
former The political complexion of Arizona
as territory is democratic at present, but
could be made republican if there was any
special prize al stake 1t is said that both
Utah and Arizona will present regularly
adopted constitutions and will ask for state
hood this winter, and it is expected that OK
lahoma may do likewise and that there will
| be another step toward provincial govern
ment asked for Alaska.
JUSTICE BRADLEY TO RETIRE.
Tho recent illness of Associate Justice
Bradley has brought out the fact, his friends
| say, that he will ask shortly after the court
assemblies in October, to go on the retired
| list where he could have gone upon full pay
| about five years ago. Mr. Justice Bradley is
| an able julist aud stands high in the estima-
| tion of his acquaintances. But he is almost
seventy-seven years old and Is in enfeebled
| health. 1t is stated that Associate Justice
| Field will ask to retire about the same time
| He also has passed the age limit some years.
| President Harrison will have about fifteen
| prominent judicial appointments to make
| within the next twelve months. The land
| court is to be named within this month and
| it is believed that the men have been prac-
| tically selected
| THE GOVERNMENTS PRINTING.
After season of about four weeks the
| Joint committee on printing of the two houses
| of congress- directed to inquire into the ex-
| penditures for public printing in all branches
| of tho federal government and report ways
| uQO means lOT ueCEcdSlnR Iuo COSI anu
creasing the usefulness of the printing serv-
ice, has &C. .ourned Some more Investigations
are expected III the autumn, and it is antici-
pated that considerable expert testimony Will
be taken. The expenditures for government
| printing through the government printing
| office alono aggregate annually between
$1,000, 600 and s400OOO0 There is besides q
great deal of work done at the branch offices
in tho various departments, accounts fol
which are kept separate. 1t is stated that .
| superintendent of public printing, who viii
act in conjunction with congress and the pub
lie printer, and will determine questions as
to quality and quantity OF printing, will bt
| created, and that an effort is to be made u
save S50O,OOO or more annually in printing
hereafter One thing at least has beer
learned by the investigation, and that is tina
the Judgment of congress cannot be taken
} and political knowledge is much needed IL
determining qualities and quantities.
COLONEL Folks POLITICAL METHODS.
A striking figure has been about Washing
, | ton for several days in the person of eX
, | Mayor Davenport of Kansas City. Mr.
, | Davenport is tall, brainy and fine looking
/, | He is one of the most prominent republican
| in Missouri, and one of the few who hav
| met President Polk of the farmers allianc
9 on the stump IN campaign debate.
Colonel Polk is just like the other poitt
p clans in the alliance SAID Mr.. Davenport t
, light of truth With ex-Congressma
Warner of Kansas City l stoo
, before Polk and his coufrere, Livingsto
of Georgia, and we discussed the Donde
, | warehouse and other questions in the pres
ence OF large farmer and townspeopl
=, audience. The trouble is that these politi
:, clans in the alliance either wilfully msrer
= resent the truth in their arguments to tn
= | membership of their order or they only tie
n | half of the truth.
y "When | met Polk on the stump in Mis-
J souri, he laid down the warehouse scheme i
something like these words: The republica
| party has built bonded warehouses tor thos
|. | gigantic mOnopOlists the diStillers, and PEE
If | nit them to store away their products, upo
D. | which they receive warehouse receipts bea
| ing the certitcation of federi
, officer, and upon these any on
l. can go to bank and borro'
m money. 1t is practically government obi
A, CATION. Now why is it that these same +
d, publicans refuse you farmers warehous
?, where you can store away your corn, whea
!. rye potatoes and other products, upon ii
as receipt of which you can raise money to pa
ri off your farm mortgages Are not your crol
Ia as legitimate AS the productions of the di
q tilleri Arc not you as much entitled 10 tn
-, help and protection as the capitalists wi
- make whiskyi Where is the justice
making a warehouse for one class and refu
,r | ing il for anothers
20 ''This argument" said Mayor Davenpor
20 "this half truth, is very taking in the absen
oo of anything more. But the farmers are n
nr ignoramuses as the politicians IN their ord'
w. We think They are opening their eyes. | sa
- in reply to Colonel Polk that it was true Il
a. federal government had bonded warehous
al for the distillers. They not only built q
an distilers' warehouses, but they furnisht
u" them storekcepers-men who stood qua
over the deposits of whisky to see that no
was taken away. 1t furnished gaugers, W
measured the liquors. The reason this W
VI done was because it could not collect the tax
an upon the liquor in any other way. SoI
es place must be provided where the whlsl
IN could be measured, and also stored, frc
,,. whence it could not be taken till the tax W
y, paid Would you like TO have yo
Gu wheat or corn or rye pay
Id tax as heavy as whisky pays-mC
,rs than three times as much as it Is worth Of
er self said |. If you are willing TO have yo
er corn taxed at fifty cents n bushel or yo'
MS wheat at . dollar have no doubt the goycl
re- ment would givey you warehouse like the d
he tiler gets. But would il be fair to issue a wa
ter house receipt on corn aud wheat and not
he coal, ice, clothing or manufactured article
nd And would it be fair TO charge the diStlle
| tax of nearly four hundred per cent and 81
de- you warehouse facilities free' This ov
4 turns tho ware house argument every time
Mayor Davenport says the political wing
the alliance is run for pelf and 10 destI
the republican party, but that the liz
The which is being thrown upon II Will destI
mi the politics Of the organization before the c