The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-11

control involved an increased majority In thu
Senate. Consequently Arizona and New Mexico
were left out in the cold, and Idaho and Wyo-
ming placed on footing. so far as Senatorial
representation is concerned with New Y ork and
Pennsylvania. Note the disparity in population
according even TO the figures of Mr.. PORTER.
who has not yet been accused of discriminating
against Republican states, although it has been
proved conclusively that he failed to enumerate
$1,000 more persons in New York city alone than
he claims to have found in both the new states
Following are PoRTER's figures:
daho---------------- 1929
Wyoming. 6O589
FenusyIVanla ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 24S3I4
Any number of interesting deductions can be
made from these figures, but the most natural
one is that one vote for member of the Idaho
legislature, who will vote for a United States
Senator, offsets exactly 100 votes for like can
didate in New York. For President New York
has IS votesin the electoral college. Idaho will
have B. In round numbers, then, to secure
equal representation, the total popular vote of
New York should be twelve times as large as
that of Idaho 1t is really eigh ty. one times as
large, according to the elections OF 1885, when
New York polled 1915, 37S votes and Idaho only
16, 103
There is yet another phase Of this outrage
which should not be overlooked. The conspira-
tors, fearing just such a revolution of the peo-
pie as has just taken place, saw the necessity Of
adopting some measures to make the new states
surely Republican for long time. They accom-
plished their purpose by incorporating into the
constitution OF each peculiar provision. That
of Idaho DISTINGUISHES all members of the Nor
mon church and all who in any way contribute
to the support of the church. whatever their in
dividual beliefs and practices may be- whether
they are monogamists or polygamists. The
constitution of Wyoming confers the elective
franchise upon women, and this too met with
some opposition, which, however, did not ex-
tend to the admission Of the territory.
These two provisions throw some light on
singular proceedings. The Republicans en-
gagged in fierce rivalry with the Democrats in
denouncing polygamy, and when the admission
OF Idaho was under discussion, nothing too Sc
we're could be said against it, and no measure Of
Acknowledgement was too radical to be applied
to 1t, but when Wyoming knocked at the door,
the door was thrown open and no questions
were asked
Both Idaho and Wyoming are infested with
Mormons. but in Idaho the males, who alone
are ever allowed to vote voted the Democratic
ticket. while in Wyoming, where both sexes
vote, the males vote the Republican ticket and
take their myriads of wives to the polls and, by
a delightful conjugal influence make them do
the same Result: Idaho and Wyoming are
both Republican states and are admitted to the
union, whereas if they had constitutions like
| other states they would be Democratic, and
this Congress would not have admitted them.
The Idaho was crowned fifty by an utter dis
regard of legal provisions. The constitutional
| convention lad
proclamation of the governor, issued without
| authority of law, and the constitution was
| adopted at an election held likewise without
| legal authorization, at which any person who
could get his vote in the box, whether resident
! OF Idaho or deniZen of the Polar regions could
vote without mourning penalty for ca sting an
| illegal ballot The Democrats insisted that the
whole subject should be RENTED to the people
OF Idaho for legal and proper action, and they
offered an amendment to the Idaho bill, provid-
! ing for such proceedings. They were voted
down of course
Both Idaho and Wyoming will have two Re
publican Senators in the Fifty-second Congress.
But for those four votes the Senate in accord
ance with the wish of the people expressed with
some emphasis at the polls, would be Demo.
cratic
1t Is interesting at this time to recall the peril
nent words OF BENJAMIN HARRISON in his letter
accepting the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. They were: mo question of the political
preference of the people of territory shall
close against them the hospitable door which
has opened to two thirds of the existing states
To exclude them is to deny the Just
rights of their people and may well excite their
| indignant protest.
This was the comforting assurance which the
citizens OF New Mexico and Arizona Rugged to
their breasts. Their indignant protests were
filed when, in the last election they elected a
Democratic Representative