The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-29
THEY Rave FULL POWER
ADMIT THE TERRITORIES
e WIN - Hard Work to Deliver the
0oods-Rssd In Opposition and
Hanna Ii with Him-A Po-
. sttion for Ahern.
Wsshington Burcsu Of the standard.
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Washington. Nov. 25.-The republican
party will soon have a iong-procrasti-
fnated opportunity to carry into effect
<ets pledges TO the people of the terri
%tories. These have been reiterated in
many national platforms Of the party.
only to be utterly ignored afterward
by congress. For the first time in a
decade the republican party will soon
be in full control OF all branches OF the
government. executive. legislative and
Hudicial. II VIII therefore be vested
with plenary power In legislation. and
ranno fail to admit the territories, ex-
cept through mere ~wsntonness. All
b old arguments. brought up for
many years by republican opponents of
tadmission. fall 20 the ground this year
Z Even the free silver senate bogy can cut
= no figure in the argument for. were New
Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma all To
enter the union. with two silver sena-
tors each. the senate would still re-
main republican TO the close OF Presi-
dent McKiniey's term OF Office. And,
! Judged by the recent territorial cleo
>tions. there is no good reason for the
republicans to fear that the territories
Will elect silver men. For Oklahoma and
New Mexico went heavily republican.
and Arizona showed a reduced demo
cratic majority.
Ii Is quite possible for the repuhli-
lcan administration to celebrate the Inth
ANNIVERSARY OF the admission of the
1northern belt OF new states by ADDING
three Southern stars on the Fourth OF
July next. II il well known here that
the rQnrhIlcap 1eadara in all fha ferrf-
tories have promised their people early
admission as q reward for treason to
the silver cause. IL now rests upon
sshese men to deliver the goods.
Z They have taken a very hard con-
In the first place, Speaker Reed
81 vindictively, even profanely. hostile
TO admission. He makes no attempt to
concea, the fact hat he does not like
some of the states already in the union.
n that he would like still less some
of those that might now come in. He
fhas repeatedly declared that the terri
ktories were unit for Statehood. TX
Delegate Dennis Flynn OF Oklahoma
knows to his extreme sorrow that Reed
a. ready to jump on any project for ter
ritoriai admission with hob-nailcd
shoes. IL Dennis had a vote for speaker
he o never cast IT for Reed. he
has often said that he received many
.smore courtesies from Speaker Crisp
. (democrat) than from the speaker of his
! own political faith during his former
service In congress. IL the experienced
ex-delegate and delegate-elect Is go
hopeless of exerting influence In favor
of admission. the green republican from
New Mexico will have even less oppor-
tunity to get his territory admitted by
che favor of Reed.
Another malignant foe of territorial
admission IL Senator NJ. A. Hanna. lie
will s~trenuously oppose admission OF
any of the territories. There are many
republican senator's. however. who ale
inclined to admit Oklahoma and Indian
territory as one state, leaving New
Mexico and Arizona on the outside.
1t Is claimed that the president Is not
as unfavorable TO admission as are
some of his advisers. He has been
quoted as DESTROYS that the century
shall close with all of the continental
portion of the United States. except
Alaska. embraced among the states OF
che union. This completion of the sis
serhood OF states. and the plan of i'm
perial expansion. are said to be COM
panion projects in the mind of the pres
ident: but the best politicians here say
he will certainly be ~overborne by his
advisers in the matter of letting In new
states.
However that may be. II is certain
that the democratic and silver member
of both houses of congress Will make
strong efforts to push the admission
Hills. 1t is quite within the n OF
probability that the present senate,
which is controlled by the silver men.
will report and pass an enabling act for
all the territories. OF course Reeds