The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-09
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When statehood for the Territory
Of Utah was being agitated, early in
the last decade. there were many men
throughout the country who believed
that Utah ought TO be attached to
Nevada. They could see in this a
/ wipihg out of a decadent state like
Nevada and il was believed the nom
Mormon people Of Nevada united with
those OF Utah would forever settle the
Mormon question in the combined
state. This sentiment was especially
popular In the east where there is
good deal OF prejudice against the
admission TO statehood OF any more
Territories. Many OF the inhabitants
both OF Nevada and Utah favored it
but Utah was finally admitted in 1894
as an independent state.
good many who feared that state
hood for Utah would have to continue
to wait for many years openly advo-
Gated being attached TO Nevada Some
I
openly advocated taking in the Terri
tory OF Utah. believing that this would
stop the shrinkage OF the state in
| population and wealth and that the
two combined WOULD make one great
state. No one was accused OF any
conspiracy in either Utah or Nevada
for favoring the merging of the two
into one The question was discussed
a good deal in the press of both
states. some favoring. others opposing
the proposition. But when the sub
Jet OF merging Hawaii into the great
state OF California is preached here
Immediately there is d base conspira-
cy on foot. Judge Humphreys is try
ing to stab the native Hawaiians
and II there is anything in the mind
of Thnrston. OF the unconvicted Grim
inal class. that Humphreys is not
either doing or trying to do we have
yet to hear of it.
Since the publication of the GEN.
sus figures OF June. 1900. 1t has been
seen that great mistake was made
il not attaching Utah to Nevada and
making one state of the two Nevada
has again gone backward. just as she
did IN the decade from 1880 to 1890
until now she has but a trife over
$4,000 population To permit such a
state two representatives in the
United States Senate is a most Sc
rious question. Utah has a popula-
ton OF 2TS.5s5 and the two combined
would have made a state of almost
$4,000 people entitled. under the new
apportionment. to two congressman.
the same number that the two now
have separately.
New Mexico has been & Territory
for fifty years and for more than
twenty years OF that time has been
knocking at the doors OF Congress for
statehood to no avail Arizona has
been a Territory for almost forty years
and for twelve years has been asking
for statehood. without her request re.
ceiving any consideration Notwith-
standing that Arizona has made q
wonderful growth In the last ter
years and attracted national attention
during the Spanish War by being the
frst State or Territory in the Union
to have her volunteers mustered into
service. and these same volunteers
being the nrst to plant the American
tag on Cuban soil the feeling in tns
older states Is SO strong against
admitting any more sparsely sestlel
Territories that Arirona's request 70,
statehood will not be granted for many
years. II At ali. It now seems more
than probable that when Arizona and
New Mexico are admitted 10 statehood
they win have 70 come in as ons
state. Just rs Oklahoma and Indian
Territory win have To do.
With conditions in Hawaii IS they
are now this Territory cannot sx
pect 70 reach statehood IN either dfty
years Is New Mexico has waited. Of
il one hundred an3 fifty years Know
ing this and knowing how nnsagis,
factory Territorial government Is Al
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