The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-02-15

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the most bloody war ever waged the
dogma OF secession was killed by Union
bullets at Gettysburg, and after eighteen
months of further slaughter the death
certificate Of state nationality was writ
ten by General Robert T. Lee when he
signed bis surrender at Appomatox.
These powers destroyed by the sword
can never be resurrected except by the
sword, and when that woeful day ar
riyes with II will come the destruction
OF the American Union.
~ this time we presume not even the
widest states rights man would claim
the prerogstiye OF secession for his
commonwealth, though from an article
IN the San Francisco Chronicle Of a very
late date, one would imagine that some
editors on the Pacific Coast had forgot |
ten the lessons of Gettysburg and Apo |
mattox. In fact. from certain state
ments now made on the japanese
school question, it might be conceived
that some hot heads on the Pacific ex-
poet first to whaek Japan in a fight to
finish and then 10 celebrate their VIC
tory BY doing up" the federal govern
ment- Of course, these were only the /.
ravings OF political agitators, and the
fact that they make them so wildly al
most shows that they have no expecta-
non OF ever seriously attempting the :
Munchausen exploits they brag about
But leaving such absurdities and 90 !.
ing to the practical question of how !.
tar statehood should be curtaiIed, any
logical mind must at once see that
many great advantages would come TO u
the country in practical and economi- :,
cal sense from the generalizing of sew /;
eral laws and how the doing away OF !,
state lines would in many cases be pro o
duotive OF substantial legal benefits.
Without statehood Colorado would not g.
be permitted to dam up and use for ir- II
rigation purposes the waters of the riy- -
srs flowing from the Rocky Mountains e,
INTO Kansas and New Mexico. ignoring
Entirely the riparian rights of the other :.
ommonwealths, claiming that she does il
" the power of sovereign state. Nei- 80
her would witness in a murder case -
e permitted to sit nonchalantly smok- :.
ng cigarettes on the docks OF Jersey
,ity, absolutely ignoring a subpoena
rom the courts of New York City only -
IN minutes away, upon which a mans -
tie might depend. Neither would dep
~ sheriff conveying a prisoner from
ne part OF the state of New York TO
mother portion, in case he should hap
IN 10 cross some corner OF the Territory
New Jersey, not only lose his CUSTODY T.
yer his prisoner but the prisoner abso- L
teg ind himself by his temporary
essence IN the neighboring state, made
lmune from conviction by Jury Of
fellow citizens and sentence i'm
sed upon him by New York Judge
fact, extraditions from one state to
other, though matter of constitu-
nal mandate, are now generally treat
as II they are matter of courtesy
the governors of states asked to send I
rim'nal for trial to another state. Bur
n no state lines, nc extradition would
required
Likewise would be eradicated the plot
for state control, that has extended
m political machines even to religious
IS, the Mormon hierarchy intriguing
only TO dominate the government OF
h and its congressional delegation.
to hold the balance of power in IN
no and other adjoining common
this
addition, there being no state leg
ures nor state governments, the
les OF politicians, full of graft and
aity, that throng to all the state can
, either as legislators or lobbyists,
Ia be expunged, also the tremendous
avagance of erecting state houses,
ne case costing twenty millions and
mother, four million dollars merely
electric lighting, would be lifted +
the burdened shoulders of our tax II
RS. II
e annual expenditures of the state
ew York are about thirty millions
pillars. Reduce this BY about hall.
! IS approximately the amount used
he machinery of the state govern
and the economy is enormous.
ould IT be in proportion to their
h with each of the ether fortv-
5 is one OF the great reasons of
ians ciinging TO statehood as if it