Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-19

OF NEVADA
Seattle Papers Tells the
East a Few Facts
About the State

For some time past several prom
inent publications OF the east have
been advocating the proposition OF
taking Nevada as a state, out OF the
union. This would be an utter I'M
possibility but nevertheless they con
proposition. Nevada today is at
tracing the moneyed interests OF
the world and the whole thing looks
to us like a little eastern sore head
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer OF d
recent date has the following to say
and in this paper Nevada has a
worthy champion:
Several Eastern newspapers since
the failure Of the scheme to unite
New Mexico and Arizona, are turning
anew 10 The proposal to read Nevada
out OF the Union. The Rochester
Union Advocate suggests that the
proper thing for Congress 10 do is
to annex Nevada 10 Utah, while Col
hcrs Weekly says: There is no
reason, apart from sentiment, why
Nevada should not be divided, at
taching part OF the western part 10
California and the eastern TO Utah. .
By parallel reasoning, there IS no
reason, aside from sentiment, why
New Hampshire ana Vermont should
not be attached TO Massachusetts.
Indeed, the argument in favor of at
tachlnS these two states to Massa-
cnusettS is very much stronger than
the argument for the dismemberment
OF Nevada. During the past seven
years Nevada has grown in popula
tiOn at greater proportionate rate
than probably any other state in the
Union. An era of new Developments
have commenced, which Promises to
bring Nevada up from its lowly po
81 ion at the bottom OF the list to
al equality in population with either
OF the New England states mentioned
1t already far surpasses the two to-
gether in aera and in natural re-
sources. Moreover, the expansion
of it's resources have but just com
menced practically, while the New
England states named have beer
moribund for a generation, showini
a growth in population far below th'
rate of natural increase by births
alone.
Aside from this, however, it doe
not appear in what manner Nevad;
can be- put out OF the Union. Th'
Constitution provides methods OF ad
mitting new states but no method o
getting state out. Indeed, il mem
DRY serves right, there was a seriou
dispute extending over several years
because certain of the states desire
to take themselves out OF the UniOI
and claimed the right TO do so, whic
right was denied by the other states
The final decision, from which no al
peal was possible, was against tn
contention. Again, the Constitution
i'll express terms fOrbldS the dismen
berment of any state or the drOppin
off of any portion OF its territor,
without the consent OF tie leSisl;
ture OF that state. There is not tn
faintest possibility on earth that tn
Nevada legislature would consent
any dismemberment Of the state; an
there is absolutely no constitutions
method through which the legislatul
Nevada would consent to or proVlC
Tor the complete extinction OF II
state and its absorption by Otht
states in the highly improbable evel
that a legislature could be eIecte
which would desire TO take such
step. 1t is useless to talk of met
DDS Of getting Nevada out of Il
Union. 1t will stay as a soveriG
state, and before many years pass
will considerably OutranN many
the older states in population as
does now in aera and in natur
resources.