Show WYOMING AND IDAHO one of the best possible evidences of the rightfulness rightful of wyoming to a state government is the evident earnestness with which the entire body of citizens citi iena are wanting it the lead log ing men ol 01 wyoming are civilized the opinion of the average eastern demagogue to the contrary notwithstanding they understand the principles and requirements of statehood probably as sell vi ell as the editors and politicians of new york and it ie is presumable that they know their wants and capabilities for meeting the requirements very much better than anybody elee else the citizens of the territory in point of sobriety and honorable industry are several gra grades desin in advance of those of at least two states recently admitted they are thrifty progressive and highly ambitious for the privilege to assume new obligations that will advance them from the restricting operations of a territorial vassalage vaa lage they have proven their capability and republican spirit by their intelligent conduct at heir their state constitutional convention their constitution was framed an ark 4 adopted with greater expedition and less leas jingling jangling over partisan part iaan advantages than was the case with a any n y of the five territories that held their conventions a short time before thein them and moreover contrary to the example of at least one of those territories that constitution when they had bad finished it wae was thoroughly republican and in harmony with american institutions there has been some delay in the progress pro greBS of their bill tor for admission admies ion but it was demagogy that caused it everybody understood that and demagogy would have undoubtedly strangled it it if the way had been dear vlear As it is the bill wants now I 1 only aly the signature ol 01 the president to be ready for execution there ie Is another territory struggling along behind wyoming in the race for statehood it is almost needless to fay pay that idaho ie Is the one alluded to the prospects for idaho in the contest are extremely poor and are growing no better as fast as possible the reason ie Is very clear and lery very juet ju at the conduct anil and showing of idaho from the first ba has been the converse of t that 0 of wyoming in u e very respect eave save the matter of the territory in the first place ie is under the absolute control of mercenary adventurers who without any respect for the principles of americanism or the rights of the citizens at large have run the territory for private purposes strictly the lowest and mott condemnable whelp in the crowd ie Is the man who represents the politicians and misrepresents the beope in the national concree Con gree by a cowardly and vicious piece of election robbery be he worked himself into 0 office and by fastening bis his inaam infamy y u upon pon the state constitution he lie has hoped to perpetuate his official career he and hie his gang of political backers have succeeded well ell in their maneuvers with the idaho oters ahey rot got on fairly in in the ilia of lepre senta tives but before the senate senata falls in with their scheme there will have to be a change of base for which there was not much prospect at last accounts we hope the senate will sustain its self respect in the case |