Show statehood if the statehood bill passes this bion khizh is rather considering si the lateness of the session and the fact that toe amended bill has to go back and be approved by the house it will place the statehood privileges far enough in the future to allow the federal appointees appoint eeg almost to serve their antiro term of office the first legislature under state government is to meet in 1896 and choose two senators in that aade year it is now generally conceded the republican party will again nde into power on the crest of a great protective tidal wave of course conr brigadier official days would then be numbered and it shows commendable regard for the welfare of their families famili ps that they have had statehood postponed BO long their ea laries are now sure and wo do not blame them for not de biring to give up the bame while these democratic times are upon us A man must look to hi own welfare before he looks to that at the community at large the federal officeholders office holders must look to own vrej fure first and tins EN daoa not blame them because chrit is a commendable trait the good book aa but if any provide not for hia own and especially for those of bio own bouse he haili denied the faith and ia than an infidel the chah office holders should look to themselves first and we are not going to condemn them though we feel very for statehood and would like to receive its privileges before 1896 what we blame them most for is placing the election for delegates to the state constitutional convention on the day of general election that looks very like forcing statehood which should be outside politics right ato our political campaign and trying to make that nn whereby to draw votes the of alie admi of other territories the election of delegate to the constitutional convention to be on a separate day from the general election and en belie TEB that the best men should ba sent to a constitutional convention without so much regard to partisanship A constitution for the future government of a state is more than mere party platform and it should represent more than the of any one party it ought to be broad enough for the highest grada of citizenship and should be framed with cara of party linos the democrats howader ho waver seem determined to force abia insua upon us through parly lines solely and it looks like political buncombe to us |