| Show elective officers for the ter I 1 ri tories 4 we notice by t the e congressional proceedings focee lings that t the he house committee m itt ee on territories have reported ted favora favorably bik blk a bill authorizing ies res iest resi 1 l identa denta of territories of the united states to elect their own of I 1 governors included this is a move in tha the right direct direction itin it will relieve the thet president dispersing a limited portion n of lils lus patronage but it places this small iota luta of power in the hands bands of the people in interested and therefore nothing serious can arise from the transfer in connection with this subject we notice that the washington correspondent of a new york paper intimates thai that if the measure should pass the house it will not be acted on in the senate this session it is of a class that tho publican republican Ke senators have resolved to lay jay over until next session and its disposal then will ili be determined by the result of tha the elections if the elections are in ili favor feivor of the republican party laity th the e bill will be rejected and if favorable to the democracy then the bill will pass piss because it will take fake some some patronage from the democratic administration ly we do not know what foundation there may be for sueh such a statement as this thi stout but it is sufficient tent to show the humiliating position i occupied by the deop bof the territories ri in being subject to the whims and freaks of political organizations izat ions it is not enough that th they ey should be ostracised and aud den denuded u ded i of privileges to which wb ich ieh they have been accustomed in ia common with their fellow I 1 citizens but they must be made to feel the oppressive spirit of degradation imposed upon them by the powers that beyl bell be in consequence of their assuming the hardships h bs dangers and deprivations incident in to pioneer life in the territories the day Is not far distant when this foul wrong and disgrace will be wiped out and ins instead stead of erch each shirking the ity of originating some measure of justice for our people we will find either of them quite willing to bear the burden incident to the authorship of a desirable change idaho idano A avalanche |
