| Show WHY DAKOTA IS 18 NOT A STATE tim recognition cognition le of dakotas ten tea delegates to the chicago convention as though the territory they represent were admitted into the union is significant ant of what the republicans intend to claim alaisa during the presidential campaign as ag democratic obstruction to statehood for dakota no one whatever may be his hia polities politics ei disputes spates the eligibility of the largest of the territories rips to the dignity and rights of a sovereign state that she has hai sufficient population wealth resources intelligence provisions for popular education and capabilities for expand expansion sion into a magnificent common wealth cannot be questioned what then Is the actual reason why she is sot not admit admitted led into the union without delay the obstruction is wholly political that is to say it is a party dispute it ft is far reaching in its consequences an and d relates to national more than local affairs it is certain that dakota is 13 republican in politics the vote of the whole people there if taken today would undoubtedly prove this the admission of dakota then would ad I 1 two republican Senk senators tors to the upper house bouse of congress it is popularly supposed that the democrats fro for this reason are opposed to the admission masion of dakota and that it Is by their obstruction that that territory dry is kept in political bondage but this is not true an enabling act fur for the admission of dakota has been introduced hv by senator butler a democrat of the democrats it is tae me republicans who oppose this and therefore they are the real obstructionists while they lay the blame for political effect upon their opponents the object in this can caa be readily explained the republicans hav hava I 1 bare majority in the united ames states senate this however gives them the control in appointments requiring the consent of the senate to presidential nominations and enables them to block leals legislation by the democratic house of R representatives the addition of two R republican senators through the admission of dakota could be easily offset bv the admission of another state of opposite politics it is abot probable that avy apy single territory wilf be endowed with the powers of statehood those dependencies of the nation will most likely be redeemed in pairs a republican territory with a democratic territory so the laicans have determined that dakota shall be divided into two states which will give them four senators and perhaps five representatives and thus continue their hold field on en the senate and reduce the democratic majority in the house that is the republican scheme that is the barrier in the way of dakotas statehood the democrats are willing to admit dakota as a whole as witness the enabling act in the senate and the omnibus bill in the house which leads with the name of dakota the republicans are not willing to accept this but insist on making two states out of the territory between the two party stools dakota sits upon the ground where she is likely to stay for the present at least perhaps the controversy would soon be decided if dakota politicians were united among them j selves on this question but they are not one faction is in favor of ditri division sion another is for unity each have held conventions and both have sent delegates to present their views to congress internal discussion thus works with congressional opposition and the result is the exclusion from the union of a large and prosperous commonwealth bavi having ag all the essential qualifications tor for tree free and constitutional government arguments no doubt can be wqde roide on either side of this tais question dakota covers cover a very large area amply sufficient for two separate states but so does texas and the plan adopted in the ad mission admission of that state could he followed in reference to dakota it was stipulated in her enabling set act that texas should be divided into four states whenever Congre ani and the people of the state should sot determine dakota could be admitted with a similar understanding statehood to is not a question of area there is no rule as an to acreage as a qualification rhode island cannot be compared with pennsylvania nor new jersey with kansas size is not a tenable objection during the campaign theu thea wa may expect to hear dakens shouted each other by op opposing osing orators am ach to see ff e her play ck between the republican and democratic battle dores but it is very clear that if it not for the republican opposition to the admission of dakota as one state of the union the way would have been opened for her admission soon after the presidential election neither party pany desired to change the present number of states before that event because of the effect it would have upon the electoral college in which each state has hail the sanie flame number of votes as of representatives in congress this will explain the situ situation adon to those who bave not examined the matter closely and will show how bow much truth there is in the republican charge that dakota is kept out of the union by factious and party opposition 4 ion on the part of democrats in in the national legislature |
