| Show DIVIDING STATES AND TERRI TORIES division talk as relates to states and territories is fis not confined to california and dakota by any means the politicians alave long cherished a foria or ia division by M means eana of 01 which there would be an east and a west vest new york cutting that state in ia two about the middle running north aad dd south by which means the republican part would be republican Republic aw in every place and on all occasions and toe the other so decidedly democratic that ibm it would be useless ifor the republicans to make an effort this would sm to be in isome home respects a good thine in tact fact the only objection would ome bame rom the purely sentimental it st could take plate place we would no more bang upon the ranged ragged edge ot of sua vense idease for tor some days after a presidential tal election waiting for or ake tb result in zw york as the ne deel deciding dlug bactor in the contest we would beforehand place the eastern and western parts where they respectively belonged and look only to td indiana new jersey and connecticut fox for the final result always providing ro viding party lines and state remained as at present an exemplification fi ol of this is an easy task the eastern part of new york would have the bulk of the electors ol 01 the staw stae by reason of its denser population and the two new senators it would gain and would cast at least 25 votes trie toe south would add to this number on the democratic side making 18 indiana casts 15 new jersey 0 and connecticut 6 or 30 80 altogether seven more than a majority JJ i tuey all went the same way the admission ut of north and south dakota would tor the time being including the next nex L biec election lion only add bix ais votes to the column and ancl if they all went for the republicans there would still fitall not to elect without one of the baates we have mentioned Is as tae me pivotal ones tuey they would win with either eithe r the democrats not without all W without out such division and things remaining au as at present the empire state would again be the battle ground even if all the territories mentioned in that thai connection were to be admitted the talk of dividing texas into tour four or live five states has been indulged iu in in a desultory way ever since the war it is greater in area than all jhb united states between lake michigan and the atlantic it is larger tuan than france with alsace and lorraine Lorr alne included but it to is not at all likely the texans would ever consent to disunion and without such consent it cannot take place they have an abundance of 01 state pride and look forward to theirs being baing the chief among the commonweal rha in population and wealth as well as in territory and that too at no very distant day it could support a population of twenty millions mil liona and have plenty of cattle range left lef t it already has the finest capitol building in ithe union except that at washington and is borgi forging ng ahead at rate a indicative of the point aimed at being reached almost before we are aware of it of course it would be a great benefit to 10 the democratic party to have eight more senators and as many electoral votes but although texas has baa a great liking for democratic principles she gave cleveland over majority she is hardly willing to do more for their maintenance than she olie is doing save by means of natural increase the talk of dividing california has not yet reached a point dt which the people of that state have felt called upon tossy to say anything hing serious about it |
