Show STATEHOOD THE delegate from idaho whose glaring blaring falsehoods about utah were so completely exposed before the on territories of both ole 1 l senate and th the house eHouse Is now making ashing desperate efforts to rush idaho into the union as a state in A a dispatch to the paper in this city aich which so fittingly represents that mendacious aspirant he says it is statehood now or a delay of years this gives the key to the whole XO movement in the year 1890 a cenis will be taken of the population of all the states and territories if this is Is ig done honestly in idaho it will chow that there are considerably less than thala a hundred thousand people in at territory it will show also at in many other respects statistics etow won that region have been greatly exaggerated ion will be fatal to the pre ena ions of the schemers who aft trying to boom idaho into the of states A number of papers in that territory have faed their voices against the de atton Pt lOla which is being attempted pon congress and the country in order to afford chances for office to adventurers like dubois we desire to see the whole ter orial system abolished our views 0 on aa tills this question have been uttered ith no uncertain sound on many occasions guions Qu ions but while it exists and ate e rule is to admit no state with out sufficient population to entitle t to at least one representative in the tae lower ower house of congress we do ao not lot consider it right to be silent d allow deception and fraud to practiced practised whereby the nation will be imposed upon as to the qualifications ficat ions of a territory for statehood falsehoods of the most audacious and infamous kind were told to the senate committee which was considering si the claims of utah for admission no one was so reckless and malicious in these attacks upon utah as the delegate from idaho As utah was opposed by falsehood so idaho is now to be supported by falsehood and to prevent the exposure which the census would bring idaho is to be rushed into the union if possible before the light of that inquiry can be thrown upon the true condition of the territory the antics of the last legislature of idaho if exhibited to congress would be enough to demonstrate the unfitness of the territory for the responsibilities of statehood it was more like a mob than a deliberative body if it was truly representative senta tive of the population no stronger argument could be offered against the present scheme of ambitious men hungry for the spoils of office the statutes in relation to the mormon citizens of idaho when fully exposed in all their un amerl ameri can and intolerant enormity ought to be enough to prove that idaho at present is not fit to hold the power of a sovereign state JS constitution framed under such so called laws will not be republican in form or spirit hundreds of american america n citizens who have violated no law will be de barred from taking any part in the formation of the proposed state while yet they are and will be taxed for its support the true patriots of idaho who desire its permanent welfare and prosperity and who are ashamed of the infamies amies by which so many of the most thrifty peaceable and productive residents of the territory have been robbed of the franchise ought to unite in setting forth the facts and in restating resisting this attempt to hoodwink congress and rush idaho into the expenses and responsibilities of statehood before it is prepared to encounter them the plot of the dubois gang ought to be exposed and their aim and intent brought to light and until idaho is prepared to establish estabel s h a form of government in which all peace keeping citizens of proper age can have some voice in the framing of laws and regulations which they are am required to obey she ought not to be endowed with additional dit ional powers of government A territory which dis franchises law abiding men because they are members of an unorthodox church is not fit to wield the august authority of statehood nor even to make laws for the smallest municipality in the land |