Show THE OMNIBUS BILLS IT is understood to be the present intention of chairman springer of the house committee on territories to secure the admission of all the territories except that of the indians alaska and of course the dia di brict of columbia this is sweeping and yet that it would be right is beyond question those who contend to the contrary perhaps do not stop long enough to consider the question in its ite entirety when we had a frontier to pass which was to be immersed in a measurably barren wilderness der ness it was of course proper that the only recognition extended funded by the government be that of an owner until by the process of immigration and natural increase such portion of the public domain contained enough of civilization and civilized people to entitle it to recognition as a commonwealth when this condition was reached the conferring of political independence pen dence was to be a matter of course and the action of congress and the executive somewhat a formality statehood was not to be grudgingly handed out as a great favor but to be placed within easy reach of the dependencies which were in a position to entitle them to it with the continued growth of the country has come the obliteration of the frontier the homogeneousness of the people and conditions and the corn com lete change of meaning of the word territory as applied to a political division the only condition thereafter which could be imposed with justice would be sufficient f population and resources resource sto to enable the commonwealth to live within and of itself in all these respects the territories of the united states are equal to the situation and as all are desirous of emerging from the condition of dependence which is anti american and unprogressive to that of independence in all things which is the correct theory and practice on this soll soil the passage of all of mr springers measures looking to that end would seem to be proper timely and just looking perhaps more to selfish ends than with a desire to foster the best interests of the nation as a whole congress has seen own fit to regulate the number of members in either house and to make it impossible for it to be increased except as may be provided by law under that regulation a territory wash must have inhabitants or there about before its application fot member membership p in the national household can be entertained this is the basis of representation in condrea Con grea but why should it be made to apply to new states in tb this is day and age of precocity when communities ota of a 14 tithe of that number contain am ae much of wealth and enterprise if not of learning as the full quota did fifty years ago and besides no such limitation was fixed theo then not one of the territories admitted up to the time of nebraska being taken into the union couta contained ined more than half that number if even so much and now with all the advantages favoring limited in our vast communities they are arap proscribed by being required to harpas many people as a long settler f congressional district before being 10 listened to this is all wrong because contrary not only to the spirit of our institutions but also to the march of progress and the genius of civilization holding full sway in all the territories named if a state can maintain its statehood with people territories With twice that number should in Q justice be given a chance to try nevada has not many if it has any more than that and we question bously if it has ever had as many to 48 the most thinly populated terri adry y in ill the list we do not sub to the practice of snubbing and pecking at our near es ift neighbor because of its Z interiority inferiority in most respects but whatever deever is proper for it should be proper for its surroundings more particularly when their superior to maintain the dignity and antt meet the expense of sovereignty Is considered and yet at the presidential election which occurred ott n monday january 21 nevada ost MA three votes votee for president and vice president and they will be counted the same as though they ednie from a constituency of half a million while dakota which represents ats the latter condition was deprived of the former so were wash bigton montana and new mexico against whom not even the excuse af want of population exists each having baving fully if not more than the amount required for a congressional district and being amply nipped quipped in every other respect aard ad if these are to be given their sights which seems an imminent probability awba ability why not go on and let Wyo wyoming arizon Ari zonas as or more have h as much to say in the next presidential election as nevadas WOO will have and prior to that iet at them each have as much to say d do on the floor of the senate d in the house of representatives this te would be justice of the evened kind whatever measure of continued 1 14 justice ustice undemocratic rule and un government may evall in our own territory better pared as it is than any of its for the boon of political Ut autonomy to nonay OnOMY we g hope and desire j that chev y at I 1 east may be dis enthralled i them teke take the places to which 61 y are entitled and if we then hii 0 to to occupy py the anomalous as well el as ag conspicuous of position being ake h held t competent appetent ape tent commonwealth w the yoke so be it if J 18 not enough of justice to go wl let it go as far as irwill it will |