Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-11-11
ooysnSon MrnpuY,s REPORT.

! Muiphy to the secretary or the m
 terior rrlakes a paraphlet of forty-on'
 pages and is a complete and exhaust i've reyi.w of the commercial, fnan
 cial and industrial condition of the
 territory. There seems 10 be nc
 subject of importance concerning
 our present condition or the future
 needs of tho territory which has not
 been fully and fairly treated by Gov
 ernor Marphy in his report. During
 the time that the report was in pre-
 psration by him the constitutional
 convention was in session and on the
 subject of statehood he has the fol
 lowing 0 say:
 The question of forming a state
 constitution should not be political
 nor influenced by partisan interests,
 and the presen; dominance of either
 political party should not, in my
 judgment, affect the action of con
 gress as to our qualifications and
 rights. Our case should be decided
 upon its merits aside from politics,
 although in the election of delegates
 to the present convention in Arizona
 party lines were drawn and partisan
 nominations made, and although the
 contest was but in few instsnees
 aggressively conducted. it resulted
 in the election of seventeen demo
 crats and five republicans, and the
 organization of the convention was
 partisan. The body k strong intel
 lectually, and contains some of our
 ablcst citizens, and it is sincerely to
 be hoped that extreme zeal for par
 tissn advantage will not be allowed
 to jeopai'dize our chances for admis-
 sion.
 The principal bone of contention
 so far developed between the poliii- cal parties in the convention Is the question of following the example of
 Idaho in the matter of tho "test oath" as applied to Mormons cxer- cising the right of franchise. The democrats oppose the "test oath" and the republicans favor it. The democrats claim that the republicans favor the measure because the Mor- mons of Arizona vote the democratic ticket, and that tho question is en- tirely political and not moral, and the proposed oath" if required by the constitution would be an unjust and unconsti.utional discrimination on account of religious belief; that the Mormons have renounced the practice of polygamy and bigamy by edict of their church authorities. and that they conform to the laws of the country, are worthy people, and are entitled to the same consideration accorded to other citizens. On the other hand the republicans claim that the question is more moral than political, notwithstanding that the Mormons vote the democratic ticket to man; that the renunciation of the crimes of polygamy and bigamy by edict Of their leaders is not sin cere, and is only done for purpose, and that those crimes against society still form the keystone to the arch of their faith; that they do not rec ognize the supremacy of the state over their chu oh; that they exercise the right of franchise blindly as class and under orders from selfish and interested motives, and are con sequently unftted to exercise such a ri ht, no matter what political party they favor, unless they are willing to to the oath referred to.
 This question was fully ventilated 1 and ably discussed in congress and l before the supreme court in relation | to the admission of Idaho. It is also | claimed here by independent think | DTS that owing to the junction of l Arizona with Utah it would be very | sasy to so eolonizc the territory with | Mormons by either political party i which they might be inclined to 1 avor) as to absolutely control the ltfairs of state for q long time, and t is true that they do now hold the of political power in Arizona.
 These facts are submitted for your without comment. The aw authorizing the constitutional onvention provides that any article nay be submitted separately to the 'eople, and upon all questions where 'olitical or other conflict exists to ny considerable degree it is possible nd 1t would certainly be just and air that the verdict of the people @ obtained.
 !
 While personally I believe that an act shoald have been had revious to the formation of a con Iitution, favor the admission of .rlzona into the union upon any just nd equitable constitution which our eople may accept.
 He closes his report by making the blowing very sensible reeommen- ations: That Arizona be admitted into the 5 nion as state upon the adoption i proper constitution by the peo- [ Ie.
 That all the public lands within rlzona be ceded to the territory or ate. : That all public lands within the rritory be surveyed. ], That the sixteenth and thirty l xth sections of the public lands i, 'hool lands) be made available to < e territory at once. and that pro- sion be made for the selection of s 'od sections in lieu of bad. \ That all Apache Indians under re Hilary surveillance in the territory
 disarmed and prohibited from the : @ and possession of riiled guns and { ed ammunition. K That the mineral and coal lands
 the San Carlos reservation be seg- ,i gated and opened for occupancy u q development by white citizens. - d that the money received from 4 3 sale of these lands las otherpub- r, lands are sold) be placed in trust the use of the Indians. ~- The following recommendations l 'de last year are hereby renewed: n t IS requested that congress ap- H, 'priate for the erection of build- of $ for the use of the public service es, 0S