The National tribune., 1894-07-12

Statehood are interesting. as revealed by him
| In an interview here last week.
4 al do not think" said he, "to look Mt the
matter from the standpoint of business man,
that Statehood is a desirable thing for Arizona
just now. There is plenty of area for State.
but not enough population. We have only
about $1,000 people. and until that number
| is at least trebled it is far more to the public
| welfare to continue a Territory. Under the
present status the General Government pays
the salaries Of our officials and helps us in
| many ways. The cost of Statehood is too great
| for scanty population. good many poll
ticians of both parties desire it, as they are
ambitious of becoming Governors and United
States Senators but they the only people
that would be benefited. However, few
more years may warrant the change
"0ur natural resources are splendid. In
the northern part Of the Territory we have a
big belt of valuable pine lands; and since the
closing down of the silver mines a good deal
of gold is being taken out. The southern end
has developed wonderfully in the last few
years through the agency of irrigation, and
ere long will rival California in the production
of fruits with the advantage in our favor of
|
Heretofore there has been no communica-
ton between these sections, and the people of
northern Arizona have been compelled to trade
with Kansas Or California instead of buying
home products because of the lack of railroad
connection with the southern half. This will
soon be thing of the past. a railroad is in
process Of construction to connect the Atlantic
& Pacific with the Southern Pacific road, and
thereby uniting all portions of the Territory"
4
The Agricultural bill is now before the Sem
ate. Among the amendments made by the
Senate committee is one directing the Secre-
| tary Of Agriculture to have the seeds set apart
for the use of Senators and Representatives
directed and mailed at the Department when
the Senators and members so request; which
is return to the old system discontinued by
Secretary Morton. 1t is also made obligatory
upon the Department of Agriculture to furnish
two birds of the seeds OF the Department to
Senators and members, whereas the House bill
required the Secretary of Agriculture to do so
only upon their request. The House provision
for weather forecast flags mail trains is
stricken out of the bill. Tie provision in the
House bill for the annual publication of data
showing the yield of agricultural products the
cost of production and transportation, and
giving other like information, was stricken
out by the Senate committee As agreed upon
by the committee the bill appropriates $3,212.-
1863, which is reduction of So $50 from the
total as the bill passed the House.
4
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa. in dis
cussng the great Pullman American Railway
Union strike, which extends largely over his
State, especially in the case Of the Rock Island
Road. says he favors compulsory Government
arbitration as the hest means of disposing of
such questions. The public have to be consid-
cred rs well rs the railroads and their employees,
and at present they suffer moro as result of
strikes than do the principals in labor troubles.
Mr. Hepburn added that these disorders were
all to be clsssed together an infringement
upon individual right AMI ought TO be held in
check in future By some other method than has
been exhibited in the past
X
Apropos of the strike. Eugene v. Debs, who
has sprung into sudden notoriety through his
autocratic leadership of the malcontents, is an
Voorhees, He has been editor of the Firemans
Magazine, and until few months was Secre-
tary of the Firemans Brotherhood. he has
been a member of the Indiana Legislative
House. but seems to have no high political as
pirations. Hitherto he has been regarded as
one of the most conservative of labor leaders.
1ndianians here arc generally Of the opinion
that the magnitude of the present strike was
never dreamed of by Debbs when the Pullman
boycott was inaugurated; that, being of rather
timid and conservative nature, he would have
shrunk from assuming The leadership of q
movement SO stupendous. However, once hav-
ing entered upon it, they believe be has the
nerve to carry it to the limit.
X
There is no reason on earth why, If a con-
stituency of trusting voters elect a representa-
tive to the great American Congress, he should
be expected to spend his time answering fool
ish questions by mail, chasing after Offices for
said "constits," or mailing documents all day
long He Is not sent to Washington for any of
these purposes; ne is there to legisiate and
look ont for the true interests OF his section.
But this is not taken into consideration by the
voters III n man uistrict, ana the result Is that
every Representative of any prominence and a
desire to please his constituents and do the
square thing by his Government, must have a
private Secretary, and usually that Secretary Is
Kept ON the jump" Who pays for this Sec
retaryY Why, the Congressman did until a
year or so ago. when the boldest of them mus
tered up enough courage to pass bill allowing
themselves Secretaries at small per annum
sum, which proceeding was fair enough. Now,
the strenuous effort to make q record among
their constituents of some Representative and
Senators who cannot distinguish themselves in
any other way is amusing Some endeavor to
be known as DIRECTORS" others adopt cheese
pairing" as pursuit, others again offer for con-
sideration impossible resolutions and bills,
which are laid over go into committee and
never come out again. Just now Nh. Cox of
Tennessee, comes in with bill to repeal the
act allowing Secretaries to Representatives.
Why does he do this? The bill will doubtless
never see the outside Of the committee room;
but in this way records" are made.
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