Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-01
ARIzoNA.s PROSPECTS.
Gen. Carr States Reasons Why the
Territory Should Become q State.

Territory Should Become q State.
Arizona has a stanch friend in Gen.
Eugene B. Carr. the veteran Indian fighter,
who knows the territory from Ration to
Messilla like book. AS plainsman and
mountaineer he has been all over 1t, knows
its resources and people. and no one can
speak mere intelligently or loyalty of its
present or future. He is thoroughly In
earnest upon the subject of statehood, and
has done much to plead the cause Of the
territory in Washington.
I'VE want to become citizens Of the
state" said Gen. Carr today, because
practically in bondage. We want self-gov-
eminent and home rule, just as any other
people would want them. Our population
Is constantly increasing. by immigration
from the east. The Anglo-Saxon element
will always dominate in Arizona. or
course, Spanish Is spoken now, as II Is IN
some parts of Colorado and very .consid-
cradle part of Texas today. and as French
New Orleans. Yet, Spanish in Arizona Is
fast becoming merely an incident, ana
should not stand in the way OF our state
hood. We have the population, mag
and an enterprising people. To keep US
any longer under the present system OF
tutelage Is like a man keeping under his
thumb his full-grown son after he has be-
govern ourselves we would not care so
much for representation in Congress. We
especially want to plant our school system
upon a broad and firm support from the
sale of the school lands and the land for the
agricultural college. Our agricultural col
lege is situated in Messila valley, near Las
Cruces, and is an institution abreast with
the best work of the day in similar insti-
buttons. nicely equipped with an earnest
and able body of teachers.
1.-The objection Is made that our legis-
lature was stolen from the republicans and
that we are in a rather lawless condition
out there. and. therefore. ought not to be
permitted to have a state government.
Now, in the name Of fair play, why
shouldn't we he free to govern ourselves
and fight out the party issues? There is no
knowing which party will prevail. 1t GER
tainly isn't right to keep us out till either
party is satisfied, or both, which Is i'm
possible. The trouble with our legislature
was something for which the people of
Arizona were not responsible. The certifi-
Gates of election were given by an ap-
po;ntee from Washington. The republic
jority. If they could have voted for gov
ernor and secretary they would have reg
istered their will and the trouble would
have been avoided.
1.-The argument is made that Arizona Will
increase the silver party" continued Gen.
Carr, land SO 1t must remain in probation
a while longer. That might have been true
some years ago. but now we are rapidly
companies have shut down on silver min
ing, and are devoting their attention to the
gold deposits. The town of Bland, in the
Cochiti region, was once famous center
for the silver-mining interests Now 1t is
known as the entrepot of splendid gold
producing region. think it Will be found
that Arizona will be sound on the money
question. as she is conservative and pro-
gressive in all lines of business. Our towns
are growing rapidly with a good class Of
public buildings. our agricultural lands are
being taken up and rapidly placed under
systems Of irrigation which prove them to
be the finest in the world for fruit raising,
grain crops, grazing. 1t Is a fact that
the best-known towns with Spanish names,
such as Albuquerque, Las Vegas and Rim
con, area more than half populated by
Americans, and have large population of
American farmers in the region tributary
to them. The Maxwell land grant, which
is small state in itself, is filing up en-
tirely with settlers from the older states,
and the character of improvements in that
part of the territory will compare with
those of any part of the new west"