The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
HOME RULEs
United States District Attorney
 EIlinwOOd Interviewed.

The Denver Republican, of the 18th
 inst, contains the following interview
 of E. E. EllInwood, United States dis
 trict attorney of this territory: | United States District Attorney E Ellin-
 wood of Flagstaff, Arizona, who is deeply inter-
 ested in the movement in that territory to pro.
 cure for Arizona from the next session ot con-
 gress home rule bill, is registered at the Brown Palace hotel. in spite of the fact that Arizona
 is silver territory, which Is not in keeping with the financial ideas and views of the present ad
 ministration, and may act as a stumbling block
 for the passage of the bill, the next congress
 will be petitiOned to give Arizona home rule
 form of government pending it's appeal to be ad
 mitted to statehood. While spe lking of the matter last evening MT. E linwood said
 ''In our territo all officers Ire appointed by
 the pr, sdent. It isa case of taxation with us without representa-, on, the same condition of affairs as existed in Boston when it hell that memorable Boston tea party. Arizona is one of the wealthieSt errtrres or commonweaIths in the United Sates ing mines there are worth $a0,C0lo0j. LOOK at that rld-renowned cop per mine, one of the richest in the world, the
 United Verde. owned by w. A Clark. of Butte. Montana Then there is he Congless gold mine owned b. the Congress Gold }. ming company; the rich BisLee copper mine. and those valuable properties owned by the Arizona Copper com pany There is more land subject to irrigation in Salt River valley, the leading valley in the territory, and more water to be put on land there than can be had in al of Southern Cali iornld That's the condition of affa IS iu our territory fr.lt A5s asI.cultulaI standpoint Es
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 We have as much interes in the Un-t q States It large dS any political division in this c untry, if not more, and yet we are absolutely 6iSfrauchiS, d. What we ask at this time is tbat the forthcoming congress pass home rule bill similar to the one passed by the lower house in behalf of Utah preceding it's admission as a state We do not waive the right of demandino that Arizona be admitted as state, but pending this question we do ask and feel We have the ! right to dem nd for the people of Arizona. who [ pay the taxes to maintain the state government. | that they shoul htve the right to elect lhe:r of hceTs We wish to elect our governor auditor, | treasur'r, attorney general, judges and all ter Iltorla officers, an have all the rights of state hood. save that we will not enjoy the privilege | of ding to congress two senat ors and one con- gIessman We believe that any fair-minded man pr congress of the United States, when the mat ter IS fairly and properly presented, will give us 'he right to goy'rn our own affairs.
 Arizona is rthe free and unlimited coinage of silver the ratio of Is to 1, absolute and un- 4u Tiff d, any st t. ments to the contrary. not wlthStandtl g, and for this reason it seems hope less to petition congress for admission to state hood New rtheless the bill will be presented at tie coming sessicn. ard will be pressed At he same me we will ask that congress, in jus ice, allow the territory to enjoy all the privi- eggs of statehood under home rule bill, be ieving t is to be q stepping stone to our admis- ,. on to ihe Union
 "There has been great interest manifested in his matter n the territory. and movement is oeing formed in almost all the cities and towns n AriIonI, which if termed the Home Rl le eague This work will be continued and pressed upon the atte" ton of congres at the coming session
 Tt secmt to me that no sound-minded man gan object to tha scheme It evident to me that no one can deny that the people who pay the taxes, and m inta.n the territory, should say who it's officers should be. It is striking at the very foundation of the fundamental principles of American government It is 8 condition of lff ir- which our fOrefHEers fought against in -5 70 > - =r- fund ltiaD OF which the eT-F.T N.-I- .-.. .-.r,..-