The Florence tribune., 1897-12-25
TREY ASK HOME RULE.
People of Arizona Want 10 Elect Their
 Own Officers.
IFromthe Chicago Inter-oceen.l

nix, Ariz., the best-known man in the territory, talked interestingly at the Wellington hotel yesterday relative to statehood. He said:
 Arizona and New Mexico for years have heen endeavoring to get admission into the Trion, but thsg are fEther away now than ever While am very desirons of having statehood gwen to us, ] have absolutely DO hope of t. Il would mean that the control of the Senate would be thrown to the Vest ern states, who, with their population of only 6,0g0, 900, would have sAs power to make the laws governing the re maining 7o,000, ,0e0 of population, which would be manifestly unjust, and the Eastern people will not have it.
 New Mexico is making fight to get in, and it's Governor claims to believe that it will come about at the coming session of Congress, but he will find that he is greatly mistaken. The ad- mission of one would mean the admis- sion of all, for Oklahoma and Arizona have just as gcod claim. But it will not be.
 Throughout Arizona strong effort is being made to secure the passage of law at the approaching session of Congress permitting the election of all territorial officers. To promote the enactment of such a measure home rule leagues have been formed through out the territory, composed of men of all parties, and which are strictly non partisan in character.
 The advocates of home rule urged in it's favor that evey political party for the last twenty years has recognized its justice by declaring for it in nation al conventions, although each party in its days of triumph has disregarded the promise thus made.
 Under the present system the officers of the territory-the Governor, secre- tarv and cthe-s-ere nrnoi7tz1 bv the President, from any section of the Union he may deem proper theae ap- pointees in tarn i'll the minor political offices with their own favofites. Uu- der this system, copied from the ola continental idea of governing eon- qnerea colonies, the people of the three remaining territories have no voice in the selection of their officers, and are practically impotent, so far as any di- rect restraint on the public policies or acts of the Presidents appointees Is concerned, the result being that both capital and emigration are retarded by their unwillingness to locate in couu- tries wherein the.J have practically no voice in the selection of the men who make as well as administer the laws, and men, too, who have been too often appointed merely for the purpose of paying political debts or for kindred reasons.
 In the last fourteen years, of eight Governors appointed in Arizona, all but the present incumbent have been removed for political or other reasons, demonstrating at least system of pub. lie policy so uncertain in its character as to be detrimental to the interests oi the governed.
 Just prior to the admission of Utah as state a bill similar to the home-rule measure asked for by Arizona wal passed for that territory. With the disposition in the East to discount kenance the admission of any more
 Western states it is useless 10 expeet statehood, although possessing a great CT population and more wealth thai many of the states had at the time o
 their admission, and their anxiety t
 be released from the existing condition
 of appointive -oiiiciation is intensi6et
 by this fact.
 l Their sole desire is simply the priv l lege of exercising the American righ
 to select their own officers, and the
 believe the justice of this demand vii
 be recognized by even those who ar
 most pronounced in their opposition {
 the admission of the state.
 Mir. O'Neill is here in the interest c
 a railroad which is being built from point on the Atlantic and Pacific raj road to the Grand canyon of the Colo rado, and of which he is vice president The road is to be seventy miles i , length and will connect with the larg copper mines which Mr. O'Neill is,worl ing in the Grand canyon.
 "Bdckey" O'Neill, as he is familiarl , known, has acquired great wealth b , taking advantage of the prospectin which nature has done by the erosio ofyears. Hehas acquired large coppel asbestos and gold mines, which he enabled to work at Che enormous dept { of 6,000 feet, or practically at sea leve 5 thus gaining great advantage from } mining standpoint.
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