Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-19
iects of investigation in connection with tlis question.
SOME PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS

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 Years ago, SD long that it has been slmos. forgotten. the campaign slo- gan of the dema..at.' party in this territory wa, Mark Smith aud statehood" with sorghum seed as side Issue). Each succeeding cam- paign for ten long years the same promise, "elect Mark Smith and he will secure you statehood has been m de 70 the voters of the territory.
 Mark Smith was elected for five terms and vet statehood has not ! been secured. The statehood prop ! osi;ion has at last been abandoned and Wilson and free silver has been substituted as the shIbboleth
 of the party. Will voters continue 10 be deceived by this new cry or
 will they vote for Col. O. A. Brodie,
 as noble. as brave and as honest a man as ever lived ID the territory, and thereby help to secure that most important boon of all, state hood for the territory! Does any one believe for sn instant that Col.
 Wilson's election will secure the free coinage of silver, or even mater Ially aid in securing it? Does any one believe that he can secure state hood for the territory The first and most important thing for the territory IS that of admission as a state. Then. not only will she have a vote in the lower house of con
 gress but will be also entitled to two votes in the senate. Secure state hood and then we will be in a posi- ton to have a vote as well as voice in all questions of local nature, as we'll a. national. Until this Is done all this sentimental gush about any issue is simply waste of so much wind, without being able to accom- plish anything. The territory might elect forty free silver delegates to congress at one time and they could d. nothing to help along the cause, simply because they cannot vote. The first and all important need of the territory now Is statehood so that tue men we send to Washing
 lon represent us can stand on an equal footing with representatives . of other sections of the country. It overshadows the question of free silver as we'll as every other question, for SO long as We remain territory our representative cannot vote on any question. Now then who, in all candor. stands the best show to se- cure this2 Col. Wilson, who is not oaly antsgonistic to the national adu.-4stra' .on politically, but who aas personally alJsgon.zed great .aauv senators anu representatives
 Dy trying to use them as his tools iu an effort to retain himself in of ice. or Col. O. 4. Broiie, the repub- licau candidate, the mau who from his political associations, as well as from ;he prestige be gained during the recent war, will be in harmony with the administration, and will be able to secure able assistance from prominent and influential citizens outside of congress to accomplish his purposes?
 Let the voters of this territ TT carefully consider these questions dispassionately and calmly rather than to toe carried away by a whirl- wind of passion and prejudice on any question, and then cast their votes conscieutiously and according to their best judgment and there will be no fear of the result.
 Just ask yourselves if ever a sin gle promise made by democratic ortaors or democratic papers have been fulfilled after election.
 Ask youiselYe whether the party or its candidate Is in any position this year to come any nearer fulfill ing its promises than it has in the years past.
 The same appeals are being made to your prejudices, but after you have cast your votes, should success attend their efforts, what evidence or even reasonable hope have you that those things promised you will be realized! None. Absolutely none.
 There is a reasonable possibility at least, that with the election of Col. Brodie statehood can be se- cured. With this much accomplish ed possibilities for accomplishing something something tangible by future representatives. is secured.
 Vote then according to reason and ! b ,,,az+ ..,,,r;,4;,,