Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-09-29
HOW TO SECURE STATEHOOD.

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The HERALD is sincerely desirou.
of seeing Arizona admitted to state
hood and has labored earnestly ans
consistently to that end for ten year:
past. 1t believes the people of Arizona
are unanimously in favor of state
hood and Will do everything in theil
power to see that much desired boon
| brought about. Events have so shap
| ed themselves in the last six months
that the prospects for statehood are
brighter at this time than ever before
| in the history of the Territory The
| material progress of the Territory has
been remarkable. Capital has become
Interested and money for all kinds Of
legitimate enterprises has been readily
attainable. The good name of the Ter
ritory has been advanced in many
ways and there is a general feeling in
the east that Arizona is no longer
wild and lawless Territory incapable
of self government
Added to all this has been the mar
velous record made by the brave sol
diers Arizona sent to the front in
the recent war with Spain. To say a
man came from Arizona was to be
speak for him in advance a reputation
for courage, self reliance and willing.
ness for elf-sacrifice that equalIed that
of those knights of old who went forth
to rescue the tomb of the Saviour
from the hands of the Saracens. Res
idents of the east who looked upon
citizen of Arizona with contempt,
mingled with fear, have grown to love
the Arizonan as a brother and to hold
the very highest respect for him. All
these things have their effect on the
public mind and when next Arizona |
knocks for admission her appeal viii |
be given most respectful attention.
But there is still another considera-
ton of weight in deciding the fate o.
the Territory; and that is the political
one Every student of affairs knows
that no Territory in all the history of
our government has ben admitted to
statehood that was not in political ac-
cord with the party in power. The ma
tional administration is republican.
The next Congress Will be republican
as is the present Democrats them
selves concede this recognizing the fu
tility of their attempts to carry the
next House Not only this but the re-
publicans viii make heavy gains in the
Senate Smith of New Jersey, Muir
ply of New York, Turpie of Indiana, !
of Wisconsin, German of
Faulkner of West Virginia,
Roach of North Dakota and White of
viii all be succeeded by
republicans after March 4, 1899, while !
the only republican Senator of whom
there is any hope whatever of a dem :
lcrat succeeding is Wilson of Washing c
-On. and it is not at all improbable that :
Wilson will be his own successor. Y
What then under the circumstances c
5 the duty of the people of Arizona?I
TO elect Il republican delegate to Con- /
sress and a republican legislat ture. q
show TO the national adminiStrat ton 4
hat the people of Arizona are in SYM e
1athy with it and statehood is as Ger. +
ain as that night follows day. Demo- (
rats concede the election of Colonel o
3rOdie as the Delegate to Congress. i:
But it is not enough for the people of Il
rizona to elect Colonel Brodie. They fl
must elect a republican legislature to- il
support him. In every county in theI e
Territory the republicans have nomin- \
tied a good. clean lot of candidates Il
or the legislature. Men of standing in O
heir counties; men of strong character h
nen whom no man can feel ashamed +.
&. vo5e for Clearly then the duty of IL
very citizen of Arizona who desires "
tatehood is to lay aside party affilia-
ions for the time being and vote forl is
'oloneI Brodie and for the republican Il
agislative ticket. Elect Brodie and a Fl
epublican legislature and by January n
st, 1900 Arizona will be represented n
n the United States Senate and will il
ave the privilege of voting for Pres II
dent in the following November. N
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