Arizona republican., 1898-02-03
THE POST AND STATEHOOD.

The Bostcn Post, a rabid democra ic organ of the 'tsound money" schoo, which gloats over the motto, With a Mission and Without Muzzle,' says in recent issue under the caption of Mining Camp States::''
 Is it possible that an end has come
 10 the scheme of packing the Uni ed Sta,es senate with cheap senators from cheap states having practically 10 constituency behind them? It be- gins to look so, in view of the tIea-- ment given Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico in the house commi tee on territories.
 These territories have as good a claim to statehood as others which have been dragged into the Union by republican congresses. Why should Arizona, with 59,620 population, be excluded, while Nevada, with 45, ,761 is taken in? Why is not Oklahoml, :, with 61,S51, as good as Wyoming with 6O,1S0? Why should we kcep cut New Mexico, with 153,579, while let. ting Idaho come in with S4.3s5?
 If this change of policy may be taken to indicate that the republicans have seen the error of their ways, we may rejoice and hope they will per severe in their reformation. The pack ing of the United States senate with mining camp senators has proved damage to the republican a ty, but not so great as to the country at larga It has not given that party the con trol of the senate which it sought, tut 1t has put the balance of power in that dU i'm he h1T nd nf do No more of that sort are wanted
 Too much importance should TO. be placed in the utterances of auy news paper which is handicapped by the Post Is democratic and pa t.san. Accordingly the truth cannot be ex- pected. There is, however, altogs ther too much truth in what the Post says to make it of any comfort 10 the people of Arizona. This territory has nearly 100000 population instead of 9,620, as the Post states. and is pro bably better fitted than ary of the territories for statehood. While the Posts plea, if it can be called a plea,
 
 why the territories are kept cut and why it would have been better 70 have kept out some that are now in New Mexico and Oklahom are not states because Of lark Of wealth or population. Could the mem bers of con gress who voted fer the admi ission of the nor;hw5s5 terri tories h5ve forseen the dangerous po- liiical conditions that were sWen then casting their shadows before, several admitted. The real democrats of the l country and in congress are no more 1 anxious to have the remaining terri i tories admitted than are the repubi- l cans. The position of the Post c eirly | indicates that. The wild and Woolly' | element of the democratic party is now glad enough that the republicans l admitted the northwestern territories | This change of sentiment is not 70 | the credit of the states thus era ed | however, and is largely responsible Tor keeping out of the Union the re- i territories. The free silver agitation damaged Arizona sufficient ly. Now we have another populistic l in the shape of home rule | If the voters of this territory will | listen to little reason they will put themselves on record as upholding the safe and progressive policy of the government. The "cure-alls" will | then have no standing here, and the only safe home rlle, will come and come speedily. Eli her a republican or democratic congress would gladly welcome into the Union a people that have proven themselves capable of upholding that union Fol lowing populist leaders who are hun yry for office, and subscribing to their doctrines, will never bring statehood | to the people of Arizona, CT anything ] else, except it be distrust and rid:cule 1