Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-12-09

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as legal tender for the discharge of all
local Indebtedness.
The next speaker was Colonel NJ. H
McCord. There is no politics in this
matter said he, 80 far as Arizona is
concerned, but there is politics on Capt.
tol Hill. Before we are admitted many
questions will be asked and we will be
required to prove that certain fears Of
national parties regarding us are un-
founded. We must show that former
Objectionable conditions do not exist
now. We are clearly entitled to state
hood. The average population of
twenty-nine states that have been ad-
mitted was SO, 900. I believe ours will
exceed 100,0 600. The average wealth of
those twenty-nine states at the time of
admission was $29, ,00O,O 600. Our assessed
valuation is $S1.OOO,OOO." The speaker
suggested the appointment of COM
mittee of thirty or forty citizens, rep
resenting the various sections of the
territory, to visit Washington; a finance
committee to raise funds for opening
| headquarters there and committee on
transportation.
| NJ. j. Riordan, representing the north,
said that he was a better rooter at a
| DdSSDdll game IMAM at SIdIenOOu
meeting, though his enthusiasm and
that of all people in the north was as
great as it could be. The advantage of
statehood he could fully appreciate. He
had lived under a territorial govern
ment not only since before the horns
began to grow on the toads but since
before the toads themselves came. Con-
cerning the fitness of the territory for
CT toh
| changed conditions illustrated by the
rebuke Governor Murphy had admins
tered the day before to a sheriff of the
Arizona type of a former generation.
| The prosperity of the country was Won
derful. Its mines and mills are working
night and day. Its products are famil-
lar throughout the country and even
the oranges of the Salt River valley
are found on hotel tables in California.
ITS time" said the speaker, that we
should be doing something for Arizona.
We've been lying awake nights think
ing about the woes of the Cubans and
Filipinos, wanting to give them self
government, when we had none for our
selves"
]. C. Adams regretted the want of in
terest which had until now been taken
in this subject and contrasted the
apathy with the enthusiasm with which
people of Phoenix turned out a couple
of years ago and raised $500 for the
cause of Cuba upon the request
of couple of strangers representing
themselves to be connected with the
Cuban army. The rest of Mr.. Adams
address related to the methods to be
employed in the movement, urging the
necessity of raising money
In response to call Mr.. T. T. Stod-
dard said there was no need of taking
up time in convincing one another of
something about which there was no
doubt. He briefly addressed the meet
ing regarding the methods to be en-
ployed and agreed with suggestions
made by previous speakers. This ended
the oratory and z. e. Ellinwood moved
the appointment of a committee of
ten to select a committee to visit
Washington and labor with the con-
gressmen. The motion was adopted |
and the committee of ten was made up
as follows: William Christy, S. NJ |
MCGOWAN, Webster Street, c. j. Hail. |
j. C. Adams, r. E. Morrison, NJ. J. |
Riordan, Jerry Millay and C. NJ. Fra |
zier. These gentlemen selected the fol- |
lowing visiting committee, represent |
ing every county in the territory: Gov
ernor N. o. Murphy, E. E. Ellinwood, |
NJ. w. Stewart, c. NJ. Frazier, l. T. !
Stoddard. George r. Davis, S. NJ. Nc |
Cowan, F. NJ. Murphy, Robert E. Nor
rison, ]. NJ. Murphy, AlonZo Bailey, w. !
H. Burbage, r. A F. Penrose, CD. Rep |
py, w. P. Harlow, H. K. Chenoweth, c. |
NJ. Funston, o. D. NJ. Gaddis, Charles
c. Randolph, w. ]. Murphy, B. A. |
Fickas, A. c. Baker, T. E. Parish, w.
NJ. Griffith w. H. Barnes, ]. c. Adams,
+. CAM, J. L. B. Alexander, Geo. w. P.
Hunt
In the meantime the committee on
resolutions reported as follows:
Resolved, That we, the citizens of the
territory of Arizona, in mass meeting
assembled, do hereby respectfully re-
quest of the congress of the United
States that an act be passed by which
the people of Arizona be authorized to
form a constitution embracing ali the
elements of republican form of gov
ernment and that upon the same hav-
ing been adopted by the people that the
territory of Arizona be admitted into
the union of states as a state.
Objection was made to the report on
the ground that it was contradictory in
abling act there was nothing more con-
gress could do, but admission could
only come by a presidential proclama-
ton. The resolution was referred back
to the committee.
The report having thus been
of the meeting was ad
journed and Governor Murphy,
as chairman of the general
committee. was authorized to appoint
and such other COM I
nittees as would facilitate the work. +
No time was set for the departure of 7
the committee for Washington. The
subject was not even discussed. 1t is
certain though that the pilgrimage will :
not be undertaken until after the holi-
lays.
The meeting was entirely satisfactory.
So much more was accomplished than
lad been expected. There was such an
lbsence of friction that it seemed as if :