Arizona republican., 1901-11-01

was never heard of when the other states were created. We have the wealth necessary to support state government. and the people of Arizona have q sacred right to a representation at Washington. And these are the facts which should govern.
 The San Francisco Bulletin is more pronounced in it's friendship for the ter ritories. but it falls into the error. more common in the east, of suppos- ing that the large Mexican element in the population of New Mexico consti- tutes a possible objection to the ad- mission of that territory. We wish that every citizen in the country could read the eloquent speech Of Governor Otero of our sister territory which was delivered before the statehood convention in Phoenix last Saturday. in which the patriotism of our citizens of Mexican birth and descent and their steady loy- atty to American institutions were proved beyond question. And if the whole country could understand what Kind of men Governor Otero and Col onel J. Francisco Chaves are, the prej udice against the Spanish blood would disappear Says the Bulletin:
 Three territories-Arizona, New Mex ico and Oblahoma-are now making a combined movement to induce con gress to grant them statehood at it's next session. There seems no obstacle in the way of success except the disin- clina tion of the older and more popu- lous states to reduce their relative rep resentation in the senate. Each of the three territories has population enough for one representative in the lower house, and an increase in any delega- ton can only be secured by an increase in population that would in any other state bring about the same result. New Mexico is the oldest of the organized territories, Arizona the second, Okla homa being quite recently organized. The objection against New Mexico has been the preponderance of Mexicans in the population of that territory It was organized as a territory in 1850, the same year California was admitted as Q state, but in the meantime it has not greatly changed the character of it's population. But the fact that it gave the republican ticket 3, ,700 majority last year indicates, if not an improvement in general education, the acquisition of political sense.
 No such objection as is urged against the admission of New Mexico applies to Arizona. The latter territory has not a large population. but majority of it's men are bright spirits. Many Of them are New Englanders, who have become, perhaps, over-vltalized by con tact with the surroundings of mining camp life. The land needs irrigat ton. and until it is given the magic touch e wGter mining will be the principal occupation Of it's people, The Arizona Republican regards the territorial con ditions as the present principal hancii- cap of the territory Says The Re publican:
 ''So long as we are in territorial vas salage our growth will be slow-e-.as- pcratingly slow-to the minds of our nervously energetic and enterPrisinS people. As we have explained before, territories are regarded with suspicion by our fellow citizens of the east: un- justly. Yt is true, fog life and property are as secure here as at any spot in the union. and the laws are adminis- tered with as much ability and fair ness. But the very word territory raises up to the eastern mind a vision of the frontier set in a framework of lawlessness.'