The news-herald., 1902-11-01
VOTE FOR STATEHOOD.

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in the case OF delegate to congress.
Arizona stands today in a critical
position. The future depends
great deal upon the mar we send
to Washington as our next delegate.
For years we have asked, almost
prayed for statehood, and it has
deem denied US, and why? Not be
cause VIC were not entitled to it and
ready for it, butbec ause we have
never been in sympathy with the
National administration, which the
Constitution of the United States
has granted the power to give or
Withhold this right of ours. We
want statehood because it will give
US a higher standing among our
sister states and territories, because
it will give eastern capitalists and
investors confidence in Arizona and
they will then invest heavily in
Arizona securities and mining prop
critics. Today, the same as Cuba
and the PHILIPPINES, we are practi
cally nothing, as far as having any
voice in the National government is
concerned, in fact, we are not al
lowed to make our own laws, as
they must all be ratified and APP
proved by Congress before being
legal, and for this reason, the same
as in Cuba and the PHILIPPINES,
capital which would like to invest
here is waiting and so are we.
We have waited long enough. We
need this eastern capital to develop
our wonderful mineral resources.
Until our mineral resources are
developed we can never advance
much, and to get them developed
we must have statehood.
Let every voter reason this out
for himself and listen to the dictates
of no man or party. You all know
that we have republican president
and q republican Congress and a
republican Senate The statehood
bill has passed the lower house and
is now up to the Senate, which has
a republican majority OF eighteen.
II we want this republican Senate
to give us statehood, we must show
them that we are on their side ana
send republican delegate to Con-
gress. You can easily see this for
yourselves. We are asking this re-
publican Senate to give US statehood.
They can do it or not, just as they
please. They have the power to
kill the bill and let Arizona remain
in territoial vassalage for years to
come, but if we elect q republican
delegate, the bill will be passed.
Any and every reasonable man
must know that a republican Senate
will grant this favor to republic
can territory where they will not
to q democratic one. No matter
whether you be a democrat, a
socialist, q prohibitionist or a re-
publican, for the interest you have
in this Wickenburg mining section,
for the love you bear this great
territory of Arizona, with statehood
now almost secured, regardless of
party, vote for man for delegate
to Congress who can get statehood.
We elected Mark Smith, he did not
get it; we elected Col. Wilson, he
could not get it; but if we elect Bob
Morrison, a republican delegate,
ne can ana Will get statehood from
q republican Senate and every
man, woman and child in Arizona
will be benefited. Statehood we
must have to enlist the capital to
develop our resources and statehood
can only be secured by sending to
Washington a man thoroughly in
sympathy with the National
administration, which has the power
to make us a state. Vote for Bob
Morrison, not because Bob is re-
publican, but Lecause our President
and the Uuited States Senate are
republican.
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