The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-26
A VOICE FROM BOSTON.

The New England Shoe and Leather
association large organization in
Guiding many members of these allied
trades, met recently at Boston and
entered an emphatic protest against
the admission Of Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma to Statehood. After n
series of preambles sparkling with
falsehood and ignorance. the associa-
tion adopted this resolution;
That the New England Shoe and
Leather association believes it mex
pedent and fraught with great danger
TO admit these Territories as States at
this time. and it is also resolved that
no bill should be allowed to pass Con-
gress that admits more than one State
at time That each applicant for
Statehood should be considered upon
it's merits. and admitted or rejected
without reference TO any other
One OF the preambles on which the
resolutions were based was thus set
forth:
Whereas. in Oklahoma which is the
most recently settled Territory OF the
Union, the great majority OF the citi-
zens have been there only about three
years. a term hardly sufficient to con
solidate this popuiation into settled
communities most essential TO stable
and intelligent self government, and
the population of New Mexico and
Arizona is largely composed of miners
and persons whose occupation is not
conducive to permanent residence.
And although Oklahoma Is much
nearer the standard that should be
maintained for Territories to he ad-
mitted to the Union, we believe that a
delay OF few years would be no hard
ship to her. and bring her much
nearer the standArd-whiIe the show
ing of the other two Territories is 20
much below the standard that they
should not he considered as States for
many years.
In replying to this declaration. the
Shoe and Leather Gazette. published
at st. Louis, says;
AS to the quality of these settlers.
where did they come from? Why
they came from the older States. where
efts of civil order and had learned to
govern. The small number of Indians.
Chinese and llterates would not be
exchanged for an equal number of
wharf rats from Boston or New
York or Baltimore. II would be a
poor exchange And they lack the
elements essential to stable and in
telllgent government" Shades of
Hancock. brethren. YOU don't know
them You underestimate yolr own
fellow countrymen in declaring that
native born Americans are not fit 10
take up the burden that Cuba has
assumed that many we'll meaning
people think the barbarOus races Of the
Philippine lslan0s are fit TO assume.
The Shoe and Leather Gazette is en-
titled to the thanks OF the people Of
the Territories for its spirited defense
OF their general character. but ii does
not grasp the onus Of the New England
Shoe and Leather association The
Yankees do nothing without a reason.
and the shoe and leather men of Bos-
ton and Lynn believe that in opposing
the admission of the three Territories
they are taking precaution to safe
guard their own pockets.
The Yankee shoemakcrs are adv0-
Gates OF high protective tariff for
everything except the raw material
they use in nefr own manufacture.
They are opposed to a duty on hides
Ihey are stern and unbending advo-
Gates OF high tariff on leather and
shoes, but the hides which they must
purchase for raw material they want
admitted free Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma being cattle raising
countries. the New England Shoe and
Leather association anticipate that II
they We're admitted to the Union they
would send six Senator'S to Washington
to vote to maintain a tariff on hides
This is the niger in the New England
Shoe and Leather associations wood
pile
There is Just as good reason for
maintaining a duty on hides as on
WOOL steel, coal or any other article
that is favored by government. 1t is all
favoritism--it Is all robbery. The peo-
pie Of Arizona do not care a snap for a
duty on hides, and no Democrat sent to
the Senate from Arizona would dare 20