New-York tribune., 1902-12-09
FIGHT OVER STATEHOOD.
.STRUGGLE Il BITTER ONE
,argumeats For and 4gai1tst 4d-
mission Of Neac-Merico
and y4f11Ona.
and 4F12Ona.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-l

Washington, Dec. S.-AI doubts as to the Dit
terness of the Statehood battle. which beslhs
IN the Senate on Wednesday, have been removed
nv the acrimonious skirmishing already started
in the Capitol corridors and committee foolllS
and at the hotels in Washington. That the
struggle will be protrac.ed and produce nuch
i'll feeling is certain.
-'Commercialism in legislation is one OF the
eupberoisn,s which are being freely banded
about Z OF yet publicly by Senator's VINO VIII
not be led into impugning each others motives
but they come out constantly in conversation
and are almosr sue to be applied in the DEBATE
on the proposition to admit New-MeXico ana
Arizona 1t is charged by some Of the op-
rouents of the Omnibus Statehood bill that one
of the reasons urged lor the admission OF New
Mexico and Arizona is purely commercial haliie-
ly, the benefit TO accrue to properly an" III
dustries in thosa Territories. The opponents OF
the bill contend that such a reason should not
he sufficient 10 warrant padding" the Unlteo
States Senate and Electoral College with the
additional representation Statehood would give
The Republican friends of the Omnibus Dill
wave all these insinuations aside. and stand
pat" on the proposition that admission OF the
Territories was recommended by the last Re-
publican National Convention. THAT is good
enough doctrine for me-" they say. IF the Re
publican party in national convention assembled
thought it wise policy TO admit these Terri
tories we are not prepared to oTerturn the
judgment thus expressed
Senator Hanna and Senator Beveridge, oppo-
nents OF the Omnibus bill both say that eau
Gus Of Republican Senators must be held on the
subject When 0aucus was proposed 10 sen
ator Quay he said: DO you propose 10 reverse
a Republican National Convention with eau.
Gus Of Republican Senator's? To-day some OF
the men who are anxious for the admission OF
Oklahorna-and everybody admits the justice OF
Oklahoma's plea for Statehood-expressed the
fear that the inSisIence of the tr1-State DOOM
ers might deadlock all Statehood legislation
When that was suggested to Mr. Quay ne SaIc:
That looks as il the other side We're SHy ot
votes. Well, there will be no deadlock We
have the votes, and we are ready for the test
Some of the Eastern Republicans who aoVo-
Gated the Omnibus bill make no concealTnent OF
their views that it will be a good thing, hnan-
cially and commercially, for the territories
and for Eastern ca pital invested there Iney
saw that the $4,000 600 or S12000000 of
Eastern money IL the Territories VIII
ne protected better under State laws thah
under Territorial laws They say they ac-
knowledge no reproach to themselves IN IhaI
view The testimony taken before the Sen
ste Committee on Territories last summer shows
that large amounts Of New-York Michigan, IN
diana Illinois and Pennsylvania money is in
vested in these Territories, and that II was not
as safe under the Territorial form Of govern
ruent as il would be with Statehood. 1t was
also shown that an enoTmC as amount OF cap
jtal was awaiting the passage OF the OMNIBUS
bill TO flow into the States.
The bill viii be the unfinished business or the
Senate at least until the middle OF January, ac-
oording 10 present indications.