Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-15
ARIZONA TOWNS

of December 10. regarding the state
hood muddle. says:
In a speech in the senate this after
noon Senator Quay declared: "If the
republicans can lie to the people about
the admission of territories. they can
about anything else and the people
will lose confidence in them. 1t is o
sense to talk about senators not be-
ing prepared to vote. The senator
from Massachusetts,. Mr.. Lodge. says
he isn't ready yet. The senator from
Massachusetts was chairman of the
national convention and submitted the
resolution to the people. So was the
senator from Maine in that convention.
The situation is not new. New Mexico
has been knocking for admission for
fifty years. The question has been
fought out in national conventions and
in this body at every session"
The New Statehood Plan.
Efforts were making this morning to
unite republican senators on statehood
legislation through a compromise bill
which will make two new states of the
four territories. 1t Is proposed to make
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
one state. New Mexico and Arizona
another. President Roosevelt told re-
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would be most unfortunate IL the party
differences over the statehood Ques-
ton were not ended by some sort Of a
compromise meaSU-e. III two new
states could be created from foul terri.
tories. Arizona and New Mexico com
bined will have 235,GG0 square miles.
Texas has 265.7S0 square miles. The
meme for the proposed new state has
net been suggested. 1t will not be
New Mexico. for hat name has always
been Objectionable.
The proposition is unsatisfactory to
both Rodey Of New Mexico and Smith
of Arizona.
Nothing short Of a republican eau
Gus agreement would pass it through
CONGRESS. The scheme, IL it should &C
through at all. would give the demo
Gratis two senators from Oklahoma. Ac
cording to the last election returns the
republicans would get the senator!
from the state formed by the union o
New Mexico and Arizona. 1t is doubt
full. however, if the republicans coult
carry the new state in view of the Ger
tain antagonisms which the forced un
ion of the two territories would ere
ate
Mr.. Quay in Control.
AS the statehood situation stood thi
morning, the friends Of the omnibu
bill have the republican steering CON
mittee routed. Mr.. Quay is apparent
ly master of the situation. The with
drawal of the bill which the republicar
membership of the committee on terri
tories had industriously labored owe
for weeks was not a strategic nov a
A, many newspaper correspondents de
clared this morning. On the othe
hand it was an open confession c
weakness. The senate oligarchy dii
covered that its bulldozing tactic
could not intimidate Quay. The younl
er and less experienced republica
senators believed themselves in SAT
republican company with Quay an
Plat of New York. who controlled tn
biggest delegations in a national col
vention of republicans. The republ
can senate steering committee ism
big enough to read these two senator
out of the republican party. TIL
charge of commercialism against Qua
gave him an opportunity of maxim
a personal plea for his colleague
Statehood for New Mexico has becon
the paramount issue with him.
Quay has been loyal to Rooseve
when other republican senators hay
sought to stab the administration
the back. No one has eve suspectt
the senator from Pennsylvania of
scheme to build a presidential sen
ment around Hanna. When other sc
ators urged their state conventions
go slow in the matter of endorsil
Roosevelt for 1904 and talked abo
idth VI pltSChtnl, Qudy iSPiiSo' v
will establish a precedent" 1t
therefore, not a matter of surprise tn
President Roosevelt wants a compl
mise.
Mr.. B~everidge's Blunder.
Beveridge, whatever else he may
may not have done, has made a S
mess of his committee work. He h
caused to be printed in every paper
the United States an indictme
against the people of Arizona and M
Mexico. An opportunity was offer
him OF juggling figures and words, a
he instituted comparisons for the 81
purpose of arousing eastern sentime
The same argument he submitted
these comparisons between the POI
lations Of New York and Arizona, a
between Chicago and New MeXi
would apply as between New I6
and Rhode Island and between PM
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