Arizona republican., 1902-12-22
.An uncaIIed-for Hold Up."

oAn Uncalled-fOr f1Olo Op..
 The erudite Washington Times un- doubtedly knows fully as much about ,he territories as a Pima squaw knows of the latest Paris fashions, and 1t IS therefore especially well qualified to pass judgment upon the merits or the omnibus bill. The Times, however, has all the knowledge of the question that is considered necessary in the east. In order that our readers in this territory may know the nature of the powerful arguments" which are put forth in the national capital we subjOln an editorial from a recent issue of the Times, wherein that paper lashes itself into a. fury over what it terms an "Un- called-for Hold-up:"
 senator NJ s. Quay's campaign for the passage of the omnibus statehood bill merits no praise from the judicious Its conduct so far has savored neither of wisdom nor of statesmanship. It's methods have been as crude as they have been violent.
 'sMr. Quay's mailed hand has been shaken too openly in the face of the senate. His theory seems to be that that body can be dragooned into pass ing a measure which no appreciable public sentiment demands by threats that unless New Mexico and Arizona find the doors of statehood flung open to them, other and vastly more import ant legislation will rot and perish or the session's unfinished calendar.
 ''Partisanship has played the com fnanding role in most of the struggles in congress to admit or to exclude new states MT Quays 'hold-up' campaig. to thrust statehood upon Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona has not ever this poor excuse.
 'sIn opposition to the wishes and juogment of the majority of his repub- licaAl colleagues the Pennsylvania sen ator has combined with the democritiC minority to push through the omnibus bill at any cost. If any political ad Vantages are to be reaped from the ad mission of the three southwestern ter ritories they will accrue not to the re- publican, but to the democratic party And partisan advantage aside, wha conceivable public or patriotic enc would be subserved by the erection O. sage brush and alkali wastes like Ari zona and New Mexico into sovereigI states?
 We can agree with the contention that Oklahoma and the Indian Terri tory might be fitly joined under carefully drawn act of merger to mak' a single state. Together they have ; population far exceeding that of mos of the territories which have success fully knocked for. admission to tn union: and they have the resources tt constitute a rapidly growing and pow erful commonwealth. Oklahoma alon might even be allowed to enter tin federal circle.
 But to try to breathe the air 2 statehood into unripe, untrained, un settled territories like Arizona and Nev Mexico is a folly against which ever. consideration of true public interes protests. One experiment-that of Ne vada-ought to be sufficient warnlna against the creation of other sterile dwindling, desert states.
 Senator Beveridge and the ma torit, of the senate committee on territorie take an eminently sensible view of tn situation. They are willing to allow tn admission of Oklahoma at this session if necessary, yet they rightly insist tha the creation of any new state or state at this juncture is not a question O vital and paramount importance.
 The applicants-one and all-ca we'll afford to wait. But the senate can not afford-nor the country afford-t have the legitimate and pressing busi ness of the session blocked and side tracked merely to afford the senior sen ator from Pennsylvania an opportunit to show his faithfulness to the inter ests of his far western friends"
 To all of which we beg meekly t suggest that the Legitimate an pressing business of the senate doe not need to be blocked and side tracke for an hour. Just as soon as the op ponents of the bill cease their filibus tering tactics there will be a vote.