The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-23
Anti Statehood Conspiracy.


attention to a report that the Phoenix
Republican was appealing to the en-
emies of Statehood to say that the
election of Republican delegate would
not hurt the pending bill 1t ought
to be easy to get a Republican,
especially one opposed to Statehood, to
fall into little scheme like that.
The Arizona Democrat of yesterday,
published at Phoenix, tells of the con-
spiracy in detail Here is what it
says:
Republicans Of Arizona, are you for
Statehood? Are you in earnest in
your political platform announcements
on that subject? Or are you opposed
to the measure so dear to every citizen
who places good government and the
prosperity of Arizona above party
greed? Do you indorse deception, and
honor it as a part of your political
creed? If not, you must scorn and re-
huke the efforts now being made to
deceive the public on that question.
This is not question of the personal
candidates, it is not a question as to
whether Colonel ]. F. Wilson or r. E.
Morrison shall be hOnored by election
as our Delegate, so much as whether
Arizona shall be admitted as State.
Senator NJ S. Quay of Pennsylvania
has spoken in plain terms on that
proposition, and states in quoted let
ters to prominent Republicans here
hn al Of q noI-
egate this fall in Arizona would GER
tainly defeat the Statehood measure
now pending in Congress.
There are, unfortunately. some hide
bound Republicans so bitter in their
fanatical party faith as to prefer the
election of Mr.. Morrison 10 Statehood,
but knowing Statehood 10 lie the one
measure of supreme Importance to
every citizen in this T :rritory, they
are now resorting 70 efforts to deceive
the voters. Knowing the confidence
and respect many Republicans have for
the Judgment and integrity of Senator
Quay, and the high esteem in which
Mark A. Smith is held by the people of
Arizona, regardless Of politics, they are
now attempting to break down their
| letters to prominent Republican Sena-
tors who have heretofore opposed the
Statehood measure, soliciting tele-
grams or letters for Use among the
voters, so worda! as to convey the
| impression that Republican success
would aid the Statehood measure This
is done in the hope that some mis-
guided individuals will not understand
/ the motives that prompt the kilograms
or letters until after the election is
over. Senators known to be opposed
| to the admission Of Arizona are ad-
i dressed and urged to send information
so colored as to convey the idea that
the parties sending the information
felt friendly interest in the passage
of the Omnibus bill admitting Oklaho-
ma, New Mexico and Arizona, when
the real facts are that in nearly every
| instance each Senator approached is
opposed to the passage of the bill.
The public are to be deceived and
lulled to slumber while the opponents
of the measure are destroying all
chances for its passage. The follow
ing samples Of letters, picked from the
garbage trash of that kind in this city,
show Enthusiastically the hand of an
artist in this line, and indicates the
tone of messages and letters soon to
appear in the Arizona Republican and
other Republican papers. as supposed
friends of the Statehood measure We
call the readers attention to the fact
that Senator Bard of California. who
is appealed to, was the one man who
held the measure in the palm of his
hand, and refused to allow it to be
acted upon last June Senator Orville
/ E. Platt, of Connecticut, is on record
with vicious speech against our ad-
mission, and every other Senator
mentioned is either violently opposed
to the measure, or lukewarm on the
subject. Read and ponder over the
| following:
Hon. Thomas r. Bard, United
States Senator, California: In your
Judgment would prospects for passage
of pending Statehood bill be improved
=. by election of Republican Delegate
from Arizona? Strong statement from
you to this effect will aid immeasur-
ably toward Republican victory in Ter
ritory. SIMS ELY.
Editor Arizona Republican"
Hon. Dennis T. Flynn, Guthrie, Ok
lahoma: Please telegraph strong
statement to effect that prospects for
passage of pending Statehood bill will
be greatly improved by election of
Republican Delegate from Arizona.
Such statement from you will aid i'm
mensely toward Republican victory,
Smith trying to buffalo boys by urging
that Republican victory means defeat
of bill SIMS ELY
Editor Arizona Republican.
4 Hon. Joseph r. Burton, United
States Senator. Abilene, Kansas: In
your judgment would prospects for
pending Statehood bill be improved by
electing Republican Delegate from
Arizona? Strong statement from YOU
will aid greatly toward Republican VIC
tory in Territory, and oblige me per-
sonally. SIMS ELY.
Editor Arizona Republican"
The following Senators have been
sent similar letters. Hon. Knute Mel
son, Alexandria. Minnesota; Hon. r.