The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-10
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

49,
Territories of the Senate, start from
Chicago tonight to visit Arizona. There
Is reason to believe that the visit is not
of friendly import. Senator Bever-
idge is opposed to Statehood for Ari-
zona, and it is believed is equally OPP
posed to the political promotion of
New Mexico and Oklahoma. In this
attitude Senator Beveridge is sustained
by an overwhelming majority of the
Republicans Of the Senate. A Wash
ington dispatch to the Los Angeles
Herald intimates that the tour of the
members of the Senate committee is to
find cause or reason for reporting
against the admission of the Terrific
ries to Statehood. It is intimated in
the dispatch that Senator Hanna, the
chairman of the Republican national
committee, is opposed to the admission
at this time of any more western Sen
ators to the council of States.
Tt is not so much the question of
party that is involved, as the more
potent question of granting enlarged
power to the west. This idea was
clearly elucidated by Congressman
Grosvenor of Ohio. one of the Rapubli-
can leaders in the House, in his speech
in opposition to the Omnibus bin
when that measure was pending in the
House of Representatives. Mr.. Grosve-
nor has the virtue of candor, and he
gave voice to the dominant idea of
eastern Republicans. In the course
of his speech Mr.. Grosvenor said:
But, Mr.. Chairman, as far back as
the admission of Ohio into the Union,
that my friend says was never resist
ed, as far back as the organization of
the Northwest Territory, wise men
from the east-quite as wise but no
wiser than the gentlemen who come
from the east here now-called atten-
ton to the growing disparity of num-
bers in the Senate of the United
States A section of this country has
the right to discuss that mighty ques-
ton. You admit today six Senators
into the Senate of the United States,
whether they be Republicans or DEM
ocrats, and you have added power to
the west of the Mississippi river that,
in the Senate of the United States,
gives substantial control of the gov
ernment of the United States, and
YOU do that without creating any
equivalent power in the representative
branch of the government. You will
have for each senatorial votes in
body of ninety; you will have six
Senatorial votes added to body OF
ninety. while you have but four repre-
sentative votes in body of 3S4, and
with the piling up in that section of
the United States of political power
that can control and govern this Union
in spite of all the protestations that
YOU can make It might be that
these new States and Territories. with
these new Senators from those States,
might wisely govern the country; but,
speaking for representative body OF
constituents in the great center OF this
Union in point of population and OF
wealth. I say that we have a perfect
right here. and it is demanded of us
here in the popular body of the
country, not to make haste to strip
the east and the center of its political
power and turn it over.
This is the feeling that prevailS
among the leaders of the Republican
party. This is the feeling that must
be combatted Mr.. Beveridge is evil
IDENTIFY coming here with preju-
dice against Arizona. He should
be compelled to do his work in the
open. An Arizona committee should
be appointed to receive the Senatorial
visitors and show to them the re-
sources and industries of Arizona, and
the qualifications of the people for
government. If Mr.. Beveridge
and his associates run through Ari-
zona in Pullman car they will have
meager opportunity to see the people
to see the industries, to examine the
sources of wealth and report intelli-
gently on our progress, our resources
and our opportunities. The commit
Tee snOuld~De SHOWN the IeTClie pro-
ducing valleys of Arizona. Mr.. Bev-
eridge and associates should be taken
to Clifton and Morenci, to Bisbee and
Douglas; they should be shown the
great forests of the Mogollons, the
mines Of Yavapai. and all the arteries
of wealth and commerce. II Mr.. Bev-
eridge comes here to honestly inves-
tigatd, he will be thankful to be
shown. II he will not see, it will be
the duty of our people to take meas
ures to offset any prejudicial report he
may feel disposed to make to the SEN
ate of the United States next month.