Bisbee daily review., 1903-08-26
THE DANGER IS REAL.

Lay DN uoy II IS neNDulluS utoIS dp- parent that the people of New Mex ico are secretly al work to bring about the consolidation of Arizona and New Mexico and secure the,r ad- mission into the union as one state.
 It is a well known fact that Dele ga e Rodey of New Mexico favors the consolidation. Tae sctive republi- cans in New Mexico, and unfortunate ly they are in the majority in that territory, take kindly to the idea They realize that Arizona would be absolutely under the dominating power of New Moxi-o. Arizona would be swallowed up in the major ities of New Mexico on every propo- si;ion that presented itself. and when we stop to think or the small coterie of men in New Mexico who control the affairs in tha ,erriiory, the out lcok, flom Arizcna's point of view. is not at all pleasant.
 As an Illustration of how the peo- pie of New Mexico feel on the sub ject the International-Americ has secured an interview vi h Ion A. W Pollard. of Deriag. New Mexico. who is a lawyer in that city and represents his county in the lower house of the territorial assembly MT Pollard is quoted as fellows:
 q am confident" said Mir Polla-d, that sho2lG the administration favor joint statehood for the two territories or should it becme evident that plan was favored by the majority in oon- gross there would be no cppos'- ton from New Mexico. Tn case New Mexico and Arizona be joined into one state I think ycu Arizona people would be fairly ard justly treated ia all matters touching the location of public institutions. I would be in favor of continuing all lhe public institutions just where they are now and as they are. believe it would Ee conceded by the people of New Mexico that the capital Cf the new state should first 20 to Phoenix and I would say that it world be nothing more than fair and just that the cap ital should be maintained in one rar; of the state fer a number of years sndo then moved to the other.
 q think if the two territories were joined into ere state row it would only be few years until separation could be obtained if conditions were found to be unsatisfactory"
 Here is a man who is honest and raightforward in speaking his sen timents and no doubt mears well to- perda thu people of Arizona, but Arizona is too well posted on the political methods in New Mexico to take any stock in the statement that the politicians of that territory would ever agree that the capital of such s state should be pe-mi ted 70 rest this side of the New Mexico line for a day ani as for the proposition tc move the capital around occasionally from one part of the state to another we corsiGer that impractical Join statehood would mean to lose rh, identity of Arizona; it wouli near that the heritage for which the pi oneers Of this territory have rug gled ibng and fai.hfu Iy would b' gone from them forever; it woul' mean that tke Arizona an'vers ] now the pride of the territory, woul' be abandoned; it would mean state in which there would be con tinual sectional strife; it would meal that those who have created th' wealth and attracted the inteiligen citizenship, worthy and competent 0 self government. should become hev CTS of wood and drawers of water fo New Mexicans. Such a contempla ton is sufficient to make every c:t izen of this territory shudder a; th thought.
 Arizona has been earnestly askir for the right of self government fo many years. but it has never aske t3 be linked as tail to the statehoo kite of New Mexico. If we cannC have statehood cn the same footin Q sother territories have received as other terri ories have received i between beirg governed by Uncl Samuel and being governed by th peo2Ie Of New Mexico. Arizona Wi cling tight to the sheltering care ( Uncle Samuel, and this the Ne
 Mexico people can depend upon.
 The reason for the doubling up
 territories is new one and 5omC from desire of the east 10 curts
 the rcwer of the west n nationi
 affairs. It has only been fe
 years since the territory 0f Dakot
 was divided and two states ade it instead of one; now the rale is