Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
Little James
CHow the Stai. of Statehood Has Risen few Degrees.)

CHow the Star of Statehood Has Risen a few Degrees.)
 If Arizcny an tn other Territories don't get Statehood now it 'll> be tecos Willyum Hearse has lost his pull. So fer he's got most everything he went after. If it hadn't a been fer him tn Down trodlen Cubiars would still be Down troddep, the Spanyards d be Rampant vt, an tn fokes at lives in Flol;dy cuddent sleep mites fer tn Peece Disturbance at d still be goin' on in Cuby If it wasn't fer him they woulGn't "a been no San Jon Hill an they wuddent bin no President Roosevelt an TO Ruff Riders.
 Tn Country didn't want to git into TO War with Spane. It sez to itself ''It ain't none of our Bizness. We got el,uff to do at home to keep us out Of Mischeff." But Willyum Hearse he
 took tn country by tn Scruf of tn Neck an he exclaimed in large type 'Ffte you big Cowrd fite or I'll go down to Cuby myself an start a Cuby-AnieT-
 rycaE.'
 Thus tn Country was forced Into a war which ended in our freein' people premtocrly. before they was all killed al.' fe. that act of mistook mercy Gawd give us tn Philippians an lots of other countries at we'd never had if it hadn't "a been fer Willyum Hearse. When tn Rooshuns was Butcherin' their subjex at a place called Shaven- off last summer. Willyum Hearse sez Stop" Tn Ear heard him an he saz to tn Butchers. seZ he, you must ceese your Bloody work or do it when Will yum Hearse has got his back turned an aint lookin'. I ain't fixed to be Pe:sippiteted into a war with all tn
 Powers at Wunst. I ain't feared of England am Japan an Amerryca but cant go up aginst Willyum Hearse.
 That's why I think we re agoin' to git staithood.
 willyum Hearse is agoil' about staithocd in tn Rite way. He sez sez he I'm dead shure at tn Territories ort to be admitted but l want to satisfy myself. I'll go down there an look elm over Keerful an if they're All Rite. an I know they are I'll take 'am ir next Winter. Their Elechural Vote Il be useful to tn NeX' Democrat Candydate fer President which his name II be Willyum Hearse.
 Mister Hearse sez he's goin' about this staithood maxim delihrit- He sex sez he, T ain't agcin' to make a Fly byNite Jurney through tn Territories with my mine L0ded down with Pre- joodcus like Jerrymier Beverage. I'm goin without any Bias an with eye fixed on Staithood. I'm goin' to take l with me a lot of Gentlemens celebrated fer their Wisdom an Foresights an fer bein' in acord with my Views on Stait-
 hood. Les see. I'll be in Preskott hours an iE Fenix more'n that. WI at we fale to see in this EXostive investi-
 gashun don't exist none. We atn't goin' to take no Fotografs of Injuns an Cactuses like Jerrymier Beverage. When Mister Hearse came to Fenix he was received with Warmth an tn Democrats cuddent help but menshun him in Connecshun with the Presi- 1 dent. They seZ We Bleeve he'll be All Rite" Wun of 'em Side an sez. An,
 but he ain't Willyun J. O'Brine.' ''
 "No," sez anuther but he's a Crost
 between Willyum J. O'Brine an some
 thin else an the more of tn some thin else blood they is in tn Crost tn Nearder we'll git to tn White House,
 tn Fruishun O. cur Hopes an tn off,
 ses.''
 | LITTLE JAMES.