Bisbee daily review., 1903-08-27
REPUBLICAN, POSITION

The question of the 1oinlnS or AT zona and New Mexico. and their ad mission into the union as one state is at present a much discussed ques tion in the territorial press. II is noticeable that the papers of New Mexico, like Brer. Rabbit. lay low and say nothing. Just now the red fire is discovered in the vicinity oi Phoenix where the Gazette and En' terprise are endeavoring to settle The question satisfactorily, each to his own way of liking. The Gazette in ts nervous attempt to answer me Enterprise makes tumble of wild statements as follows:
 "The truth of the matter is, the lem ocrats of the territory have never put their shoulders 10 the wheel and worked for statehood ss they should have done, excepting when a cam paign was on for delegate to con- gress. and then they raised tGe cry that it was absolutely necessary that a democrat be elected in order 10 get the vote of the minority of con- gress. h spite of all this they nom mate man whose influence in Washington would be decidedly in arears. and then call in the "old war horse" to tell the good people that their salvation depended upon the election of this man. If they had been really in earnest. would they not have selected some one whose fame would reach further than that of the sleeping beauty of the capital cloak room. Would they have not devoted a little of their time and at tention 10 the question in order 10 show that they were interested?
 These things are to call the atten- ton of the Enterprise 10 the facts as they exist concerning the indifference, at least outwardly, of the democrats to the question of securing statehood. As has been often reported, statehood is not a political question. but il is evident that the republicans of Ari- zona have been the only ones. ex- cepting Mark Smith of course. who ever did any ac;val telling work for the interests of the territory.
 New Mexco and Arizona will never become one state unless by some un- lucky accident some of the demo- crats manage to convince an unwill- ing congress that that is just what we need. It will never become sanctioned by he republicans"
 The attempt of the Gazette 10 draw the party lines in Arizona's struggle for Statehood will fall flat The re- publicans and democrats in this terri tory are united on that proposition and it is only the small minded that will attempt to take for himself. or his party, all the praise for the long struggle that has been waged for the boon of statehood during the past ten years. Every governor of Ari- zona. republican and democrat alike, has begged for statehood. Every delegate 10 congress has left nothing undone 10 further the cause of state hood. Statehood conventions have been held. participated in by demo crats and republicans alike where par ty lines were eliminated and the best citizens of Arizona joined together in a common cause Democrats and re- publicans have gone to Washington to urge our claims and in all fairness the praise and commerdation should be equally distributed. There is no division in Arizona over the state hood proposition, but we wish to call the attention Of our esteemed Phoe- nix contemporary 10 the opposition that existed at the national capital during the last session Of congress. Where were the republican leaders of the senate on the question of the ad- mission of Arizona to the union Who were the active opponents of the omnibus statehood bill? The rec ords show tha, Hanna, BeveTidse. Al drich. Nelson ct al were the leaders in the unparraled effort 10 give the lie to their own national platform. On the other hand we find the demo- crats ready ard willing all through the session to vote for the admission of Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma.
 Ths is the undisputed record of the two parties on the question of the ad- mission of Arizona to statehood Now the Gazette would have the good peo- pie of Arizona believe that the scheme to join Arizona to New Mexi- co twill never become sanctioned by republicans" --
 But this is small consolation at this time. The people of the three interested territories, and especially Arizona, nave long since lost faf'h in republican promises -J