Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
PROPOSED COMPROMISE.


 ington indicated that there is a possi-
 blllty of compromise on the state hood bill, whereby Arizona and New MeiXco will be admitted as one state. Of course those who are the loudest shouters for statehood are opposed to this measure but then, mark you. these self same lOudest shouters every last one of them have some personal object in view in wanting statehood. A score or so of them want to go to congress, or to the United States sen- ate, two score or more of them want to be governor, then there is a lieu tenant governor, secretary of state and whole lot of other offices to fill. If the two territories are admitted as one state it will only take half as many officials to fill the positions as it will if two separate states are admitted.
 Arizona is a democratic territory and if admitted will be a democratic state. New Mexico is republican as a rule. and would probably be a re- publican state. and could furnish republican majority, if united with Arizona as a state, to overcome the democratic majority in this territory That would knock the aspirations of great many democratic politicians in the head, hence the disfavor with which they look upon it. This shows that with great many people the ad- vocacy of statehood is not principle but a policy.
 Again. there is a long list of schem- CTS. who want statehood. Some have legitimate business enterprises which they desire to promote. Others have the widest sort of wild cat schemes. The permanence and stability which state government would give would prove beneficial to both of these | classes. They do not want too big a | state, and care not fig for statehood | any way except as it will promote | their personal ends. The benefit to be received by the masses are not taken into consideration.
 Statehood under proper conditions would be a good thing for all con- cerned. The territory of Arizona and New Mexico combined as a state under the euphOnious and pleasing name of Arizona would make a commonwealth which would attract attention all over -he United States. The only thing lacking to make it wholly complete Is a small slice from southern Califor- lia extending to the Pacific ocean, so he great state which would be rich n mines. in stock, in timber, in az -icultural and horticultural resources, night also have sea port of its own.
 It would soon make a veritable em- pire in itself. While there would be me capital less and it would afford official positions for only half as many as two states, the ex- ,ense of maintaining one state would )e a vast amount less than the cost of he state governments, though proba- Dly more than half the amount.
 A great deal of opposition has been towards this proposed com promise measure to admit the two erritories as one state but really very title argument has been brought for rard against the proposition. No sign f opposition has appeared yet from he great masses of the people which s an indication that they would not biect.
 In recent interviwe in Phenix eX- Governor Murphy presented the best $ rgument in opposition to it. and yet {! is not unanswerabble, as congress l ould make legislation covering the I as tothe difference in the jur- S sprudence. As to public buildings no I ivision would be necessary as all I -Ould belong to the new state. MT. ( Iurphy says: Beside physical and commercial a easons we could not properly divide C UT public buildings, adjust our pub -c debt or regulate our courts. Our I is different; we have a ode and New Mexico works under law Were the two united nder one government the area would Iual New England. New Jersey. New ork. Delaware, Pennslvania, Mary md. West Virginia and Ohio. For . his reason alone the government years !. go cut Arizona off New Mexico. It inconceivable that any such compro- d lise could be given serious consider !. ton by anybody"