The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-02-25
DEMOCRATS Reflected
In Caucus They Refused to Agree
With Republicans. 4
DECLARED 4 SNARE.
They SAP the People of Arizona D
Not Desire 10 Have That Terri
tory Consolidated With
Nea Mexico.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The Demo
cratic senatorial caucus rejected the
two-state proposition for the admission
of new states submitted by the Re
publicans
After the adjournment OF the eau
Gus the Democratic members OF the
committee met the Republican mem
bers of that committee who have been
friendly to statehood They decided
to ask the chairman Of the two com
mittees on the postofTice and agricul.
ture to withdraw the statehood riders
which the committees have placed on
two appropriation bills They also de
cided to continue the fight for the
omnibus bill as it came from the house
without amendment but not TO antag
onize appropriation bills or legislative
business with it
The Republicans have decided to
present their compromise bill TO the
senate
Tho indications are very strong that
the question will receive very Htttle If
any more consideration during the SEES
sion and even the best friends OF
statehood generally admit that there
is no chance Tor success at this time,
During the caucus speeches were made
by Senators Clay Bacon, Dubois. Sim
mons Foster OF Louisiana, Bate. Nor
gan. Pettus and others. All the speak
ers took positive grounds against the
compromise proposition AT the same
time they favored placing the future
course OF the party with reference TO
the statehood bill as such. and also as
a rider in the hands of the Democratic
members Of the committee on post
offices A Democratic senator. mem
Der of the committee on territories,
wrote the following, which after sub
hitting to several of his colleagues he
gave out for publication;
The Democratic caucus rejected
the proposed compromise statehood
bin for the following reasons:
When Arizona and New Mexico
we're made territories their areas we're
established for ultimate statehood pur-
poses. and all the interests and ex.
pectatIons Of the people of the two
territories have been IN anticipation OF
the two states
1t would be gross injustice to the
people of both TO Join them in one
state. From east To west as railways
must be built 1t will be 1900 miles
across them. The proposed state
would be as large as Texas and Texas
Is too large for convenient govern
ment
Many Democrats feel that the Re
publican fight for statehood has not
been sincere. they having used the
statehood bill as a buffer TO prevent
trust discussion and legislation. For
Democrats now having stood almost a
solid body for the admission of the
three territories. to accept the pro
posed consolidation would be TO have
played into the hands OF the RepubIi-
can antitrust cabal
The people Of the Arizona are un-
animously opposed "a consolidation
with Now Mexico and the people of
both he territories should be con
sui
lac provisions in the consolidation
bill tor ultimate separate statehood
are snare The question Of separa-
ton into two states must be submitted
to the voters of the entire state and
experience has taught that after the
interests Of one area have been con
solidated as "a single state a majority
cannot be secured
The Democrats have stood for the
statehood bill as II passes the house
They believe that each is entitled TO
statehood. and they have Loyalty stood
by the Republican minority in their ef.
forts TO give them statehood, but they
will not infiict the injustice that prob
ably never can be repaired OF forcing
the people of the two territories into
state So large that IL would forever
continue a burden they should not
bear. .AAAnsm
bear