Arizona republican., 1904-10-26

I confess I was not a HtIe disturbed when it was charged thsi. Presiden. Rcosevelt w9-s committed to joint state hood. went to Chicago and met National Committeeman, Senators and others in position to speak advisedly; number of Senators-they told me they would fight joint statehood 10 the last ditch, and not to allow joint state hood talk to worry me: that there was no danger of joint statehood
 Now as to single statehcod-who is it that is making the most talk about it? If my observation serves me correctly 1t is the politicians, who Wa-ats office, and must have something to present to the voters, that win afford them an op- portunity to display their imaginery patriotism and exhibit their wonder fully superior intelligence on state questions. We should not be fooled. Statehood. Single Statehood. will come to us in due time. and with B. A. Fow- Ter in Congress, our chances for getting all We are entitled to are a thousand times better than if we Eontinue So keep Mark Smith there.
 Let us do a little thinking; let us not lose sight Of everything of benefit and advantage to Arizona Yavapai county and Prescott in particular and so on listening to the politician talking state hood. I venture to say that nei- ther the farmer nor those engaged in eomercial pursuits throughout the ter ritory are lying awake nights for fear that statehOd may not come this year or next Of rcurse joint statehood is not to be considered for a minute and l don't think there is a single man Tn the territory, who is informed on the subject, believes there is any dan ger of joint statehood being thrust uD- on us now that the truth is known, no matter what might have been the con ditions a little while ago. Why thea forsake all else Of benefit and follow bHndly the wishes and wnims of the politician; ] tell you frankly that I would not be here tonight talking to you IS l am if the republicans had nominated a man for Congress pos sessing no other qualifications that that Of being a politician
 Right here I wish to refer briefly to an editorial that appeared in one of the democratic papers of Prescott, follow Ing the address delivered by Honorable George IF. Maxwell few days since. The voters of this county were asked what they would expect man to do that had a band of sheep, that were
 
 shepherd dogs, while a band of wolves. numbering upwards of forty were trying 10 destroy his flock. The paper says:
 Would he be likely to encourage an- other wolf to join this band of wolves or would he be likely to get another shepherd dog in addition to those all ready on guard 9" Naturally 4his man would undertake to strengthen his de- Tense by the help that he would re- ceive by taking on an additional dog. But what would you think that same owner Of sheep would be likely to do an oportupity was offered him. whereby he could immediately by the application of a little good Judgment convert the entire band of wolves int, faithful servants. who would not only prevent harm to his flock. but in many ways make it possible for him to reap much greater benefits than he had ever realized before from the business in which he was engaged. Now if I un- derstand the position that Mark Smith assumes to take, it is something like this. that unless he, Mark Smith is sent to Congress. the twenty sheD- herd dogs that have been so faithfully guarding the shepherds flock, to hear smith tell it. will immediately be con Verted into raVenous wolves. In other words the democrats in the Senate who have been friendly to Arizoua's inter ests would immediately turn against the territory. Now granting such to be the case, using the same line of reason ing, is it not fair to assume that the republicans in the Senate and Con- gressmen would throw their strength in defence. of the rights of this terri tory: But the democrats are not going to turn against Arizona if Smith is de- feated and every republican in both oraIlches Of congress will rema n