Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-04

than half a century. The generation that existed at the time of cession to this country has disappeared. and except a small percentage of foreign CTS the present popluation has knowL no other government than that of , the United States.
 The nominal objection to statehood for the territories is the character of the population. The native Ameri- can. or the Anglo-Saxon element largely predominates in Arizona and it embraces men of intelligence and as high a degree of virtue and patriotism as the population of any territory pre- viously admitted to sta'ehooi The so-called Mexican population is not in greater percentage than in Califor- nia or Colorado at the time of their admission. State government in Cal ifornia was very largely 5-oush. about by non-residents or those who. came to the country to maae a fortune without acquiring a permanent re.i- dence.
 Two-thiIds of the population of New Mexico are not Anglo-Saxon. but are native born. That there has been much illiteracy among them is con ceded. but for twenty years there has been a free public. school system not the best-but improvements have been made from time to time until the system has beome valuable in re- ducing illiteracy Notwithstanding | the Anglo-Saxon element is in the mi nority. it is dominant in public affairs. It possesses a very large share of the wealth of the territory. Every delegate to Congress for the last if teen years has been an Anglo-Saxon. In New Mexico is large number of men of pure Spanish extraction that are intelligent, high-minded, wealthy and patriotic-true friends to our government and institutions. That element has been represented in the gcvernorship for seven years last past For twenty years the Anglo Saxon has dominated the legislature and has most largely filled the local offices.
 | Every public reason for bestowins statehood in the past has beer dis- i regarded by the present Congress n respect to Arizona and New MeAcr. Why this was done can only be ex- plained on the ground of a fear that l Senators adverse to the dominant party would be chosen Never in the past has party interest been consider ed, when the question of admission ot a new state arose. It is true that dur ing the struggle over slavery there was a tacit agreement that territorles should be admitted in pairs, one free
 and one slave, in order to maintain the equilibrium in the Senate. The
 admission of California abrogated the rule.
 The best way to develop people is to throw them on their own re responsibilities. The wrestler learns
 locks and trips by being thrown by them. So the people will learn te
 avoid errors in government througr
 suffering their consequences.
 It might be considered harsh to
 even surmise that the unwarrantet
 and even unprecedented treatment o
 Arizona and New Mexico was to make
 a precedent that will justify what il
 likely to be the policy in regard t'
 Hawaii. Porto Rico and the Philip
 pines. The acquisition of the two las
 named has already brought about
 reversal Of precedents of century! standing in interpretation of the con stitutional powers of government il the treatment of people outside th' . states as to the rights of people un der control of the flag, but of differ ent races