Arizona republican., 1904-02-04

only been disregarded, but one plank in that platform, which states that the territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma shall have statehood as soon as it is possible for the republican party to give 1t to them, has not only been avoided. but the republican party has absolutely, beyond question, with in the last year, defeated statehood for this territory.
 The other plank in the platform pro- vides that the federal offices of Ari ozna. New Mexico and Oklahoma shall be filled with actual. bona fide resi- dents of these territories.
 Although these blanks are as binding as any other plank in the national platform, many men have been appoint ed to fat federal offices in these terri tories, when representative republicans who have spent their time and money for many years to defeat the demo- crats have been unjustly deprived of offices that they were entitled to.
 The peculiar condition of affairs that exists in this county in which some federal officials q will not say alO have seemed determined 10 contract the republican party into very small space. absolutely controlled by the dic- tatorshir of men appointed to office when the republicans of the territory have had no voice in their selection.
 I believe President Mckinley was right when he expressed in substance the principle that the republican party should not be controlled by the men whom the president had appointed to office. hut that the republicans in the United States who are not office hold CTS should have the selection of the men. or men. whom the party should nominate. Unusual tactics have been used so far In Maricopa county to prejudice and influence republicans as to the man who should ba selected to represent Maricopa county in the na- tional convention. Although I stated emphatically that I was in favor of the renomination of President Roosevelt, the statement has been made that was lying and attempting to deceive the re- publicans of this county. I have trans acted a great deal of business in Mar lcopa county in the last seven years
 I have to some extent been interested , in politics, and no man can be produced | who can prove that I have either de : celved or misled any person. either ir i business or politics. have sounder and
 greater reasons to be in favor of the renOmination of President Roosevelt
 tkan any reasons that can be advanced | by any officeholder of the territory ot i Arizona have stated in public and ir I private many times that the building ol ' the Tonto Basin dam meant prosperity
 in the county of Maricopa and would
 double the value of every piece of prop
 erty in the city of Phoenix. I well know ! that President Roosevelt is a strong | supporter Of the idea of government aic
 to irrigation and that if he is re-electet ] president the Tonto dam will be com. ! 1lete6 in short time. and no money or time will be spared by the nationa administration to make this valley thu ! garden spot of the world. If this state ment is reasonable. and I think mos citizens will agree with me. they cal
 readily see that my reasons for sup porting President Roosevelt first, las and all the time are much stronger thar those of any man holding office in thi
 territory by virtue of appointment b!
 the president.
 I believe that the statehood plank il the national platform should be re