Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-30
KEEP THE ISSUE STRAIGHT.


 Arizona in which the interests and well fare of Arizoaa were so vitally involv- as the one to be held on the Sth of the next month. The very existence of the territory is involved in the result. A Republican victory in Arizona this year would be followed by the passage of the joint statehood bill th;s winter just so sure as the United States Sen ate is convened for business after the election.
 The leaders of the Republican party in Washington last winter met in eau GUS and decided that Arizona and New Mexico should be joined and ad- mitted as one state. In pursuance of this caucus agreement the Republican leaders in the House prepared the joint statehood bill. and it was passed just before the close of the last ses- sion over the protest of every Demo cratic member. This bill will be one Of the first measures up for considera- ton at te coming short session of the Senate.
 The Democratic Senators are all op- posed to the joint statehood bill, and have promised to fight the measure by fiIibustering and talking it to death. But. should Arizona return a Republi- can to Congress it would be a virtual approval of the statehood policy of the Republican party, and the Demo cratic Senators would net feel justified in opposing a measure which the peo- pie of Arizona have endorsed, no mat ter what individual pleas might be made to them. The platform on wnlcn es the National ReP"slican platform B. A. Fowler is now running, as a candidate for Congress, explicitely en- dorses the acts of the last session of Congress and the last session of Con gress passed the joint Statehood bill through the House by a strict party vote. Hence a vote for Fowler in ArizOna is a practical acquisecnce with the Republican policy of joint Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico.
 May the Lord intervene and save Arizona and it's people from such a condition. The joining of Arizona and New Mexico into one State would be to make Arizona the tail of New Mexicos kite and the kite would not be big enought to keep the tail out of the mud. It would mean Q soy ernment in which Arizona would furnish the votes. It would mean that Arizona would lose her splendid University, her Normal schools. the h. dustrial school and all other inscitu- tions and it would mean that whea citizen of Arizona had business w1tf the Territorial officials tl.at he w:ulc have to employ an interpreter to go along with him who could interpret the Spanish language into English
 To save Arizona from this threat eneG blighting curse it is necessary to elect a man who can be trusted to fight joint Statehood to the last ditch and sacrifice every other interest to secure its defeat. Mark Smith for twenty years as fought the Statehood battle for Arizona, while his Repuoh- can opponent refused to raise a hand Or say word for Arizona last winter when the joint Statehood bill was be ing considered by the House Com mittee on Territories. When ser ious danger appeared and it was re- ported that Republicans had agreed to join Arizona and New Mexico Into one State there were meetings held in every city and town il Arizona to protest against the monstrous meas uTe which meant the destruction Jf the autonomy of Arizona. Governor Brodie. Ex-Governor N. o. Murphy, Hon. F. r. Ellinwood. Col w. c. Greene. Hon. Mark Smith hurried to Washington to aid Col. Wilson, our delegate. in the preservation of Arizona. B. A. Fowler. the present Republican candidate for Congress. was in Washington at the time and though he was urged three different times to go before the committee and plead the cause of Arizona he failed 10 do SO and afterwards stated that the reason that he did not was be-  cause members of Congress, upon whom he was depending for support on measures for which he was asking. was in favor of joint Statehood and he could not afford to loose their support.