Arizona republican., 1904-02-12
PHoENIX, ARIZONA. FEB. '2, 1901.
MT. Rodey's Joint Sts stehood
 Argument.


 Delegate Rodey, of New Mexico, has introduced his joint statehood propo- ganda into this territory. It is perhaps a violation of no confiderc, to state that a personal note has been s,nt out by the New Mexican Geleg -te to the newspapers of Arizona and also to those of New Mexico, urging a work ing up of a sentiment in favor of the union of the territories, or at least stimulating a discussion of the subject. It is set forth in the note that the dele gate has got tired of "but:ins his hea against a stone wall in his effo Is to secure single statehood and he has cCIne 10 the realization that there can not be, at least within the present gen. eration. single statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. The only hope of such a oonsummation lies in the pos sibili:y that the senate and the house Of representatives may some time be denocratic a. possibility, he thinks. too remote Cor serious consideration. Even then half a dozen republican senator5 under the senate rules Cculd prevent ihe admission of the territories.
 We may observe here that since the joint statehood plan was mOoted year ago Mir. Rodey has not Lecn "butting his head against the stone wall' very hard. He has figured put 10 his OWE satisfaction that joint statehood is desirable thing and he says Tt is now up to the people Of Arizona and New Mexico to get in line. come to the.r senses and favor this prot osit:on."
 Here are the attractive features he r<esents: There will be two secato s, thv~e members of the house; there will De two United States courts. two sur VeyCYs general offices. two az r,cuitural colleges, two public institutions os almost every kind there is now. and 32,OOG, eco acres os land for schools and in- s;ltutional purposes. In addition to all this there will be a gift of S1O,OOOCOo to Tne new state for the discharge of is 4RGkBlt-NslltGS dl4u LOl SNl-OJL pul DOSCoa
 Delegate Rodey des,res that all tn s be laid before the newspaper readers of the territory and that they be asked to communicable with the newspapers, stating whether the offer is sufficient Iy attractive; whether they are Hing to trade the identity of the territory for the r-offered gift
 It is hardly worth while to ask the themselves on this subject. They have already done so and We do not believe that an.thing less than a proposition for single statehood would be given patient hearing.
 Mir. Rodey points out certain adva1- taees Of joint statehood in addition to those already enumerated. Tae new state would be bigger than Texas. That would noS be considered an advantage in this community. The size of tn ? proposed state hes already been ob- tected to. The delegate thinks that the fact that the new state would be called Arizona and would therefore be second on the alphabetical list in na- tional conventions is something worth considering. He adds that polis.c3l rings would b. broken up. That would be nice and might incline the people of Arizone to a favorable cons!derlt on of the double statehood plan but for the fear that other and more fCrm-d- able rings could be easily and quickly formed and the citizens might ask i- fl were not better to bear the ills we have than fly 10 others that we know not of.
 However. We have presented in as succinct a form as possible the reasons Mir. Rodey advances for accepting the only possible way to statehood.