Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-17
SOME PLAIN TRUTHS.


 of Arizona rather than to adopt the policy of subterfuge. In last weeks Issue of the Oasis we find the follow ing:
 Now. will our Republican newspa- per friends. such as the Tucson Post, Conconino Sun. Douglas Dispatch, and others which could be named, so aghast at a frank admission of plain policy, tell us why Arizona should stand to send two United States Senators to Is it not their duty as loyal and straight Republicans to work to strengthen their party in the Sen ate by advocating a solution of the statehood policy which will insure two Republican Senators? Under the joint statehood bill Arizona will have four electoral votes in 1908, and they will be Republican. If Arizona should secure separate statehood the state would have three electoral votes that year. and they would very likely be Democratic. Now those three Demo cratic electoral votes might swing the presidential election in 1908. Are Arizona Republicans wise and patriotic Republicans in a recalcitrant opposi- ton to the party policy. insisting up- on adding three electoral votes to the Democratic column in 1908, when the party policy will ensure four votes in the Republican column? Republicans are beginning to ask themselves these questions. and as time passes more of them are putting to themselves these important inquiries. Eastern Repub- licans have been propounding the same inquiries a number of years. and the joint statehood bill has been the result of their cogitations
 Nor need our Democratic friends be eocksure about separate statehood cates il: so did the platform of 1892. Yet in 1893 Cleveland killed a state hood bill for Arizona by threatening veto. He declared he would stand for no more wild and woody Senators from the West. Cleveland and Park CT are of the same school of Democra- cy.
 Now. if our laehrymose Republican friends think that Mir. Bird wants the nomination for congress so badly that he has got to deny the party policy, or excuse or extenuate the same. they are away off. For the present he is content to stand as the exponent of that small but growing body of Republicans in Arizona who accept party policies and are not afraid to so avow. And in due time they will present many strong reasons why the people of Arizona should ac. cept these policies-which will be when the joint statehood bill becomes a law next winter, and under it's provisions a constitution is framed for adoption"
 The editor of the Nogales Oasis has presented the question of statehood, from a Republican standpoint, exactly as it is. The policy of the Republican party is to join Arizona with New Mex leo and admit these two territories as one state. This is the caucus agree ment already entered into by the par ty, and ID the event that Roosevelt is returned to the White House the pro gram will be carried out to the strict letter of the agreement.
 That this arrangement is contrary to the wishes Of ninety per cent of the in- habitants of this territory, none can deny. Ina: in all the history of this glorious republic there is no prece dent for such action is conceded, and that Arlzona at the present time has more taxable wealth and population than thirteen other states at the time they were admitted. is also another truth. But justice and fairness seems not to enter into the Republican caf culations. Party expediency is great CT in their eyes than the happiness and welfare of free American citizens. In order that the party may be strength ened the people of Arizona must be sacrificed. Mir. Bird believes that the end iustifies the means, and swallows the dose prepared by the Republicans at Washington for Arizona's taking,
 It is but fair to say that MT. Bird represents a very small coterie of the Republicans of Arizona in his written opinions, and it remained for the Oasis editor alone to endorse the outrageous action proposed.
 An attempt is made to show that n the event Judge Parker is elected Ari- zona will serve little better at the hands of the Democrats. This is en- tirely assumption on his part and an attempt to attract tke attention of the people away from the real danger that threatens. In 'ss both parties declar cd for statehood for the territories.
 In 1900 this promise was again re. peated- h the interim between 1900 and 1904 Mark Smith secured the passage through the House of the sir gle statehood bill. It was defeated in the Senate by Republican machina- fioue Tho racord in Con0ras. ebo-.