Bisbee daily review., 1904-12-08
THEN. AND. NOW

of the Hon. Marcus A. Smith as the saviour of the country from the obnox- ious joint statehood bill, the Bisbee Review was the strongest in the asser- tion that no other man could save the people. Now that the election is over and Mir. Smith has been elected, the Review is commeuc ing to ask itself where 1t is at. It is wondering whether the honorable gentleman has the power to defeat the bill in the manner promised. There is no way for Mir. Smith nor his friends to dodge the issue. They came before the peo- pie on a positive assurance that they cnuld defeat the measure, and upon such assurance the voters acted and returned the ex-delegates to congress It is now up to Mr. Smith and the democratic party to make good, and for once in the history of that party in Arizona redeem the promises made to the electors of the territory. The re- view says 'when the joint statehood bill passes, what will be the policy in Arizona" Why, MT. Kelly. &C., cordiDg to your statement there will be no statehood bill passed, and if there should, be assured that the whole people of Arizona will do what is right and you need not fear that the repub- licans will be hurrying to get into the band wagon, as you suggest. Better look around your own back yard for the recreants. The republicans have the confidence of their convictions and you will not hear the slightest conces- sion that if the measure is passed, through the inefectiveness of the dem ocrstic senators wh) were to ''fillibus- ter" the bill to death, will ever suc- ceed in uniting a people who are so strongly opposed to the union as are those of Arizona. Morenci Leader.
 What was promised by Mir. Smith and the democratic papers of the ter ritory concerning the territory during the campaign will be undertaken hon. estly and ill good faith. No one ever promised the people that the election of Mir. Smith would absolutely mean the death of the joint statehood bill or the certain success of bill for single statehood. It was urged that the only hope of defeating the joint statehood bill was in a determined fiilbustering opposition to it by the democratic sen ators when t appeared in that body. This was the only logical conclusion to be arrived at under the conditions surrounding the campaign. The dem- ocrats may be depended upon to do all in their power to save Arizona from the iniquitous measure proposed and passed in the last congress by the re- publicaas. sCnless the republicans are hood policy by strong protest against it by both the people of New Mexico and Arizona then the demo- cratic opposition will not avail for long.
 Speaking about political parties making good their promises to Arizona in its appeal for statehood and the right of self government, as suggested by the Leader. leads us to ask when did the republicans ever keep their prom ise to the territory for admitting it as a state?
 In the national convention of the re- publican party held in 1900 pledge was put in the platform declaring that the republican party was in favor of the esrly admission of the territories of Oklahoma. New Mexico and Ari- zone ss states. Two years after that declaration the republicans in the sen- ate fillibusiered against and talked the omnibus statehood bill to cesth. swhen every democrstic senator was fighting for che. measure. An appeal to the pledge of the rcpublicsnsimsde in the Philadelphia convention fell upon deaf ears. Not ouly was every democratic senator in favor of the omnibus bill, but several republican senators sup ported it nd chided the sdministra- ton senators for their refusal to re- deem their party pledge.
 Until the republicans redeem their