Arizona republican., 1904-01-31
PERIL INTENDS The Anti-JOint Statehood
 Meeting at the Doris THE DANGER REALIZED
Following Eloquent Warning Speeches Strong Appeal Was Made to Congress Not to COnsum- mate a Union So Disastrous to Us.

The burghers of Haarlem and the other doomed cities of Zealand and F'riesland were not more in earnest when they gathered at the approach of the fierce soldiery of Ava than were the burghers of Phoenix and the Salt River Valley who assembled at the Doris theater yesterday afternoon to protest against joint statehood with New Mexico They did net need the inspiring strains of the Indian school band, to rouse them to greater en- thusiasm in their opposition to the proposed forced unicn.
 The meeting was called to order by Selim Nicholson, chairman of the committee appointed by the board of supervisors to have charge of the ar engagements. Eugene Brady ONeill moved the election of Walter Bennett chairman of the meeting In nomi- mating MT. Bennett he described him not as a native of this country, but as an Anglo Saxon as all are Anglo Saxons whom the senate of the Unit ed States is proposing to unite with people of a foreign race. MT. O'Neill. in opening his nominating speech, said, Tt would seem as if the land for which
 
 man has done the most is in danger" Taking the chRir MT. Bennett said that it was true that he was only an adopted son of the country, but that it was matter Of truth and pride that none are more loyal or more patriotic American citizens that the adopted sons. MT. Bennett said that a time ot 1 impending calamity had always been f~-- l. .,f .sf 1 The danger which now confronted the people of ,the territory was not imag- mary, but real. Arizona was not threatened by pestilence or invasion [ but by an absorption of her politi- i cal entity.
 Chaplain Scott was made secretary Of the meeting and Chairman Bennett | introduced Governor Brodie as one whe had not only served the people faith { fully. but had assisted in the building up of the territory.
 The governor said that he was heart | fly in accord, net only as governor but as a private citizen with the op- position to joint statehood. He pre-. sented an elaborately prepared state ment of the reasons why two division: so similar should not be joined togeth ! 1 cording to the Iatet estimates was iron 15O,0OO to 160.000 including Indians. 4 similar estimate gave New Mexico 2S4, 900. Such an alliance could there fore be only detrimental to Arizona Her school system would suffer ant her public institutions would be de | stroyed. Arizona would be in trutl and name an orphan.
 The progress of New Mexico had be gun upon her acquisition by the Unitet States. That of Arizona had commenc cd after the Indians had been subdue
 within very recent time. Yet tn
 wealth of this territory was now s43, 0oO, 900, while that of New Mexico wa
 only s42, ,00O,O00. The increase of wealtl
 in Arizona within the past year haI
 been $4, coo, GOO, while that of New Mex
 ico, within the same period had bee
 only s75O, ,000s The comparison of tn
 governor included the public school
 and the mineral productions of tn
 two territories. Said he, There ar
 no common ties between us. We ar
 separated by the great Continental Di
 vide. The trade of New Mexico
 with the eastern slope; ours with tn
 Pacific. We have made more of GU
 opportunities; we stand on a highe
 plane. We must not go back to tn
 period of the severance of our tie l forty-three years ago. Let us stan
 together for the perpetuating of ou
 individuality
 The next speaker was Chief JustiC