Arizona republican., 1904-07-11
PHoEN1x. ARIZONA. JULY II, 1904,
Proper Resolutions.

Proper Resolutions.
 Pursuant to the call made on di- vided vote of the directors. the board of trade wil meet tonight to consider whether Phoenix shall elect Senator Bard of California to another term in the United States senate, or defeat him. In view of the tremendous in fuence which any action of the board will have with the people of California, we do not doubt that a great majority of the people of that state will sit up tonight until they are informed by telegraph what the Phoenix board of trade has done in this momentous mat ter,
 While there can be no doubt that the resolutions denouncing Senator Bard and calling upon the people of Cali fornia to turn him down have been prepared Cat Tucson) and are ready for presentation. we beg to suggest that the following preamble and reso- lutions meet the situation better than anything likely to be furnished by our democratic friends ct Tucson At. any rate, We submit them for the consid- eration of the board;
 Whereas, this board of trade is a Q political body. and,
 "Nhere0s, it is the duty of the board and the members thereof to butt into the politics of California and regulate the same for the uRenlightened people of that state; and,
 Whereas, it IS the special duty of all occasions; and,
 Whereas, Senator Bard of Califor- nia Is a republican; and.
 "whereas, some of the railroads don't like him. and nobody can control him; and,
 Whereas, Senator Bard once op- posed a bill which Arizona favored; and,
 Whereas. he now opposes the bill merging the territorities of Arizona and Neg Mexico into a single state; and,
 "Whereas, he is the only western sen- ator who has publicly announced his opposition to that bill, declaring that he would support separate statehood for Arizona first; and,
 Whereas, this board wishes to see Arizona and New Mexico admitted as one state; and,
 "whereas, this board resents sena- tor Bard's opposition to the joint-state bill--the beloved measure which will make Arizona a part of New Mexico: and.
 Whereas, Senator Bard's term as United States senator will not expire until after the joint-state bill has been disposed of; and,
 Whereas, Senator Bard is not an active candidate for reelection; and,
 "Whereas, the only practical effect Of these resolutions will be to insult Sem ator Bard and to inform him that the capital city of Arizona vigorously con- demns him for daring to interfere with the scheme to make a single state of Arizona and New Mexico; and.
 "Whereas, Senator Bard is chair man of the senate committee on irri- gation and has dared to advocate bills looking to extensive irrigation by the government in Arizona; and,
 "whereas, this board is opposed 70 all legislation which will widen the door for the expenditure of government money in this territory:
 Resolved, That the Phoenix board oc trade hereby condemns and insults Senator Bard;
 Resolved, That a copy of these res omtions be forwarded to Senator Bard and to MT. Oxnard. the chief lieutenant of the sugar trust;
 Resolved, That the aforesaid copies of these resolutions be inscribed on the skin of wild ass"
 We might extend these resolutions, but the foregoing will sufficiently COW CT the case if adopted by the board.
 Of course. after the board has duly and properly insulted the only friend Arizona has among western senators, a supplemental resolution should be adopted declaring that the board of trade has dropped business for politics and that hereafter the commercial in- terests of Phoenix. the Salt river val ley and the territory of Arizona may go hang.