Arizona republican., 1904-01-31

tories in one state will produce the greatest confusion and expense in local government and result in retard- ing and hampering the material ad- vancement and progress of each one of the territories.
 Second. The population of the two territories is unequal in numbers. that of New Mexico being the greater and a union of the two territories in one state with this numerically unequal population. this territory would be at a great disadvantage in protecting its rights and compelling the perform ance of duties owed by the majority of pop ulation to it.
 Third. The union of the two territor- ies in one state would make local government unwieldy and exceed ingly expensive and costly on account of the great area covered.
 Fourth. That the people of this terri tory are homogeneous. with similar ideals and ambitions and have already IaId here the foundations broad and deep of a truly American common wealth and they earnestly desire the opportunity to develop their own ma- terial and intellectual resources and to work out their own destiny In accord ance with their own ideas of local gov ernment. And that the proposed polit- ical union of the two territories with different laws, traditions and even Ian guage in part. would be disastrous to our material advancement, contrary to | our earliest desires and against the un- tied voice and wishes of the people of this territory.
 hot fIa, 1, ,s,.I, T congress to separate Arizona from New Mexico in 1863, when the territory en- braced within her boundaries was sparsely settled and wholly undevel- oped apply with manifold cogency against any enforced reunion of the territories in 1904. when for forty years last past their interests have dIverged more widely each year.
 Finally. The citizens of Arizona have been and are now a unit in the desire for statehood and in the belief that thev are entitled to it as a matter ! of right and justice and they lock with the greatest confidence to the Ameri- cha congress to relieve them from a state of territorial vassalage and give them place in the sisterhood of states under the name of Arizona; but rathe. than incur the impending disaster of i Joint statehood with New Mexico we earnestly request congress to allow us to remain as territory of the United l States.
 | Be it Further Resolved That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the president of the United States, to the president of the senate, to the con-
 p1ittee on territories of the senate, to | inc speaker of the house of represe enta-
 t.ves. to the committee on territcries | of the house of representatives and to | the Honorable J. F. Wilson. our dele ! gate to congress.
 1 The motion to adopt the resolutions
 was seconded by Colonel Jerry Millay i in stirring speech. There was some i objection to the resolutions on the ground that while they had set forth
 the truth and the whole truth. they
 were not strong enough. There was a l proposition to amend them by declar-
 atior against New Mexico but that
 was afterward withdrawn. It was then
 proposed that they be adopted and that
 supplemental resolutions be adopted The various speakers on these propo-
 sitions were Eugene Brady O'Neill Rev. Mir. Adams. Captain J. G. Evans
 and George Purdy Bullard. vThe resolu-
 tions were finally adopted as presented
 and the meeting was adjourned