Graham guardian., 1904-04-01
FRIDAY, APRIL, /, 1904.
Statehood and Ihe General Trend Of
Modern Republication,
EDITOR GRAHAM GUARDIAN,

EDITOR GRAHAM GUARDIAN,
Dear Sir: l desire to say ieV
words through the columns Of you
paper concerning statehood AM
The general trend of modern re
publicanism. | was in the Terri
tory between 1883 and 1892, ant
have been in the Territory eve
since. II my memory serves M
right We were nearer statehood be
tween 1883 and 1850 thau we hav,
ever becu since. 1t was republi
can votes in congress- that Kept II.
out then, and ii was republican
votes, coupled with a few treacher,
ous Cleveland democrats who ar,
now called reorganizers, that KEEP
us out during Cleveland's last ad.
ministrati0n
And il will not be out Of place
to call particular attention 20 that
high Jcgree Of elation which must
rcrvatc the corporositics of those
republicans in the Territory, who
have ever prated about the fulfill
ment Of promises by the republi-
can party. Has mol that party
promised statehood for ilr Terri
tories in every Que of its national
platforms since 1883? Has not
that party had absolute control OF
botl. bodies in congress since 1896?
But where do we find ourselves
now. The longer time runs under
republican rule, and the louder the
sacred promises of that party in
national convention, the farther we
find ourselves from statehood,
We have long been the dumping
ground for political rubbish from
abroad, and it seems that the pres
ent administration as we'll as the
preceding one was, is determined
10 hold the Territories in state of
yassalage,
When the Territory of Arizona
was organized il was solemn
promise on the part Of the general
government tbatlthc Territory was
recognized as body polite and
that she should be admitted to
statehood as soon as she was pre-
pared forit. Is she not sufficient
ly advanced 10 demand statehood?
Has she not much greater wealth,
population and civilization than
many of the states had when they
were admitted? No man can deny
those things and still the republi,
can party goes back upon its many
promises to admit her as a state.
Why is this? II is well known
that the republican party has alb
solutely departed the principles
and traditions of the nation as
laid and acted upon by Jefferson,
Madison. Monroe, Jackson and
Lincoln. The republican party
has adopted the principles and
doctrines Of Alexander Hamilton,
who was an avowed monarchist;
a man who, when be found that
he could not establish a Monarchy
here fashioned after that of Eng
land as il existed prior to and dur
ing the revolutionary war, insisted
in the constitutional convention,
that the constitution should pro-
vide that the presidentshould hold
his Office for life; that United States
senators should hold their posi-
tions for life in imitation of the
British house of lords which he
denOminated the most noble body.
in the world; that the governors
Of the states should be appointed
by the president and hold their
position for life, or during good
behavior, which is virtually the
same thing; that the wealthy or
what he denominated the noble or
well born, should control the gov
ernment and be favored the same
as the titled nabobs of Europe.
His object was to keep the power
to rule out of the hands of the peo.
pie whom he considered an ire
sponsible mob, and incapable of
governing themselves.
All these things we're openly
advocated by Alexander Hamilton,
He favored the holding Of colons
les and his system would have
virtually constituted the States
colonies, the great central power
TO have been confined within the
District of Columbia as Rome was
confined TO the seven hills. His
doctrines were imperial in every
sense Of the word and leading re-
publicans cannot deny that they
have pla1ted themselves squarely
upon the imperial doctrines of
Hamilton. Neither can they deny
that the old Tory Federal party,
that was beaded and controlled by
Hamilton, was mainly supported
by those who sympathized with
and aided and nbettcd the British