Arizona republican., 1905-12-09
THE PRESIDENTS PART
 IN STATEHOOD FIGHT
nr. F. II. Hurphy Interviewed by the
 Washington Post.

MT. F. M. Murphy is now in Wash ington lending his aid in the fight for the integrity of Arizona. The Wash ington Post in recent issue, said of him:
 In all the west there has been no man who has done greater things in the way of building up his section and developing its resources than Frank NJ. Murphy, of Arizona, who is at the new Willard. A native of Maine, MT. Mur- phy went to that territory about thir- ty-five years ago, and with charac- teristic New England energy got busy with railroad building, banking, irri- gation and other pursuits, which have not only made him an exceedingly wealthy man, but have inured to the benefit of all the people of his section. In conversation with a Post reporter last evening, Mir. Murphy said:
 "I have been in hopes that the presi- dent would listen to the prayers and petitions of Arizona's representative citizens and refuse to recommend joint statehood for Arizona and New Mex ico. But from what I have heard I should judge that disappointment awaits Arizona. Not per cent of the
 
 ors joint statehood with New Mexico. though l understand the president has been led to believe otherwise. The joint statehood clique of Albuquerque, N. M, have not hesitated to misrepre- sent the sentiment that prevails in Arizona, and the handful of their al- lies in Tucson, Ariz., enemies of their territory have gone them one better and sent telegrams broadcast reeking with falsehood.
 Senator Beveridge makes the state ment-at least he is held responsible for articles that have appeared in the eastern press-that the rich mine own CTS, railroad men, and corrupt politi- clans are the only ones in Arizona and New Mexico who are opposing joint statehood. He should have placed the corrupt politicians with the joint state hood advocates. and then, on the other side so far, at least, as Arizona is con- cerned farmers, bankers, merchants. members of the bar, doctors and every church organization. leaving as sup porters of the joint statehood idea only a few federal office holders. a few worn-out politicians. without standing in either party and possibly a half dozen lawyers who have imag- mary grievances against the existing judicial system.
 Naturally, there will be some con- verts when it becomes generally known that the president is with them. It is pretty tough to find the prayers and petitions of those who represent the best interests of a country thrust aside as of no consequence by the simple statement of Senator Beveridge that their representations are prompted by purely selfish motives and should not be considered.
 Arizona is not seeking admission to the union at this time. Arizona is seeking to be spared. She is appealing for those who have braved the Apacn- es, the outlawFy of the frontier, who have built homes, established schools constructed railroads, opened mines, and transformed the desert into beau tiful farms. Arizona objects to as- suming the responsibility that would be heaped upon her through the ere ation of MT. Beveridge's Arizona the Great Instead of prospering that part of Arizona the Great now en- braced within the boundaries of the present territory would suffer irrepar- ably, and the great things the senator claims would result from joint state hood would never materialize.
 'If Arizona is merged with New Mexico as contemplated, her great wealth and bright future will be sub- jected to the convenience and ambi- tions of the New Mexico politicians. The New Mexico portion of Arizona the Great would outvote Arizona two to one New Mexico might indeed de velop rapidly. but what would become of Arizona? Left alone as a territory, inside of five years it will have a population of at least half a million and eventually become a rich and pow- erful state"