Arizona republican., 1905-11-01
PHOENIX ARIZONA NOV. l. 1sO5
BeVerIdge's Informant.

MT. Beveridge has been informed that a pioneer citlzel of Tucson is working for joint statehood. Of course We can't tell who informed" him. but it is reasonably safe to assume that either Rodey or the pioneer gave MT. Beveridge the information. MT. Bever- idge proceeded to write to the pioneer and the pioneer published MT. Bever- idge's letter. Since the pioneer has seen fit to affix MT. Beveridge's sigma ture to the letter, why did he not give his own a little publicity? Possibly he took it for granted that everyone in the territory would know who tae pioneer is that would turn Arizona over to New Mexico bag and baggage, and he doubtless is right in thinking so, as we know only one pioneer that stands convicted of the charge. There are now, all told, two-possibly three men of some prominence in Tucson
 not pioneers. that have done and are doing in an underhanded way what they can to advance the cause of joint statehood, but as yet they have not
  and doubtless is true. that through the influence Of the two or three men in Tucson that nave heretofore posed as loyal citizens some fifteen or twen- ty signed a petition advocating sin gle statehood if obtainable, but joint statehood rather than none." and the petition was slipped into the hand of one of the members of congress while in Tucson recently. In Phoenix there would appear to be three, possibly four. who, for personal reasons. are secretly helping MT. Rodey and MT. Beveridge in their efforts to ruin Arl- zona for the benefit of New Mexico, and we look for more letters from MT. Beveridge, when informed" either by MT. ROdey or the gentlemen them selves that they can be depended up on to help along the outrageous scheme. We are told that these enc mics of the territory nave written let ters to eastern congressman and sena- tors to the effect that underneath" " the citizens of Arizona are in favor of joint statehood. What unmitigated faIsehoods such statements are! Bev- eridge's Arizona the Great What nonsense! This territory would, if joined to New Mexico. keep its name. but be robbed of everything else, and MT. Beveridge and every other joint statehood advocate knows it. New Mexico would still be New Mexico. and New Mexico of ArIzona would outvote Arizona proper, two-yes, pos sibly three to one, and vote always for the interests of that portion of Arizona the Great" that she repre- scented. If MT. Beveridge wanted to be fair, he could we'll afford to speak of Arizona as being great without refer ence to New Mexico. Every enemy of Arizona should be noted and their eff forts to ruin this far territory of ours should be charged up against them. no matter what their stations may be. MT. Beveridge has written many letters and will doubtless write more. but he will find that Arizona's citizenship is not made up of fools, and we believe, since the facts are pretty generally known, that he will not succeed in fooling enough eastern congressman and senators to enable him to carry through the unrighteous work that ne would seem to have given himself up to completely so far as this territory is concerned at any rate.