Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-10-30

recently received by one OF Tucson's
pioneer citizens from Senator Albert
j. Beveridge, the eloquent, forensic
speaker Of the United States senate
from the state of Indiana, which is
worthy the careful perusal Of every
citizen OF Arizona. says the Tucson
Star.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept 80.
My Dear Sir-1 am informed that
you are working effectively for "Ari-
zona the Great VIII you permit me
to commend your stand and congratu-
late you upon your advocacy of this
great cause. | venture to predict
that in all your life you never have
done and never will do anything upon
which. your efforts in behalf of such
unmixed pride and pleasure as upon
your efforts in behalf of the creation
of this magnificent southwestern
commonwealth.
Every reason which effects the peo-
pie of this great new state and the
people of the entire republic demands
the reunion of Arizona and New Mex
ico-the re-establishment of their
original boundaries and when thus re-
united their admission as an active
and full participant in the affairs of
the nation. There is not a single rea-
son against Arizona the Great"
which is not local, personal or selfish.
There are certain interests" which
do not want this great measure to be-
come a law, but what have the people
to do with those interests? There
are certain men who, for their po-
litical advantage, do not want "Ari-
zona the Great" added to the Union,
but the destinies of the people are of
greater concern than the political
/ fortunes of any man or any number
of men. So it is that the task of those
/ who are battling for Arizona the
! Great" is easy after all You have
nothing to do but to present the facts
to the people; nothing to do but to
lay the plain arguments before the
masses; nothing to do but to point to
/ the real welfare of the common homes
of this great future state. For, when
the people learn the facts that reflect
upon the reason they will overwhelm-
ingly settle this question in favor of
Arizona the Great of which, when
it is born, they will be passionately
proud, and of which their children and
their children's children will always
look with increasing affection.
WHAT citizen of California is not
today proud of that mighty Pacific
commonwealth? What citizen of Cali
fornia would not today fight TO pre-
vent the division of his imperial state
into two or more comparatively in
significant commonwealths? And yet
as desperate an effort was made to
divide California as is now being made
to prevent the reunion of Arizona and
New Mexico and their admission into
the Union as one grand and noble
. state called Arizona-"Arizona the
Great"-as the pew stata win always
be known.
Fifty years from now any man who
proposes that this new and splendid
Arizona shall be divided into two
states with the boundaries of the
present territories of New Mexico and
Arizona would be hooted from the
borders of his commonwealth, just as
today any man would dare to propose
the division of Texas into five states
into which she has a right to divide,
would not be permitted to remain
within the boundaries of that empire
within our nation over which the Lone
Star shines.
In a recent campaign the governor
l-of Montana jokingly suggested a di-
vision of Montana into two states
Like wild fire. the people took alarm.
They thought that possibly there
might be something more than humor
in the suggestion. And that fear
spread like flames driven by the fierc'
est wind over dry prairie grass until
the whole state was in conflagration
OF Indignation; the governor was
compelled to take to the stump and
tell the people that he was only jok'
ing. Fifty years after Arizona the
Great" has been created, yes, ten
years, five years, one year, after ii
has been admitted to the Union, any
man who proposes to dismember II
will be visited with the same popular
wrath which would now fall upon any
man who would suggest a dismember
ment Of the Union.
All of you, even those who now
oppose its creation, will glory in
Arizona the Great" after the breath
of life is breathed into her nOstrils
and she rises to her majestic beauty
J the youngest and loveliest of ouI
! southwestern states. And those who
? are now championing her cause viii
t receive the applause and gratitude OF
, their fellow citizens, and that far more
I valuable reward, the approval OF theil
. conscience and judgment for a greai
/ and righteous work well done
p ] am glad TO be informed that 81
r many men OF ability and characrel
n are rallyiug TO the banner of "Ari
/. zona the Great and | predict tina
e from now on each day will brins
II steadily increasing numbers OF con
], yerrs to the cause for which so man!
r of you are already laboring | an
glad, 100, to hear that those who ar,
fnow advocating the creation Of "Ari