Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-13
Editorial Co,,1n1e,1t
PRESIDENT RooSEvELTs KNOCK"
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Very little surprise felt adopted wards joint statehood by President Roosevelt outlined his message Congress yesterday The people cognizant the influence of Beveridge ton, but hoped that of evidence dered by Arizona against the unpeakabe crime of onture would have been instrumental in removing the spell message Congress had been written that the would have been left the good judgment of the and legislature But In that seasserve and pedant style for which Pre- sident Roosevelt famous There justification for further delay and the advisabity of making the four into states has been clearly estab shed" This positive attitude is shock, indeed, and people yesterday bo for VI ch they pre- pared.
 T. is quite evident iron: that he has subjected whatever opinions he have held the subject promise given Senator Bevedge years the he would help the Indiana legislator his fight Tor ontue therefore that he would help pepetrate an unspeakabe wrong people Arizona merely because he felt himself bound undertaking before he had had definite reliable data upon which base honest and just judgment This peculiar feature President Rosev character has been productive of extraordinary anomalies and Arizona painfully lengths which blind eyed worship of the supposed ideal has often led him. We have had inflicted federal and territorial offices ncap able inexperienced many them grossly ignorant and destitute of qualifications their only claim consideration being that they had served in the ranks of the Rough Riders and had only done their duty thousands of other citizens had done In short the President subordnaes everything ech and comparative goodness capacity for but very little when he besows his patronage
 This attribute of President makes his pronunca- statehood all the gaing Con deraon for the people of Arizona New Mexico entirely absent in the Presidents blunt dictatoa His commendaon must Congress merely because he has given promise The happiness webeng of of people, and of their chdrens children impered just because the investigation and paid the by Senator Beverdg be justified the opinions formed by the lndanan be uphd Truly this injustice of the basest and despicab kind treachey that nothing pa ae and probably without equal the history
 For be contended that other side of the question fully and often Several depuatons of the best citizens of Arizona visited Washington and acquainted Mr. Roosevelt facts in connection with jointue Hundreds of communications have been him from people in the territories fully qualified speak with authority the The whole subject has hreshed and Congress- and the given unlimited space discussion. It therefore said that the President acted without knowledge was doing and of what the possible effect might be-
 The President that the "advsabilty making the four established" haPs but only in the minds of himself Beveridg whose extraordinary bitterness Arizona its often been marveled We have yet ghost made for jonurn fact the only argument that would preserve the equilibrium this dastardy and brutay selfish tity wiped be swallowed up the Mexico and to remain for all time political nobode rights and our best interests the and grating politicians
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