Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-12
FRANK MURPHY ON
 THE FIRING LINE Tells Washington Post the Reasons Why Arizona
 Should be Saved

F. M. Murphy Is now in Washington
 lending his aid in the fight for the in tegrity of Arizona. The Washington
 Post, in a recent issue, said of him: In all the west there has been no
 man who has done greater things in
 building up his section and developing | it's resources than Frank M. Murphy of Arizona A native of Maine, Mir.
 Murphy went to the, territory about thirty-fiYe years ago, and with the characteristic New England energy got busy with railroad building, bank l ing. irrigation and other pursuits, which have not only made him an ex- | ceedingly wealthy man, but have in-
 ured to the benefit of all the people of his section. In conversation with a
 Post reporter, Mir Murphy said: T have been in hopes that the
 President would listen to the prayers and petitions of Arizona's representa- tive citizens and refuse to recommend joint statehood for Arizona and New
 Mexico. But from what I have heard should judge that a disappointment awaits Arizona Not per cent of our entire population favors joint state hood with New Mexico, though 1 un- Gerstand the President has been led l to believe otherwise. The joint state hood clique of Albuquerque, N. M, have not hesitated to misrepresent the sentiment that prevails in Arizona, and the handful of their allies in Tucson.
 Ariz., enemies of their territory, have
 gone them one better and sent tele-
 grams broadcast reeking with false hood.
 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 owners, railroad men and corrupt pol iticians are the only ones in Arizona and New Mexico who are opposing
 joint statehood. He should have palced
 the corrupt politicians with the joint
 statehood advocates. and then, on the other side, so for at least as Arizona
 is concerned, farmers. bankers, mer- chants, members of the bar. doctors
 and every church organization, leay-
 ing as supporters of the joint state
 hood idea only few federal office
 holders, a few worn out politicians,
 without standing in either party, and
 possibly half dozen lawyers who have imaginary grievances against the existing judicial system.
 Naturally, there will be some con
 Yerts when 1t 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 coun- try thrust aside as of no consequence
 by the simple statement of Senator
 Beyeridge that their representations are prompted by purely selfish mo- l . -l LA
 Arizona is not seeking admission
 to the union at this time. Arizona is
 seeking to be spared She is appeal ing for those who have braved the Apaches, the outlawry of the frontier, who have built homes. established schools, constructed railroads. opened
 mines and transformed the desert into beautiful farms. Arizona objects
 to assuming the responsibility that
 would be heaped upon her through
 the creation of Mir. Beveridge's 'Ari-
 zona the Great Instead of prosper ing that part Of Arizona the Great now embraced within the boundaries of the present territory would suffer irreparably, and the great things the senator claims would result from joint statehood 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. i 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 territory,
 inside of five years it will have population of at least half a million and eventually become a rich and powerful state"