Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-27
CONSENT OF
 THE GOVERNED.


 The Tucson Citizen, which is the | ablest and most active opponent oi 1 joint statehood in the territory ol ! Arizona, copies but does not -.swer ' the Journals article on "Goyernm It i by the Consent of the Governed" ir which we called attention to the fact i that the anti-statehood folks are the 1 people who attempt to deny other people the privilege of saying wheth CT they want statehood or not. and are therefore the advocates of gov ernment without the consent of the
 governed.
 Our Arizona neighbor. while not denying the crucial fact to which we called attention, appended a few re
 marks for the purpose of breaking the force of it. and these, when criti cally considered. are not very compli- nentary to the Arizona people. For instance. the writer makes this aston ish'ng declaration:
 The 10000 people of Arizona would be at the mercy of the 40O.- 600 of New Mexico. This would mean the government of Arizona by New Mexico. It would mean the tax ing of Arizona by New Mexico. It
 would mean the destruction of the in
 stitutions of Arizona by New Mex ico."
 Is that the way you do in Ari-
 zona? Does the majority oppress the
 minority? Does the majority destroy the institutions of the minority? If so, you are throwing a very wet
 blanket over our enthusiasm for joint statehood. because we had sup posed all the time that the Arizona people were thoroughly up to the line of the best American citizenship Albuquerque Journal.
 This is the argument that Eng land, the ''predominate partner. % uses to Ireland. It is the argument is the argument that Austria uses to the Polanders and the Films. It is the argument that Anustria uses with Hungary. II is the argument of the tyrant. the despot, the master, everywhere.
 Here in Arizona Te have no minor ity or majority. Our people are as- simulated. The men of Mexican de- scent and of Angle-Celtic descent pull together and work shoulder to shoulder. There is no peon class in Arizona. Every child of school age in Arizona goes to school and is taught the English language. The people of Mexican lineage are as proud of Arizona as are the people Of Anglo Celtic lineage. We are one people. We are able to take care of ourselves, to -ssaiat., cur opsn affairs: SC ii=s in peace and amity; we are prosper ous and happy; no master of a 100000 acre sheep pasture can march 5000 men to the polls, as he would so many sheep, and tell them how to vote.
 We have often stated that We wish New Mexico we'll We entertain on- ly feelings Of sympathy for our neigh bor. We hope New Mexico will con tinue to prosper and that it will ev- entually be admitted to the Union in its own right as a sovereign state Arizona is political entity. It has its own boundaries, it's own laws, it's own civilization, its own ideas of lib- erty, right, justice. New Mexico has its own ideals and conditions-and is welcome to them so far as Arizona Is concerned. Arizona is not trying to break into the New Mexican house hold, but is trying to preserve US own household from impertinent and ob- noxious intrusion. It is the desire Of Arizona to guide it's own destiny. We know that the population of Arizona is of the quality that when it is large enough will win fair Arizona a posi- tiOn in the Union of states. If the New Mexican population is not of the quality that can attract statehood for New Mexico that is New Mexico's misfortune and none of Arizona's bus mess. Patriotism cannot always run along altruistic lines. Arizona feels kindly towards New Mexico, but does not owe it anything. Arizona's desire is to take care of itself, and does not feel called upon to bother about New Mexico's fate or future
 Arizona knows that a population of 100000 can govern a population of 170,000. Arizona does not want to take any chances. It cannot be fooled by blatant promises that no one has to make. Arizona knows it's own people-prosperous. happy and contented Arizona declines a New Mexican sovereignty and will