Arizona republican., 1905-11-01

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 work in which he is engaged, with the
 modesty of enc who is engaged in
 something he is ashamed of, hides be-
 hind the indefinite distinction of "Pio-
 neer," and whose identity the Tucson
 Star also cOnceals in its recent publi-
 cation of the letter:
 Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 30.
 My Dear Sir:-I am informed that
 you are working effectively for "Ari-
 zCna, the Great" Will you permit me
 to commend your stand and congratu-
 late you upon your advocacy of this
 great cause. l venture to predict that in all your life you never have done and never will do anything your efforts
 in behalf of which you will look back
 upon with such unmixed pride and pleasure as upon your efforts in behalf of the creation of this magnificent southwestern commonwealth.
 Every reason which affects the peo- pie of this great new state and the peo- pie of the entire republic demands the reunion of Arizona and New Mexico the re-establishment of their original
 boundaries, and when thus reunited their admission as an active and full participant in the affairs of the nation. There is not a single reason against
 Arizona, the Great" which is not To- cal, personal or selfish. There are cer- tain interests" which do not want this great measure to become a law; but what have the people to do with those
 interests? ?'' There are certain men Who for their political advantage, do not want Arizona, 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 lay the plain arguments before the masses: nothing to do but point to the real welfare of the common homes of this great future state. For, when the peo- pie learn the facts and reflect upon the reason they will overwhelmingly set tie 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 chiI- dren's children will always look with affection.
 What citizen of California. is moi to- day proud of that mighty Pacific com What citizen of Califor- nia would not today fight to prevent the division of his imperial state into two or more comparatively insignificant And yet as desDer- ate an effort was made to divide Cali lorn1a as IS now being made to prevent the reunion of Arizona and New Mex leo and their admission into the Un- lon as one grand noble state called Ar Arizona, the Great '-as the new state will always be known.
 t1fty years from now any man who proposes that this new and splendid Arizona shall be divided into two states within the boundaries of the present territories of New Mexico and Arizona would be hooted from the bor- 1ers of his commonwealth just as today any man who would dare to propose the division of Texas into five states hto which she has right to divide. would not be permitted to remain with m the boundaries of that empire with n our nation over which the Lone Star shines.
 In a recent campaign the governor )I Montana jokingly suggested a df- vision of Montana into two states Like wildfire, the people tooK alarm. They thought that possibly there night be something more than hunor n the suggestion. And that fear ipread, like flames driven by the ferc- st wind over dry prairie grass, until ne whole state was in a conffagration 'I indignation; the governor was com 'eIIed to take the stump and tell the people that he was only joking. Fifty ears after Arizona, the Great" has 'een created, yes, ten years, five years. me year after it has been admitted to l he Union, any man who will propose O dismember it, will be visited with he same popular wrath which wouId 1 low fall upon any man who would | 'uggest a dismemberment of the In on.
 All of you, even those who now on- 'ose it's creation, will glory in "Ari- l ona, the Great" after the breath of | Ire IS breathed into her nostriIs and | ne rises in her majestic beauty. the oungest and lOveliest of our south | western states. And those wno are | low championing her cause will re- ! elVe the applause and gratitude of | heir fellow citizens and that far more l reward, the approval of their 1 and judgment for great | nd righteous work well done.
 I am glad to be informed that so lany men of ability and character re rallying to the banner of "Ari- ona, the Great" and I predict that | rom now on each day will bring teadily increasing numbers of converts Q the cause for which so many of you re already laboring. I am glad, too, Q hear that those who are now advo- ating the creation of Arizona, the treat" are men of all parties. For his is not a partisan matter. All who mink upon this question must remem- CT that this is an affair of all the ges. For when Arizona, the Great admitted, she will be immortal. She ill be as immortal as the nation is immortal. Once a state, always a | tate. Other laws may be repealed, ut that law can never be repealed or even modified. Other problems nat are pressing before the minds of len will be solved and their places ill be taken by other problems still lore pressing, but the solution of the uestion of statehood, when it is work q out, will be as fixed as the flag it.