Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-25
Much Harm Done
by Advocates Of
Consultations.
MURHPYs STRONG LETTER
Says Eventually Each Terri.
tory Will Be Admitted
on Its Own Merits.

F. NJ Murphy, one Of the leading
men of Phoenix, Arizona, has written
a strong letter to the New Mexican.
advocating separate statehood for the
two Territories. He said in the letter
that both States eventually will be ad.
mitted into the Union, but that the
joint statehood men in New Mexico
have done much to hurt the move
ment for immediate statehood. Mr..
| Murphys letter is as follows:
Text Of Letter.
Prescott, Ariz., Nov, %, 1905.
Editor New Mexican.
am very sorry indeed that the Con-
gressional party which visited New
Mexico and Arizona some time since.
could not spend more time in New
Mexico, but If you could have been
present in Arizona, you would have
been pleased to hear the nice things
they had to say about your Territory.
am more than ever convinced that
such OF your citizens as are advocating
joint statehood have made very great
mistake. Their efforts are undoubted-
| ly refecting unfavorably upon New
Mexico.
There is not the slightest question
in my mind but what before very long
Arizona and New Mexico will be ad-
mitted as separate states. I think
there can be no doubt, however, but
what the surrender of few people In
your Territory to the joint statehood
idea has delayed the much cherished
and rightful recognition on the part Of
Congress of claims for statehood by
each Territory. The citizens of New,
Mexico owe you lasting debt Of graft
tude for the patriotic stand your pa.
per has taken in their behalf.
Traitors to Commonweaiths.
We have, am sorry to say, few
lpeople in Arizona, that have fallen In
with the joint statehood idea on the
theory that single statehood is I'M
possible for long time to come, and
being desirOus of obtaining some pO-
litical prominence, such as they do
not now enjoy and never can for any
length Of time under any conditions.
and having also been led to believe.
through Misrepresentation, that
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico is practically assured, they,
like some of the citizens of New Mex
leo have become traitors to the best
interests of their territories and are
apparently willing to sacrifice the long
cherished hope and we'll established
rights of the people for separate state
hood, evidently believing that they can
reap some personal temporary advan-
tage by SO doing. l am free to say
that in my opinion every man In Ari-
zona who has taken such position
has disgraced himself.
Friendly to New Mexico.
do not believe on the entire journey
through Arizona the congressman
heard an unfriendly word spoken OF
New Mexico. tried very hard, as
did many other citizens of Arizona to
get the Congressional party to go on
their return trip, from Albuquerque to
FL Paso, thence over the Texas &
Pacific, then through the Pecos Valley.
and can assure you that, had 1t been
possible for the Congressman to have
done so, nothing would have pleased
them more. They were we'll aware Of
i the fact that they had seen very lit
tie of New Mexico and the Territ0ry's
great resources, still / am sure that
Iit is their conviction that in due
time New Mexico will be admitted az
separate state. We discussed fire.
ouently the great development that
| is going on in your Territory at this
time, numerous references were made
to the large amount OF new railroad
construction now under way, the de-
velopment of your great coal mines
and the rapid and healthy growth Of
your population, and can assure you
that the latter was not treated with
Indifference and sighting reflection
such as was heaped upon both Arizona
and New Mexico by the distinguished
Senator from Indiana.
Vigilance Price Of Liberty
| Personally l do not believe that It
lis going to be possible for the enc
Imies Of New Mexico and Arizona to
succeed in their efforts to pass Joint
statehood bill at the coming session
of Congress, but 1t behooves all good
citizens OF both territories to be on
their guard, as gross misrepresenta-
tions are being made, In order to i'm
press upon eastern Senator'S and Con.
gressmen that there Is growing sen
timent in Arizona and New Mexico.
favorable to the unrighteous union that
they would force upon us.
Yours very truly,
r. M. MURPHY