Arizona republican., 1905-12-06

zona. My views on statehood are set forth in my report to the secretary of
 the interior. They have not since been
 changed"
 J. C. Adams, president of the anti
 joint statehood league, when seen last
 night and asked about the presidents
 message in regard to joining Arizona and New Mexico, said: "Notwitnstand-
 ing the message of the president, I be-
 lieve the joint statehood bill will be defeated. The cause of Arizona will
 be more ably presented than ever be-
 fore. Arizona has stronger and bet ter posted friends in congress than we ever had, the anti-joint statehood lea que has for months been industriously gathering informationf which will un- doubtedly prove to every fair minded member in either house of congress that not only is Arizona opposed to be- ing joined with New Mexico, but that it would be a foul blow dealt to a pa triotic and wealthy territory
 MT Adams continued: Doubtless thousands of people in Arizona were amazed to read the recommendation of joining Arizona and New Mexico in the presidents message. They have for years been led to believe that the pres ident was our friend. Governor Brodie and many other of his appointees have for years, informed us that the presi- dent would protect us.
 "It is certainly a bitter disappoint- ment for our people to wake up and not only find the president is against us, but for years we have been basely deceived by men in our own terri in xxrhO xx-n had iy11nlinif 0nnTi- dence.
 ''I can unqualifiedly assert that the advocates of joint statehood in Arizo- coterie of lawyers who are dissatis- fled with our judicial system and few office hunting politicians who are un- able to secure office under existing cir cumstanceS."
 Nothing lately has so stirred the minds of the people of Phoenix as the news of the presidents recommenda. ton. However great the popularity of MT. Roosevelt may be in other parts of the country it was certainly at a very low ebb in Phoenix. The people had heard so much of the presidents for the west that at first they refused to believe that he could
 
 where a disposition to lie down, but on the contrary, to fight all the harder congress for the defeat Of the presidents wishes, though his partici- patton in the fight makes it all the more difficult.
 It is understood that the bill which the president will favor will leave the people of this territory no voice what ever in the matter; or rather that the question is to be put before them in such a way that they will vote for the rather than against it. The bill it is said. is to be different from the Hamilton bill in this. It will first wipe out the boundaries between zona, established in the early sixties, thus creating the territory of Arizo- ma" and wiping New Mexico off the map entirely. The next step will be to admit the territory of Arizona to statehood and when that is 6one the question will come before the territory. If the constitution should be rejected Arizona and New Mexico would find themselves joined together anyhow. The plan is said to have been deter mined upon by the representations which have been made to Beveridge and his associates that the sentiment of Arizona is overwhelmingly against jointure while that of New Mexico is about equally divided. In that event such a bill as the Hamilton bill would be of no effect to say nothing of a bill with the Foraker amendment.