Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-18
IN THE HOLE HE WENT.

IN THE HOLE HE WENT.
 The editor of the evening paper ha ducked into his hole on the statehoot question, and like all demagogues al tempts to hide behind the cloak 0 the COMMON PEOPLE. The troubl in the present instance is that our es teemed contemporary reckoned with out the common people, the ordinar, people, and all the people, and aftel his bold dash into the statehood arena is attempting to draw the fire of tht Review in the opposite direction.
 The Review is on the right track ir the statehood matter. There is room for the evening paper. also, but up tc this date the assistance given to the anti-joint statehood movement from that source has been nothing but a wailing cry from the rear that defeat stares the people of Arizona in the face. while pictur;ng the glories oi statehood, any kind of statehood, in preference to longer remaining a ter ritory.
 The loyal citizens of Arizona are made of sterner stuff. Even if the obstacles were q thousand times great CT they would stn continue the fight. and in this struggle for the preserva- ton of the autonomy of Arizona there is no middle ground.
 Take the veto of tine people tomor- TOW at any general election, and to be conservative. at least ninety per cent Of the votes would be recorded against the iniquitous joint statehood bill. The personality of the Review is in no wise connected with the statehood question. Neither is the personality of the Miner staff, but the position a newspaper assumes on a public ques- tion, in the guise of speaking for the people, should be coRtradicted when that position Is so utterly at variance with the truth and sentiment of the community.
 The Review assumes to speak for the people on the statehood question when we state that ninety per cent of the people of this community prefer to remain territory. indefinitely. rath- CT than obtair joint statehood with New Mexico. The sentiment was loo clearly expressed upon the occa- sion of the recent visit of the Con- gressional party to admit of any argu- ment The editorial expressions of the evening paper have been to ridi- cule the efforts put forth in behalf of Arizona at that time, and to scoff at the friendly expressions made by mem bers of that party promising their aid in behalf of Arizona's just cause, and when the Review calls the bluff of the evening organ in an effort to stam- pede the people of Bisbee and Cochise county to the idea of joint statehood, it straddles the issue. In answer to the question, Are you in favor of joint statehood, rather than longer remain a territory" the evening paper refuses to answer, and dodges and ducks be- hind the people, whom the editor seeks in this instance as in all others, to ride himself into the lime light. Just ans wer tEe question of the Review, So your readers will know where you stand on the statehood question. You have ridiculed the efforts of the peo- pie of Bisbee to furnish the Congress men with information, and to show them about the city; you have insinu- ated that when the COngressmen told our people that they were our friends, and would work against joint state hood, that they did not mean what they say; you have shouted from the Cap case that there was no hope of sin gle statehood. until the people are just ly indignant and disgusted at your traitorous attempt to curry favor with the powers that be in the hope of po- litical patronage and favor in the event Of the passage of the joint statehood bill. and to palm off on the public your eXpressiors as coming from the hearts of the people.
 Come out in the open and let the lime light be turned on. That's a simple cuestion the Review propound- ed. ''Yes." or No will suffice. This is the time shen the people want to know their friends. There will be a Teeting of the joint statehood advo- ca.es in Tucson this winter. The ed