Arizona republican., 1905-11-23
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, NOV. 2a, 1905.
The Folly Of the Jointists.

characteristic lack of reliability when discussing the statehood question, in q recent issue describes a syndicate letter in a large number of second rate newspapers" promulgated by the mining corporations in Arizona which oppose the admission of that territory and New Mexico because they know that under statehood they would be required to pay taxes like other per sons.'
 It is further charged that in this let ter the people Of New Mexico are abused and falsified and called "greas- ers'
 This is the first time our attention has been called to this or any other syndicate letter opposing joint state hood. If there is such a letter, and we do not believe there is, the anti joint statehood league of this territory has nothing to do with it nor have we ever heard that there is any organ ization among the mining corporations engaged in fighting jointure It is true that all heads of mining ccrpor- ations, all men employed in mines and everybody else in the territory is op- posed to joint statehood and is sec onding the efforts of the anti-joint statehood league.
 Why we know that the league has no part in this alleged syndicate letter is this: It is not the policy of the of al Oro fhiS side of the line to abuse the people of New Mexico. It has been admitted in all anti-joint statehood meetings that the people of New Mexico have done much for their territory as we have done for ours They are building up homes as we are and credit has been given them No objection has ever been raised against the people of New Mex ico. Our objections are directed against the diverse natural conditions, in the two territories. the unwieldiness of the proposed state. If there is such a letter as the Journal describes it was not inspired by the friends Of either territory.
 1ne DlS lulillll5 CDi BOA e~tAOiAo SA'N their proneness to escape taxation is favorite theme with the joint state hood papers of New Mexico, leading us to suspect that the advocates of jointure there are looking longingly upon upon the mines of this territory as we'll as upon all other forms of taxable property, our vast herds of cattle and sheep. and our broad acres of rich agricultural lands.
 There has been complaint for years on this side of the line that the min ing companies have not borne their just burden of taxation. There is as strong objection in Arizona as there is in New Mexico to the inequalities of taxation. yet there is no taxpayer in this territory who proposes to rem edy the situation by plunging into joint statehood.
 We may ask again, in what way would statehood make things differ ent? Harper's Weekly, Senator Bev- eridge, the Albuquerque papers and the whole joint statehood crew have alleged that the big cor porations, the railroad compa- nies, the mining companies and | the cattle companies are fighting joint statehood. Why? Will there be any change in the mental condition of voters under statehood? If they are under the control of the corporations | hr ret tOI. so under statehood? If the corpora tions are able to control the legis- latures of the separate territories would not the combined power of the corporations control the legislature of the double state?
 The Journal referring to the visit of Congressman Tawney and his associ- ates to the two territories charges foolishly that MT. Tawney brought the party here to look at the situation through his glasses; that he was against joint statehood because he was interested in a mine in Yavapai county. MT. Tawney's mining inter ests here are certainly not of so ex tensive a character as to make any perceptible financial difference to him what the form of government might be, assuming. for the sake of argu ment that it would make any differ ence to the big mining corporations. At any rate the nine gentlemen who accompanied MT. Tawney are not in terested in Arizona mines or other property and all of them regardless of party, coming here. without any views on the subject of statehood, ure which they were convinced by