Arizona silver belt., 1905-12-14
O|fCioI PQpG Of Gl|Q County.
ARlzONA'S DESPERATE CHANCE

 history of Arizona is at hand and if she is not to be sacrificed to the ra- pacity of political knaves in congress immediate action must be taken by every man who values the principles of American liberty in the territory, and can influence one ounce of force for the right.
 Such a protest must go up as to drown all the spacious lies and techni- cal bubbles urged by the supporters of the bill, which has for its purpose the disfranchisement of every Arizona voter. For it is plain proposition that every ballot cast by an Arizonan will be more that offset by the New Mexican crew, who hold the numerical strength to snow us under, if indeed the honest people of the neighboring territory are to be influenced by their corrupt lead CTS.
 Since the thunderbolt launched by the president in his message to con gress has been fully understood by the people--of both Arizona and New Mex ico-indignation and disgust have sup planted amazement and only now are the people affected by this proposed iniquity able to comprehend the full force of the shock.
 For the first time the wielder of the "big stick" has shown his teeth in ferocity instead of the widely advertised and much cartooned smile with which he has been wont to greet all whom he met.
 ''The people of the territory have no rights" and are to be treated as the party in power deems fit without re- gard to any principle of equity or fair ness. The pound of flesh is demanded by the Shylocks of the republican par ty with regard only to the ''letter of the law"
 Is the president power-mad?
 Does he intend to reverse an admins tration which has heretofore favorably impressed even his strongest political opponents? He has ever had strong friends and host of admirers in the west; he has won over large number of his bitterest enemies in the south;he was fast obtaining recognition to his claim to be the president of all the people" only to dash the idol of his own creation to the ground in sheer wan tonness by one foul act for which there is no possible excuse.
 Is he really the dictator in disguise and only throws off the mask when he has reached the point where he thinks himself unassailable and preeminent? If so he is the worst fooled man in the United States today.
 He made more democrats out of former republicans in one hour than he ever did or ever will turn democratic votes to his support.
 It cannot be urged that he is not full ly informed of the true condition of af- fairs in both New Mexico and Arizona. Only a short time ago Congressman Tawney and Mark Smith had an inter- view with him in which the true state of public opinion was fully set forth. He has been visited by many prominent citizens of both territories who have laid before him evidence undisputable that majority of the people in both Arizona and New Mexico are opposed to jointure.
 A delegation of prominent New Mexi- cans are today in Washington urging upon his attention evidence that 75 per cent of the people of New Mexico are opposed to jointure, and Frank M. Murphy and other Arizonans have as- sured him of the well-known fact that over 90 per cent of the people of this territory are bitterly antagonizing any action in the matter unless congress shall determine that we are entitled to single statehood.
 The president knows all about it but chooses to ignore our protests and hearken only to the republican slate makers who are figuring on perpetual ing that party's control of the U. s. Senate, no matter what injustice may be perpetrated on a helpless people.
 There is nothing luther to be expect ed from the president. He is out of our reckoning.
 Our only hope is to reach sufficient number of congressman and senators and by appealing to their manhood, Ameri- canism and sense of justice prevent the proposed holdup.
 Every man in Arizona who has ac- auaintance with member of congress, or is in close touch with men of influence anywhere in the country, owes it to himself, his family and his citizenship to at once write the facts of the case and so direct his appeal that the result will be a snowstorm of protests in Washington that will bury both houses :2r.. ,ess in it's drifts.