The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-31
A PEA FOR ARIZONA.
Separate Statehood and Not Half.state'
hood Her Desire and Right.

Separate Statehood and Not Half'state'
hood Her Desire and Right
To THE EptToR or THE sUN-ST: have
been equally surprised and indignant to see
a report from the Senate Committee on Ter
rltor lea in favor OF marrying Arizona to New
Mexico as one state Of tina Union.
Arizona has about 1000 square miles. ana
New Mexico about l2i 600 square miles. while
even New York state has only about 1900
square miles. Arizona and New Mexico
together would make State Ave times the
size OF New York State. l think each Ter
ritory has now sufficient population TO entl'le
1t TO one member Of the House OF Representa-
tves.
As "A quasi citizen OF Arizona for four or
hye years with small fortune SUNK IN her
mines and irrigating canals. adlure my
fellow Afizonans TO reject utterly the prof.
fered boon OF half-statehood.
Uncle Samuel should be sauarey tod III
Arizona language. that she Indignantly rejects
this New Years gift She is not begSar Tor
favors. she only demands her rights and Is
both morally and legally entitled 10 Separate
statehood. and that speedily.
New Mexico is physically separated from
Arizona by high mountain ranges, ana the
means OF communication and intercourse arc
over long roundabout distances IL ~ no,
Just 10 either Arizona or New Mexico 10 COM
The settlers in Arizona and New Mexico
located there under am implied aud moral
contract that they should in due time be adj
mItted as separate States OF the American
Union and their reasonable expectations
should not be thwarted by what seems TO be
bad faith on the part OF their sister States
state capitol grounds were purchased In
Phdnix about twelve years ago. containing
about City acres. They were ornamentally laid
i lii. tNln atad With
orange. lemon and hg trees. the pepper UNI
brella trees and various palms and numerous
oacti from It's deserts and other ornamental
shrubbery.
Tho inhabitants OF Phnnix are as intelli-
gent. cultivated and advanced as In any
Eastern or Southern city OF the Union. Per-
haps IL may be considered hyperbolical, but
can conscientiousy say that In the Territory
OF Arizona among Its lawyers and leading
citizens. can be found men competent TO
perform creditably the duties OF Governor OF
any State In the Union and even OF the Presl-
denoy OF the United States. The ladies OF
Phnnix are as intelligent esthetic. refined
and cultivated as in any Eastern city Of the
same population.
True. gambling and intemperance, as. IN all
new countries. prevail TO considernbie eA-
nix there are more churches in proportion
to the population than IN the city OF Albany,
which is called a city OF churches In 2 semi
there of four or flYe years. ! uaN,
ellet; over the Territory in wild mountains and
desolatc plains and though never carried
pistol vas never ins1Itea OF Gsres and in
treatment OF women the supposed
half civilized Arizonan can well compare
ity and stream of the milk Of human charity
and kindness flowing over her ara deserts
which would shame Broadway In New YORK
or Beacon street in Boston.
/ never heard Of a prizehght In Arizona
How does this compare with the old capltal
OF the great Empire STATE which years aEo
the barbsrities OF prizeaShting
Figure iVey speaking, our Youngest sister
gently knocks at the front door Of the Union
clothed in her scarlet garments. DYED IN
the blood OF her early settlers WIN her
clear cerulean eyes. emblematic Of her native
skies, she asks for admission to the family
claiming almost n half century OF preliminary
education in democracy and that nearly a.,
her soil with their graves In many ceMeJJ
'eries I have seen numerous graves marked
with the touchingly pathetic epitaph, hllled
by tho Indians. over different days ana
dates
Shall we deny her admission or shall we
show , her ihe s open door CnG RoS SsIi
or Democratic politician may say as to polt !
raj exigenoies and necessities. the Amerl- |
10 the amily circle. with all the rights. priyi- !
eyes and immunities thereunto appertaln- /
ng. With statehood and the completion or (
her lrrigating canals, Arizona VIII double.
rebie and auadruple her population, mining
Industries. agriClltural and horticultural re-
sources in very few years, and never be-
come like Nevada. retrogresstve, but pro-
yressive state the pride Of her citizens
committee be selected in tho Territory TO /
secure separate statehood Al over the H.
,Oo square miles from the Navajo reserye-
ion 10 Yuma and from Tombstone and Iu {i
'on 70 the Needles. public meetings should
% called In every county, city, village ana
hamlet TO express tho real and honest senti-
nents Of tho people on this question OF Art
iona autonomy and statehood, and let not
he language be minced and sQueamlsh. but
1lain pure AnPlo-SaNon or Anglo -Arizonan
English Let the committee arrange 70 col
csolulons ado pied and speeches made and
eading editorials written on the subject. 10
% distributed n the President Senator's,
Members OF Congress and Governors OF all the
Il the country Then send 70 Washington
trong representative committee TO urge and
.dyocate Immediate statehood with the Presi
lent and Congress and to give Arlzonans;
fter half century Of tutelage. justice and
II The Joint Statehood bll! should pass
'ongress ask the President TO veto II. II
he President should sign the bill. seek re-
esort n test the oonEtitutionallty of such q
ill, unprecedented in American history. and
lso whether or not II violates the treaty
Gaadel9gpo- Hd i;nT et OF lS7 SetweGn
ntee equal rights 20 the annexed territory
nd its citizens enjoyed by any other citi-
ems OF the United States.
As a half brother Arizonan. call on my
rizonan friends TO stand up like free men
nd demand as right, not as favor. the
peedy separate admission Of Arizona as an
quail State Of the American Union.
ALBANY, Jan. Is. WILLIAM BARNES. SR.