Arizona republican., 1905-12-09
The Ordered Outrage.

establishing the joint state of Arizona is encountering opposition wherever the conditions in the territories of stood. The Kansas City Journal. dur ing the progress of the fight over the omnibus bill and the later fight over the Hamilton bill. was the friend of this territory, its friendship being based upon a familiarity with local needs.
 Of the paragraph of the presidents message dealing with statehood the Journal said in its leader of last We'd nesday:
 The presidents recommendation of statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory meets a popular demand. but his suggestion that New Mexico and Arizona be admitted as one state will be a great disappointment to the peo pie of these territories. Oklahoma and Indian Territory have in a measure combined their forces and are anxious for joint statehood, but the substantial and representative people of New Mexico and Arizona are vigorously op posed to merging their identity in this
 
 manner.
 MT. Roosevelt says: There is no ob- ligation upon us to treat territorial subdivisions, which are matters of convenience only, as binding us on the question of admission to statehood" But it will also occur to most free Americans that "all government should rest upon the consent of the governed" This is not only an in alienable right of a free people, but it is a paramount consideration to their welfare and happiness. Territorial subdivisions are just as important in every essential particular as state subdivisions, and the people of ter ritory are in equity entitled to the en- joyment of every fundamental right that the people of a state possess. If a state can not be blended with anoth- CT state without the consent of both, then the same principle should be ap- piled to the territories
 AS a matter of public policy it would be far more equitable and desirable to join Rhode Island and Connecticut in one state than to force New Mexico and Arizona to give up their separate existence. The only difference is, con- gress has the power in the one case which it lacks in the other. But to argue that it should not use that pow CT against the will of the people is but another way of saying that might does not make right.
 The interests of New Mexico are chiefly pastoral and agricultural; those of Arizona are mining and even tually manufacturing. The population of New Mexico is largely Mexican; nf ri ic n Their racial instincts and their busi- ness interests alike conflict. If they are joined in a single state there will be continual jealousy and friction. and legislation to promote the interests of One-half the state will necessarily be at the expense of the other.
 The Arizona Journal Miner thus vigorously expresses the hope of de- feating the outrage ordered by the president:
 The cause of Arizona, however, is not yet lost. The presidents self-as- sertive and autocratic utterances and opinions nave often fell upon the deaf ears of our legislators, and we sincere ly hope that in this case the house will do justice to the territory and refuse to give assent to such an unparalled and atrocious outrage as jointure would involve. We are strengthened in this belief by the recent visit of the congressional deputation to our midst and also by visits from several indi- vidual congressman. These gentlemen after having made a thorough and ex naustive inquiry into the whole ques- tion, confessed that there was no ex- cuse for joining New Mexico and Ari- zona together in unwilling bonds, and many of them confessed that, while they had previously concurred in and voted with Senator Beveridge on this question, they would from henceforth be diametrically opposed to the joint ure scheme, and also that they would use their best influence in senate and congress to prevent any measure of joint statehood from becoming law.
 This gives us renewed hope, but the fight, without doubt, will be waged without mercy in the present congress- and the friends of Arizona, both at home and in Washington, will need all the help and succor possible. It is use less, we believe, to further barley with President Roosevelt. His recommen- dation has gone forth, and, like Caesar no power in heaven or hell can change it.
 The Prescott Courier, which usually divests itself of gloves preparatory to handling unpleasant things, says of the presidents dictatorial order:
 The above, had it come from the pen of George the III, could have been no more arrogant, unjust, or tyrrani- cal and shows that the president with all his grandstand play about American manhood and fairness, is fully in accord with the infamous pro- cedure of his party in its attempt to dodge keeping of sacred promises as