Graham guardian., 1906-01-12
NO IOINTURE

Almighty. Her resources anu hei
people furnish to the government
at Washington the proper material
out of which sovereign states are
made, for prosperous future.
Arizona is unit against jointure
with our sister territory, New
Mexico. The GUARDIAN is IN a
position to speak truthhlly and
with the greatest emphasis against
joint statehood. A poll of the
people of Graham county, and Of
the entire territory will show that
the people are unit against joint
ure. It is not even matter OF
per cent. or fractions; it is unani'
nous. Whatever Individuals there
are in Arizona at this time that
wish to stab our fair territory at
the foot OF Pompeii's pillar, they ap'
proach not the significance of per.
eentage or fractions. From the
pines of Maine to the semi.tropical
shores OF San Diego, from the
beautiful waters of Puget Sound to
the sombre everglades Of Florida,
the people have come to build Ari'
zona into her present greatness.
As the frugal and industrious Ger.
man has aided in building into
their prese mt grandeur other states
both east and west of the great
Mississippi, so are those worthy
people now aiding Arizona 10 her
forward strides.
The bra wny Scot upon his ma.
tive heath amid the Highlands,
never struggled harder in the his
tory of bis home land, than have
those heroic sons in the upbuilding
OF Arizona for the robes of single
statehood. In our citizenship we
have the joyous sons from the
Shamro OK sod, toilIng among our
toilers, and aiding with steady
arms and ever willing hearts the
advancing structure OF our future
commonwealth. The industrious
Swede, the frugal Norwegian and
the ever-awake Italian from the
vineyards of the Adriatic coast are
contributing to our citizenship by
their worthy manhood, and to our
wealth by their energies.
No European state is without
representation in our citizenship, |
in our wealth, in the development |
of Arizona's resources, and in all |
upon which we base our claim to
statehood without jointure.
The idea of jointure is the crea-
ture of nightmare, not eminating
within our midst, but born in the
troubled brain ofpolitical finesse. 1t
is of recent birth. For more than
forty years Arizona has progressed
without such suggestion. Lin
coin, Grant, Garfield, Arthur and
Harrison lived lives of usefulness
and activity and passed away from
their spheres of public service
without ever harboring such
thought or having it breatbed in
their presence.
Arizona is now sweeping onward
with a gisnfs stride in her march
Of development toward her destiny
of material wealth. From her
minerals alone, her annual addition
to the wealth of the republic is
more than forty-fve millions of
dollars. From the great treasure
vaults amid her bills and wales,
she can pay the national debt of
our Republic in less than twenty
years. Perish the pernicious
thought of joiuture with such a
a startling truth before the people.
A thousand years Of territorial
vassalage is TO be uncomplainingly
borne rather than one feeting
second of jointure. We endorse
the efforts of New Mexico for state
hood and wish her Godsped, but
Arizona's greatness lies in her
resources and in the
sterling manhood of her citizens.
Amid all the present clamor from
those who would do us wrong, let J
no homo that congrAsa NAV he inst I