Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-01
People Of Arizona Con-
tains Unaltorablo Facts
and Figures.
HY ARIzOHIANS SHOULD
east VOTE FOR JOIHTURE
q the Benefits That viii Accrue
10 Both Territories
Thereby

20 ""HHHHHH n "NH' "" HHHH"Hf HHNHN"H I'D
l.. G. hughes. Tucson, Ariz.;
~ Dear Governor, AZ the fatcs
lel 30 that should be hero IA
~ Rico. now. feel that ! should /
BAL. 90 DO what ! can 10 carry IN
llioct for the benefit Of the people |
lrl2ona and New mexico the work |
~ yourself and other patriotic |
5cua OF Arizona aud New Mexico |
30 stcadiagtly aided me in carry |
Ion 60 strenuoualy for the past six |
aven years. that ~. the statehood /
i.on. The only way can do
until perhaps late IN the fall,
n ] may be- home Eos q little while, |
write you thlE loiior. which DO
~ from memory, as ! have no
here. which ! sincerely hope
enthusiasm for the cause and
desire 90 do the best for The peo-
nf Arizona viii Induce you 90 pub
in your splendid newspaper.
bowling. as / DO. that the present
is critical in the history of the
le of New Mexico and Arizona, !
mpl0ro them go throw all preiu
aside. and az sensible citizens,
Investigate for themselves indiyid-
this great question OF Joint state
of TIE two territories. n, after
q go. fairly aud impartially, and
1lng iho advantages and bless.
of i1iniurc and the dlsadvant-
n u has any. any citizen seer al
ote against u, then none can ind
fault with him. because every per
has right 10 his own opinion,
rs may disagree with him, but
o. all II IS my honest belief
u every voter N Arizona will
into that question with the
care that he would look into
important matter IN bis own az.
that ho viii see nothing bat
"a a. and will surely cast his
Tor a. / have some right 20 this
on, have given more time and
% the question. and worked
cr and spent moro OF my little
De- 10 get The provisions put IN
bar that arg there, and 10 bring
as passage, than any other per
without exception. in proportion
hat ! possess.
no oltlzou OF Arizona deceive
90 with the idea that Arizona can
aio The Union as a separate state
lifetime Sentiment IN the east
ntirely changed. No more states
nall population viii 90 admitted.
ross is not sitting up nights TO
any sort OF statehood 20 either
Mexico or Arizona. Oklahoma
leQrly si1 times the population 90
ina. Indian Territory has also
mes the population OF Arizona,
each OF these territories has de-
cd resources 90 immense value.
r one OF Thorn a. about as large as
tate 81 Ohio. yet. although they
81 as hard for II IS u0gld be.
yss refused TO admit either OF
Pinto tho Union separately; and
the sensible people OF those
territories realized that the day
yTsHod when they could get into
hton separately, they acqulsced
q inevitable. and are coming In
Union with two millions OF
q as a population, and with re'
os thar viii oulrank Kansas
the very start
must be remembered that more
three hundred thousand people
dian Territory we're frm "a theil
lti0n 20 ionturQ, even up TO last
republican friends on the com
es IN congress. in my opinion
deprived That new state OF
uo proportion Of representation
but ave members OF the house
I firmly believe that n la en-
10 eight or ten besides its sen
ln about q year ave splendid
ns 81 that new commonwealth
walk down the central aisle ol
4tlOnal house OF Representatives
after experiencing the pieaBur
bounded applause from the iioCl
galleries and being greeted viii
over OF flowers. win raise theil
aud take tho oath as the frs
seniativea OF Oklahoma lhl
An opportunity Is offered io
plendid cidscuH OF the Euuthwca
there 40 the same time. enjoy
qual pleasure, and with equa
as the first representatives o
ocund state Ia the Union IN area
ona the Great. VIII Il come &
or win the people OF New Mex
nd Arizona refuse 60 take thli
IN their polilicai lives az hl
YER In the history Of this eoun
as such bonehcleut terms bool
ld 10 the people Of proposes
state as are c0nialncd Ia tn
itou. ROdoy enabling set. Lot ~
on what this bill contains. |
eH 20 the now state somothlnl
twenty millions Of acres uf LAM
Wur public buildings, institution
pls. 10 givea ua az an invit
enbol fund ave millions OF do
In cash. u gives us two agr
4 al colleges, two unieed State
4 u. two members OF tho house q
/ aentaiives aud two Unite
u senators. Arizona as MOI
n lod elects one Of hose member
I ,ngreBa and will probably eloo
u the Ecnntorai q also has on
I % United States courts. Tn
N IS 1xed al Santa Fe, Ia Nel
N Do, until l9i5, and amer tiia
N the people OK tho state win pu
al here they please You are n
n posted AZ 90 che provisions 3
M lll, 90 that u On not necessary I
M iuch about that Ia the coast
Al al convention, which Is 20 fran
r. Constitution, Now MOxic0 vi
al alxiy.alx delegates and AriEon
M, Hour. Arizona sets two mo
~ a % entitled %, and perhal