Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-21

down my convictions on the main
 issue. was clear in my attitude of
 years ago in regard to separate state i
 hood; and later I was perfectly clear
 and well convinced in my oposition
 to joint statehood. I am now satis- fled of the justice, rightfulness and eX-
 pediency of separate statehood for
 Arizona and trust that this important
 end may be achieved before many
 more months shall have passed. To
 aid in securing that important result
 I am ready and willing to devote the
 energies of the Los Angeles Times, on
 the merit of the case purely. Very truly yours, HARRISON GRAY OTIS. Response of Col. McCIntock. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, the Times, Los Angeles.
 Mr Dear General: I have your let
 ter of the 2nd inst, concerning the eyer-bloming statehood situation in
 Arizona, and appreciate what you say therein. Just now it is not a pleas ant subject.
 There comes, eventually, to people
 and to political entities time for the throwing of of the things of childhood and for assumption of the full-inde- pendent estate of manhood. Of course, there is a possibility that the youth will leave the parental roof-tree be- fore he has become sufficiently mature to carve out his own career unaided. The same reasoning applies in regard to the treatment that should be given the territories by the nation. Each of the territories has been admitted to the nation as soon as it had demon strated it's fitness to care for itself. Judging from the Congressional Rec ord, the paramount question before the last Congress was whether Ari-
 zona had reached the full statehood measure of maturity, cultivation and wealth. The sage decision of the ma | jority was that the dish presented | had not cooked quite long enough. but that it would be sufficiently well
 done were New Mexico thrown into
 the pot. The party formula seemed to | be: Two half-baked territories equal
 one ready for statehood" The views
 of the Times on this subject nave been expressed most clearly. It has | forcefully represented the spirit of
 those republicans in congress who op- posed the union of two dissimilar peo-
 ples in one congruous and unwieldly
 state.
 | e There can be no doube of the tenn
 per of AriZonans upon this matter,
 and no doubt that they will vote down
 jointure at the fall election. Possibly
 their voice may be respected in the
 coming congress, but of that there is
 grave doubt. There is a strong senti-
 ment in congress and in the east that
 the time has come to wipe out the last
 forms of territorial government with
 in the concrete era of the union; and
 to preserve their boundaries, laws, l usages and institutions, the people of Arizona may need to maintain a wearisome fight in every succeeding sesion of the national legislature. In } this lies a strong argument against a , territorial form of government, which : ipermits the ruling of the body of peo. pie, in chattel-like form, by a power from them remote and unsympathetic "a situation which parallels closely the causes which led to the reyolu tionary war. But the people of Ari zona are patriotic and ever hopeful They'll not revolt.
 The issue appears to have been . made by congress, which thrusts | statehood upon us in distaste fulful form, not to be accepted. Upon ,, the rejection of the offer will come I the time for Arizona to strike foI statehood, with the same boundaries established when the wisdom of con 2 gross, away back in 1863 declared that the region from the Pecos to the Colo |, rado was too large for one system ot local government. If it were too large 7 then, with 10000 whites in what is r known as Arizona, assuredly it is nc smaller with a population of 170,00( | and with wealth of hundreds Of mil lions.
 1 I am painfully aware of the fact a that the statehood question has be |? come a nightmare in congress. Fol t twenty-seven years I have listened s admission. I know also that unti r. lately these demands have had very e ursubstantial foundation But now g the youth has grown to manhood. :. Statehood was asked, and almos '- was conceded, when transportation f within Arizona was almost wholly by ,, stage-coach, when her population anC e assets were only half what they art l today Since the last census the pop ulation has increased more than 5 j. per cent, and is still being added tt Q from every state in the union, tn, new settlers assuredly not being O II the evanescent kind. They have com, r to work in the mines, smelters ant r. shops, in the forests and on the farm e and railroads. Thousands more 0 l, them are needed, even now.
 Neither are the mines of fleetini character. Last year Arizona's pro . duction of copper bullion was SUI . passed only by that of Montana. Thi ' year Arizona is expected to lead . with a copper production valued a = $50, 900, ,000-a 20 per cent increas ,r over the figures of 1905. The coppe |, bodies are enormous, and in most 0 = the camps ore is in sight" for twent . years of activity to come, withou U reference to the ore bodies yet to b :. proved by development Millions, to : come anuaily through the workin