Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-13
sEsrowiNo THE CREDIT.

 as this session of Congress is con cerned, the friends of Arizona, both at home and abroad, are deserving of special mention. The defeat of the Hamilton bill was a great undertak- ing. The entire strength of the ad- ministration was against Arizona. President Roosevelt brought his per sonal efforts to bear upon the ques- ton, and Speaker Cannon cracked the party whip over the shoulders of such men as Tawney of Minnesota and Mad den of Illinois.
 Arizona owes a debt of gratitude to her friends, both at home and abroad and it is to be hoped that the day is not far distant when the opportunity will afford itself to the people of Ari- zona to pay this debt.
 Among our own people, barring a small dozen malcontents, everybody helped. Petitions were circulated, personal lettars were written, per sonal appeals were made, and at a personal sacrifice citizens of Arizona journeyed to Washington Co plead the cause of Arizona before the bar of the Senate.
 After the smoke of battle has rolled away, the-e is one figure from Arizona that stands out head and shoulders above the rest-the Hon. Marcus A. Snith-Arizona's representative in Congress. With man of less ability representing Arizona at snch critical time, the result might have been diff, ferent It was not so much his elo, .quence on the floor of the House; it was not so much the force of his ar. guments, but it was his strong per, sOnality, his earnest appeals to his friends of long years standing. that induced Senators and Representative 70 rally to his standard when Arizona was in deadly peril. The people of ArizCna made no mistake at the last election. They will make no mistake vember. Mark Smith has ably rep, resented Arizona in Congress for a number of years. and his present term has shown the real worth of our representative. Mark Smith was sent to Congress to defeat the joint State, hood bill. The joint-Statehood bill has been defeated, and no one in Ari zona. regardless of politics. will de sire 10 take one iota of praise from this faithful servant
 A number of personal mentions might be made of the untiring efforts displayed in behalf of Arizona. Frank NJ. Murphy, who organized the party of Congressmen to come to Arizona. and in which undertaking he was ass. .sCed by the Southern Pacific Company and the Fl Paso & Southwestern. is de serving of special thanks: likewise Governor Kibbey, who, in the face of the policy of the Republican admin. istrauon, dared to stand up and de fend the rights of Arizona in his an. nual report to the Secretary of the Interior.
 To the Democrats in the Senate. led by such men as Bailey Carmack, Pat terson, Burrows and Tillman, Arizona will ever owe her allegiance. and tc their names must be added their Es. publican colleagues-Foraker, Spooner Ager, Dubois and Clapp
 Senator Foraker, of Ohio, will live long in the hearts of the Arizona peo, pie. He has been sincere and honest iI his opinions and his vote in each succeeding Congress. since the Rcpub. lican party declared for Statehood for the remaining Territories and before Roosevelt, the Czar, ascende1 the throne.
 The Statehood victory for Arizona has demonstrated again that, after all. the Senate of the United States IS the safeguard of the nation. There .he party lash has no terrors for it's mem bers, and the dictates of a ponpous and self-conceited President carry nc weight.
 This is a week for Thanksgiving and rejoicing in Arizona, but in the midst of the jollifcation let us remem Der our friends.
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