Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-19
ARIZONA A GAN BE DEPENDED UPON.

the joint statehood bill which has been referred to the qualified voters of this territory for disposition al the next general election on Nov. 6. The defeat of the Hamilton Joint State hood bill will 90 down in the political history Of Arizona as enc Of the great est victories ever won by a free Amer ican people who refused to bow their neck iii obedience to the manifesto is sued by the White House and the aA- ministratiOn powers that be.
 The citizens of Arizona are fully cognizaRt of their rights. guaranteed this territory under the constitution. The. defeat of the iniquitous Hamll- on Joint Statehood bill is further guar antee that at no distant day Arizona will be admitted as a state. single and alone. In the same manner New Mex leo will be given a like assurance. eventually two more western states will come into the Union of their own right and We shall hear TO more of the joint state proposition. The country at large has placed its stamp Of dis sarproval on that scheme.
 The west needs all the representa- tion to which it is justly entitled. New Mexico knows what the vote VIII pe in Arizona, and if the people of tEat territory have their own welfare at heart. as well ahtat of the en- tire west, their vote will also be cast against jointure at this time. An affirmative vote on the part Of New Mexico might be sufficient ground for the next con gross to pass similar joint state bill. A negative vote by Arizona and New Mexico means an end for ali time of the joint statehood issue.
 The vote in Arizona will be ninety per cent against joint statehood. The campaign is ended so far as ArlZona is concerned. All that remains is the counting fthe ballots on November 9th. There is no evidence in Arizona of disposition on the part of the peo- pie to accept any old thing congress sees fit to give them. or to abandon any of the principles and guarantees given our people at the time this ter ritory was created more than forty years ago.
 Over in New Mexico the adninistra- tion newspapers have opened the cam paign in favor of jointure, and here is a sample of the weak-kneed course ad. vocated by the Las Vegas Optic.
 For half a century and more New Mexico has been trying to get into the union as state. She may try for half century more if she refuses the chance that is offered her now. Even should Arizona refuse, should New Mexico agree to the joint state hood idea, go on and hold her conven- don and present her cause at the short session, there is a possibility of her coming in. But beyond this congress there is no hope for years. New Mexico is Republican, the Con- gross is Republican, the nation is Re publican. Let New Mexico adopt the program the national congress has laid down for her. Let her accept jointure and then, if Arizona is against it, let her rally all her forces and adopt wise constitution and present it to congress. All states have been admitted on political grounds almost entirely. The Republican congress is exceedingly likely to let in Republican New Mexico"
 Because the people of New Mexico have eontended for fifty years for that which they considered to be righG, i! that any reason why they should al this late day abandon the struggle; American citizenship is made of st,rn CT stuff and small defeats but ad6. to their courage for the final struggle
 Let New Mexico adopt the plan laid down for her by the National Con sress,' is the plea of the Las Vegas Optic, but such plea finds no respon siye echo in the breasts. Of the citizens of Arizona It is true that the poll tics of New Mexico is Republican and New Mexico might receive favorable consideration at the hands of a Re publican congress where Arizona