Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-07
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nerve 70 abuse Senator T. M Patter-
son because he objects TO the injustice
proposed to be done to New Mexico
and Arizona through the agency OF
the joint Statehood bill. II ccuse the
fearless Colorado senator who had
the honesty 10 Condemn isis. 3~R.a,yy+-~
for sanctioning the party caucus Of
grand larceny politics. because he
opposes joint statehood. The Jour
ma, goes on with a lot 10 Of It's
silly twaddle about the name In
which Arizona. Is throttled by mining
corporations, Here II 4 sample
Editor Patterson knows that there
la not In any nook or corner OF the
United States a more complete condi.
ton Of grand larceny politics than
Is to be found constantly on exhibl-
ton In the. territory Of Arizona In the
grip Of the mining corporations, and
he knows, too. that there Is no yisi-
bie cure for this condition Of things
except through Joint statehood, which
would result In the organization and
admission Of a state able to control
the corporations within It's limits,
under Il government of the people. by
the people and for the people,"
Such talk from a western paper
makes us tired. It Ia akin to the
sort Of stuff that the papers domin.
ated by the selfish interests Of the
east have been shamed out Of publish
Ing when the fact was brought home
TO them that In consepting to the bill
designed to force the union OF New
Mexico and Arizona. they were sub
scribing to an injustice upon a free
people greater than any American
people have ever before been asked to
bear.
In view OF the fact that the meth
DDS advocated by the Journal TO force
the union Of New Mexico and Arizona
are Ia direct violation Of "a govern.
ment OF the people. by the people and
for the people," the editor Of the
journal wakes foolish. II there II a
shadow Of truth In the statement that
Arizona Is in the grasp 81 the min.
ing corporations which have given
her the proud rank Of the worlds
greatest copper producers, how Is q
joint state divided against itself going
to help the matter any? The laws Of
the territory are under the control
OF congress, aud even now such re
pressive measures are being aimed at
the mining corporations to force
them 4 turn their powerful mining
corporations into line. The mining
corporations can. doubtless, be reach
ed In this way, but the people OF
Arizona can not. It II not the rail
roads aud greedy politicians Of New
Mexico. nor the mining corporations
OF Arizona that will prevent joint
statehood. but the plain people Of the
two territories who cannot be intfni-
dated by ty~rannical legislation.
According to the theory Of the Jour.
nal the government Of the United
States can be controlled BY the min
ing corporations Of Arizona, and the
only visible ciire Tor this condition OF
things is Joint statehood Assuredlt
nothing more absurd has ever an
reared III anv newspaper printed IA
hits country. A great many people
NJ this colAltnya hhsc. Dfsttss .rDwn
hys torical eosses corporation .Ssbut che
Journal has developed positive im
sanity ON siie subject.
Vat The fact must not he lost slght
%. that With all their wrong doiag
and oppression. resulting frcm 'he
cupidity and dishonesty OF the pep.
pie with whom they have had 20 isal
for the most, part, II Is the pnwartll
combinations os capital which We coll
corporations that have done more
than all other influences ccmhired
toward the development .pf this COM
try. 20 great. so difficult. SO resource
ful as TO rpnder the individual help.
less.