Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-04
NEW MEXICO VOTERS ARE DIVIDED OMJO|NT
 STATEHOOD
UNION WITH ARIZONA SHOULD NOT BE SOUGHT WHILE
 THERE IS OPPOSITION.

Despite the attempt of the New Mexico newspapers to make 1t appear that the people of that territory are unanimous for the joint statehood bill evidence continues to arrive from there showing a most determined op- position. There are many people in
 New Mexico who recognize the un- willingness of the people of Arizona to join with New Mexico in statehood and for this reason think that for Ari- zona to agree to it would be an exhi-
 bition of lack of pride and indepenn- ence. A correspondent ias: week wrote the following to the Las Vegas News: aa ezq
 Why all this Hopping over of the New Mexico press for joint state hood with Arizona?
 I am afraid the people are being
 misrepresented by the majority of the newspapers in this territory. So far, | have been unable to see one single argument that would convince
 me to vote for jointure with Arizona.
 The following is a clipping from ! the Deming Headlight, and I simply use it to show the general trend and weakness of the press of New Mex ico;
 Since the statehood bill was signed by President Roosevelt, the question of what we are going to do about | it?' is almost hourly heard on the streets. and it is a question that one | may we'll ask of himself in all earn estness and with a consciousness that | in the answer he is laying the founda. l ton of his future if he intends to re- main in New Mexico. That state hood is to be desired by all cannot be denied and while admitting that we are entitled to become a state to our. selves, still the Headlight is of the opinion that statehood as it is offered l to us today is far better than none. l And if we, of New Mexico refuse the offer of congress as it Is now made to us. we are also of the opinion that we will live to regret it for many years to come. ut
 The Headlight is of the opinion that statehood as it is offered us today Is | far better than none. Bah, not on your tintype. In the first place. why | should we want to force ourselves
 upon a people who do not want usf | New Mexico is far more independent | than that and we'll she may be, as i she is far superior in every way than our sister territory. ......- .es.HR ?
 Then again the Headlight says.
 And if we, of New, Me--So,- refuse | the offer of congress as it is now l made to us, we are also of the opin i ion that we will live to regret it for | many years to come" Oh, I don't know. New Mexico isn't so bad off | just at present at least, when she is | in the midst of prosperity, with new | towns springing up everywhere;
 cities doubling in population; with i immigration pouring in from all di | rections; new enterprises and de velopmepts in full progress all over this vast area of dear old New Mex 1 ico. Really and truly, now, MT. Edi
 tor of the Headlight, don't you think | that New Mexico is capable of taking
 care of herself in the face of all this 1 instead of being tackled on to her
 rebellious sister in Sianlesetwins
 fashion?
 The editorials in the daily papers of the territory would signify that all have flopped over for jointure. | and the we(a)klies are fast falling in, | to lina. Now, ask what's the oc- casion? They certainly are not re, | fectipg the honest opinions of their constituents. No, I can't bring my self to believe New Mexico is made up of such weak people. s-
 The majority of the newspapers are trying to make us believe that by voting for jointure and giving ma
 jority, and by having Arizona throw down the proposition by voting against it, that New Mexico will gain tha good will of the next congress and be admitted as single state. Now, could anything be more redtcu- Iously foolish ? This would simply be case of where men vote for what