The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-06
STATEHOOD moNsTRosITY.

The eastern papers still teem Win
caustic editorials upon the sectional
Legislature that passed the house the
other day, making one state out of
Arizona and New Mexico. Western
members have been surprised to see
the slight interest taken In the great
question by The western press. When
It is too late the western people will
probably realize the great injustice
that has been done them.
The Washington Post last Monday
morning printed the following edito-
rial which is fair sample OF many
editorials upon this question printed
in non.partisan papers in the east
The Post never predicts, but If
It were given to that bad practice
it would say that the legislative ac-
ton of Wednesday Is likely to be the
last sectional victory the east will
ever gain over the west in the Amer
lean congress New England has
twelve members in the United States
senate, and you may throw all New
England into either New Mexico or
Arizona, and It would require a search
warrant and a posse comitatus to
find IT, Fling the six New England
states, one at time, into different
quarters OF the proposed new state,
and they might ceaselessH tramp
around for twelve-month without
any one of them coming in contact
with any other one OF them in their
bewildered wanderings. The excuse
Is that the two territories are deserts;
but either Of them skilfully managed,
will yield more agricultural products
than all New England
President Roosevelt Is the leader
| who fought the battle and gained II.
Had he been even neutral the commit
| tee on rules would have been beaten
| three scores Never in the history Of
the American congress was one mis-
| take made to breed another until the
committee On rules determined they
would not do justice TO Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, unless. at the same
time, they were permitted TO visit in
Justice on Arizona and New Mexico.
The insurgents" with backbone,
though beaten, have not suffered in
public estimation. II was not for them
old Jacob pronounced the curse; I'm
stable as water, thou shalt not excel. "
The committee on rules Is smart
enough TO know, or at least to learn,
that the very best way in the world
to make an enemy is to humiliate
him. The insurgents" who yielded
to the persuasion Of the committee
will have considerable load of hu
initiation to lug during the rest of the
session.
"The senate has the bill and the
senate has not yet abolished what
was once the inalienable legislative
right to offer, debate and vote upon
amendments The amendment to this
monstrosity that the senate should
consider Is proposition to make two
states Of Arizona and New Mexico
as soon as each shall have a popula-
tion requisite to entitle it to two mem
bers of congress under the present ap-
portionment New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Rhode Island surely could
not oppose that in daylight and 1t is
not possible that Delaware could op-
pose II in the dark, even. We are not
quite positive that this suggested
amendment Is constitutional, but we
are confident that it is not half as
unconstitutional as that legislative
Caesarean operation by which West
Virginia got to be state.
In the old days, northern statesmen
who adhered to the south, We're
'doughfaces the western statesman
who sides with the east on a section
al question Is not yet christened This
statehood bill Is as sectional aS the
fugitive slave law. and the west Is
going to be in n rage over ii one OF
these days, II the scheme shall be
fully consummated.
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