Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-18
WILL RESORT TO EVERY MEANS TO HOLD THEIR MAJORITY.


 TO HOLD THEIR MAJORITY.
 The Washington Post, which reach i ed our desk this week contains theI following squib in connection with the final action of the conference commit tee on the joint Statehood bill which has been pending before the commit tee for the past two months. The article in the Post is an interview with Mir. Sam Powell, of the Indian Territory, who has been in Washing ton for several months. and is thor oughly familiar with the situation. MT. Powell says:
 Because of the possible closeness of the coming Congressional cam psign, and the fact that the six Rep resenIatives from the proposed new State of Oklahoma would be Demo erats. it is not likely that there will be any Statehood bill at this session of Congress. was talking with one of the conferees. a Democrat. and heI told me they had not yet reached the main contention as to whether New Mexico and Arizona should be admit ted. would not be surprised II there is no bill, and am sure that the people in the Territories will not be. The only persons who are keeping In complete readiness for something to drop at any minute are the Senatorial candidates. It is likely, however, that they would not be chosen just because they are professional candidates.
 The Review believes that Mir. Pow ell. from the Indian Territory, has found the meat in the cocoanut. The Republican party dares not admit Ok slahoma and Indian Territory as one State, with the possibility of six Demo cratic representatives. The adjourn ment of the present session of Con- gress will find the Republican party in this country trembling upon the brink of defeat. Six Democratic repre- sentatives from the new State of Ok ahoma would decide the victory in favor of the old party of the people and from present indications Uncle Joe" Cannon does not propose to take tine chance.
 When wm. J. Bryan again touches the shores of the United States, and is welcomed home by the Democratic Club of New York, the people of this country will unanimously proclaim him their leader, nominate him for the Presidency upon the Democratic ticket, and elect him President. 10 gether with a Democratic Congress by a majority unequalled in the his tory of the country.
 The people of the United States. the common people, the ordinary people the people who have no special inter ests, propose to have President and Congress who will legislate for theil best interests.
 There is a natural turning again to ward the party that has always ana to this day stands as the representa- tive of the common people. What has been the history of the Republican party for the past ten years? It Is l; succession and a continuance of leg isiation in the interests of the trusti and the special interests of the coun try. These interests have maintain ed a powerful lobby at every sessiol of Congress and Legislature. The have usurped the attention of the law making bodies. and 1t is high time tha we had a President and a Congres who is not elected by stoler cam paign contributions and whose ever. official act is not bought and receipte' for In advance.
 The Republican leaders can read th handwriting on the wall. There Is
 turning away from the G. O. P. I'm roar of the political stampede has b. come ominous in their ears, and tn deliberate attempt to keep Oklahom and. Indian Territory out of the Unio, shows to what desperate extremes tn party of the trusts and the specie interests of the country is driven, n an endeayor to continue it's gras upon the legislation of the country
 Can anyone read the history of tn legislation of the Republican part' in this country for the past ten year and longer deny that this party is th party of the special interests an . classes of this country? Where !, there . Republican in Congress wh