Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-26
REPUBLICANS WERE FORGED.

WERE FORGED.
 A Washington correspondent sends the following resume of the statehood bill after it's final passage:
 Not many days ago the House re- publican leaders boasted that they would not surrender to the Senate on the joint statehood question. They in tended. so it was heralded far and wide, to stand out obsJinately for the measure just as it was passed in the lower branch of Congress. Tn other words they intended to yoke Arizona and New Mexico together as one com monwealth. Even Senator Beveridge, who favored the House plan O. pro- cedure, thought that matters were deadlocked for this session, at least, and almost to the last insisted there would be no legislation on the subject until next winter, if then.
 The pressure, however. from the western states was too great; and Speaker Cannon and his chief heuten- ants were compelled to yield to pub lie sentiment.
 The people of Arizona and New Mexico have not had fair treatment. But it could have been worse, and their day in court will come eventual ly. Oklahoma and Indian Territory will come into the Union as - big state. Justice would not have been done the people of that locality had it not been for the persistent efforts Of the democrats in Congress, aided by some of the more liberal men among the republicans in the Senate. The House republicans were cCmpell- ed to surrender, because they realized that if this important question was sent over until next winter the wrath , of the voters of the entire West would have been visited upon them.
 Of course, the republicans with 'their usual assurance, will try to .sclaim all the credit for adding an other star to the flag Of the Union, On this point it is safe to assume that 1rheir- campaign literature will be full If .hraggiag statements. They will cope to keep in line not only the vot- lers of Oklahoma, but of the adjoining states. And they are out after both of the Senators from Oklahoma and h. dian Territory. No one can, at this writing accurately predict what the result will be when the new state is There was what people two slide" and yet MT Mcclure, the pres ent republican delegate from the ter ritory of Oklahoma in the House of Representatives, received only 45,802 votes to 45,409 for William Cross, de- iocrat. That was too close to be con- sfortable.
 2 Since Oklahoma was organized the have had about as many mt wates in the House as the opposi- of BpaTty:>-yif Iiras been a sort of see ane ssme of politics down there. Den o 1ynp, Q former republican dele alirte from the territory, managed to pull through twice on the republican Fcket. He was most active in poli- fcs. and owed his success largely to lis personal popularity. A new ele- ,nent of voters will have to be reck- Nned with after Oklahoma becomes a ete. The understanding is that a |
 V large majority of the people in !
 Nterritory are democrats. Unless l -should be a revulsion of sentf- l
 She indications are that the re- pessr -,n party will wake up some fine morping and discover that they have not Pagged two United States Sen atorships they are counting upon.
 The republicans have got to doi much better than they did two years ago to place Oklahoma in their party column. In reality two states should have been made of Oklahoma and h. dian Territory. There is sufficient | area and population is enough to jus tify such action, but the republicans in Congress were really afraid to tryt the experiment.