Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-04
LCt Arizona do Hgr Duly as Patriots and We Arc SdVcd|
 By DWIGHT B. HEARD
By DWIGHT B. HEARD


 know the sentiment of congress will
 be favorable to your admission with
 out any unreasonable delay l Senator P. J. McCumber, chairman i of the committee on pensions, and re
 garded as one of the strong republi
 can senators, writes under date Oi October 8, 1906:
 The sentiment of the country is
 overwhelmingly in. favor of making states out of the remaining territories as soon as it can be done without in justice to the people of the territories i There can be TO question but that Arizona and New Mexico will be ad mitted separately whenever congress is satisfied that they have the requi
 site population and resources. Not only that but ] am equally certain that congress will stretch point to secure admission of these territories although they may not measure up to what a great many feel should be the stand ard of population and resources. cannot but feel that much of the op- position to separate statehood is q sec tional opposition to the increased rep resentation of the trans-Mississippi country. The claim has been contin- uously made that these territories are desirous of coming into the Union as single state. When that claim has been dissipatea and the sentiment clearly expressed that these people are opposed to joint statehood, feel that congress will then proceed to consider the matter of separate statehood upon the merits of the case, and that in a very few years the real sentiment of the great majority of the people in those two territories for separate statehood will receive just consider ation."
 Senator F. J. Newlands, that great friend of irrigation and leader in the senate, speaking of the feeling of the democratic party, writes as follows under date of July 26, 1906:
 AS to the democratic party, feel assured that whenever it is in power and Arizona into the Union, as sepa- rate and individual states"
 Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson, one of the leaders in Arizona's fight for separate existence in the last congress, writes me as follows on July 27, 1906:
 My firm conviction is that the greater the majority against joint statthood, the earlier will be the ad- mission of both Arizona and New Mexico as separate states. Let it be made apparent to the people of the United States by the vote of the ter ritories that joint statehood is ob- noxious and immediately almost, universal demand will go up for their admission as separate state. Both DO litical parties have been resolving for a long time in favor of their admission and with the experiment of joint state hood repudiated, the demand will be resumed with greater vigor and earn estness than ever before.
 T am very much astonished at the letter recently written by President Roosevelt upon the subject. It almost carries a threat to the people of Ari- Zona that it was statehood under the present bill or not at all for quarter of a century, and then ultimately in union with New Mexico. I know Pres ident Roosevelt well enough to feel that the letter was written on impulse and can not be the result of his sin cere convictions. and with statehood rejected, unless I misjudge the Presi- dent, he would be as pronounced for the justice that single statehood only can confer, as any of it's most ardent friends of the present time. Among republicans here in Colorado there is an unqualified expression of sympathy with the two territories, and all nope that they will reject joint statehood and promptly receive the justice that each is entitled to. If were resi- 1xf a;- Nayicn Ariznnq I would feel that my highest mission would be to prevent the iniquity of the enforced union and to me it seems as though every man and woman living in those two territories should resent the attempt to enforce the union, as an infringement upon one of the most sacred rights that belongs to hem as American citizens.
 T sympathize most deeply with you in your devotion to single statehood for Arizona and I reiterate what l have in effect said before, that l have no doubt about it being speedily achieved"
 Senator George s. Nixon, Chairman of the Committee on National Banks. of the senate and one of the influential new men in that body, writes under date of October 18th:
 q cannot see how the refusal of Ari- zona to accept joint statehood now will lessen her chances for independent statehood later.
 q would not like to believe and do not, that the independence of Ar1zo- mas citizenship in the approaching election will in any degree influence the vote of single representative o- senator in Wa lins:ol, when Arizona, equipped as I elieve she vii be with the necessary population and wealth in the next f " years, again knocks for admission into the Union."
 Senator J. C. Burrows, a well known friend of Arizc na, and leading repub- lican member of the senate, in the fol- lowing letter of October 9th denies ab- solutely the rumors that have been cir cuIated in this Territory:
 Dear MT. Heard:
 T am in receipt of yours of the 4th instant saying the statement is being made and circulated that unless an alliance with New Mexico is accepted at this time, Arizona may expect to be