Arizona republican., 1906-08-17

all in my power to nominate w. Il. Andrews as delegate to congress on a single statehood platform, and after ward did what I could for his election. The people responded. and he was elected by a plurality of over 5000 votes against 'Rodey. independent re publican. on jointure. and Money. democrat After all. senator, the peo- pie speak. and I have faith in their verdict and will humbly bow to the decision. but my vote will be NO.
 I believe it proper on this occasion to quote from a speech made by Col onel Roosevelt at Las Vegas. N. NJ. on Sunday. June 25, 1S99 during the Rough Riders reunion Hon. Frank Springer presented Colonel Roosevelt a medal on behalf of the people of New Mexico In response. Colonel, now President. Roosevelt. said:
 QUOTATION FROM COLONEL
 ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH.
 q cannot say how glad l have been to come here I never was in New Mexico before. but I never felt like a stranger for one moment among you. CApplause) I claim the same right that each of your sons claims of glory and I take pride in the name and lame of New Mexico. I am an American as  alike have the right to claim as our own every acre and every rod Of coun- try from Maine to Oregon, from Flor ida to California. (Applause) The heavens have been more than propi- tious so far. and We must not complain of this shower. All l shall say is, if New Mexico wants to be a state, you can count me in and 1 will go to tp VI anything you wish" LOng and con tinued applause)
 A great change seems to have come up between Colonel Roosevelt and President Roosevelt as regards state hood for New Mexico and if I am not very much mistaken he was .n New Mexico on that occasion just about as long as Beveridge and his committee when on their remarkable tour of in- spectiou. But then Colonel Roosevelt was not Investigating the slums of New Mexico and looking for every thing bad.
 short time ago I read an editorial which was so good and to the point that I give it to you. although I can not recall the name of the paper:
 "Too big for one state. The area in cluded within the present boundaries of the territories of New Mexico and Arizona is approximately equal in size and shape to the combined areas of the states of Pennsylvania. Maryland. Vir- ginia, West Virginia. ohio. Indiana and Kentucky. Those seven states have d total area of 236.2S5 square miles, while the total area of the two terri tories of New Mexico and Arizona is 2353 3S0 square miles.
 Tt ought to be evident to even the most provincial and narrow minded of eastern congressman that a state gov ernment could not be organized that would care properly for the interests of Philadelphia, Baltimore. Richmond Cincinnati, Wheeling, Pittsburg, In dianapolis and Louisville And it would not be primarily because of an excessive population that single state government would fall fors state ex- tending from the Atlantic to the Mis- sissippi, but rather on account of the diversity of conditions and interests that could not be successfully defend ed and served in such a way.
 "The great state of Texas. larger even than the proposed new state. finds an ever increasing difficulty in satisfying the desires and just de- mands of its people, yet the state of Texas is far more homogeneous in it's character and it's qualities than are the territories of New Mexico and Arizona In the case of Texas, a national organ ization had grown up and the people had been welded together into harmony of sentiment and purpose and this or ganization and sentiment deserved to be perpetuated But in the case of New Mexico and Arizona the tendency has been steadily the other way. to- ward dissociation and divergence. The basic principal of our national fedora ton is that of local self government. combined with national union The creation of such a giant state as the one now proposed violates this funda- mental principle since 1t makes effect i've local self government impossible. The bulk of the arguments in favor of joint statehood for New Mexico and Arizona is based either upon narrow partisanship or narrow sectionaI,sm.
 BOTH TERRITORIES READY FOR
 SINGLE STATEHOOD.
 We believe that these two terri tories are ready now for separate statehood, but whatever difference of opinion there may be upon this spoint few years will put the matter beyond any doubt. for when their water sup plies are properly regulated and ap- piled to irrigation. New Mexico and Arizona will he fO11pd to ba f,,Il,, ,,I,,.~,