Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-09-12
Contributor Describes The Corruption That Exists And Shows How Ar;zor. Would Be Absolutely At The Merc,, or the Political Gang of Leeches

| P"s' p"N u'tn and still H being published by weekly news. paper in Eddy county
 Once this New Mexico ring burden, Ahzona with constitution of 1t, own making, aud by it's Mexican lepisla. lure It has passed laws suitable for ifs purposes in carrying out the cons,i,u. "on, all of which it will do if it get, the chance, it win be many years be. Tore such a calamity can be overcome or modified.
 In all political conventions. alwnys to be held in New Mexico, Arizona 's representation would be- just large enough to be the tail ts New Mexi. co.'s political kite. The Mexican vote of New Mexico, which is a very large percentage of the total vote, is now supposed to be behind Governor flag. german, an inexperienced young man who is recognized at Washington as '"' 's'PoUp'"h f5ueT. ue ls one Of New MeSico's rabid joint statehood advocates. Once that joint statehood IS obtained, however, this young mau who, only through the influence of his prospective father in.law. Secretary Hitchcock. was made New Mexico's governor. would suddenly find himself without Mexican or any other political support, and the old regime would be found in the saddle once again.
 New Mexico has two Republican fac. tions. the ins and the outs. Under joint statehood the ringlcaders of both factions would soon see the advantage of amalgamating their interests. and thus with the large Mexican vote at their backs, n vote too fur away from | Arizona to be either watched or counted, except by those who own it. they would make that portion of the new state which is now Arizona the legislature plunder of the political horseleaches. The Republican vote in New Mexico will always be sufficient. ly large to overcome the Democratic vote of Arizona, for the reason that the Mexican vote over here s always tai lied on the principle that cattle were once sold to inc government at the va rious forts in that territory, viz: By range delivery that is. by counting them while being driven round and round in circle uutil the tally sheet shows as many as ar. necessary to Hi' the contract.
 There are also t~s factions in tise Democratic party m New Mexico | geographically divided. The south eastern counties of Leonard Wood. Ouay. Roosevelt. Chaves and Eddy do no, amaigamate with the faithful of the northern and western counties be eause of the natural hatred of all Texans for everything and everybody that does not bear inc Lone Star brand. and th-se counties are almost wholly peopled from Texas.
 This .tatemen, is proved by the very ! libclous article recently publisissi by the Roswell Record, radical joint statehood paper published in Governor IIagermau's home town in ThaveS county. wherein n called Ar'zoha '.Thc jumpiug on Ptsce of humanity, and Arizouisns outlaws, besides several other similar endearine names In , Democratic convention these counties would practically hold 'h' Lalsnc, of power a- between Arizon" and the remaining counties of NC" Mexico. so nearly 70 that they ~ouin force upop the balance of the Ne" Mexican delegates any pfopo""'"'' that might happen 'o suit th"m' 'o Inn, tbev would become 'hc d'c'a'"fS in all such gatherings.
 Thus would the new Ha'e' i'"" Democratic standpoint. be a' 'h" merry of n fe~ New Mexican politicians nv ing in the far on Peco- valley "h"~ business and all otbcr interests ''' wholly allied with cattle industry "' Texas. and who have absolutely no "' ,cres,, with Arizona whatever
 Rut tpke New Mexico as II IS today in its heavily indebted and over'aSe' condition, brought about as II mas pee" by it's rings of gIafter-' the 'qoa' '' which has only been known m '"'u' ane. scandals. and who have Tor ye''' wa,eJ fat of of the sale of m''''on' ,nou millions of dollars of hiegans voted bonds, and other s'ealing'' the history of which is so we'll know" "' aver the United St@'@- fh'' '"P'''' everywhere for yesr' passed "p """'