Arizona republican., 1906-10-31

your duty now to bury 1t as deep as
possible"
With that injunction from Chairman
Dwight b. Heard, there passed out of
the Doris opera house last night, one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
audiences that ever assembled in this
city TO consider a question of grave
public import. Never was there gather
ed an aggregation of men and women
more unanimous in their protest
against a common peril, more deter
mined to exert their individual influ-
ence at the ballot box in final deadly
stroke at the Ubiquitous project to de-
stroy their homes and firesides. The
non-partisan anti-joint statehood
meeting, under the auspices of the BIZ
Partisan committee, was all that could
have been hoped for. The principal
speakers were Attorney General f. 5.
Clark and Hon. T. G.. Norris. both of
Prescott. One is a republican and the
other a democrat. Differing as widely
as men can in political way, standing
in ordinary circumstances for Oppos-
ing principles, in this the hour of COM
mon danger, they stood shoulder to
shoulder. receiving the united plaud-
its of those who at other times are
wont to differentiate between the prin-
mastery addresses. Both, of neces-
sity, had similar arguments to present
but each had the force of his indi-
viduality which robbed the meeting of
any semblance OF 'mOnOtony.
The stage was artisticalIy decorat ted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Berger of the theater
management and the Pioneer band
played pleasing airs during the assem-
bling of the meeting. The stage was
occupied by a large number of repre-
sentative citizens irrespective OF party
affiliations. Roy Goodrich of the BIZ
Partisan committee, called the meeting
to order with a brief word. He said
the time had arrived for the people to
decide whether they would bury the
joint statehood issue forever or by an
indecisive vote next Tuesday. make
possible its later revival He intro
duced Mr.. Heard as chairman, that
gentleman being greeting with pro-
longed cheering Repeating the senti-
ment of Mr.. Goodrich, he added that
it was now a time for democrats and
republicans to stand side by side in n
united demand for home rule. He first
called upon the chorus OF Mesa young
ladies, who have enlivened the cam
paign on repeated occasions. to sound
the key note of the meeting in the
singing of Columbia. This was SPLEEN
didly done, and during the singing the
audience had an opportunity to feast
the eyes on a festive graveyard scene
portrayed on canvas and suspended
above the speakers. 1t represented
the last resting place of the statehood
issue with Candidate Ainsworth ten
derby placing a bouquet of flowers on
the lOwly grave. Beside it was the le-
joint statehood is dead
Mr.. Heard then spoke briefly in Civ
ing the lie to the SANDER that after
congress had left the matter to a refer
endum of the people it would again re-
vive it and take issue with them. In
proof Of it he read a, number of letters
from notable senators both democratic
and republican, and announced that
he had many others which he would
see were given publicity this morning
in the press throughout the territory
He then introduced Mr. Clark as rne
first speaker.
Mr.. Clark pleasingly accepted the
compliments rendered to himself and
TO the territorial administration saying
that whether he deserved them or not.
he felt sure that the administration of
Governor Kfbbey had merited the rec
ognition. His first remarks were ad-
dressed specifically to the people OF
this county, an empire in itself It
was a mystery to him how any resi-
dent of this valley, particularly. could
favor jointure. He spoke of capitol re-
moval, and in Illustration asked what
the people of Santa F'e would say. were
conditions reversed. He spoke of the
Normal, which if not entirely remov-
ed, would lose its present splendor. as
an institution, and these things were
but two of a score OF arguments of
the same kind. He spoke of a jointure
orator who said there was by law a
levy for the maintenance of the Nor
mai. but who forgot to say it was an
Arizona law, subject to repeal by New
Mexico in the event of jolnture.
He next took up the charge that the
republican party favored jointure and
denied it, giving strong reasons for his
statement and saying the attitude of
the party was represented in the Ham
ilton bill. which gave the right to de-
eide to the people. But even il the re-
publican party did favor it. the speak
er could not see why that should appeal
TO democrats. And whatever party
might favor it the duty of the people
of Arizona was first to their homes
and firesides and they should make
answer as did the colonists to King
George and which answer was the be-
ginning of their independence. He said
that congress having left the question
to the people, would accept the verdict
as matter of honor and good faith
That the president favored jointure in
his message he admitted. but said also
that wise men change and said: you
VIII live to see the day when Roosevelt |
Will change, and honor us for our in
and Arizona will gain the !
name of being independent, for having |
the manhood and womanhood to stand |
up for her rights" He compared the |
attitude of Arizona with that of New !
Mexico. cringing before the politicians |
and acknowledging her incapability /
for self government. Arizona" he |
said, would not be placed in that cat |