Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-10-06

lead During the last session of con
gress It was demonstrated that a ma
iority of that congress was opposed TO
the joint statehood proposition pushed
by the president. but there was enough
who could not brave the big stick
to give the majority TO joint statehood,
although they believed it to-be wrong.
The new congress, We believe, win be
inclined TO fairness for Arizona even
more than the last one and it is not
likely that the president could get
bill through congress for the admis-
sion of New Mexico unless it was
accompanied by one for the admission
OF Arizona. 1t was made plain in the
fifty-ninth congress that the members
favored fair dealing for both Arizona
and New Mexico and It is not likely
that fairness will be allowed to New
Mexico and denied to Arizona.
If there. ever was a time when the
people of Arizona should get busy in
the work of pushing the territory to
wards statehood it is NOW. Both
New Mexico and Arizona have long
ago qualified themselves to assume
the responsibility of maintaining
state government The past mas proved
that Arizonans have maintained a
better territorial government than
New Mexico, but New Mexico is much
better qualified for self-govornment
than nearly all the states admitted
into the union since its formation out
of the original thirteen. When Dele
gate Smith introduces the Arizona
statehood bill next December it
should have been proceeded by per-
sonal letters and appeals from every
citizen of Arizona who has an &C
quaintance in the national legislative
Jo1y.
Il was reported recently that Gov
the present was not the propitious
time for pushing the request of Ari-
IONA for statehood, but we take it
that Governor -Kibbey when he made
that statemen did so on the presump-
ton that President Roosevelt would
be against any statehood legislation
by the coming congress. Certainly
Governor Kibbey nor any other Ari-
conan wound not ady!se JnaJ me peo-
pie OF this territory remain inactive
now that the president has announced
his willingness to help New Mexico
secure the boon of self-goyernment.
Both New Mexico and Arizona
should be admitted to the union by
The sixtieth congress and the chances
are that both will be. Certainly con-
gress will not go on record as being
willing TO admit New Mexico as a
state and deny the same treatment
TO Arizona. Such action would be
more reprehensible by far than was
the proposition to make one state out
of both territories by Joining. them
together. Neither the congressman or
senators may be expected to do any
thing Of the ksnd.
Arizona must be up and doing 10
help in the statehood fight which viii
be on during the next congress. Our
people must not do anything which
would interfere with favorable action
on the plea OF New Mexico, as that
territory is qualified for assuming a
state government under All precedent
in state-making in the past. but Arr
IONA citizens should be on the ground
demanding that the same treatment
be accorded them.
Delegate Mark Smith may not
stand in as high favor With tie presi-
dent and national administration as
Delegate Andrews Of New Mexico. bat
We believe that he measures far above
Mr. Andrews when il comes to pop
ularity with the law makers at Wash
lugton. Mark Smith has been in con
gress for twenty years and he has
never needed support for Arizona THAI
he did not find it with some Of the
strongest men in The house and
senate. He viii never allow a bill to
pass for the admission of New Mexico