Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-23
THE WORD WITH THE BARK ON

THE WORD WITH THE BARK on.
Arizona has laid n down 90 Mr.
! Roosevelt. plain and fiat. what his
duty Is In the statehood matter. and
now II he doesn't do u he may pre-
pare himself for the crushing force
Of Arizona's awful displeasure. The
Tucson star. which claims to speak
for the republicans Of our n%eighbor-
ing territory. thus lays down the law
TO Mr.. President. very clearly and
positively. and shows him what he
IL sure to catch n he has the rash
nes@ to act contrary TO the wishes Of
Arizona. The star says;
Judging from the reports which
have leaked out Of the conferences
held in Phoenix last week between
the staiWart anti-iOint statehood re-
publicans and First Assistant POST
master General Hitchcock. sthe repub-
ican organization 81 Arizona. through
the regular diplomatic channels and
with messages couched In plain but
polite language. has issued an ulu-
matum 10 President Roosevelt and his
administration followers to the ef-
feet that II the president desires the
six votes Of Arizona In the next repub-
ncan national convention he must be
good on the oint statehood question
In brief the republican organiza-
tlon Is saddled and mounted ready for
The stampede and only waiting FOR the
command u National Committeeman
sturgls Co ride rough shod over the
desires and ambitions Of the president
in this territory. But the organiza-
ton proposes to he fair with the
president. They are willing 10 for
i've past sins and iguomlnies heaped
upon Arizona and its people. but II Is
evident that patience has ceased TO be
"a virtue and Postmaster Hitchcock
l%ourneyed back TO Washington with a
neatly bound round robin In his In
side pocket hat will be calculated
To- make the gallant rough rider scent
the sound Of battle from sfsr
Now what will the strenuous one
60 MANfN fiNf AtANAtAAFAAA N
first conclusion To he reached is that
he viii shoot flashes II fire from his
cyelets and emit a kissing sound from
between his teeth as the timid hitch
cock tells 81 the revolt In the prov
lnce of Arizona. But will he"
u Is not long now until The powers
that be viii begin the making ~ The
political slate Tor 1905 Roosevelt has
SET his heart on leaving a successor
in the white House who viii draw
his inspiration from oyster BAY for
smother Tour years Win Tar seated
in the White House and T. Roosevelt
wearing the senatorial tuga. the pol
.lrN ~ the present administration
would DE reasonably assured of cone
tlnuance Tor another term. m 1908
Arizona viii have a voice that can
be heard She viii have six votes
that will be counted. and BE- is NOT
likely that Roosevelt in bis Widest
moments would wilfully drive Arizona
out 81 his back yard 90 be welcomed
into the Foraker lawn across the
street Again. Roosevelt has trouble
these DAYS. with e tumhllng stock
market and a condition bordering ou
e financial panic. an 90 which breeds
dissatisfaction. urged ON by those
who have cause 90 disagree with the
policy 81 the president. this o. no time
to lose Arizona from his side ln order
that he may CRAFTY a within founded
in the first place upon gIoss mlstep-
rcsentation and ignorance o. Zoe true
conditions existing 10 this territory
Roosevelt car abandon hIs joint
statchuod policy war Arizona
gracefully re can point % the zee
Turns from Arizona a. the Iast ,'eg-
tiou aEalnst joint statehood and .s,
The voice 81 the people shalt be ml
iau and walk into the next national
convention With ArlEona's sK dele
gates hanging TO his coattai.s This
81 a time when T. Roosevelt should NOT
ai1u bis strcnuosity % get the bet-
boz 80 his good political Judgment nc-
" arc Theodore
That D. very plain notice fo MI
Roosevelt hat " he doesn't do jus. a.
Arizona commands him o. DO. Arizona
wiu throN her ok votes in ths ma
uonaf Convention against him or his
man
OF course We recognize ifH dis
i~Egseabi. hw that IL would bring
about E yers disastrous state of affairs
- -navc Arir0na put herself ouf ~
ilne san INSTRUMENTATION s-sreclai-
ID al q time Ike this vhen the In
a~uEurztion % "a many big Irrigation
enterprises BY b general govern
mrnl tn f.ur alafar farrifarV make