Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-05
TEDDY BEAR
THIRD TERM
GLuR Is SICK
Ignoring of Statehood Issue BY
Strenuous Hero Has Greatly
Weakened Their Weak Posi-
ton With People.

Ever since the publication OF the
presidents message to congress,
which contained nothing in regard to
statehood, although the chief execu-
tive stated that he was in favor ~ no
litical autonomy for Arizona and New
Mexico, those who have been engaged
in the work of organizing clubs in
the territory for the express purpose
of sending an instructed delegation to
the Republican National Convention
next year for Roosevelt, have felt
their position greatly weakened. With
the announcement of Joseph B. Fora
ker's candidacy and the ignoring of
the issue which is dearest to all Ari-
zcnans by the president, there seems
to be almost no chance of any Repub-
lican delegation from this territory at
tending a convention except one that
is instructed to vote for AriZona's
friend, the Senator from Ohio.
After the statehood fight of year
ago, when the presidents policy was
scorned with such disdain by the peo-
pie of this territory, the supporters of
the strenuous and crafty politician
hoped that he would give forth some
utterance which would at least make
their open advocacy of his cause for
third term tenable. While steam
ing down the Mississippi, the utter
ance was given to the people of Ari-
IONA through Senator Flint of Cali
fornia, the president announcing that
he favored single statehood in view
of the firm manner in which Arizona
rejected his pet plan of union with
New Mexico
Although Roosevelt authorized the
statement there were many Republs-
cans in the territory who, like the
Democrats, were dissatisfied with
such an indefinite announcement and
demanded that the chief executive for
tify his remarks by assurances that
he would work as hard for single
statehood as he did to strangle Ari-
IONA. The object of the contention
seemed to be to ascertain, whether
the Terrible Teddy was playing poll
tics and endeavoring to secure Ari-
zona's delegation in the convention,
as it is now practically admitted that
he will run again.
The action of the chief executive
in ignoring the statehood issue COM
pleteIy In his present message when
his party endorsed it consistently up
to a couple of years ago, when he
| took SUCH active measures with BeT-
eridge, Cannon ct al, to force Arizona
into union with New Mexico, seems
| to indicate plainly that the Erratic
Ones solicitude for single statehood
and justice to the territory is not so
keen; in fact amounts to nothing but
a strategical political move.
The chance of Rooseyelts getting
! a delegation from this territory in
| preference to Senator Foraker, was
| indeed very slim even though he had
| declared for the right kind of state
| hood but even that is now gone, ow-
| ing to his weak policy. He evidently
consulted with the party leaders"
| and Beyeridge and Cannon turned
their thumbs down.
The G o. P of Arizona now owes
no allegiance whatever to the nation
al administration; past wrongs were
covered over with balm that proved
unsoothing, and opportunity to show
sincerity has been allowed to pass
by the president. On the other hand
| the venerable senator from Ohio who,
during the past twelve years has
fought for the sacred political rights
of the people of the territory, against
| the Vaccinations of Roosevelt and
others; and to whom is due a great
| portion of the credit for the fact that
Iney are not now governed from
Santa Fe. needs their support One
year ago Foraker could have had any
| gift within the reach Of the people
of Arizona, and there is no doubt that
! the Republicans of the Territory will
1 demonstrate to the president that,
as well as being hard fighters, they
are true friends. There can be only
one right kind of delegation from
Arizona to the Republican National
Convention and that is one instructed
TO vote first. last and all of the time
for Joseph B. Foraker, the Senator
Prom Ohio