Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-16
PATRIOTIC TALK
 F0R STATEHOOD
DELEGATE SMITH SAYS HE WILL FIGHT NEW MExIco's ADMIs- SION IF ARIZONA IS TO BE TURNED DOWN.

Delegate Mark Smith, upon his re- turn to Tucson, expressed himself as follows to reporter of the Tucson Citizen:
 "I have not seen the Curry inter- view and therefore speak only of it as you represent it. If the president has assured Governor Curry that he will aid New Mexico in her efforts for sin gle statehood, it only shows Arizona s wisdom in defeating the miserable, un. fair and iniquitous joint state scheme
 which he so cruelty and constantly fathered during the last congress. It further shows that eternal vigilance on the part of the people is the price which they must pay for liberty. Arizona is to be congratulated. But representing her people, republicans and democrats alike, l do not feel disposed to sit idly by and see a less worthy state admit ted to the union, and make no effort to secure Arizona her just dues. l shall, however, do nothing to endanger her future. l shall carefully feel the tenn per of the next house and if l find among the republicans enough oppon- ents of New Mexico statehood, which, added to the full democratic vote, will kill her bill, I will, if I do not change my present state of mind, do my best to organize the full democratic strength against New Mexico s admittance unless Arizona is likewise admitted This is no dog in the manager spirit, either. am and have always been in favor of the admission of both territories. | have earnestly worked for both. Twill continue to do the same on all fair grounds. You may not know, but it is the fact that in the house that finally passed the bill admitting Arizona, Okla homa and New Mexico, known as the omnibus bill Arizona was to be left out altogether. l organized solid dem- ocratic opposition of one hundred and fifty-seven yates against the bill, unless Arizona should be included. This was republican house, just as the next house will be. That l47 votes added to the republican opposition, would have defeated the Oklahoma and New Mexico bill They had to take in Arizona or lose. They added Arizona and won. A like condition may again confront us, in which event l am apt to act as I did before. l have no patience with those erstwhile advocates of statehood who are now advising us to wait until after the next census. l imagine their purpose, which seems plain enough, and may hereafter fully state the facts as they appear to me.
 .'If the federal republican officials in Arizona will make the necessary fight | Arizona republicans are for Arizona against any one man for president, they | can get just as much out of it as New | Mexico can get. I hope to see them stand as they have heretofore stood, for the immediate single statehood of Ari- zona.
 "'It seems to me the plainest duty of patriotism, and real patriotism in Ari- zona is never appealed to in vain. Be it understood that I am not fighting | against New Mexico and will not fight | against her admission. I am fighting, however, for Arizona, and will fight for her best interest at all times and iii every way, and against everything that presents itself in opposition to her advancement and prosperity. If l can win for Arizona I shall not hesitate at the use of any fair means to accom- plsh that end. y