Arizona republican., 1907-10-29
PHOENIX ARIZ.. OCT. 30. 1907.
"WAGS'" FUTILE CHASE.

Ways" the Evening Outcast, is flu
riously engaged in the pursuit of its
tail. Ways" apparently imagines that
caudal decoration to be statehood. In
the meantime the populace remains
calm and unmoved, steadfastly declin-
ing to join Ways" in the interesting.
and even exciting chase after its tail.
The public is in complete realization
Of the fact that the tail is Ways"
private and especial property. If II
has pleased somebody for some purpose
to attach a tag to il bearing the le
gend Statehood" it is still Ways
tail in which there is no territorial in
terest.
Ways" processes to believe that the
tail which it pursues with so great dill
igence and noise was tagged by Gov
ernor Kibbey. Chief Justice Kent and
Secretary Nichols, and it boasts OF
their handiwork.
While we have consulted none of
these gentlemen, we are certain that
they will disclaim any part or parcel
in this act of cruelty to Ways" Those
gentlemen would as soon have thought
Of ornamenting Ways" tail with a
tin can and sent him Gathering down
the street.
What we mean is that we do not be-
lieve that any of the gentlemen whom
we have named will claim any part in
the presidents sudden change of atti-
tude toward this territory with respect
10 statehood. We do not believe that
one of them. or any other Arizonian of
influence ever asked him to make such
change. We know that when Judge
Kent met the president at oyster Bay
last summer, he only begged that Ari-
IONA be let alone; that the president
cease his joint statehood activities;
that he no longer countenance and aid
Senator Beverage in his attempt to
bring about the ruin of the territory.
Judge Kent further told the president
that Arizona was not asking for state
hood; that all its people desired was
to be permitted TO grow in population
and wealth to statehood size. That
was the last interview Judge Kent had
with the president.
We know too. that Governor Kib-
hey in public interviews and in pri-
waite conversation, has set his face
steadfastly against an early agitation
Of the single statehood question We
know that at the time Governor Kib-
hey left Phoenix for Vicksburg in re-
Spouse to the presidents invitation. he
was not aware of the character of the
conference which would take place
there. The governor may have sur
missed, as The Republican predicted in
an editorial on october y, that Pres
ident Roosevelt was about to announce
TO the republican voters Of this terri /
tory that he had undergone a change |
of heart and that he was DESTROYS of
promulgating the announcement before
the delegates to the next republican
national convention were chosen.
We do not mean to convey that |
Governor Kibbey or Judge Kent would |
neglect to push the claims of Arizona |
If there were the slightest prospect of !
their recognition by the next congress |
They. with every other loyal Arizon- |
ian. esteem statehood as the greatest |
boon which could be granted the ter |
ritory. But they with every other SEN
sible Arizonian, were aware that there !
was absolutely no hope of statehood !
during the life Of the Sixtieth Con- |
gress. They would not likely, there |
fore. have sought TO secure a further |
change of Mr.. ROosevelt's attitude than !
had already been secured.
We do not know who put it into the |
presidents head to take up the ques- !
tion of single statehood at this time. |
and who was therefore responsible. in
directly, but hardly less criminalIy. |
for this outrageous caudal ornamental. |
ton of Ways"