Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-04
THERE'S MANY a SLIP, Erc-

o,,r ARIZONA ~neighbors have swai-
lowea the single statehood bait with
out the slightest suspicion OF a nook
within The thing. and are 80 absolutely
sure Of statehood that they seem 10
,..t for an practical purposes. as
,houQb they Mere there already-so
conndent are they indeed, that the
gentlemen 10 constitute the first state
administration. and first delegation to
washington, have already been select
"a and are relied upon 10 furnish the
slpews or war for the campaign wheh
congress passes ne bill.
In their haste, born Of their over
whelmlnk desire to become q state'
they have overlooked the important
fact that the gentlemen WIS nave
given them tile guarantee of statehood
,honsh holding quite conspicuous po-
ations under the present national ad
ministration. do not constitute the
power that admits states into the
union. They have overlooked the
great truth which governs In all such
cases. that the American people al
ways have something to say IN me
matter OF admitting new states and
ma, when the representatives of the
American people get right down 10
buslner~ IN the matter Of c~onsiderinE a
uroposltion 60 give the handful OF peo
~. N Arizona as much power In the
Ifnt,ed states senate as IL held By the
many millions Of New York or Penn
.xlvanla. Arizona will not be very long
In finding out tina she stands Just
about az good q nance OF success as
maj proverbial eat without claws
Hut In the meantime the trick VIII
have served its purpose. and the SIX
aeleeates from the territory OF Arizona
Ia the republican national convention
vim have been just ms useful as any
ak delegates from . state could rave
been-yes. and more, too, because,
aazzled by the picture Of statehood
held an before them, they would have
been a good deal more pliable than
delegates from a state. And then
when n n an past. and there IL Moth
tng 40 do hut a. chuckie over how cas-
tly the suckers were caught, Arizona
can be left TO attend TO her mines ana
her cattle unmolested Politicians ~
this age 81 the world don't ALLOW
Themselves to worry much over Q
dead hoes"
A effor H. being made to
play the same game on New Mexico
but from all appearances the repub'
ucans ~ this territory are a little too
shrsWd 10 be taken In 81 any schem'
quite diaphanous
They recognize the fact that " Their
IS any one point upon which th'
American people. all over the country
have unalterably made up their MINDS
IL IL that when these vi territorie
come into the union they must come a
ON. state. when the people u tn
United States look az the situation y
these territories a. u ctually exists
the, see that. on the n hand AT
sona. by o Tremendous majority. vote
down a proposition to- come into tn
union under conditions which woul
make her absolute control by "a fe'
nabohs. az least doubtful. white on IN
other hand. New Mexico advertise
hereif 10 the world az 80 completed
in The control o. the most corruT
sang on the continent that she send
. man win the reputation of Bun
Andrew 10 represent her IN the con
ersss 81 the unned states. then ca
any saue man think % strange tina
-sea the t%erritaries ask Co be- admit
ted 90 the union singiy. congress meet
uhrm with the declaration that "
have rotten borouFhs enough a.
ready
These are unpleasant facts So
true but communities. nke indivie
uaIs. Frequently have to meet fac.
that are not pleasant to look &C. an
thrrr b. never anything rnincd o., ~
ing o. ignore them. That 10 merely q
Indication - weakness ana lack
saeaciB. The ohis proper way &
sensible men Co deal Win fuch info
innate conditions d. g. iook the
saunreiy In the fac and earnestly p
deaNor 10 better them.
Ths way 20 get statehood is g. sho
ourselves fitted Tor d. and until
can DO that We are much better d
4. Ne are There will be no trout
nbost statehood IN either terrific
when W are able 81 show ourseit
capable u maintaining q goNernms
ofthe people By the people and
the people. q % - simply folly {
~. 10 make any p~feienaons In this y
- long o. ve constantly advertise
fact 10 ihe sorld that In The one q
Iffory tn government - maintain
b. and for = feS mining naoohs =
maintaIn NJ more than . nominai -
dencs there. md In h othsr -
unscrupsious garg q profession