Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-01
TATEHOOD FIGHT WON; SLOAN'S BIG VICTORY


 it reference to the act of June 16, 1908, and in our plank asked for the admis. sion of Arizona and New Mexico as separate states.
 "Mr. Bursum spoke for New Mexico and presented the claims of that terri. tory to statehood, and I, as representa-. tive from Arizona, placed before the general committee the clause of my territory. dwclt upon the physical resources of Arizona; the population and the character of our population. I spoke of our splendid school system; of the high character of our schoole; of our fine superintendent, and told them that all of the teachers of the Prescott fIign Schol were university men snd women. further stated that our High School was accredited at the Universi ties of, Michigan, Illinois. California, Stanford, and at vassar and Smith colleges, and other large educational institutions of the country. l also pointed out to the convention that the i Arizona cities and the territory as . whole was of . conservative popula' tiou and that It's citizens stood for cd. l ucatiou, morality, law and all that wss best in governmental as well ss social affairs, and in addition pointed out that Arizona led the world as a copper producer, and in the value of ncr min
 oral output.
 "In tho midst of my speech l was asked by Senator Dupont of Delaware
 what stand on the sound money ques
 tion would have been taken had VI
 bad two senators in tho campaign Of
 several years ago. told him that
 what the senators from Arizona would
 have done in the past, had we had suct
 representation, I could not answer for but I was sure that if we were givci
 the privilege and opportunity 10 sen'
 two representatives at tois time. VI
 would as a state stand for sound none,
 and protection as well. I pointed ou
 that the character of our industries
 the sheep raising and the incicasin
 fruit production, was such as 10 nee
 n protective tariff.
 "Making my speech as short as pos
 sibie, l laid particular stress upon th moro important features and in COT
 cludiug 1 commented upon the actio of the committee in granting the claim of the Porto Ricans 10 citizenshil
 Having done that wise and just dce'
 argued tha, the committee should fir isa it's work by granting the just claii of the people of Arizona and New Mo- ico, by giving them citizenship in 'h f full sense of the word.
 "Therc was rousing cry of 'vo'
 vote. vote,' at the conclusion of m remarks, and in response 10 the unan a nous expression, the chairman put ti i, question, which in spite of the fla ?. that the subcommittee had previous n turned down the plank favoring stat I hood, was adopted by the general COT m mittcc without dissenting voiC "a There was round of hand-shaking ai o congratulations and the soundness f. the arguments in favor of statcho |. had undoubtedly silenced all oppo in tion.
 , Hereafter, the territories of Ari' [, na and New Mexico in the future W nj be allowed six delegates in the natic IT. al conventions. Upon this occasion f. ly two seats were granted and t' e. votes given each of the two terri'orl ,ir "From an authentic source lea he cd that Senator Payne of New fo
 who formerly had been one of the pr nk cipal opposers 10 the admission or \ in zona and New Mexico as states, .b. changed in his attitude and was n ad one of the staunch supporters of nd movement. Senator Payne, it was he ported, had also stated that he wo tie lend his utmost support to the wa when it should next he introduced ,ld the house. It was stated that Cove me or Curry of New Mexico mad deeia m, that he had been informed on high the thority that the president would rec
 mend in his message the immediate of mission of Arizona and New Mel ne to statehood. In such ease stateh the will probably become a reality dul Ins. the short session of congress WI tee opens in December. also lear ,a,. that the president is very desirou' .te. having the territorial slate swept c uId before his term of office expires. nd. ny of the congressman and repre- ,th, tatives hope that such action will we taken by President Roosevelt and the so expressed themselves However Ian. chances are the best in the world tho Arizona will gain her coveted s