Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-26
HE REPUBLICAN CHANGE OF HEART

The Miner does not forget that ceP tain republican leaders tried to Joln Arizona and Nu | Mexico several 5ears ago. But Arizona has had the assurances of these same leaders that they will now assist Arizona into the union unincumbered by an odious al liance. Those leaders who insisted dpOn joint statehood have been pdT right and they know now that Arizona is emitted to single statehood. inc Kelly press evidently has no faith in a man who alters his views, forgetting that it is only dead men and fooIs who never change their minds.-Bs- bee Miner
 This statement iron the Miner that Arizona has the assurance of the lead ing republican senators and con gressmen that they will now favor separate statehood for Arizona would be most satisfactory If known to be true, but up to date there has been nothing from either Beveridge of the senate or Cannon, of the house, who have fought Arizona's statehood as pirations for years, which would indi- cate that they had changed their minds or purposes regarding state hood.
 During the recent campaign 1t is known that republican leaders in con- gress were appealed to for some word or sentiment which could be co1t strued into q promise to support statehood for Arizona in case the ter ritory gave a republican majority. Not a single assurance of the kind was received from a single republican sen ator or congressman who had opposed the admission of Arizona as a sepa- rate state in the past.
 Bev"ridge wrote expressing the hope that Arizona would give a re- publican victory, but he never men toned statehood for the territory.
 President Roosevelt, it Is true. has promised to recommend in his mes sage to congress that Arizona and New Mexico be admitted as separate states. but there has been no word of encouragement from Joe Cannon. the czar of the hous and so far as statehood bill r 7 Arizona at the coming short session of congress is concerned, the word of Uncle Joe would be far more consoIing than that of the strenuous Teddy.
 According to JuH ,e Kent and Gov crnor Kib5oy and the Bisbee Miner. no one is 10 be depended upon in the effort to be made this winter for state hood but the governor and chief jus tice. Kent suggests to Roosevelt that Kibbey shouli be present in Washington to assist in preparing and passing the statehood bill. Kent did not even mention the name of Ralph Cameron, Hoval A. Smith or Bob Nor rison in connection with the effort for statehood. The Miner follows Rents letter with tGc declaration that the less Mark Smith has to do with the statehood bill the better" which
 Is an insult to osery democrat in congress who helped to fight the bat tie of this territory when it was threatened with ioint statehood, as well as an insult k every democrat who cast his vote Tn Arizona for Ralph Cameron under tho delusion that such action might secure enough re, publican votes in congress to pass the , separate statehood bill.
 The Miner says the republican lead CTS in congress have been put right on the statehood question. Who put these republican senators right? Ac- cording to the logic of the Miner and the republican orators during the re- cent Arizona campaign if these re publicans have been put right by the election of Ralph Cameron to con- gress by the voters of Arizona. Cam eron was elected by democrats wno deserted their candidate because they believed that the election of 2 repub- lican would help 10 securing republi- ran vofea for sfafai,rod uvhfch fhev