Arizona republican., 1908-01-15
ARIzONIANS
 ARE NOT OURS
Hon. R. f. Morrison Speaks of Convention Delegates
Republicans of Territory Can Not Afford to Enroll Themselves as IDgrates.

the repuDllcdn party III tne terElloIN' was an utterance by Hon. Robert F.. Morrison of Prescott last night in the course of an interview on the subject of choosing delegates to the next ma tiOnal republican convention.
 '-I am now as l was four years ago. continued Mir Morrison, opposed to an instructed delegation. but if there is any one candidate for whom a dele gation of republicans from Arizona should be instructed that candidate Is Senator Foraker. l believe that grat- itude impels a large majority of the republicans of this territory in his fa- vor if they are of the red blooded peo- ple of the southwest filled with sense of gratitude and possessed of the sem timent of common decency.
 Tt is not quite two years ago that we were all looking to Senator Forak- CT for salvation. He was the only Arizona's entity: it's assimilation with New Mexico. When every other hope had failed republicans of Arizona and democrats alike. turned to MT. ForaKer.
 We who were in Washington at that time asked him to save us from jointure He readily promised to do what he could and suggested to us to prepare an amendment to the Hamn- ton bill which had passed the house; such an amendment as would meet our views. The amendment was pre- pared providing for a submission of the question of jointure to the people of this territory and when we showed it to Mir. Foraker he read it and said: This is American The amendment which came to be called the Foraker amendment was adopted. for the sena- tor was determined that without that amendment there should be no legis- lation on the subject of joint state hood.
 Ninety per cent of the people of Arizona rejoiced in that amendment Senator Foraker was hailed as the savior of the territory. His portrait was in all windows surrounded by the American colOrs. At that time there was nothing that Arizona would not have done for Mir. Foraker
 Now. there is a movement, which l am certain cannot succeed. in behalf of an instructed delegation for Secre- tary Taft. I have the highest opinion of Mir. Taft: l believe him to be an able and high minded statesman and I am sure that he would make an excel lent president But he has no es- pecial claim upon us while Sen atur Foraker has sacred claim upon our gratitude. The friends of Mir Taft tell us that the ob- iection to Mir Foraker is that he is not in accord with the policies of the administration. Can we say to NIT. Foraker: You are not in favor with the administration and therefore we cannot support you. It is true that you incurred the enmity of the presi- dent in the defense. of us at our own request but since you have incurred his enmity we believe you are not a fit person for the nomination for the presidency How outrageous,
 There may be more heinous crimes, but there is no baser one than ingrat- itude. Are we going to enroll our selves as a territory of ingrates? We would acquire the good will of no fac ton by so doing. We would earn the
 
 Mir. Taft by sending an instructed del- egation for Taft in view of our great obligations to MT. Foraker. The pres . ident is aware that Arizona has pre- served it's entity; has retained the i privilege of working out its own des- tiny. solely through the efforts of Mir. Foraker: he knows that if this priv ielege is a thing of value to us we owe it wholly to F'oraker. Men may profit by the treachery of another but they hate the traitor
 "Others say that the candidacy of MT Foraker for the presidency is hopeless, otherwise they might con sent to aid him. That is the time when gratitude shows itself; when one is fighting an uphill fight. If success were smiling upon MT. FOraker from every turn he would not need our help. IL is not a fair test of grati- tude to be called to the aid of the sure winner. But who knows that Senator Foraker is engaged in losing fight; our help may make it winning one So far, it is anybody's fight. and of all the candidates there is none who looms before the country more cOnSplcuOuSlN as an dDle SldteSindii than Senator Foraker.
 There is another thing which would make the instruction of delegation from Arizona for Taft as against For aker an act of ingratitude of partic- ularly mean and despicable character. The Taft and Foraker forces are now engaged in Ohio. in fight to the death. The Taft forces are seeking by every means in their power. the pOlit- ical and social destruction of Mir. For aker. We cannot blame Taft for that fight, for that is politics. He is under no obligations to Foraker. but We are, and ~e can not aid and abet the an- tagonist of our benefactor.
 ''The Taft movement in Arizona is practical politics. It is not designed for the benefit of the people of the territory but it is hoped that by the success of it, those now in office uh- der the present administration may be given a more secure tenure. The re- publican party of Arizona has no in terest in the tenure of office. It makes no difference to them what republi-