The border vidette., 1908-10-17
A THREADBARE CRY.

same old Republican buncombe. The battle cry of the Cameron speakers has been repeated in every campaign against Mark Smith for the past twelve years, and the voters in the | following November have invariably registered their opinion of such mis- representations by giving Mark Smith an increased majority, says the Star. Elect Murphy and get statehood; elect Morrison and get statehoods; elect Stewart and get statehood: elect Cooper, Fowler. Cheyney and every Republican standard bearer that has ever been nominated in Arizona, and statehood would sure follow. This same old threadbare story is now do- ing duty on the rostrum with Gam eron Twice during these years the Republicans of Arizona succeeded in electing a Republican delegate and neither of these delegates ever suc- ceedt d Tn getting statehood bill out , of the committee on territories, but they did. however. succeed in securing good important legislation-for in stance the Pima county railroad bonds, Chairman Wright so gleefully discus- sed in connection with Mark, Smith last night.
 It would seem to all self respecting citizens that silence ought to prevail in Republican quarters, when that in quitous Bond measure is being con- sidered. It was passed by Repub- lican congress at the instigation of a Republican delegate. Now in justice let that infamy, which hangs over Pima and Santa Cruz counties like pail, sleep in the grave of oblivion.
 Now let us look at MT. Cameron's ----'ion that statehood will follow the election Of a Republican delegate. Twelve years ago New Mexico charg- ed politically, at the instigation of such traddle as was indulgcd in last night Ly MT. Morrison. and elected Republican delegate with the hope of securing statehood and has continued to do so ever since, yet in the face of | the fact that New Mexico has double the popula tion of Arizona and Re publican delegate in congress. she has been unable to even get statehood bill cut of the committee on territo- ries. Yet in the face of such re- cord. the Republican speakers have oE Arizona to change tEeir politics; to stultify themselves and tkeir citizen ship that another Republi :an might secure office. The people of A iz ona are not built on these lines. They cannot be buldczed or coaxed into this Republican trap. They refuse to surrender their manhood and political convictions for any man-and tho drubblng this office hunting federal brigade will receive at their hands on November 3rd will be something more than a memory.
 Mark Smith never told a Pima county audience, or any other Arizo ma audience, that if they elected him he would get them statehood That Is a misstatement to put it middly. He did tell them however, that he would do his duty and pledged the support of every Democratic member in both houses of congress in favor of separate statehood for Arizona.
 The assertion of Morrison that the committee of visitors from Arizona had secured the services of Senator Foraker, and through him defeated joint stutehood, is in conformity with many other statements made last night. Senator Foraker was helping Mark Smith to fight Arizona's battle in the senate eight years ago-in fact he has always fought Mark Smiths Arizona's battles in the senate, and that committee, while it did all com mIttee could with rebelous Repub- licau congress who was determined to strike Arizona from the map of the republic, yet it wus as helpless a lot ef children running at large in the na- tional capital. Frank Murphy, Ro- bert Morgan and every member of thai dele pat ion wcre loud in theIr