The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-30
purport to represent.

purport to represent.
81 hear it said, of course, that the
party should keep its own views in
the background, and send delegates
who will make the best bargain
possible What kind of a bargain,
pray? Shall it be bargain for future
officeholding? Just such methods in
the past haye more than once broug hi
the territories into contempt. If the
republican party were to have nc
higher purpose, than to provide
offices for this or that set of men,
every selfrespecting republican would
be ashamed of it.
1.-The very object of a national con-
vention is to give expression to the
views of the rank and file of a party
because the rank and file cannot at
tend in person, and they must send
delegates to express the sentiments
of the rank and file. 1t is only when
the party has no choice, and is unable
to make choice, that an uuinstruct-
ed delegation is justifiable. But so
far as Arizona is concerned, since
Arizona is for Taft, this territory
would make itself ridiculous by fail
ing to instruct.
Speaking of Senator Foraker, Gov
ernor Kibbey said: "All Arizonans
who were opposed to joint statehood
felt grateful to the senator for his
position. on that matter. ASH proba-
bly, was as consistent, and as earnest,
and risked as much in my opposition
to joint statehood as did any other
man in Arizona, felt particularly
pleased that Senator Foraker opposed
it. L felt just as grateful to all the
democratic senator's, because happily
the exigencies of politics likwise
compelled them to oppose the meas
ure. l think, however, that common
sense and due regard for principle
suggest that there is limit to which
we should go in the expression of our
gratitude. 1 think that no careful
observer of political events has any
idea that Senator Foraker's alleged
candidacy for the presidency aspires
to any thing beyond the defeat of
Judge Taft.
81 know that Judge Taft was OBJ
posed to joint statehood, and if occa-
sion were to arise would be opposed
to it again, and L know that he is
friendly to this territory and its as
pirations for statehood.
''If the fight for their political lives
in Ohio by Senators Foraker and Dick
should succeed to the extent of car
rying that state against Taft-which,
is an utter impossibility
the result would be the nomination
of some other aspirant. That other
aspirant could not possibly be For
aker. 1t would be Cannon, or Fair
banks, or Knox, all of whom are
working with Foraker in the general
scheme of the field against Taft. |
And each of these candidates was
for for joint statehood. With Taft
defeated, the nominee might posi-
bly, be Hughes; and if we are to Judge
oy his environment and the action of |
other New Workers, he too would be
against US.
"President Roosevelt is for us. He
never was unfriendly to Arizona.
looking at the statehood question
rom the national standpoint, he ad-
1ocated joint statehood for Arizona
md New Mexico. But he cheerfully
igned bill which permitted US to
ecide the question tor ourselves, and
re having decided against union
With New Mexico, he is now as earn
silly for the admission of the terri
cries separately. Secretary Taft is
or us.
SIT must be conceded by the most {
observer that Taft's {
omination is thousand fold more
than Foraker's: that the
omination of Cannon, Fairbanks, d
-nox, or Hughes, or even of one not l
DIV thought of, is infinitely more
robable than that of Foraker. Ohio
ill have As delegates at Chicago. $
our delegates will be elected at S