Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-01-05
THE ARIZONA sREss AND
STATEHooD-A cATEcHISM.

THE ARIZONA tREss AND
sTATEHooD-A cATEcHIsM.
Who makes the best kind of cit
izen7
He who reads, keeps up with the
trend of the world and who thinks,
makes the best kind of citizen.
What kind Of a citizen is best en-
Titled to the full powers of citizen
ship. such as are enjoyed by residents
of the different states in the union?
Why, naturally, the best citizen.
What is the best and most fire.
quently employed medium of informa-
ton as to big issues of the day, ma
tional and local, about which these
best citizens read aud think?
The newspapers.
What is the business of a news
paper?
To serve the public as faithfully as
it may, presenting record of the
worlds events and its own opinion as
to anything it may think of moment.
Do newspapers, as judged by their
enterprise or lack of enterprise, re-
fleet the character of citizenship they
serve?
They do. Given good. live news
paper in a community and it follows
the citizenship of that community is
live, wide-awake and intelligent Civ
en- sleepy lifeless newspaper and it
follows that the community it serves
is CORRESPONDENCE devoid of life.
What is the best indication of the
essential worth of "a newspaper,
Judging it as medium for recording
the general aews of the world?
The words, associated Press" at
the head Of its columns.
Now, siuce ae who reads and
thinks makes &k1 best citizen, and
this best citizen reads the newspap-
ers, and these newspapers reflect the
character of a community, and the
best newspapers are served by the
Associated. Press, the question is, in
what light does this put the citizens
of Arizona, who are continually and
persistently deprived of their fran
chise?
The answer is found in the year
book of the Associated Press sent to
members of that organization from
its headquarters.
What does it say?
It says that Arizona with approx
imately 100000 people has TWELVE
daily newspapers served by the As
sociated Press.
What else does it say?
1t says that Alabama with TWO
MILLION people has only EIGHT
Associated Press papers. 1t aiso
says
Arkansas with 100000 people has
only nine; Delaware which might
make a good sized precinct in Ari-
iona and which when its grafters get
together has two senator's, and is en-
-, ~ Al. = lo,a6ts Of utatahood
has one Associated Press paper;
Florida boasts Of only six; Maryland
IS FIVE behind the territory Of Arizona;
Minnesota even with two great cities,
has but ten; Mississippi has but
eleven; Montana, nine; Nebraska.
eight; New Hampshire. seven; New
Jersey, six; North Carolina, nine;
North Dakota, six; Oregon, eleven;
South Carolina, eight; South Dakota,
five; Tennessee. eight,-and SO on.
In other words. the citizenship OF
the TERRITORY of Arizona-some
200 900 souls is so acutely de-
yeloped and so alive to the duties Of
the best citizenship as to require
TWELVE newspapers to give them
the Associated Press news service
daily. while the MILLIONS in each
of many other STATES. as has been
.hora arc an Indifferent that they
require a much smaller number OF
newspapers to furnish them the
worlds news
Looks pretty good for Arizona CT
izenship. doesn't it.
And stil We can't votel