The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
HE F 'AV()RS
s TATE HOOD
President Tells People Of
Arizona He will
Aid Them

Phoenix, Ariz, Oct, 13.-President
Taft arrived here at 1910 IN. today
two hours ahead of schedule time
While the President was sleeping
peacefully last night he was being
whirled across the alkall deserts OF
southeastern California and Arizona
at the rate of so or 60 miles an hour
and the two hours the Arizona COM
mittee had desired the railroads to
gain for them had been accomplished
when Yuma was reached before day
light
The fast schedule was kept up
throughout the forenoon and tho presi-
dental train was filed With dust. IT
is said that a slow run would have
made the dust worse. but this was
hard to believe
The President made his first public
appearance today at Tempe, speak
ing from the rear end of mis- car, He
promised that he would do his utmos Z
to secure statehood for the territories
of Arizona and New Mexico He said
II am very much obliged TO you for
coming out this somewhat warm morn
ing To greet me. This is the first time
in my Journey that | have come into
exclusively federal jurisu-ction. and |
find before me an audience that | pre-
sumo Is quite willing to have that
federal Jurisdiction ended.
II assume that the desire does not
arise from any hostility 10 the federal
government. but that It comes from
that spirit of courage and enterprise
and independence that seeks method
of showing what YOU can do when
you are showed off from the shore and
made 10 swim yourself,
"Now, the Republican platform.
upon which ] had the honor TO be
elected. promised statehood for New
..exico and Arizona. and. so far as
am concerned, l propose TO do the
best | can TO carry out the promise.
| want TO say TO YOU. however. that |
am not the whole show, There arc
others wac have TO do with that, but
think You can count on our doing the
best we can"
Postmaster Hitchcock who has
been in the southwest for several
weeks. Joined the Presidents party at
MGricopa today
Upon his arrival In Phoenix, the
President WAS taken at once 10 the
territorial capitol. where he held Il
reception of delegates OF cities in the
territory. Following this there was q
ride to the city hall. where the Prest
cent made q brief address. He again
declared that he would do all In his
power 10 have the Republican plat
! form pledge for statehood for Ari
zona and New Mexico carried into ef
| feet. Separate statehood Is the great
I desire of Arizopians and they receiy
ed the Presidents sentiment witt
| joyous cheers.
Mr. Taft told his audience here thai
perhaps the people were looking for
ward to statehood without proper ap
probation of the responsibility tina
went with 1t He urged them 10 take
time TO debate over a constitution anC
to profit by what he regarded as th'
mistake of Oklahoma The Presiden
referred to the oklahoma constitution
os a geological garden OF cranks.
He added that he did not mean to sa!
that there were not some good idea
in the Oklahoma constitution. but to'
many Limitations were placed by /
upoa the legislature.
1.-THE constitution OF a state tn
President said, should be IN It's wa.
as simple and deal with only the fun
damentals as does the constitution o
the United States"
After speaking at the city hall III
President was taken on an eIght-mil
automobile ride through the vale
where irrigation has reclaimed thou
sands of acres of land once given owe
to the sage brush and cactl OF tn
desert. Mr. Taft spoke briefly 10 th
school children at one point In tn
Inc of march, visited the India
school aud boarded his train just bC
fore l o'clock for the run to Pros
| cut