Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-26
STATEHOOD TALK FOR ruE TWO TERRITORIES

THE TWO tGHnstSHf
 fine Albuquerqae Journal, which |
 always weil-informei. prints the foi
 loving ed toriai On statehood for An
 zona and New Mexico:
 .Juase Abbott's visit to Beverly. q
 the invitation of President faft. II
 going to be of more than ordinar! yame to New Mexico. The fact that the president called MT. Abbott by telegraph to come and talk over the situation showed that MT. fafrs n terest in the cause of statehood TOT New Mexico was not merely upon the surface, and it gave the public to see that his promise to insist upon car rylng out in good faith the pledge of the national republican platform mon that point was nos simply per functory, but that It is his intention to do earnestly and energeticauy whatever in reason may be done Tor the purpose of making good the promise of the national platform to the people of New Mexico.
 That serves to bring the question of statehood before the public in new light. Hitherto. the declaration in favor of statehood for the terri tory has been regarded by politicians as merely platform platitude, signi- fying nothing but the interest exhib- fted by the president through the Abbott interview, gyes the public to understand distinctly that in the mat ter of carrying out the promise of the nationa, convention in relation to this subject he means business Hence. every republican in congress who recognizes the importance to himself of staying with the administration and that means nearly all of them will regard the statehood bill as party measure, and that puts the bill in a position which, if it does not ab- solutely insure its success, makes it's chances better than they ever were Before This fact is already made plainly manifest in the altered tone of the eastern press in reference to the question. Heretofore the journals of eastern states which have regard ed the matter of statehood for the territories of New Mexico and Afi- zona as trifiing affair to be talked about when there was nothing else to claim the attention of congress, now look at ir< in very different light. and regard it as an important question, which has to be met and disposed of without unnecessary de- lay. For instance, the Boston Her aid, one Of the leading journals of New England, thus speaks of the Ab- bott ipterv;ew:
 ".A flag of 4s stars. A compact mainland of states over all federal ser-itory this side of Alaska. This is a definite program of the Taft ad- rinistrat.on because "the platform promised It."
 ~'The president ep.tomized the statehood situation yesterday, after he had heard at length from. Judge Ira A. Abbott of the territorial court of New Mexico. Their conversation was about general conditions n New Mexico and about affairs affect ng the local courts. The presidents asser- ton that he expected congress to ere ate states out of Arizona and New Mexico was incidental thereto. But he regards it a party pledge, and he is already on record as president who stands by obligations of that character.
 s..The admin.strai or of justice is New Mexico as well as in certain oth- CT territories has been prolific of bit ter comments, if not scandal. The president is bent upon improving con dit ons materially. He has great con iidence in Judge Abbott. who is Ha- yerhili man and a friend of Justice Moody. The latter commended Judge Abbott to the president. who recently reappolnted him for another term
 "'Another statehood fight tefore congress, which the presidents decla- ration probably assures. also makes t essential that he should acquaint h m self in some detail with the situation ,n New Mexico. The visit Of Judge