Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-06

Mir. Smith of Arizona said:
 Mir. Speaker: At the present ena 1 of long service in this House this applause from both sides of the Cham | Der is particularly sweet and gratify. | ing to me. ! deem it a double com pliment, as I feel that it is inspired | by your kind affection, and also by
 your recognition of the constant fidel- ' ity with which I have served the in- terests Of the people in Arizona. Twenty-two years ago first came | into the House as Delegate from the Territory of Arizona, and have seryea. with the exception of few terms. continuously since. What fidelity I have gwen to that service all the old ! CT members of th's body we'll know ! Why Arizona and New Mexico should have been selected as the victims of [ the Republican partyS injustice I am
 unable to conjecture. Why they have | so long remained the objects of your ! fear or hate l am equally unable to explain. Since my advent here | have sCsm Washington. Alontanb, North Dakota, South Dakota. Wyo- ! ming Idaho. Utah and Oklahoma ad-
 mitted to the Union. and every one save Oklahoma had at the time of its
 admission neither qualifications CT
 resources superior to ours.
 Nay. more! At the time of the ad-
 mission of the majority of these ! States Arizoua and New Mexico had every advantage enjoyed by these ol5- ieCts of your favor. At the time or the admission of ldabo and Wyomins Arizona exceeded either in popula- | tiun. wealth, and developed resources, while New BiexicO's population was ireatcr than the two combined: ye> i, cf the four gr4ndirg at the mill two were taken and two left and this without reason. justice CT common sense. The impetus given these new States by the right to control their own affairs hds richly justified your action as to them. The delayed de FsSopment Of their naturally more
 prosperous sisters occasioned by your
 injustice is a saame against your brothers living and disgrace lo this policy Of delay
 The leaders of this House on the
 Republican side favored the admis-
 sion of all the states recently ad-
 mitted, as I find not one Of their
 votes cast against either, while they
 have persisteBtly fought the equal right Of AIizona and the right of
 New Mexico, guaranteed to her by
 the solemn promise of tho treaty
 made with MeXsco when we acquired
 that territory In honor you are
 estopped from questioning the char aeter Of the population. Ia is as good as when the treaty was made, and
 your persistent injustice to that Ter
 ritory is simply shameful. But I am
 not here to speak of New Mexico.
 and reviewing our history it seems strange that anyone should need to speak for her at this late day. IL can not be said that politics has kept her
 out of her very birthright.
 Has she not constantly sent a Re
 publican tO this body for years and years Has sine EUt been ObsequiOus enough to the Republican demands cn her. Did she not. against her own t1- tCrest, surrender all but honor, and seemed even willing if need be, to
 give that. to the raging waters Of the bauges that she might aTplasC the
 wrath or tse veugeful gods sitting su Judgment ca her destiny here? Did she not swallow the awful dose of
 sF-ut q alehOOd ar E7our request"
 Whatever you may now tlInk of her
 Judgment in Llat matter, you must
 admit that she gave full measure oG
 Ctse9UiUUS obedience Go your uarty's
 demand. Arizona. thank God, stood
 steadlast by her aItars and he-
 homes. and comes again making or
 you the inst claim for what is due
 .r
 statehood
 Ton are .E law and equity. and Cs
 gecially iu the greater forum Of hon
 OF. estoppcd from disputiug her claim;
 nay, you are ordered Jo give her i'm
 mediate statehood by the best plank
 tn sour national platform and by far the most direct and uusquivOcaL For The Republican national platform. on snich everyone of you ren for office. and on which Mir Taft was elected and which he has fully iudorsed, says c read from the pIatiormj.
 "We favor thc immediate admis- ssUu of the Ter~i.orias Of New NeEi- co and Arizona as separate States lh he Union"
 This Is the first time iu national convention the Republican party has directly promised statehood to these . twD Territories. never sioubtcd cuce that it would Keep this promise, aud SO declared in every speech made ! ty me in the last campaign.
 ] said then, as I feel still, that the great party so audaciousIy dom.nat- ing for good or in the affairs of this ccrutry could not afford to lie to tle sgncle country througa its only legal sncuthpicce, the national convention. ! and that the great men composing that party had no wish to lie about tnc matter. The present Executive iH his first message to us called at
 ttrticn to that plank and advised favorable action on these two state
 sood bills. The incoming Executive,
 sir Taft, was elected on that plat form. and if he had said nothing
 about statelood we know his adhc- ziCn Co the proclaimed promises or
 which he received the votes of the
 world. His high icds-ac1er for up-
 righncss, justice, honesty, fidelity to
 people for the greatest office in the
 ais word, should guarantee his hearty [ Scguiescenee in the passage of these -.iis at this session Who is here on -Orr side or on our side to cast a
 vote against this measure? How can yycU excuse such a vote Can you
 say your party pc form does not
 iind you? If taat is your plea, your TcuUnciation comes too late to be honest Is your platform a lie? You 'sill not say that without stultifying both yourself and your party. Grant