Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-23
NOT POLITICS BUT EASTERN
 PREJUDICE THAT HOLDSSTAIEHOOO

against the old regime, as was evi- denced in the tariff debate at the last session of Congress. If there had been more Democrats in the Sem ate there would have been unity in the Republican policy and no m;tn living knows it better than the Sen ator from Rhode Island. And no man living will have as much to do in settling tfor the net two years) the, destiny of Arizona.
 There are other considerations not favorable to our immediate success. The Eastern states witnessed with dis may the power influenced by the West In passing through Congress the bill for the irrigation of the arii lands. It was the first time the Wes: had ever invaded the treasury of the United States and seized and he q for it's bet terment its fair proportion of the coin-heretofore appropriated to East. ern purposes only.
 That politics has had little, if any. influence in the opposition 10 State hood is fully proven by the fact that many of the leaders of the dominant party in both House and Senate have orten told me that they cared nothing for the politics of the proposed states but that their purpose was to prevent any further increase of Western sen. ators until he Western states should have population and taxabe property equal to the average Eastern state. The success of this oxtrassed purpise is found-so far-iu the fail. ure to carry out, at tyyG successive sessions or Congress, the uneQuivocai promise Of Immediate statehood made m the last national platform on which President Taft and the House of Rep resentatives wer eelcted. If that promise had been kept Arizona would now De a state. I would have no one thlnk that am speaking in a partisan spirit, except as partisan of Ari- zona's cause, to which I have devoted so many years of my life.
 l have no doubt that the House win pass the statehood bill early in inc coming session, unless something is put in the bill to cause friction fin that body. My doubt expresses me. We are all convinced that President Taft VIII, In good faith, try to carry out the pledge of his platform and the promises repeatedly made in public speeches on his recent trip through the territory. But his known reyer- ence for the constitution will not permit him to exceed proper bounds Tn dealing with Congress. If he ye,,Id use the aggressive and inpeachabIe methods in your favor that Mir. Roose Yeit employed in forcing joint state hood upon us. success would be ear tain. But he won't do 1t. Nor in deed would he be justified in doing if doing it.
 If the President confines binosoIf as he doubtless will and should in recommending in his message to Con. gress, the passage of the statehood bill. we win find that Aidricb Ere Hale. Lodge, Nelson and other sen, ators of long service will us,. their own judgment and do lust exac::v as they please. Platform pledges are too soon forgotten.
 Let us, however, indulge in the hope that the justice so long deferred may soon reach us. Let us hone that the few remaining heroes who laid "lth brave hands the foundation so strong, may live to sec reared there on the glorious fabric Of a mighty states, forever . 'rSars'as prs;t..ty 1Ci rights dispensing justice and guaran- teeing to all within her the manifold blessings of free and independent commonwealth.
 MARK A. SMITH