Arizona republican., 1910-05-08
Chairman Dillon. peIphie Manifesto

Chairman Dillon of the democratic
 territorial committee has written a letter of some length 70 several prom
 inent democrats of the territory, urg- ing them to go to Washington ito ! present to the democrats in the sen ! ate and house the views of the demo-
 crats of Arizona as to their course tduring the next sixty days while con- gress is considering the statehood | bill" MT Dillon does not make him. I self clear as to what he thinks the ! views of the Arizona democrats are It is only obvious that he wishes to
 have the Arizona democracy repre-
 scented at Washington during the final consideration of the statehood bill. We infer. however, from the following ex-. posed to the passage of the senate bill:
 Arizona is represented in congress by a republican, who has already suc-
 ceeded in writing into the senate
 (statehood) bill amendments having
 for their purpose the giving of unfair
 and partisan advantages to the repub-
 lican party in Arizona in the first
 state election.
 Already the republicans have set
 up the cry that if the statehood bill
 fails of passage it will be because of
 democratic opposition. The serious
 ness of the status Of affairs requires that every county in Arizona should
 send a personal representative to Washington to convey to the demo- cratic senators and congressman the wishes of the Arizona democracy. We should not sit idly by and allow any errors to be made in Washington which would place the Arizona de- mocracy in a false light or which l would make it more difficult for our party to overcome opposition in our first state election. The Arizona de- ! mocracy should have personal repre- :! sentatives on the ground at Washing ton to assist the democratic congress- | men and senators. and advise and as- sist to combat their adversaries on | the floor These representatives should | be armed with proper credentials from I, the party in Arizona. as its spekes- men"
 To the unprejudiced observer of the | situation the notion sug gests itself that what is needed on behalf of Arizona at Washington just now is some good work directed by i tact and common sense. It would | seem that, inasmuch as the senate bill is the only measure which has ghost of show. it would be good plan not to go to Washington with Ideas of combat
 Chairman Dillon complains in his letter that he proposed to Chairman Smith of the republican territorial committee that the two chairmen des- gnate a delegation of republicans and to proceed to Washington ,n behalf Of statehoody and that Chair nan Smith did not deign to reply" We have no suspicion of the reason which prompted Chairman Smith to gnore the letter from his fellow statesman. but it is easy to surmise hat he may have wished to know ust what the democratic brethren proposed to do at Washington before le committed himself. Chairman smith of course knows that the only hing a democratic delegation could accomplish is the defeat of statehood f they propose to combat" the sem te bill.
 It would be a fine thing for the erritory if a delegation representing ,, oth the great parties would go to i he national capital at once and as- / ist in getting the bill through. But re have to suggest to Chairman Dl- ,n in all kindness that he should f bandon any thought of combat" | nd he should advise his fellow dem- a crats to accept the senate bill, if he . eally wishes to see the door of state f ood opened to Arizona at this ses- t on. |