Graham guardian., 1910-09-23
SEPTEMBER 29. 1910.
THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS
OF ARIZONANS


We favor the immediate admis-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona as
separate States in the Union"
This is the language of the repub-
lican national platform. 1t is a
straight out declaration of the policy
of the republican party and of the
men who comprise the republican
party. 1t contains no ifs" nor
ands." 1t is unconditional and is
not hampered by proviso of any
kind.
Contained in the republican plat
form is no statement that the re-
publican party favors the admission
of Arizona only on condition that
Arizona shall write a constitution
which shall be acceptable to any
man or set of men now holding Of
flee of any sort by grace of repub-
lican votes. There are no strings
of any kind attached to the admis-
sion of Arizona in the declaration
of the republican national platform.
For any number of republican
members of congress to assume that
they will admit Arizona to statehood
only on condition that Arizona shall
write constitution which shall be
satisfactory to them, is rank impu-
dence and betrayal of the republi-
can party.
For any man or set of men out
side of Arizona to declare that as
the price of statehood Arizona must
write constitution which will de-
prive the people of Arizona of COM
plete control of their State govern
ment is impudent, impertinent and
an intolerable interference in affairs
which do not concern them.
The people of Arizona should
write their own constitution. In
that constitution they should be
free to include such provisions as
will enable them to retain the most
complete control of their own af-
fairs. They are the ones, and the
only ones, who are vitally interested.
If, in their opinion, the inclusion of
the initiative, referendum and re-
call will best preserve to the people
of Arizona control over Arizona's
public affairs, then they should in
clude these provisions. Any man,
whether he be a member of either
branch of congress, a department
official, or hired agent of plutoc-
racy, who threatens that Arizona
will not be admitted into the Union
unless these provisions are elimi-
mated, is an impertinent meddler.
Arizona should stand squarely
upon its own rights. 1t should de-
clare to every official elected by re-
publican votes that it demands the
fulfillment of the pledge in the re-
publican national platform, and that
any republican in or out of congress
who refuses to abide by the plat
form declaration is not true re-
publican.
Events of this year have proved
there has been a great awakening
of republicans recently. Traitorous
republicans-those who chose to
serve plutocracy rather than the
people--have had their little day.
They are being relegated to the
rear.
Republicans all over the land are
fighting the same battle. The fight
in its last analysis is to compel Off
GERS elected by republican votes to
stand for true republican principles
to make the republican party
truly representative of the Ameri-
can people and not the servant of
Special Interests. Republican vot-
ers demand that republican platform
pledges shall be literally obeyed.
They will no longer have their
wishes ignored. The elections held
teach clearly one lesson--republican