Arizona republican., 1910-06-28
GOVERNOR R. f. SLOAN
 ROYALLY WELCOMED
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two great national parties declared iT uneqivical terms in favor of the ad- mission of the two territories as separ- ate states in the Union. While botf parties declared for it, in the very na- ture of things, but one party could give it. and that was the party who might be successful in the election that year The republican party remained iT power. It elected a man who felt the obligation that he should carry out ev- cry pledge of the platform upon which he was elected as few men similarly situated have felt it William H. Taft in accepting the nomination. promised to use his best efforts to carry out that platform, including the pledge of state hood. He took this pledge seriously and, as results have shown, accepted the promise made by his party as 9 solemn obligation to be fulfilled in good faith and in it's entirey. I have said, and l here repeat, that the man above all other men entitled to credit for the passage of the enabling act is William H. Taft, president of the United States. Without his insistance and earnest support and effort I want to say that statehood would not have been granted at the last session of congress; and I firmly believe that no other man in these United States felt a greater measure of satisfaction in the result obtained than did he; and no other man feels so deeply the re- sponsibility which he assumed in bringing about this result, or would be disappointed so keenly should we prove 4l,,. unfitness for statehood.
 wish I could express fully my ap- preciation for those men in the senate and house of representatives who as sisted and rallied to the support of statehood in the last days of the past session of congress. It is perhaps i'm prudent and unwise to attempt to do so. Whatever your political affiliations may be. or sympathies may be. I know that you are broad enough, tolerant enough, and just enough to remember at this time the failful and effective work of our delegate to congress, Mir. Cameron. I say this with the utmost sincerity and with an actual knowledge of the facts. I cannot in addition re- frain from mentioning some members
 
 man. and senators Dick Frazer and Hughes of the committee on terri tories: Senators Warren, Borah, Flint Carter, Shoot and Gallinger of New Hampshire. I especially mention Sen ators Bailey and Money, leaders of the minority, who, at the last, laid aside their partisanship to effect the gener al result In the house, there was Hamilty, chairman of the committee on territories, whose action in moving to accept the senate amendments and thus securing the final passage of the bill without delay and the dangers of a conference, cannot be too highly commended. There were others on both sides of the chamber who grace fully yielded their individual prefer ences for the house bill in the larger interests of statehood We remember them all with gratitude and pleasure. Permit me also to express my personal appreciation and that of all who In any way participated at Washington in the final struggle of Postmaster General Hitchcock, who with his ac- curate and intimate knowledge and acquaintance of Arizona and her peo- pie enthusiastically and splendidly supported our cause.
 Having uIscnarged what I regard as a public duty, and publicly acknOwl edged our debt of gratitude to the many friends in congress and out of congress who helped, and those of our people whose labors in the past have helned in the glorious achievement we