The Winslow mail., 1910-03-19
E. A. SAWYER ON
NATIONAL POLITICS
Says Feeling of Disappoint-
ment with Present Ad-
ministration Pervades
Entire East.

known Arizona pioneer n d
holder of large stock interests,
when interviewed by a represen-
tative of the Mail as to the inn
pressions he formed on his re-
cent sojourn in the east, express
ed himself as follows:
During a prolonged visit in
the east l made close Observa.
tions in all the big cities from
Chicago to New York and / find
everywhere a feeling of diSap-
pointment with most of the inn
portant acts of congress and the
present administration.
"The PayneAldrich tariff is held
responsible for the unprecedented
high prices ot all commodities
and the consequent country wide
protest on the part of consumers.
The present investigation of the
subject bv Congress is not eX-
pected to afford any solution of
the trouble. 1t is not thought
likely that their report will put
the blame in the right place; to
do that would be condemning
the tariff act for which they are
responsible. The same old reas
ons, such as the production of
gold, insufficient supply of food
products, or possibly, extrava-
gance on the part of the people,
a~e expected to be assigned as
the causes of high prices.
Il venture to say that if we
had a national election tomor,
row there would be the biggest
housecleaning of republicans the
country ever saw"
Asked as to what interest the
eastern people are taking in the
Arizona and New Mexico state
hood issue, Mr.. Sawyer replied:
THE subject is one in which
the rank and file of the people
outside of these territories are
naturally Indifferent and it was
only in Congressional circles that
! heard any discussion of the
matter that is ofsuch paramount
Importance to our people here.
| was in the House of Represent
atives when the Hamilton bill
was considered and passed and
| must say that the ignorance
displayed by some eastern men,
beIs of that body, on the sub
ject OF our territories fitness for
statehood, was indeed surprising.
Il recall how one congressman
who claimed that ArizOna's re-
sources do not entitle us to
statehood, made the statement
that big claims were made for
our copper resources. but that
our yield of that neral had not
yet demonstrated its Importance
as an industry. He said, why
don't they get it out and show
us that they have it?'
PERSONALLY | am of the opin-
ion that the statehood bill will
not be passed at this session of
Congress and there are many
reasons for so thinking. The
bill has been made so obnoxious
as to be a direct insult to the
people OF these territories. |
have been a resident of Arizona
for the past thirty years and
rather than accept the present
bill | would prefer to wait until
such time as we have a House
and Senate that will accord US
just treatment and accept us
under the same conditions that
applied to the admittance of all
other territories when they were
accepted as states. "
When questioned as to tie cur
rent price of wool, Mr.. Sawyer,
who is one OF the most prominent
wool growers in Maricopa and
Navajo counties, said:
"The prevailing price of wool
is less than it was last year at
this time. For the same quality
of wool that sold last year at
215s cents am now offered 19
cents. and it looks as if this