Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-18

In congress and in the White House,
take ali the offices to be had and
never give a though as to what hap
pened to other people In Arizona
or what they might desire or hope
for In government However. We
did not expect to see the Douglas
club read out of the republican par
ty before II was a week old, Neither
did We expect that the Review
and the Kellys would be credited
with any responsibility for the acts
of the Douglas republicans. We
deny any such responsibility most
emphatically. but do most heartily
approve of the resolution protest
| ing against the humiliating senate
statehood bill and hope to see Dele
gate Cameron give willing ear and
acQuieseence TO the call from Doug
las. The foregoing remarks were
suggested by the following from
the Arizona Republican. a newspa-
per that sits next 90 the thrones
Of both the national and territorial
republican administrations:
Douglas Republicans and the
keIlys"
We salute the Kelly papers For
long time the 'Kellys' have not
only formulated democratic thought
In southern Arizona, but quite as
successfully have officiated in the
role OF counsel to the republicans
OF the same section. II is no small
achievement for the democratic
press to lead the republican party
and some republican papers
We are moved to this comment
by reading the dispatch from Doug
las. printed in yesterdays Repubh-
can, in which mention Is made OF
a republican mass meeting at which
resolutions were adopted in con-
demnation of the senate statehood
bill. The resolutions, as our read
ers will recall. thus voiced the re
publican sentiment of Douglas:
That we, the members OF the
republican club OF Douglas. note
with exceeding regret the humiliat-
ing qualifications which are sought
by the senate committee on terri
tories TO be attached to the state
hood bill for Arizona, and we call
upon our member of congress. Ralph
Cameron, to use all the means at
his command to defeat the so-called
Dillingham; bill and have passed in
its place the Hamilton bill. which
was unanimously passed by the
house and grants statehood to Ari-
IONA unqualifiedly. in accordance
with the sacred pledge of the re-
publican national platform
IF one of the 'Kellys' did not
write this resolution they certainly
had inspired 1t The republicans OF
Douglas have written themselves
down as a prize bunch of easy
marks In the maneuvers of demo
cratic politicians. We take pleas
ure in assuring the republican club
of Douglas that although they have
permitted the 'Kellys' to dictate to
them, and although sundry republi-
cans and some republican papers In
southern Arizona are foolishly fol-
lowing the lead of democratic Doii-
-icians in this matter, the republ-
cans of the territory are not with
to remember that the same crowd
ritorS are not opposed tn the sen
ate statehood bill. Mr.. Cameron will
make the mistake of his life u he
follows the Kelly advice. banded to
him in the guise Of resolutions fro"
the republican club of DougiasI
''The resolutions above quoted b@
tray either a lamentable Ignorance
of the text of the senate bill. or a
distressing carelessness concerning
the welfare of Arizona In either
case the earmarks of democratic
dominion are patent.
THE Douglas Dispatch an excel
lent paper. and professerly republi-
can in principles. lent its aid to the
astute Kellys' in working up ex-
citement in Douglas in favor Of
these fool resolutions. In its arti-
cles urging the republicans of Doug
las to take this action the Dispatch
time and again invoked the name
Of the Hon. Hoval A. Smith. chair
man Of the republican territorial
committee, wherewith to rally the
Douglas republicans to the support
lof this movement. II was clearly
set forth that by taking such &C
ton Mr. Smith would be upheld.
we are somewhat curious to
know whether Mr.. Hoval A. Smith
Improves these resolutions. He has
a paper of, his own at Bisbee. and
The viii encounter no difficulty. we
surrnise. in obtaining space for q
statement of his views. We violate
no fact in stating to Mr.. Smith In
advance that II the Douglas resolu
tons do voice his sentiments. he Is
not In touch with the republican