Arizona republican., 1910-07-16
PHOENIX. ARIz.. JULY IS. 1s1
The Fears of Our Friends.

If the new states of Arizona and New Mexico should each begin busi- ness at Washington with a senator of the quality of Senator Gore of Okla homa our doubts about the wisdom of admitting them would promptly diminish" says Harper's Weekly.
 We cannot forecast the result of the senatorial election in New Mex ico, but as to Arizona The Repub- lican is confident that this state will do better than to send "a senator of the quality of Senator Gore-we shall send two senators as good as the Neither of our senators may rank with Senator Gore in oratory, but that they will be honest men of Cores quality we have no doubt
 We make this statement in full realization of the fact that the time is near at hand for Arizona to make good on the claims made on her behalf at Washington during recent years; there has never been any doubt on our part that the assurances as to the excellent quality of Arizona's citi- zenship would be fulfilled by the cleo tion of state and federal officers of high character.
 It is impossible to say whether the senators from Arizona will be repub- licans or democrats; we look for an exceedingly close election. But the really important thing is, that wheth- CT they are republicans or democrats they will be senators of high quality. This prediction is warranted by the record already made by Arizona as territory Throughout the modern era of territorial growth our territorial and county officers. whether repub- licans or democrats. have been a credit to the people of Arizona. Not of official dishonesty with which the east is familiar been absent, but there have been frequent exhibitions of ability of a high order.
 We have always been at a loss to understand why Harper's Weekly and the eastern press generally have been so apprehensive as to the results of Arizona's admission to the Union. There has been nothing in our record 4n -hn have settled this territory have come from every state. It would seem that the belief prevails in some quarters that they are mostly fugitives from justice. In forming any estimate of the conduct of our citizens in the performance of their new duties, the essential fact to be kept in mind is that they are peculiarly an independ- ent. thinking people. This is true of any western community made up of settlers from every section of the country. The very fact that a man has had the courage to leave his old home and come 70 the frontier argues IndI ne IS d man or more Indn OTOl- nary courage and Individuality. These qualities, in state making, will be manifest in much discussion and diff ference of opinion. Where there is discussion cranks will be in evidence of course, for we have our share of cranks-but at most not more than our share. And when the record is made up-when we have formed our constitution and adopted it and have elected our state officers and our sen ators and our congressman, we shall be able to invite the attention of the country to the fact that we have made good on the promises we have made at Washington
 We shall be surprised. indeed. if within a year or two Harper's Weekly is not expressing regret that the per- sonneI of the United States senate does not average up" with the sena- tors from Arizona.