Arizona republican., 1910-12-20

The Republican from one of the lead ing citizens of Phoenix yesterday, is
 interesting and pertinent:
 T am. and have been, very anxious
 for statehood for Arizona. Governor
 Sloan has told us that he is convinced
 as q result of his inquiries at Wash
 ingtOn that the constitution formulated
 by the late convention will not be ap-
 proved.
 Your suggestion that we send oth-
 CTS, properly accredited, to Washing
 ton to verify or disprove, as the fact
 may be. the news Governor Sloan
 brings, seems a good one.
 Il enclose my check for twenty-five
 dollars as a contribution to help de-
 fray the expenses of any accredited
 person or persons. preferably those who favor the proposed constitution
 to go to Washington and report the situation as he or they may he able to find it.
 This implies no doubt on the
 writer's part of the accuracy of Gov ernor Sloan's statement
 "l have not the slightest choice as 10 who shall be sent"
 As We stated yesterday. The Repub- lican will be glad to pay its share of the expenses of a delegation sent to Washington for the purposes stated We have no doubt that an abundance of funds will be forthcoming for any delegation Of reputable democrats especially if they are from the mem bership of the late convention.
 IL must be known, however. that if 8 delegation goes to Washington it will go without the approval of the brainless politicians who purport to he-in full contra of democratic poH- .cies
 These politicians were telling their deluded followers yesterday, Tt is all bluff. Taft does not want to have The constitution put up to him. This is a move on his part to dodge the issue. He hopes 10 persuade our peo- pie 10 drop this constitution and send him one, that he likes He will have to approve this constitution. He won't dare to disapprove it. It is all 8 bluff"
 And extraordinary as it may ap- pear. there are suckers who accept this stuff as told them by democratic 1 politicians. Fortunately for Arizona, 1 however. there are a great many intelligent democrats who are not | followers of professional politicians 1 and who think for themselves. These | democrats have sense to recognize | the fact that the die is about to be | cast-that we get statehood now by rejecting this constitution and writ ing an acceptable constitution. or we | stay out of the Union for years to come.
 After reading Governor Sloans clear and explicit statement on the subject there should be no doubt in the mind of any person of ordinary intelligence. But if there is doubt, let us have it removed by sending a delegation of responsible. reputable uciuOcTdlS 10 w dSnlnSIOn.
 Let us send delegates who will take the trouble to get the facts and who will not hesitate to tell the facts as they learn them. Let these democrats go to the president: let them go to Senator Bailey, a national leader of the democracy; let them go to Sen- ator Bacon of Georgia, another na- tional leader; let them go to Champ Clark, the next speaker of the house of representatives. Let them find out what advice the democratic leaders at Washington have to give.
 Come. gentlemen, here is an Oppor- tunity to render real service to the democracy of Arizona. One of the greatest services. we may say. For, If the democratic leaders of Arizona permit statehood to go on the rocks through failure to act sensIbly in this emergency. it will be the last of supremacy in Arizona for I long time to come
 We had sincerely hoped that iEe democratic leaders would have brains and patriotism sufficient to rise to the occasion. We had hoped to see saved from the wreck which surely awaits the ratification of the pending constitution. We had hoped to see statehood saved through pat -iotic cooperation of loyal citizens of A Arizona. regardless of politics. This nope is not yet destroyed.