The border vidette., 1910-09-03
TO MR.. HITCHCOCK.

The Democrat will not indulge in
abuse of Postmaster General Hitch
cock The gentleman is an avowed
republican boss, that is what he is on
earth for-his management of the big
republican machine in the late ma
tional campaign was magnificent from
a stand-pa republican view. The
gentlemen has all Of the attributes of
the finished politician-cool, thcugh-
full, suave and generous gentleman
whom it is pleasure TO meet, and
while we question the expediency of
his visit to Arizona at this crucial
time, yet it is his business and not
ours. The people of Arizona are a
generous law abiding people, they
love fairplay and square fight, and
while the effable postmaster general
gives publicity to the fact that he is
here on "a bunting" the public smil-
iugly acquies ces, and wonders what
species of game he is bunting The
long years of political subservience
our people conservative. thoughtful
and alert. We do not jump at con-
illusions or criticize when no criticism
is due, but it will require more evid-
sociates can supply to make the people
of the territory believe that the astute
gentlemanly head of the postal depart
ment is In Arizona for his health. The
state of Arizona, Mr.. Hitchcock. is
democratic in politics; it's people are
observating, capable and competent to
take care of themselves under any and
ell circumstances, and while not resent
full, they cannot be hood winked into
the belief that the president of the
United States, or an American con-
gress, will demean themselves to the
extent of disappearing of our constitu-
ton because it does not conform to the
political views entertained by east
ern corporations and stand pat re-
publicaps. We want statehood, as
the long years of effJrt of our people
have Demonstrated, but we want to
come into the union like gentlemen
like the men W no have battled for
white mems supremacy in this ancient
home of the Apsches in the stormy
period of the past. We want to be-
come q state-a freeman's state. We
want q constitution, not along the
of Nopr,liopo h,,t
that represents the best thought of
progressive, patriotic. loyal people, and
we deprecate the fact that the admin
istration repu blicans of Arizona--the
federal and territorial appointees-are
circulating the report and Gre diting
it to President Taft, that the only way
Arizona can ever hope to become a
sovereign state is- to play traitor to
the president by adopting constitu
eion that does not represent the honest
sentiments of the people of this COM
mon wealth, and these otficeholders
further advise the tricky sub;erfuee
that we submit simple constitution
and later, when We are state, to
proceet and amend the constitution
so that it " i'll contain ell of the things
that they claim the president will
object to. These men giving utter
ance to such sentiments reflected upon
the decency and patriotism of the
president, and we are of the opinion
that they are quoting the president
without authority. We make public
these facts SO that the gentleman may
not be deceived by the clamor and
pretense of the office holders class
Arizona will put in her constitution
the initiative and referendum, and as
this represents the true sentiments of
the people of this territory, we hope
that our big president VIII see his way
clear to give it his Demo
crat.