Arizona republican., 1910-12-19
Send a Delegation to Washington. by
 All Means.


 Governor Sloan in his interview il
 The Republican this morning make
 the excellent suggestion that an
 citizen of Arizona. doubtful Of tn correctness or the governors state Inent that the pending constitution will he rejected at Washington. cal satisfy himself on that point by going to Washington and learning the fact al first hand
 We venture to amplify the gover nor's suggestion. We advise that , delegation of representative democrat Il be sent to Washington, to confer witt the president and with the leaderi of The two great parties.
 There are thousands Of men in Ari- zona who personally know Richard E Sloan, governor Of this territory Each of these men knows that MT Sloan is always conservative in his statements. and always careful to b, certain of his facts before he talks and always careful to keep well with m the truth in making d statement In short. Governor Sloans word is amply sufficient with every man thai knows him. 4 more truthful ana conscientious man never sat on the bench or in the governors chair of Arizona He has lived in the terri tory for twenty-siN years. For the last twenty years he has labored hard and effectively for statehood We doubt if there could be found within the whole territory a man more anxious than Governor Sloan is to see Arizona admitted into the Union.
 But all of the people Of Arizona do not know Governor Sloan personally. Especially the democrats who are strangers 10 him may be reluctant to accept as authentic the informa- ton he brings from Washington and makes public this morning. that We will lose statehood if We ratify the pending constitution. IL is for the satisfactory enlightenment of these democrats that we make our sug- gestion.
 Our proposal is that a delegation of members Of the late convention shall go to Washington and confer with President Taft and learn what he thinks of the constitution and what he win do with it if il reache, him in official form: and that they confer with democratic leaders in congress and learn what they think Of the constitution and get from them their advice to Arizona democrats.
 Admirably fitted for such a mission are such level headed men and repre- sentative. patriotic citizens and demo- crats as the Hon. John P. Orme of Maricopa county, the Hon. Morris Goldwater of Yavapai county. and the Hon. w. T. Webb of Graham county. Others of course. could be added 10 the delegation if deemed advisable. ''' NAta JhhSIAFnA II Mpulu De impossible to take from the roster of the late convention the names of three more intelligent and represent stive democrats than the men we have mentioned. Such men as these will bring back truthful information. just as Governor Sloan has done.
 Such delegation would have a se mi official character. such as the president would not hesitate to recog- nize. Every member of the late con- vention would. we believe. gladly join in letter to the president inviting him 10 talk frankly with Goldwater. orme and Webb, as the representa- tives Of the convention.
 There is this additional advantage of sending to Washington a delegation of high grade men from the member ship of the late convention. If there is to be another convention it will he a convention made up of the same members who framed the pending and the returning dele gates would be enabled, by the sd- vices given them at Washington. to lay before their colleagues such facts ss would guide them in framing an acceptable constitution.
 No citizen fo ithtettorrseoar ioinnn
 No citizen Of this territory who is desirous 10 have the terri tory admitted: no newspaper that is for statehood. can offer any sort of objection to the suggestion We now make. As Governor Sloan well says. there is no political ques- ton involved. The only question i'm volved is the simple question. Will Arizona take statehood. or stubbornly throw it away? Any person or any newspaper that makes objection to