Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-30
STATEHOOD A PATTY ISSUE.

IAIittOOD n t4tfAih iNNt
Statehood for the territories is no
longer, like General Hancock's tariff
"a local ~issiie.'' II has forced Itself
to the middle OF the stage, right IN the
llmelight. thus commanding much
more attention than Il eve received
before. but whether this Is good for
the territories liz extremely doubtful.
The question OF admission has been
made a national issue. or more prop
erly, VIC should say. a party issue, and
unfortunately the cause of the terri
tories Is championed by the minority
party In congress. which Is not good
for our hopes OF admission. The most
Of the reports coming from Washing
ton relating TO the matter In which the
PEOPLE OF New Mexico ana ARIZONA are
chiefly Interested, eminate mainly
from interested sources. aud uncon-
s~cionsly turn the rosy side out. but
II there is another side It is well for
us 10 know II. even though II may not
afford us much pleasure 20 contem
plate IT. hence Wa reproduce the fol-
lowing paragraphs on this subject
given In u report 10 the New York
Herald. from its regular Washington
bureau. The Herald * q newspaper,
pure aud simple, Its representatives
do not look at a matter like this
through partisan spectacles, but pre-
sent the news. In a perfectly cold
Rg.1l.l 4. =. mr.l a.4Nn l1t.r 80 tbo
statehood question the Herald says:
"Mathematieaily inclined republican
politicians have discovered that state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico
should not pass the senate. There is
a reason.
1T is moro than a probability that
on becoming states tho two territories
would send four democratic senators
TO congress This. with possibilities Of
defeat for republicans who must fight
for recollection next faii, andangers the
regular republican control Of the SEN
ate.
There Is a present republican
strength in the senate Of fifiy-nine
From this there must be taken eight
'insurgcnt' republicans who canno be
controlled by the republican leaders,
Senators Aldrieh ana Crane. This
leaves the regular republican strength
IN the M only fifty-onc.
"'Insurgent' republicans have on
big party questions voted with the
democratic. This adds their strength
10 tho democratic minority Of thirty
three. -Four dcmonerats from Ari-
IONA and New Mexico would make
this combined insurgent' democratic
strength foriy-fivc. -Four republican
senators losi to the democrats Ia com
ing elections would place the senate
IN the mower OF the democrats and
'insurgents. There are at least seven
senatorial republicans who must make
o hard fight Tor reelection.
"This is IT,, reason that statehood
for the two remaining territories out
side OF Alaska is likely to walt un-
al Senator AldriCii and Senator Crane
can keep the sonat lid on. There has
been a tremendous bubhling, but up
20 this time the statehood bin has not
made further progress than a favor-
able report from the committee ON ter
r%itories.
Keeping The statehood bill from
passing the senate Is likely TO be a
harder job than passing the admins
tratlon's railroad bill. ana that Is not
an easy task. President TAFT has been
through the two territories and
pledged his support In statehood. But
President TAFT had not then and has
not now seen the mathematical DEM
onstrRtlon of ,that may happen 20 the
senate. II he keeps on urging state
hood upon the senate they viii be laid
before him.
WHOM "a president OF the United
States with three years Ia service. and
with n strong probability that the
house Of Representatives viii be demo
cratic alter March 4. 1914. is confront
c dwith the further possibility that he
may have added to his burden "a demo
cratic senate there is likely TO be 8
slump IN the statehood market.
statehood has been urged by the
president because Sc was promised IN
the republican platform. buiided az
Chicago. This is his argument Tor it
Republicans ARE more than ever com
WINGED hat platforms are hastily and
sometimes cnrolcssly huildtd.
Democrats are naturally Tor The
statehood bill. They have promised
70 use Il as a railroad lie 20 be
thrown across the track OF other ad.
ministratlon Legislation. They believe
that statehood can he passed in the
senate and the republicans believe
that this IS true