Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-13
THE MILK IN THE COCOANUT.

THE MILK IN
 THE cocoANUT.
 The democratic leaders in both houses of congress worked early and late to infiict upon the peop,e Of Arizona the vicious election law un- der which they are now living, and not even the declared determination of the president to veto any state hood bill which continued that law in effect gave them pause. Senator Bailey of Texas insisted upon pacing his party associates on record in favor of disfranchising the Mexican voters of the territory who cannot speak English to the satisfaction of the election boards. When that was voted down by a solid republican vote the democrats refrained from filibustering only because they doubted the sincerity of the Repub- lican senators and expected the Bev- eridge bill to be buried in confer ence or amended in the house.
 When the republican majority of the house decided to accept the Bey- eridge bill without amendment, the fight for statehood was won: not even a filibuster in the house could pre- vent its passage and the democrats voted for the bi,l under protest and have been growing about it ever since.
 Having failed to disfranchise the Mexican voters by federal legislation, it is to be expected that the demo cratic politicians of the territory will endeavor to accomplish their nefarious puCpose by constitutional provision.
 It will not be necessary for the democrats or republicans to place an educational qualification of voters in the constitution. but if they are wise they will see to it that. nothing goes into the constitution of the new state which would prevent them from enscting such law at any time they should chose to do SO. For the benefit of the editor of the Citizen it can be said that hundreds of republicans joined with democrats in signing petitions asking for the passage of what is known as the educational qualification" law. That law was aimed at Mexicans no more than at Slavonians. Italians. Ameri- cans or any other race. It was for excluding all from the ballot box who are not sufficiently intelligent as to be able to read and write
 The editor of the Citizen has just returned from Washington and we take it that he is marking out the issues upon which the republicans will stand in the coming first cleo ton in the preparation for statehood. One issue will be for the continuance of the ignorant purchasable vote in the politics of Arizona On that is. sue many republicans who believe in deeency in politics may be expected to balk and refuse to swallow the dose when the time comes for ad ministering it. If the editor of the Citizen. who only recently reached Arizona, will make inquiries in Tue son he will be told by republicans and democrats that many ignorant voters have been purchased by one party or the other at every succeed ing election. Such a vote the leg issature of Arizona barred from the ballot box and for doing So was applauded. not only in Arizona. but in every state where the action be came known.
 So far as the Mexican vote was concerned the democrats certainI, had no reason for eliminating it a. a class vote for the reason that a. many Mexicans voted the democrati, ticket as did the republican ticket
 The republicans. who brought abou the annulment of the Arizona educa tionaI qualification law did not dt SO because they believed 1t yicioui or unjust but for the purpose of SC curing this ilsiteraie vote for tn, republican ticket by appealing to i on the ground that republicans had saved it from disfranchisement. Tha is the milk in the cocoanut and fol that every republican should -blusl with shame.