The copper era., 1911-02-17
Governor Sloan, Ex-Governor Kibbey and Dwight B. Heard Will Use Their Influence at
 Washington
THIS IS NO TIME FOR FRICTION
Governor Sloan Thinks We Can Get Present Enabling Act Amended By a Compromise On Some
 Radical Features

The Arizona Republican, in it's last issue, says:
 "The desire for statehood has risen above dissatisfaction with the con, stitution, the opposition to which was based less upon the document itself than upon the honest belief that it stood in the way of statehood.
 "The constitution having been rati- fled, statehood must be secured with it or not at all. Even those who took the most gloomy view of the situation are not now disposed to give up, but are proceeding npon the theory that while there, is life there is hope" Statehood will not be dead until the constitution has been disapproved by the president or the congress.
 "The following we'll known gentle men, who did not believe the adoption and the ratification of the proprosed constitution was expedient, agree with the Republican that nothing is lost until it is lost:
 FORMER GOVERNOR KIBBEY'S STATE
 MENT.
 "Ex-Governor KibbeY being asked as to the statehood question, said:
 'The people have recorded their verdict by. ratifying the proposed constitution-I regard that as con- elusive upon every citizen of the ter ritory.
 1T think every citizen in the terri tory should do all in his power to secure the approval of this constitu tion and our admission to the Union as state under it.
 "Any discussion of the merits of the constitution or propositions to amend it otherwise than upon the initiative of the people of Arizona themselves is premature.
 CT feel, so far as am concerned, as much bound to support the consti- tuition as I would be to support a governor, fairly elected, for instance, whose election I had opposed. The ultimate decision as to what should be the fundamental law of Arizona is with the people of Arizona; that has been fairly and decisiYely expressed; and it seems to me to end the dis cussion, and leaves the duty of the citizens plainly to support it.
 " It is probably we'll enough known that I opposed certain features of the constitution. I have not yet had reason to change my views on these questions. But if upon trial the con- stitution should prove to be imprac- ticable and unsatisfactory the remedy by amendment by the people them selves is complete and prompt. If it should prove satisfactory, then it will not, of course, need amendment. In either event, the people should be allowed to judge for themselves. Our attention now should be directed for ward and not backward: and that should be to the mplishment of single purpose, statehood"
 NOT A TIME FOR FRICTION.
 "The following is from Dwight B. Heard:
 'It seems to me that the time has come for every man who sincerly wants statehood to indicate it by using his very best efforts to secure the approval of President Taft and congress of the constitution which has recently been approved by a large majority of the people ot this territory. This is no time to discuss whether the constitution in every de- tail meets our approval or not, we want statehood. We have an oppor- tunity to get it under this constitu- tion and there should at once be in augurated a vigorous, organized and intelligently directed movement, entirely non-partisan in character, to secure this result.
 .'When we commenced the active | campaign against joint statehood | many people prophesied that it was | impossible for us to defeat the meas ure. We succeeded, however, and | with the same team play and shoulder to shoulder spirit, under determined leadership, have strong hopes that we can induce congress and the presi-