Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-11
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 inuoduc.ion Of the Ow llg-ioh in Inc United States sen ate would seem to make statehood for Arizona an almost positive cer- taiuty The submission cf the iG- diciai reeall 10 a vote cC fhe people of the new state would seem to re move The objections. laucied or req. the president nay have had At th- same time i will soiidify seDtimcn, iu congress in favor of the rcsolV- ton
 Statehood advocates will lose noth- ing by a submission of this ques oi and it makes their position absolct ly unassailabie Throughout the staIc hood campaign the corporate Ia.cl- ests and other enemies of self Q ernment, nave used all their ener-c in an endeavor to show that po1 a- government was really f0isted J1l the people and uotwiihstandine ,hc magnificent majority given thc cc stituuOn. that claim is still made
 Now, these eminent patriots have the chance Co make good It E. -re- sumed that. with ali their eHronter ry. hey will hardly deny Co the people of Arizona tke right to vote uroa bis question IL is presumed tbey Wiil hardly come out openly against self government The very thing for which they have been shouting is now presented to them. or, in all probability. wiH be presented te them within a few weeks.
 While the constitutional conven- ton was in session an almost united press begged and besought the dele sates to either leave out the recali or to have 1t submitted to the peo- pie as d separate provision of the constitution for adoption or rejection. The advocates of the initiative an referendum were urged 10 let the principle Of referendum be applied ,s this ease They were told that th recall proposition would certainly de lay and might lose statehood for Ari- zona, but the convention refused to let the people decide the question and arbitrarily said you must adopt the constitution with the recall or vote il down in the entirety. That the press of Arizona were right in declaring that the inclusion of the recall would delay statehood was demonstrated at the close of the last session of congress. Had the re- call been omitted. to be inserted la CT if desired. Arizona would be well on the way to statehood. and all Of he ugly criticism that has been heaped upon the constitution by pa pers throughout the land would have been avoided.
 
 How comes Senator Owen. who has been hailed as the friend of Ari- zona and statehood with resolu- lion to admit the territory and 10 strike out the recall for the people to insert if they shall so deslre. His resolution does just what the press of Arizona, with some three exceptions. urged on the delegate while they were in session and what that convention refused to do.
 The long delayed and eagerg sought boon Of self-government is in sight for the people of Arizona and the owen resolution makes it clear and manifest as to who were the true friends of statehood.
 The local option battle goes mer rily on in Phoenix. Much bitter feel ing has been engendered on account of this campaign and its ending will be welcome to the peaceful citizens of the capital city. regardless of re suits