Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-11
STATEHOOD OUTLOOK |S DECIDEDLY GLOOMY
Sentiment Washington Opposed to the Acceptance Of the Proposed Constitution Reports
 Attorney Le Roy Anderson

such Constitution. Many have said to me that they were well acquainted in Arizona, and they did not believe that this proposed Constitution rep resented the ideas of a majority of the citizenship of this Territory, therefore, they expect us to turn such say, it is wrong in principle and they believe in the citizenship of Ari- zona to this extent that a majority of our people do not believe in such thing. They will not believe that the late Constitutional convention represented the real sentiment of Arizona on these matters. They are charitable enough to say that this convention was the result of an aeei- dent.
 Tine reason the President and Con i gress will not approve this proposed Constitution is because they honestly believe that it is wrong in principle, in these particular matters that I have spoken of. They believe that the initiative, the referendum and the recall and the radical features of this proposed Constitution are wrong and they will not stand for them. It is not stubborness on their part, neither are they trying to get even with anyone. They have certain du- ties to perform, and they will per form them when the occasion arises. They have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and they propose to do it.
 "There are many people in Ari- zOna, and I hope a majority of them are opposed to these things, because they honestly believe they are wrong, and especially I believe that a ma jority of the people of Arizona are opposed to the radical things in this Constitution because they are wrong. What We want in Arizona is more capital. more investments, more de- velopment, more developed mines, more railroads and less agitation and agitators. There is everything in this proposed Constitution to en- courage agitation and cheap agita- tors, but nothing to encourage de- velopment or investment, but on the other hand, there are positive things to prohibit any more capital from coming into Arizona. Of course, we can put such things in our Constitu- tion; we have a perfect right to do so. In other words, there are no criminal laws to prevent it, and we can go ahead and adopt it, but we cannot get it through the Congress of the United States, neither can we get anyone to come into Arizona to put more capital into our resources under such a Constitution.
 "People all over the East are looking for good investments, but they don t have to invest in Arizona, for there are many other places where they are given at least an even chance for return on their in- vestments and where the natural re- sources are just as good as in Ari- zona, and to those places they will go, and we will be left here with our freak Constitution and our agi- tators
 CT believe it is time for us to understand where we are and what we are confronted with, and I be- lieve also that when the people of Arizona commence to think about this matter and realize it's importance and realize that these radical mat ters and things in the proposed Con stitutiOn are wrong, that they will certainly turn down this proposed Constitution, and make way, first, for Statehood; and, second, for in creased prosperity throughout the Territory. Remember this, that there is absolutely no danger Cor chance, if you please), for this proposed Con stitution to be approved in Washing ton, and we never will get State hood under it. The only danger is, first, of losing Statehood entirely for a long number of years, and second, in giving to the rest of the United States a false impression of the real citizenship of Arizona. Therefore, I am of the opinion that there is only one thing for us to do, and that is to reject this proposed Constitution, and I shall do everything I can to bring about such result First, be- cause I want Statehood, and that is the only chance of getting it. You can argue, you can talk, you can say what you please about the President