Arizona republican., 1911-05-21

The statement made in congress by Representative Martin of Colorado that there is no opposition at Wash ington from Arizona to statehood un- der the constitution which has been adopted has attracted attention in New Mexico as well as in this terri tory. Commenting on the marked difference between the attitude Of the minority in Arizona and the mi nority in New Mexico, the Santa Fe New Mexican says.
 We desire to respectfully call the attention of Representative Martin to an eroTr in his remarks on the floor of the house on Tuesday No com plaint,' said Martin, has been made by the people of Arizona against the constitution proposed for that state the speaker contrasting this fact with the objections to the New Mexico constitution made by the New Mexi- cans in Washington.
 This conveys a false impression. Neither have the people of New Mex leo objected to their constitution. They have endorsed it unreservedIy, and to the tune Of a majority of 1S,O00 votes No person having any credentials or right to speak for the people of New Mexico has objected to the cOnstitu- tiOn. The difference between Arizona and New Mexico is simply that in Ari- zona the defeated minority takes its medicine and boosts; in New Mexico the defeated minority whines and kicks and attempts to overturn and override and defeat the will of the majority.
 It may be intresting in some quar- ters to reflect that in Arizona the mi nOrity is republican and in New Mexi- GO it is democratic. This, of course. may be merely a coincidence, but it is an interesting fact at that"
 The New Mexican correctly states the situation, so far as Arizona is concerned: The defeated minority takes its medicine and boosts.
 If we may be pardoned the use of an expressive word, the people of Arizona are not "bellyachers." They are always ready to stand up for their individual opinions, and in con- tests to determine whose opinions shall prevail at the polls they make a square, stand-up, hard hitting tight, as was seen in the campaign preceding the election of delegates to the con- stitutional convention. The delegates having been elected. neither the de- feated candidates nor their friends put up a howl that the election was unfair, as was done in New Mexico. During the proceedings of the con vention the minority exercised such influence as they could to secure the inclusion of at least some of their ideas But after the constitution had been actually framed and submitted to the people all organized opposition ceased.
 And the constitution having been ratified at the polls by an overwhelm ing majority in an eminently fair election, the people of this territory became united again and were practi caly of one mind-they asked for statehood under the constitution which had been sent to Washington by the majority.
 Congressman Martin states the sim pie truth when he says that mo com plaint has been made by the people of Arizona against the constitution proposed for that state" This does not mean that many citizens of this i territory who had fixed convictions 1 as to the unwisdom of including cer- 1 tain things in the constitution have abandoned their convictions. It means | only that they cheerfuIly accept the verdict of the majority.
 This is, the Arizona way. The peo- pie of Arizona are for Arizona first, ] last and all the time.
 A Municipal Business Manager.