Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-01

steps TO secure statehood is treason
lSeemingly so. He would probably ad-
wise that Delegate Cameron eXcoriate
Champ Clark and other democrats in
1.-THE house This procedure met with
isuch splendid success when the ex-
delegate tried it on Uncle Joe Can
non.
! If there are any friends of Mr. Smith
who can find an excuse for his criti-
cism of Ralph Cameron, it might be
they can also offer some apology or
his absence from the field of battle
ever since the enabling act was passed.
Did Mr.. Smith help one tiny bit in Sc
curing constitution for Arizona? Has
he ever been heard from in this state
hood fight until after earnest solicita-
ton he departed for Washington a few
weeks ago?
l would also take issue with the
! Democrat concerning the following edi-
torial paragraph anent Mark Smiths
letter: The letter of Mark Smith. pub
lished i'm the Democrat today, is the
first real news that the people OF Ari-
IONA have had on this statehood bust
ness since the bill has been before
congress" What is the real news con-
tanned in Mr.. Smiths letter? He says
the resolution was passed in the house
b. vote of PA to 81. The Associated
Press dispatches told us the resolution
was passed by a viva voce vote. The
leX-delegate also tells of his great work
with Senator, Bailey. Is this news?
Have the facts not been published In
Arizona before? Perish the thought
that Mr.. Smith secured his informa-
ton concerning Senator Bailey's atti-
tude from the following paragraph in
the washington Times Of May oath:
Senator Bailey will vote against the
resolution, but he will not make the
fight which he threatened to make at
the outset when the recall proposition
in the Arizona constitution first
stirred up feeling in the senate"
In weighing the value and truthful
ness of Mr.. Smiths statements con-
corning Delegate Cameron and his po-
sition on the two resolutions, the peO-
pie of the territory will consider the
source of the comment. From Mr..
CamerOns speech in the house on the
two resolutions. published in full i'm
The Republican, we find the following:
We want this minority report because
it seems sure Of a smooth passage
through congress and sure of the sig
nature of the president
Further defining his position, Mr..
Cameron said: Our people want state
hood They are not interested in the
splitting of hairs over some particular
phase or some minor point in the con-
stitution under which they are admit
ted They have made this constitution
easy of amendment and if its pro-
visions are not found to be satisfactory,
they may be changed. The people OF
Arizona want to waive all this bother
about small matters and get down TO
business They want To be admitted
into the Union now Now we have
this majority report which will further
embarrass us in our hopes. The minori-
" report will allow us to reach our
goal with greater ease. We would
therefore prefer that you remove for
all time this troublesome appendix Of
our constitution and allow us 20 come
into that health and vigor to which we
are entitled
Can any fair minded citizen of Ari-
IONA question the sincerity of Mr..
Cameron or the position he has taken
for statehood. He thinks (and all indi-
cations are that his judgment is cor
recO. the president VIII sign the
minority resolution and that he would
not approve the majority resolution, for
which reason our delegate advocated
the removal OF this troublesome ap-
pendix' in order that we may be ad-
mitted to statehood at once.
In closing his letter Mr.. Smith says:
The whole question resolves itself at
last into whether we can get vote in
the senate" Now isn't that a marvel
Gus piece OF news? Every school boy
in Arizona knows that the senate has
always been the bar to statehood, yet
the Democrat tells the people y is the
only real statehood news we have re-
ceived."
Respectfully,
A CITIZEN.
Phoenix. Ariz.. May 81.