Arizona republican., 1911-06-30
The Statehood Outlook.

Two statements relating to the
statehood situation were received
from Washington yesterday. One was
sent by Hon. Marcus A. Smith and
the other by Hon. Eugene Brady
= O'NeiII. These statesmen have very
little in common; in fact. nothing at
all except an aspiration for a sena-
torship. They have been more than
suspected of working for statehood
along different, if not antagonistic,
lines II is not strange, therefore,
that they should regard the present
situation from apparently different
viewpoints.
But is that so? May not their
seemingly different statements be
reconciled?
We gather from the message Of
Mr.. Smith that the statehood reso-
luton is in statu quo. Indeed, he
plainly says SO in English if no. ia
Latin
Mr. O'Neiu as plainly says that
worse. and he sends back a Macedo-
Man cry for help. But, after all. both
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. O'Nein may mean
the same thing 1t is possible that
Mr.. Smith has forgotten the Latin
Re learned as a boy at Pennsylvania
and has accepted as the rendition Of
in statu quo" the profane reading
given US by former Governor Geer
Of Oregon last fall. In a hell Of a
fix" Belief that Mr. Smith has ac-
oepted this translation is strength
ened by the circumstance that he
saws adverse influences are at work,
and he adds that the opposition,
springs from Arizona At this criti-
cal stage we wish that Mr.. Smith
We're more specific. If he knows
that Arizonians are obstructing the
progress Of the Flood resolution, he
must know who the obstructionists
are and a disclosure of their identity
would go a great way toward the
removal Of the obstruction.
Delegate Cameron cannot be one
Of them, for within a week Mr..
Smith has declared that he believed
the delegate TO be striving earnestly
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mans Of prominence have Joined in
petitions to congress to adopt that
resolution.
Many citizens of this territory
would have preferred an amendment
TO the resolution only in order that
those adverse influences described
by Messrs. O'Nein and Smith as now
existent might be avoided We have
all been willing to accept the Flood
resolution if it would end in state
hood. and we have been assured that
it could not fail to do so. And since
it has been impossible to amend the
resolution to meet the fears OF the
more timorous Of us, We have all
united in the endeavor to secure its
adoption and approval.
But though we have reconciled the
statements of Messrs. Smith and
O'Nein as to the general outlook and
have found these gentlemen for the
first time in accord, they differ as to
the causes of in statu quo" (Geer's
translation. Mr. Smith believes that
the senate is being bombarded by
false hearted Arizonians. Mr.. O'Neill
is certain that the opposition to the |
Flood resolution comes from Presi- |
dent Taft and his entire administra- !
ton Thus he accounts for the hold |
ing up of the Flood resolution, which |
was favorably voted last Saturday |
and, il was agreed, Should be re-
ported on Monday of this week.
We cannot accept the indefinite |
accusation of Arizona treachery pre-
ferred by Mr. Smith. On the other |
hand, Mr.. O'Neiu seems to be floun- |
dering in the dark, for only day be-
fore yesterday he exultantly wired an
entirely different explanation Of the
holding up of the resolution. 1t was
then, he said, being withheld by our
friends, who were trying to over
come the objections OF the three SEN
ate committeeman who voted against
it. so that the favorable report might
be unanimous.
In view Of the uncertainty of our
who are on the
ground, we, 5000 miles away. can
only stand and wait.
Il &c NOT improbable though that |