The copper era., 1911-02-17
BOurne's Victory.
(PHoENIx REPUBLICAN,

With much noise and beating of drums, Arizona has marched up the hill-and has also marched down the hill.
 So far as statehood is concerned: all the performances of the past six months leave the people ot the ter ritory just where they were before. If it be possible to bring victory out of defeat-as we have reason to hope victory will come from the efforts Of conservative democrats and repuo- | licans of the territory who may be a ble to work out a new problem at Washington. Statehood is hindereo and delayed by yesterdays ratlhca- tion of the constitution, for rejection of the constitution by the preside nt of the United States is absolutely certain.
 The fable of the monkey which used the paws of a cat wherewith to rake the monkeys chestnuts out ot the hot coals has been verified Tn Arizona-with Jonathan Bourne ot Oregon acting as the monkey, and Arizona stupidly acting the part ot willing cat.
 Bourne is a multi-millionaire and crooked politician. Getting his "start" in politics by crooked use ot
 his money, he hopes to gain still greater prominence iu the country by posing as a "reform" states man. Those who know him best assert that he even has the gall to consider him. self presidential timber. He hopes
 to advance himself by making a
 "national issue" of the "Oregon
 doctrines"
 He was shrewd enough to see that the enabling act for Arizona offered
 him a fine opportunity to gain no
 toriety. He figured that if Arizona
 could be persuaded to adopt the
 "Oregon doctrines" and lose state hood thereby, the losing of statehood
 would as a mere matter of news bring on widespread discussion of the
 reasons why statehood was lost. Thi: would place Bourne in the center o1 the limelight, as the champion of the "cause" that led to Arizona's ruin In pursuance of his plan, he l st sum
 mer flooded the territory with hi speech setting forth the beauties O. the "Oregon plan," and flooded th' territory with letters. Up to tha time the average citizen had neve heard of the "Oregon doctrines" bu
 the Bourne bait was eagerly swallow = ed. Of course, Bourne had abl } eoadiutors in the leaders of the West r ern Federation of Miners, and in tn,
 socialist leaders of the country.
 Nobody would have been so disap
 pointed as Bourne, if Arizona hal
 shown sufficient judgment to turl
 his proposition down and go into tn d Union. What he wanted was Arizon; V in the role of a vicarious sacrifice fo $ his benefit.
 l. Utterly cold blooded and selfish Bourne has done his utmost to mi; e lead the people here into believin l. there was no danger for them
 Washington.
 .L By and hY, when the predictions e Arizona's best friends have been ful p filled-when even the most obtus r. will have to concede that statehoo p is gone-Bourne, of course, will pa, Q up the ground and below vociferousl e in "defense" of Arizona. And W e have no doubt that there will be hur e dreds of citizens of this territory ,' dense mentally that they will believ
 in Bourne's sincerity, and will fin Q consolation for the loss of statehoo n in thinking of their ''nOble champion e at Washington, the Hon. Jonatha IS Bourne. =
 i. It is great victory for Bourn e Arizona has raked his chestnuts fro e the fire. What does he care tn; V the cat is given to the flames?