Arizona republican., 1912-02-11
SUNDAY. .-.............FEB. II.
Goinq to New York.

 and sufficient reasons. but which will hardly appeal to the people of Ari- zona as any reason at all. President Taft has seen fit to throw down" the citizens or this commonwealth in the matter of admission Arizo- na will not get into the union Mon day. as had been anticipated: the date will be Wednesday the four teenth. This decision has been made by the president because he happens To want to take trip to New York Monday forenoon and: perforce. he hasn't the time to affix his name to the statehood proclamation before he starts
 This paper has generally stood hy President Taft. It gives him credit for the really great acts of states manship he has performed IL ad- mires him for his independence ani his honesty. It has the highest re- gard for his splendid mental qualities But il is compelled to say that in this statehood matter il is little difficult to view with eqIau iuity the course he is taking.
 There is lot Of tomfoolery about the terrible crush of state matters that press upon executive officers So far as the president is concerned the issuing of the statehood prOcla- nation is d very simple thing. The principal part of the work is the copying of some other proclamation by d stenographer The pres dent has a dozen lawyers at his beck and cali. any one of whom could pass upon the legality Of the paper in five minutes All William II. Taft would have had 10 do is write his name. which hap pens to contain an even dozen letters. with two Is to dot and a T to cross. Surely the necessary time could have been taken for the per formance of that gigantic task
 But the president had to go % New York. Two hundred thousanj people oIt here in Arizona had looked forward to admission on Monday but they've got to wait because-''the president had to go to New York"
 To he sure the people Of Arizona can wait They have waited thirty years now, and they can wait a couple of days longer. Anyhow. the presi- dent wanted to go 10 New York" and it would be a shame to spoil the pleasure of that trip by requiring him to engage in the stupendous task O: writing his name just before his start.
 The mere matter of d couple of days cuts little figure But two hundred thousand people were ex- pecting admission Monday They wanted Arizona to step into the union on that day They wanted that date for Admission Day because February twelfth is the birthday anniversary of the man whom they honor as they do not honor any other American. They wanted. in this way. to com memOrate the birth of Abraham Lin coin.
 But we cant honor the memory of Lincoln as We should have liked We can't have statehood Monday. Two hundred thousand people will have 10 change their plans. Arizona can sit down on the doorstep of statehood and whittle sticks until next Wed nesday. because-the president wants to go to New York
 Well, so be it. Let the two hund- red thousand people of this territory nurse their disappointment. Let them observe the anniversary of the immortal Lincoln's birth in some Oth- CT way. Let the affairs of state go hang The president must go 10 New York"
 And-just an afterthought. There are other journeys besides the journey to New York. MT. Tafts home is in