Show JOINT STATEHOOD At meetings of ot tho the Democratic and andI I Republican territorial committees hold holdIn holdin In Arizona a few days ago it was dis discovered dIscovered 1 covered that only 24 per pcr cent of ot the I Democrats and 29 per cent of ot the Re Republicans publicans 1 favored joint statehood That Thatis is to say cay more than 75 per pcr cent of ot the tha Democrats and ancl an a little loss less than 75 per percent cent of Dt the Republicans are against I tho the proposition That como comes pretty near neal baing n unanimity of ot sentiment And yet the tho th Chicago Rord commenting on the question seriously I declares that if U a free tree and cl clean an test o of the opinion of the tho territory 19 la i taken It wUl wili be bo In favor of ot admission Continuing C the n fd says i But the question now is whether 1 Joint I I L statehood shall shan be accepted or no state statehood statehood statehood hood at all at least none for tor many years It will hardly strike the tho average A as an especially great privilege lego lege to plant himself outside the full tull sisterhood of the tho tho states and anil remain with his hs neighbor New Mexicans ans alone In tho the nation 11 tion as men without participation tion In the election of ot the president or orthe orthe orthe the conduct cond ct of ot tho the federal govern government government government ment It Is difficult to understand und how a ar reputable r put ble newspaper newspaper can permit Itself Itsel cuch Dueh unfair comment The only excuse for tor the IB la that It Is onu ono of ot blindest admirers Any Anything thing tiling Roosevelt Is for lor the Tec d Herald is S for and the th reverse of ot the proposition lon Is true Roosevelt is using usI g every effort tort to force f statehood od upon the people of ot Arizona Arzona He lias has written letters urging a n favorable vote v ote te teon on the proposition and has promised d to speakers Into the territory Nevertheless ss the tho sentiment seems to tobe tobe tobe be overwhelmingly against joint state statehood statehood hood in Arizona The Herald and the president to the contrary not notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding the th people of at Arizona know what they want If they prefer preter no statehood at all aU to a St union with New Mexico they certainly have haye a n right to express that preference at tho the polls It Is Intimated that the tile approaching test will wUl not be a fair one oneS or a clean one Well who is going to force torce the voters of ot Arizona Arf ona to vote voto against Joint mint statehood Nobody The truth Is that that the approaching election is sure to be clean There would be no object Jn in I having it other otherwise otherwIse otherwise wise The voters will express their In Individual individual preferences Certainly the weight of the outside Influence Is being thrown in Jn favor tavor of ot Joint statehood But outsiders have havo no business mixing in an affair of at this kind as we have hove said on other occasions Tho The question concerns the people of Arizona alone No outsider will vill be helped by Joint statehood none will wUl be Injured red It is 10 rather cheeky in the president and those who follow tollow his leadership to take any part port whatever In the contest |