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Show A RIGHTFUL PROTEST. We do not blame Arizona for protesting against a forced marriage with New Mexico. It is big enough (without the strip north of the Colorado) end rich enough to be a State by herself. Then she has statesmen enough to run a State without dividing divid-ing with New Mexico. Then, seriously, Arizona has resources enough to promise to be a rich State always. al-ways. ' There is no doubt but that Arizona will have more land under cultivation twenty years hence than half New England, while her mines are among the very finest. She has more elements of wealth and, more people than had either of many Eastern States when they were admitted. There is no reason rea-son why a Western Territory should contain a gi eater area than all NewEngland and the Middle States combined before being admitted into the Union. The square thing is what is needed. |